Throwback Anderson Silva Second To None

[buddahead]

He rolled perfectly with the Hbomb.

Your right. But I don't think alex is much faster than henderson, honestly. Don't see a reason he couldn't do the same with alex left hook. Or at least get out of the way.

off topic a bit but Does anyone remember when he was on tuf? When he put his back against the cage. And he just let bader, punch him over and over again and just kept waving his hands, like "come on".
Not that bader some huge puncher, but it was still impressive.

 

[Gamer007]

Prime Chimaev subs prime Silva. Other than that I’d favor prime Silva over the rest of the top mws.

Subs Anderson Silva? Silva was never subbed by a conventional submission his entire career. In fact Silva fought some of the best submission artists in the UFC, and never once was in danger of a sub loss.

He was amazing off his back, one of the greats at mitigating damage and protecting himself. If anything, Silva has a much higher chance of subbing Khamzat once he gets tired and shoots for panic takedowns. Silva TKO round 3


Khamzat has NEVER subbed an elite fighter in his career, unless you count the pre-fight jaw injury Whittaker had. Khamzat is overrated at MW, he just fought DDP who fortunately had zero grappling, which we already knew when he fought Brunson years ago.

 

[nonoob]

GOAT

What many don't understand is that he'd have 15-16 title defenses if he stayed exclusively at MW. The Travis Lutter fight also should've been a title defense, but Lutter not making weight screwed Silva out of the #1 all time spot.

But yea Anderson was doing things that still haven't and won't be replicated any time soon.

2,457 days as champion, one of a kind. No fighter has ever carved out an organizational legacy like Silva when you consider he joined the UFC at age 30! Islam tied his winning streak but Islam joined the UFC at age 23! With context, his records are pretty untouchable.

The Mak legacy, respect, however many title defenses he has when he retires, in No Way, shape, or form resembles The Spider's dominant mindset of knowing he's the best, and living it. The Spider consistently beat the best in amazing ways.

FWIW, If Silva had been confronted by a super hot prospect from a lower weight class calling out to TAKE HIS CHAMPIONSHIP BELT, Silva would have ended that Quickly.

 

[BowserJr]

Disagree. Weidman had his number. Anderson clowned because nothing else was working for him. His Aura was still in tact except Chris wasn't scared of him. In the two years right before the Chris fight Anderson front kicked TRTitor back to Bolivia, ran thru Okami, decisively beat his toughest opponent in the UFC Chael in the rematch and styled on Bonnar. Anderson wasn't suddenly a geriatric aged fighter. He beat Nick Diaz after, went toe to toe with future champion Bisping and gave LHW champion DC all he could handle as a last minute replacement.

The Chris was built to beat the Spider.

Silva was clearly declining when he fought Sonnen the first time.

He went from Eating KO artist bombs like nothing to getting dropped by Sonnen who never dropped anyone else.

Silva's clowning was frustrating Chris. You could see it in his face. Prime Silva doesn't get koed by chris

 

[HHJ]

Prime Silva doesn't get koed by chris

I think he does.

I think weidman had the right combination of skills to give Anderson real problems

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Silva was clearly declining when he fought Sonnen the first time.

He went from Eating KO artist bombs like nothing to getting dropped by Sonnen who never dropped anyone else.

Silva's clowning was frustrating Chris. You could see it in his face. Prime Silva doesn't get koed by chris

he had broken/injured ribs in that fight and went on to defend his MW title several more times. So now PRIME Silva isn't while he was champion in the middle of a historic run? GTFO. Chris beats Anderson all day every day.

 

[TJH Exitium]

at his peak, he genuinely looked bored when standing in front of elite fighters who were trying to take his belt

 

[Pierce 34]

The Mak legacy, respect, however many title defenses he has when he retires, in No Way, shape, or form resembles The Spider's dominant mindset of knowing he's the best, and living it. The Spider consistently beat the best in amazing ways.

FWIW, If Silva had been confronted by a super hot prospect from a lower weight class calling out to TAKE HIS CHAMPIONSHIP BELT, Silva would have ended that Quickly.

