Who is the most dominating current ufc champion?

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  1. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    I say GSP because there is pretty much no one at 155 or 170 to fight. He's beaten the 2 top lightweight champs of his era and he's beaten the best 170 champ of his era. Coupled with dominating every top contender available.

    Looks like most have said Silva.
     
    achillesthegreat, Aug 17, 2009
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  2. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree. Silva still has some fights at middleweight I think could be competitive such as a rematch with Henderson and a fight with the Maia/Marquart winner.

    GSP on the other hand has cleared out welterweight and smashed the dominant 155 champ as well.

    So even though Anderson might be the better pound for pound fighter (a debate in itself) I think GSP is the more dominant at the moment.
     
    One Punch KO, Aug 17, 2009
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Penn, GSP & Silva are all equally dominant in their respective classes, I voted Penn because I like him best, there is no wrong answer choosing any of those 3.
     
    Bill Butcher, Aug 17, 2009
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  4. Dave_j1985

    Dave_j1985 Active Member Full Member

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    I have to go Silva simply based on title defences. GSP will probably catch up and surpass him in this respect though seeing as Silva wants to retire when his contract is up.
     
    Dave_j1985, Aug 17, 2009
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  5. UndisputedChamp

    UndisputedChamp Member Full Member

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    It's pretty close between Silva and GSP, but Silva has been unstoppable in the UFC so I'm going to give him the nod in this one.
     
    UndisputedChamp, Aug 17, 2009
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  6. Mob

    Mob Active Member Full Member

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    Right now ya gotta go with Silva, I think.

    GSP looks as good as anyone right now..... but Silva hasn't even come remotely close to being threatened since he destroyed a very good fighter in Rich Franklin.
     
    Mob, Aug 17, 2009
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  7. Stoo

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    G.S.P. for me, dominates his division in the same fashion as Anderson, but has had to face slightly stronger competition imo
     
    Stoo, Aug 18, 2009
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  8. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Well, GSP lost to Serra yes, but GSP's competition he dominated is much better in my opinion than the Leites of this world. But that's my opinion and I understand Silva trashed everyone in MW's division but I just feel that WW is more stacked and more talented.
     
    québecwarrior, Aug 18, 2009
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  9. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yea i do think 170 is more talented also than 185. If it wasn't for that loss to serra, i think gsp would be considered the most dominant champion right now.
     
    Vitor Belfort, Aug 18, 2009
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  10. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    true that is why majority of the fans here says silva is the most dominant champ. Even at 205 he has look very good against irvin and griffin. I hope he does fight couple of more times at 205. I would love to see silva vs rampage at 205.
     
    Vitor Belfort, Aug 18, 2009
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  11. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    GSP will actually fight so he'll be open to a loss like Serra but on the flip side he also has more dominating victories. If Silva engaged as much as GSP did then he might have a Serra type loss.
     
    achillesthegreat, Aug 19, 2009
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  12. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Silva can also bring the fight. His fight with cote was disappointing cuz of the injury but silva had cote in trouble in the 2nd round but he ran out of time. The leites fight was boring but mainly because leites didn't come to fight. He wanted a grappling match. Every time silva lands some punches,leites decides to fall down and make it a bjj match.

    Other than those 2 fights, silva's fights has been exciting. Franklin-leben-henderson-irvin-griffin etc. Even the lutter fight was pretty good.
     
    Vitor Belfort, Aug 20, 2009
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  13. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    As of right now it's Anderson Silva by a rather large margin.
     
    WiDDoW_MaKeR, Aug 20, 2009
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  14. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    He got mounted by Luter and controlled by Hendo in the first round, he came back and won but he was certainly being "threatened" in those fights.
     
    BewareofDawg, Aug 20, 2009
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  15. bigironmike

    bigironmike Member Full Member

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    Silva, period.
     
    bigironmike, Aug 20, 2009
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