 KardinalDei Gratia ReginaPremium
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Re: GSP! GSP! GSP! I don't think GSP and Silva will happen, mostly because of the rules that are rumoured to be around it like a catch weight of 177/178. Silva walks around at 230 and cuts to 185, so he could cut a bit further and bounce back with little effort. GSP walks around at about 195, so he'd be giving up about 25 pounds to Silva as a starting point, likely more.
I'd rather see Silva take on Jon Jones, but I doubt he'll do that as then Silva would be on the losing end of the weight battle and he'd be at a major disadvantage in terms of reach.
Silva sent out a notice recently that he was on leave until some time in late 2013, so who knows how things are going to go.
Now, about the bout last night..........WOW! GSP looked great and like he'd put on even more muscle, especially the upper part of his legs which now look more like an Olympic cyclist than a typical MMA fighter. He was quick and focused, and while that high leg kick caught him square and knocked him down, he certainly wasn't out of it and survived that round with aggression of his own at the end of it. He did make one comment after the fight that he got a blow/finger in the eye that had made his vision a bit cloudy on that side and he didn't see the kick coming. He did look good though. I have to give Condit credit too, as he was probably the best opponent GSP has met in a while, and did his best on a number of occasions to gain the upper hand in the match.
If either GSP/Silva or Jones/Silva happen, I'd see both fighters wanting major money for it to happen as they are putting their legacy on the line and one of them has to lose.
......and I was really happy to see Cote get the win as a result of the DQ to Sakara for the blows to the back of the head. I was watching with friends and we were all calling for the ref to step in after the 2nd of the 7 that were delivered, and thought it would be ruled no contest not a DQ.
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| said by Kardinal:I don't think GSP and Silva will happen, mostly because of the rules that are rumoured to be around it like a catch weight of 177/178. Silva walks around at 230 and cuts to 185, so he could cut a bit further and bounce back with little effort. GSP walks around at about 195, so he'd be giving up about 25 pounds to Silva as a starting point, likely more.
Yeah, Silva is just that much bigger, and GSP just got back in the game, he doesn't need the risk of injury.
The only way the fight would be fair, if both fighters would agree on a weight, say 190, and both would be monitored every day for a week and on fight day as well. No bullshit cutting weight...
IMO that's still the biggest joke with the weight classes... What the hell is the point?
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| said by HiVolt:The only way the fight would be fair, if both fighters would agree on a weight, say 190, and both would be monitored every day for a week and on fight day as well. this makes no sense to me
catch weight would be between the weight classes they fight at
177/178 should be where it's at. GSP walks around at 185ish I think, not 195 (but I wouldn't bet a donut on that) |
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Recall the UFC when there were no weight divisions and Royce Gracie ruled the UFC. |
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| said by ChuckcZar :Recall the UFC when there were no weight divisions and Royce Gracie ruled the UFC.
Yea those were the days. I say let whoever fight whoever at whatever weight like it used to be. If the guy thinks he could beat him all the more power to him. Remember some big upsets in old ufc when the bigger guys lost bigtime.
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Peterborough, ON | said by Riplin: Weight means nothing. Skill will beat weight. Except they are all now well rounded skill wise so unless there is a substantial skill deficiency weight is still a factor. |
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