Why was the recent Silva fight any worse than GSP vs Hardy UFC111?

If you want to know what he looks like on a good day go watch Silva/Griffin.

 

Hitting but "not getting hit" is a boxing term, and it seems you are another MMA fan who does not understand what it actually means. The post below was made by me last week in response to another deluded Silva apologist, but it will suffice here just as well:

 

the op is obviously a little slow and just does not get it. he really should stick to watching tennis or something like that.

 

True. Most MMA fans I know hold the same principles about fighting and 'not getting hit' as boxing fans do. Running the clock down and trying to minimize contact is just as pathetic in MMA as it is in boxing. Though not quite as pathetic as this thread.

 

Are you serious? GSP tried to finish the fight. He had hardy on an armbar and a kimura but hardy is one tough mofo. Silva did nothing but dance around and act stupid.

 

gsp came to compete and siva came to compete for 3 minutes and then practice his new dance moves

 

Silva was just being disrespectful is all. Of course he outclassed his opponent, but he could have done more, and finished the fight at any time instead of clowning around.
GSP/ Hardy did all they could to eachother to win.

So, that's the difference. Silva wasn't fighting nobody in his league, but only put up 50% of his performance. GSP/ Hardy put up all the performance they had. I do think a lot of MMA fights are boring, but I can even see the difference.

 

One should not lay blame at the feet of Silva for the fight not being 25 minutes of non-stop action.

What did Maia do with his chance of a lifetime? He made a few half-assed attempts at taking Silva down and then swung a few aimless punches. He was happy to survive.

I would rather watch 25 minutes of Silva showboating than 25 minutes of Grease Saint Pierre dry humping another man.

 

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Are you being obtuse?

Silva for the last 10 mins, ran and hardly did anything at all. Maia was even calling him on to fight.

GSP was trying to win the fight

 

I appreciate work on the ground but find greasaint pierre's ultimate floor cuddling incredibly soporific; 'trying to win the fight' or not, it is stupifying to watch for 25 minutes straight. It does not appear as though there is a welterweight out there who has either the TDD or the ground game required to keep GSP honest and keep the fight on its feet. So what you get is the sort of fight which blokes like Arum and Hopkins will cite when they say MMA is gay.

In any event, one could not have envisaged that Silva practically refusing to engage for the final two (and a bit) rounds and throughout rounds 4 and 5, I was waiting and anticipating as Silva was circling Maia for the moment Maia would become so frustrated that he lose concentration for just enough time for Silva to mount an offensive that would have ended the fight. That's what kept me interested at the time - there is nothing about GSP taking the fight to the ground and rubbing himself on another man for the points victory that keeps me interested enough to want to watch him fight. I did not bother watching rounds 3, 4 or 5 of his fight againgt Hardy. In hindsight, I would not rewatch the final 10 to 12 minutes of the fight because I know that Silva was actually skirmishing rather than preparing to engage.

Alright?

 

So Silva deliberately put his UFC career in jeopardy did he?

 

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Irrelevant.

Silva could and should have been more active in those last 2 or 3 rounds.

There is no excuse whatsoever for running the clock down and trying to minimize contact.

End of story.