http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012/7/30/3205338/jon-fitch-vs-erick-silva-set-for-ufc-153 Big test for Silva. Brenneman was his first taste of a strong wrestler, but Fitch is a whole other animal.
Brenneman is a ****ing waste of space. Silva has looked like a machine, but Fitch is no joke and can make good fighters look terrible. If Silva can set the pace I like him in this fight, but Fitch may well be an extra wet blanket this time out.
I believe Silva to be a) a better fighter than Rory Macdonald and b) to have more potential than Rory Macdonald Looking down the line of opponents for the Brazilians its hard not to get the feeling its another night of decent fighters visiting the gallows What we need to know about Silva will come out against Fitch , can't believe this fight isn't on the main card :huh
Serious cross road fight. If Fitch was to not win in his 3rd fight in a row and not have won for over 2 years then his chances of getting back in the title picture become very bleak. Silva looks the real deal but we all know an elite wrestler can be kryptonite to all alive.
I believe Silva has the skill set to make Fitch look pretty old , this may well be a Matt Hughes Thiago Alves " old meets new " style fight and Fitch gets KO'd
I think Erik can maintain the distance and stop the TD from the clinch that Fitch favours in this one
Good point. I remember Anthony Johnson scoring takedowns on Belfort and getting stood up almost immediately. But I think that was just Miragliotta being Miragliotta.