If Anderson beats Sonnen again, will he overtake Fedor as the GOAT, or not?

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  1. Stoo

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    :lol: takes them down and taps them in the face you mean. Yeah he could ride out the decision against most of the division

    Absolutely manhandling them would be knocking out guys who have a stylistic advantage over you, like Silva did with Nate & Yushin
     
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  2. horst

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    :lol: True, his GnP is rather gay. But he is a grinding decision machine, who can finish people who have no ground game like Stann. I guess I view him as more dangerous to Silva than most other regulars here. I think it would be a special triumph for Anderson if he could shut this **** up for good next time out, I really do, to me it wouldn't be just another win.
     
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  3. Hoshi

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    Sorry pal for me Henderson and Franklin are two good wins. Henderson is a sure bet ATG so props. I dont believe Franklin is. Although he was a very clear number 1 dispatched.

    However Fedor has Nogueira.

    A fighter who I feel has the BEST resume ever in MMA twice. Not to mention some other good fighters who are much better than Silvas scalps.

    I feel he should have been campaigning at 205 for some time. How would Jackson, Machida and Rua improve his standing. All were doable too.:good
     
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  4. Stoo

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    I respect your views Popkins, especially on resumes. But if I was arguing that another win in a trilogy against Coleman would tip Shogun into the GOAT status you'd all laugh me off the forum

    Stylistically, this is the exact same thing, though undoubtedly Sonnen is a more difficult fight and in his prime.
     
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  5. Beekeeper

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    I'm sorry but F-off with this ****, Sonnen was taking down Silva and holding him down. Unless he was trying to make a joke of it, his little arm slaps were not representitive of domination. If this were Dream rules, that fight would have been stood-up 3-4 in every round, the right person won that fight, deal with it.


    As for the ATG stuff, what has been Sonnen's biggest accomplishment other than taking Spider to 5? Nate the Great?
     
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  6. horst

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    OK, a 50-45 win is not a dominant win. Whatever. :nut
     
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  7. Beekeeper

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    :twisted: Beat me to it, should have just did a +1 on this
     
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  8. horst

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    A very difficult fight.
     
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  9. Beekeeper

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    Not the way Shael does 50-45

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  10. horst

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    Fedor's resume tops Silva's, I agree. Wins over Nogueira and Crocop are huge. That's why I still have Fedor as #1. But I think the gap is closing, I really do. Sonnen is a monster, and it's always harder to replicate a feat (surely Sonnen will have worked like hell on his sub defence for the rematch?!), so I'd view this win as brilliant.
     
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  11. horst

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    Your argument is with arithmetic, not with me.
     
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  12. Beouche

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    Spot on

    Silva has for years dominated a weak division, rarely ever put himself in a fight where he wasnt clear favourite. He could have been competing in the far tougher LHW division. But he was content staying at mw fighting often vastly inferior opposition. Same cant be said of Fedor
     
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  13. Beekeeper

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    :patsch

    My bad, I thought this was an MMA sub-forum


    Rampage dominated Machida
     
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  14. Stoo

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    :lol:
     
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  15. horst

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    Rampage beat Machida 50-45?! You most certainly have issues surrounding arithmetic. I'd address those, and fast.
     
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