I'm not on any Anderson hype train, i've thought this would be intriguing for a long time now :bart Bet most of you pick Brock "The Pain" Lesnar, but i'm interested to see those who don't God bless ya fellas :hat
I think this talk of Anderson Silva fighting at heavyweight is stupid personally. You can't expect him to fight guys who are cutting down to 265 when he's cutting down comfortably to 185.
Well Anderson tends to start a bit slow during 5 rounders, and Lesnar tends to explode right into the fight. I imagine Lesnar would get the takedown almost right away, and then either end it right there, or grind it out and either end it late or get the decision. Anderson's strikes can definitely be effective; but Lesnar is a huge HW with a thick neck, although it's still conjecture, I imagine his chin is pretty solid. I don't see Silva being good off his back against Lesnar, which is where the fight takes place most of the time.
Anderson would be expecting a bullrush start, so if Brock tried a Mir, he'd get pancaked Cant see Brock wanting to stand with Anderson - on a guy so humungous, Anderson would definitely be looking for brutal combos Anderson's reflexes are amongst the very best in MMA, when Brock attempted the takedown, he'd be in a lot of danger If he did manage to get him down relatively unscathed, then thats when the fight totally changes. Brocks size and skill on the ground, well you cant really see Anderson being able to get the fight back up at all. And Brock's well wise to any sub attempts now If Anderson could take it into the later rounds, The Pain would surely slow considerably, leaving himself open to savage strikes. If Brock had been lying on top of him half the fight, Anderson would be feeling it badly too, but not as bad as such a huge guy like Brock I really think it's a pick em
I'll take Machida and Anderson Silva over Lesnar. Their speed, mobility, and well rounded attributes would give them the ability to run circles around Lesnar to a UD.
Pac moved up in weight in and proved his talent could move through the weight classes. He suprised me with his level of talent. It is possible, ala RJJ. Silva seems to have taken it into his second weight class. A third weight class is possible. HOWEVER, at this stage I couldn't bet against Brock for the simple reason that he is a beast of a man who I suspect would want to treat Silva like a ragdoll. Silva has power but I'm not sure if it could transfer to the heavies. Even with an average chin, a 265lb man should be quite durable against a natural 185-200lb man. But then when you reach 185-200lbs you really can crack any chin i.e. Ali got put down by small men and he had a great chin against the big guys. I predict Brock to be explosive and take Silva down while he protects from the sub. The Mir fights will have been great experience for him.
I think Lesnar would take him down and pound him out. Anderson would weigh at least 50lbs less than Lesnar, and most likley closer to 70lbs. If Anderson does not take him out standing up then he will get rag dolled. Lesnar TKO
who says the fight even hits the ground? Silva actually has foot work to neutralize Brock Silva would pick his legs off, taking the sting off his takedown. Brock hasn't fought any decent striker. After Kongo murders mir. He'll be in title shot contention.:blurp
No he doesn't You can't 'sidestep' a takedown from somebody like lesnar. This is why you do stupid things like be a Cheik Kongo fan - you don't understand the basics of how the sport works.
Silva doesn't sidestep. he gets the clinch and pushes his hips away. Delivering brutal knees. His style is perfect for defeating Brock. Size is his only liability, but silva is a smart fighter. Landi Jones vs Matt Hughes. [YT]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jQTniaE5u5g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jQTniaE5u5g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]
There was a thread getting a lot of posts in recent weeks concerning Lesnar's quote about "gays." Unconcerned about what any sociological views Lesnar might have, I read the article it came from anyway. Turns out it was from 2004 when Lesnar was making a try at being an NFL player. I learned a few things from the article, which can be read at http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1830855 Lesnar is an incredible, once in a life time type of athlete. He is not some brute that you can merely dance around. Lesnar is fast for small person standards. Jerry Rice is arguably the greatest wide receiver in NFL history. Rice, though not the fastest receiver, ran times similar to Lesnar. Rice is around 100lbs. lighter. I am forced to remember Keith Hackney vs Emmanuel Yarborough with suggestions of completely writing Silva off. However, a Hackney like win is very unlikely. Lesnar would run after his smaller foe knowing that respecting his distance is the one thing he can't do in such a match. I believe Lesnar would get Silva on the ground rather quickly. If Silva can defend Lesnar's ground and pound, a stand up would likely follow, then repeated take downs would likely occur. It's hard for me to imagine Silva winning this fight.
Silva is a phenom but Lesnar is a stud and would use every inch of his size to beat the smaller man. Keep in mind that Anderson would be weighing in around 25-30 lbs higher than his natural division. He already looks soft at LHW.