Zirrgrizz

 

[wannabetoughguy]

Silva's clowning was frustrating Chris. You could see it in his face. Prime Silva doesn't get koed by chris

Frustrating him in the best way. Weidman took his belt and defended it. I was, still am, the biggest fan of Silva, but that's not fair to say.

 

[wannabetoughguy]

I think he does.

I think weidman had the right combination of skills to give Anderson real problems

Leading up to the fight Silva was writing off Weidman and imo didn't want the fight to begin with. Even at a catch weight he would have rather fought GSP.

 

[Lee Danger]

The Spider consistently beat the best in amazing ways.

Maia, Leites and Coté were not the best and he didn't beat them in amazing ways.

Anderson's opponents were for the most part perfect match-ups for his style and considering his entire career i'd argue that he was the best when he was in peak confidence, knowing to be the superior fighter in the cage, when the confidence wasn't there he delivered some of the most horrible performances ever seen in the sport and Weidman finally crushed his confidence for good.

People forgot how hard Silva tried to postpone or just avoid the Weidman's fight: Chris was the most complete fighter he fought up to that point and he knew that.

 

[buddahead]

So ignoring the fights after then right?
Diaz, DC, Bisping. That was over 3 years and after recovering from a catostrophic leg break. Pretty sure his first fight with Chris wasn't some magical point where he was far too slow and far too old.

Chris had his number.

Yeah that number was 38 As in years old. I saw Micheal "Air" Jordan brick a dunk When he played for the wizards. He still was able to occasionally drop forty on a motherfucker.Of course there will still be flashes of brilliance.. ithese dudes are GOATed. But sustained consistent dominance is not feasible anymore. Sadly, the athlete is usually the last one to realize it .
Do you not believe in prime for athletes? it's not a magical point.It's a gradual process.It just looks over night to us.Because we only see him a couple times a year.

 

[HHJ]

Leading up to the fight Silva was writing off Weidman and imo didn't want the fight to begin with. Even at a catch weight he would have rather fought GSP.

I understand he wasn't motivated to fight a new guy who was gonna whup him. Oh well, champs gotta defend or vacate.

 

[pamirec]

Subs Anderson Silva? Silva was never subbed by a conventional submission his entire career. In fact Silva fought some of the best submission artists in the UFC, and never once was in danger of a sub loss.

He was amazing off his back, one of the greats at mitigating damage and protecting himself. If anything, Silva has a much higher chance of subbing Khamzat once he gets tired and shoots for panic takedowns. Silva TKO round 3


Khamzat has NEVER subbed an elite fighter in his career, unless you count the pre-fight jaw injury Whittaker had. Khamzat is overrated at MW, he just fought DDP who fortunately had zero grappling, which we already knew when he fought Brunson years ago.

Silva’s tdd is not good enough to stop Chimaev’s takedowns. Chael mounted Silva and almost got an arm triangle. Chimaev’s a better grappler than Chael.

 

[Tweak896]

Crazy how much disrespect Silva gets today. I don't hear his name enough with the GOAT debates, always feels like I'm the only one that puts him #1. While Silva/GSP/Fedor were all active fighters, Silva was #1 p4p the whole time almost. Then I think Jones broke the records and everyone seems to like to disqualify him for PEDs. They all are amazing fighters to me and have real claim to the top fighter spot, but for me Silva looked like the GOAT over everyone else.

 

[Gamer007]

Crazy how much disrespect Silva gets today. I don't hear his name enough with the GOAT debates, always feels like I'm the only one that puts him #1. While Silva/GSP/Fedor were all active fighters, Silva was #1 p4p the whole time almost. Then I think Jones broke the records and everyone seems to like to disqualify him for PEDs. They all are amazing fighters to me and have real claim to the top fighter spot, but for me Silva looked like the GOAT over everyone else.

It's like the Men in Black memory wipe

It used to piss me off how dense the average fan was, but I'm over it now. Anderson just gets judged at a completely different scale than any other MMA fighter in history.


- Champion at 38, joined UFC at 30!

- Longest title reign ever

- Longest winning streak ever

- Greatest fight finisher ever

- Suffers devastating career threatening leg break, yet comes back to fight the who's who of the sport (Izzy, DC, Bisping, Diaz, etc).

