Anderson would be LHW champion if he wouldnt have went to the ground

[Number1StockBroker]

It was obvious to see That Silva was winning the Stand up fight. He looked sharp, had some good pop to his punches and threw a leg kick which buckled Cormier. If he would have stayed standing, trading shots instead of going to the ground, there is no doubt in my mind he would of won. I believe Anderson needs to train harder and reevaluate his game plans, or go to Jacksons MMA and see if Jacksons lets him in now that Jones will be out for about 2 years.

 

[BigGing]

It...it wasn't a title fight

 

[War Pig]

Looked to me like Cormier was being easy on him.

 

[Thesnake101]

No he wouldn't, he would've beaten the champion but he wouldn't have gotten the belt.

 

[dns2344]

He didn't go to the ground. He was taken to the ground and quite easily at that. Result would be the same regardless of a training camp or new strategy. At his age, Anderson would not develop the ability to avoid a DC takedown.

 

[Reach4theSky]

If he would have stayed standing, trading shots instead of going to the ground

Kinda hard to do when you have sub-par TD and you're facing an olympic caliber wrestler..

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

He would have been the linear paper champ

 

[tdluxon]

It was obvious to see That Silva was winning the Stand up fight. He looked sharp, had some good pop to his punches and threw a leg kick which buckled Cormier. If he would have stayed standing, trading shots instead of going to the ground, there is no doubt in my mind he would of won. I believe Anderson needs to train harder and reevaluate his game plans, or go to Jacksons MMA and see if Jacksons lets him in now that Jones will be out for about 2 years.

It wasn't like he wanted to go to the ground, he didn't have much of a choice

 

[Vlastelin]

Cormier won the stand-up portion of the fight as well. Anderson got one good kick in.

 

[catsforsale]

Unfortunately it's MMA, not kickboxing

 

[MikeyCanFly]

I swear the stupidity on this website sometimes...

 

[Toxxus]

I have little doubt had this been a 5 round fight where Anderson had actually had a training camp that DC would have been in a lot more danger. He probably would have held Anderson to the floor for most of rounds 1-3, then would've slowed enough from fatigue that Anderson would start to light him up on the feet.

Then against Anderson is 41 years old and not the slayer we once knew.

I would have preferred a full camp vs. full camp.

 

[Seraldo Babalu]

Wasn't a title fight

 

[Number1StockBroker]

I swear the stupidity on this website sometimes...

I agree. No one has yet to answer my OP. What do you think though? If it stayed standing instead of Silva going to the ground would he have won IYO?

 

[HHJ]

if he hadnt lost,he woulda won

 

[sky]

And then TS woke up

 

[Number1StockBroker]

Wasn't a title fight

Yeah but Cormier would have gotten a rematch for the title and 70% of the time the guy who wins the first fight wins the second won.

 

[Number1StockBroker]

if he hadnt lost,he woulda won

Yeah I never said that. Answer the question instead of being a smartass Jack. I am aware if he wouldnt have won he wouldve lost.....

 

[HHJ]

Yeah I never said that. Answer the question instead of being a smartass Jack.

if he had won he wouldnt have lost

 

[Death By Samson]

Yeah but Cormier would have gotten a rematch for the title and 70% of the time the guy who wins the first fight wins the second won.

Anderson was likely to be given a MW title shot with a win over DC.