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In the below article that's on Sherdog's front page Anderson's trainer says Anderson needs to focus and stick with his game plan which is what he didn't do last time against Weidman.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Tr...ior-dos-Santos-Anderson-Silva-Rematches-56737
What?
Anderson's strategy has always been clown, anger, and bait his opponent into getting into a striking match where Anderson will win.
That's exactly what Anderson did to Weidman, except Anderson had to do more clowning than usual since Weidman wasn't falling for it at first and Anderson was getting frustrated, which is what he said.
Weidman said that he started believing that he could strike with Anderson, which wasn't his game plan, and took Anderson's bait.
So, I would say that Anderson did what he always did and did not go away from his game plan, this time it just caught up with him.
Now, I think if Weidman thinks he's a world-class striker now and decides to strike with Anderson rather than TD to GnP I think he will get KO'd/TKO'd in quick manner.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Tr...ior-dos-Santos-Anderson-Silva-Rematches-56737
“You have to know the other guy wants to drop punches and kicks and take it to the ground, too,” he added. “We must always be safe, protecting ourselves at all times. I’ll be honest, I don’t want Anderson 100-percent serious or 100-percent joking. He got where he is being irreverent, by doing it his way. I want a middle ground, where he gives the fans a show but focuses on the goal. In his previous fights, he put on a show and remained faithful to his strategy. This last time, he did not follow our strategy.”
What?
Anderson's strategy has always been clown, anger, and bait his opponent into getting into a striking match where Anderson will win.
That's exactly what Anderson did to Weidman, except Anderson had to do more clowning than usual since Weidman wasn't falling for it at first and Anderson was getting frustrated, which is what he said.
Weidman said that he started believing that he could strike with Anderson, which wasn't his game plan, and took Anderson's bait.
So, I would say that Anderson did what he always did and did not go away from his game plan, this time it just caught up with him.
Now, I think if Weidman thinks he's a world-class striker now and decides to strike with Anderson rather than TD to GnP I think he will get KO'd/TKO'd in quick manner.