Is this the biggest fight of Anderson's MMA career?

So many questions grasshopper :think

 

No. Hendo was.

If Sonnen dreampt that, he should apologize. :smoke

It will do alot for it in the sense that it will shut the haters up when he rapes Sonnen infront of all his troll lovers.

 

I don't see this happening but if Chael dominates again for 5rds and avoids the last 2min sub and gets the victory, this has got to hurt Silver's legacy as he would've been dominated 9 out of 10rds to a bloke who has lost 11 times and 3 times to Jeremy Horn atsch

 

1) Nop

2) Nop

3) Rival...depend on your angle...I'd say he seems to really ****in despise Maia alot more...but maybe yeah !

4) getting beat down 5-0 by a can yeah that would be harmful to his legacy !

5) Sonnen to **** of an opponent !

 

1) Were it not for the fact that Sonnen was juicing, it probably would have been. Sonnen had talked a lot of **** going in to the 1st fight, and was very close to backing it up. Anderson lands a last minute sub, and snatches victory from the jaws of defeat. Then we find out about Sonnen's Test levels and Silva's rib injury. Overeem had a 14/1 T/E ratio when he was busted. Sonnen was 16.9/1 the day before the Silva fight. Normal men have 1/1 ratios. California allows a 4/1 ratio, while Nevada allows 6/1. Sonnen was well beyond the sake of any argument.

The only way this fight is important is if Sonnen if competitive. A dominant performance by Silva will look like the first fight was just an injured man against a roiding monster.

2) In terms of opponent, no. Hendo was. In terms of drama, yes. Anderson had been putting up a fight, but was being trounced on the score cards. Silva was down 4 rounds to none, and needed to finish. Then, out of nowhere, Silva is literally killing his opponent with very little time left in the fight.

3) Only if this fight in competitive.

4) At his age, I doubt it hurts his legacy much. However, it will give credibility to Sonnen's performance in the first fight regardless of the test ratio.

5) If he subs Sonnen in the first it probably won't mean that much given the amount of times Sonnen has been submitted. If he knocks Sonnen out, it will be more significant. I know you asked specifically about the ko, and maybe even for that reason. I just felt like noting how big the difference is. Sonnen has only been tko'd twice. Once was due to a cut, and the other was because his corner quit. Sonnen has been submitted 8 times.

 

5) If he subs Sonnen in the first it probably won't mean that much given the amount of times Sonnen has been submitted. If he knocks Sonnen out, it will be more significant. I know you asked specifically about the ko, and maybe even for that reason. I just felt like noting how big the difference is. Sonnen has only been tko'd twice. Once was due to a cut, and the other was because his corner quit. Sonnen has been submitted 8 times.[/quote]





I think based on that if Silva ices him in a round that would look good as Sonnen pretty much hasn't been properly KO'dl

 

I would say it was the first Franklin fight

I would say Henderson

....Haggis this is exactly why I said it's depend of what is your angle...He really seems to genuinely hate Maia that is why I said that maybe we could say he was is greatest rival...

but since you really want to have Sonnen has one of your answer then I will say yes, you are right, the greatest rival of Anderson Silva is Chael Sonnen...:good

A) He still won
B) Benefice of the doubt for the rib injury...let's wait for the rematch to really have an opinion on the matter.

For koing him yeah...Sonnen has never been KOED...so yeah I would give him credit for a KO...TKO not really...and sub that depend on the situation. Same case scenario has the first fight then I would prolly give credit to Sonnen for handling Silva so easily but he would still suck cause he was still subbed...again....and if Silva sub Sonnen really easily then no credit to Sonnen at all... !

That's pretty much it, IMO he lost to Bisping so... !

 

I just want to be sure I understand what you are saying....because he was handled with ease by Sonnen for 4½ round...he is the best win of Anderson Silva ?

We are talking about a guy that got a title shot after beating Marquardt, Okami and Miller, all from Ud and lost to Maia in his 4 previou fight ?


Am I correct ?



EDIT: Haggis put your cojones on the table cabrone !!

Put yout name down for Sonnen in the avatar bet thread !!!

 

That's why I threw in a distinction. I agree, the Sonnen victory was by far his most dramatic win. Hendo was a bigger win, in terms of his resume. The Sonnen victory tells us more about his character. The Hendo win tells us more about his quality as a fighter.

Hendo did win the first round against Silva. That doesn't prove him to be a rival of much sorts, but at the time; winning a round against Anderson was big.

Since Anderson has become Anderson, he hasn't really had a rival. That's one of the problems with the UFC's 185 pound division.

If Sonnen can come in with testosterone levels that are similar to Anderson's, and still make the fight competitive, then Anderson has a rival.

I don't make a lot of assumptions when it comes to competition. I won't be all that surprised by anything that happens. Silva is an older fighter that has a lot of his success based on his speed and reflexes. Speed and reflexes are the first things to decline in a fighter. I would be more surprised by Anderson making a mid 40's run like Couture than I would be by a dominant victory by Sonnen.

 

Not a reason to be the greatest win.

Like Rek said maybe the most dramatic but far from being the greatest.