PaulHarris had a hype train for a while too..
Nothin like eric silva though
Nothin like eric silva though
Yes it was, maybe even worse and more delusional. I actually haven't ever heard anyone say Erick Silva is a terrible match-up for GSP and other top-5 WW's. LOL you use to hear that all thetime about Palhares. Names like Anderson Silva(lmao) were mentioned in the same sentence as him.
I'm pretty sure there's also been more Palhares AV's here then silva. At one point the large Palahares bandwagon and others felt....Weidman who? Palhares is the real top contender.
LOL some thought Belcher was a legit MW title contener, better then weidman, etc for smashing Palhares. Meanwhile half the smart fans picked Burkman to beat Jon Fitch not too long after he owned Silva.
If Erick had big msucles and would hold onto subs too long he might have bigger possibly dumber fanbase. There also was probalby a lot of overlap in the fans hyping both as legit contenders for no reason.
He definitely did, until his complete and utter 0.0 fight IQ was exposed.
Totally. Silva joined the UFC as "the white Anderson Silva". He had Blackhouse pedigree.
I remember when Rogan said he moved like Anderson, he was just lighter.
Then people said "wow, if this guy can deal with Silva during sparring sessions the he must be a beast".
In the other side, Toquinho came from a decadent Brazilian Top Team being promoted by a silent Murilo Bustamante.
Yes it was, maybe even worse and more delusional. I actually haven't ever heard anyone say Erick Silva is a terrible match-up for GSP and other top-5 WW's. LOL you use to hear that all thetime about Palhares. Names like Anderson Silva(lmao) were mentioned in the same sentence as him.
I'm pretty sure there's also been more Palhares AV's here then silva. At one point the large Palahares bandwagon and others felt....Weidman who? Palhares is the real top contender.
LOL some thought Belcher was a legit MW title contener, better then weidman, etc for smashing Palhares. Meanwhile half the smart fans picked Burkman to beat Jon Fitch not too long after he owned Silva.
If Erick had big msucles and would hold onto subs too long he might have bigger possibly dumber fanbase. There also was probalby a lot of overlap in the fans hyping both as legit contenders for no reason.
He does seem to have a ton of talent.. Sloppy technique lost him his last fight. I'm not saying that he's anywhere near Anderson Silva's level, but he could be a monster in the training room, and has looked like a savage besides this bout and against Fitch. If Silva doesn't get caught with that punch, everyone would be praising how good he looked in the fight.
"Failed to impress in the cage". You're making it sound like he's had a Papy Abedi-esque run in the UFC. Look at Dos Anjos, Matt Brown. Fighters can and do rebound.
Paul Harris has had his own hype trains. In fact, the Paul Harris 170 Champion 2014 Hype Train would have started up if Paul Harris hadn't gotten cut for holding the heel hook too long.
Paul Harris has had his own hype trains. In fact, the Paul Harris 170 Champion 2014 Hype Train would have started up if Paul Harris hadn't gotten cut for holding the heel hook too long.