- Goat tier longevity

- If you look at Silva's statistical metrics from 2006-2012, no fighter in history even comes close to his dominance, the accuracy and defensive striking % is off the charts.

Silva to me is the most skilled MMA fighter of all time, no question. No other all-time great did or would've had his level of performance at his mileage and advanced age. Jones, GSP, MM, Fedor, none of them. Distance management, timing, awareness, feints, accuracy, fight IQ, footwork, composure, he was better than all of them at pure fighting. The technical depth to his game is not appreciated because he's not shooting a double leg lol, it's sad really.


Silva was the greatest at the actual craft of combat
GSP was the greatest ambassador
Jones was the greatest pure talent
Fedor was the greatest open-weight fighter in history

 

[Travis Alexander]

Anderson is my favorite MMA fighter of all time. Watching him at that time was a poetic display of violence that captivated my imagination and the endless possibilities that exist in combat. I was watching art and he is a fucking artist in there like we have not seen since (or before).



He’s also just a good human being. I had the pleasure of running into him twice here in LA and he was overwhelmingly gracious and giving of his time and positive energy.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Randomly remembered my favorite highlight last night. I figured I'd share.
So incase anyone forgot, wanted to remind everyone what a beast anderson was. The things he was able to pull off in the cage were incredible.. He made violence into poetry. rWe've never seen anyone before or since like him. Period. Say whatever you want. But I take prime anderson against anyone in the MW division, From any era. The state of MW is pretty sad, IMO.
If you think driscus, or Sean, or Rob, or Izzy, Romero, even Pereira, Anyone could go toe to toe with this man.You're out of your fuckin tree. Chimaev would be front kicked or kneed to Bolivian.
Losing and losing to time are two different things. I feel like anyone who discredits him Didn't experience his reign firsthand. A sight to behold..You kinda had to be there If you know, you know.
Also shout out to FlyWin. Don't know what happened to him, but he made the greatest highlights. A legend in the space. i'm pretty sure he did the 3rd Man, for my guys who remember.

I am not sure at all that Anderson wins against Pereira or Chimaev. I think Fluffy also has a good chance.

 

[Nobru]

Prime Andy x Prime Pereira: Wizard x Terminator.

Andy seemed to have a better chin and looked slightly faster. He also looked better at slipping through punches but maybe Poatan is fine with getting hit and hitting back cause his power is absurd.

Alex can cripple your movement with like 2 or 3 leg kicks you cant see coming. Andy can kick your chin out of nowhere.

Both are great reading their opponents and controlling the distance. Both had out of this world timing and precision.

I dont have a favorite for this one and I kinda like how intriguing this could have been

 

[Tweak896]

It's like the Men in Black memory wipe

It used to piss me off how dense the average fan was, but I'm over it now. Anderson just gets judged at a completely different scale than any other MMA fighter in history.


- Champion at 38, joined UFC at 30!

- Longest title reign ever

- Longest winning streak ever

- Greatest fight finisher ever

- Suffers devastating career threatening leg break, yet comes back to fight the who's who of the sport (Izzy, DC, Bisping, Diaz, etc).

- Goat tier longevity

- If you look at Silva's statistical metrics from 2006-2012, no fighter in history even comes close to his dominance, the accuracy and defensive striking % is off the charts.

Silva to me is the most skilled MMA fighter of all time, no question. No other all-time great did or would've had his level of performance at his mileage and advanced age. Jones, GSP, MM, Fedor, none of them. Distance management, timing, awareness, feints, accuracy, fight IQ, footwork, composure, he was better than all of them at pure fighting. The technical depth to his game is not appreciated because he's not shooting a double leg lol, it's sad really.


Silva was the greatest at the actual craft of combat
GSP was the greatest ambassador
Jones was the greatest pure talent
Fedor was the greatest open-weight fighter in history

I like that, too many are dismissing the best fighters in the world. Discussion devolves into calling them shit to prove their guy is #1, when they all were amazing. Just crazy how Silva is just swept under typically. Fedor or GSP have their fair share of fans. Jones is Jones lol.