Forest Griffin had just lost his belt to Rashad in his fight before Silva. Did Anderson hand pick his fights at 205? Yes. Did he ever duck any one at 185? No.
. I've heard a lot of Anderson Silva hate but I haven't heard anyone say he lacks courage. He just took a fight 44 and we saw how that played out he may have too much pride/courage/will to compete for his own good. 
Man you completely missed the point.Forest Griffin had just lost his belt to Rashad in his fight before Silva. Did Anderson hand pick his fights at 205? Yes. Did he ever duck any one at 185? No.
Silva didn't need to even take fights a 205. He was testing himself against somewhat bigger fighters at 205. Even if he did handpick fighters who would stand with him and were less technical.
Another fighter looking out for his own self interest. He is also a troll with the whole nice guy act. Still a fan of his performances in the ring/octagon. I'm a fan of GSP too and even though he is the one of GOAT's now if not the GOAT. At the time everyone I knew were Hughe's fans and I caught flack for rooting for GSP and David Loiseau simply because they were Canadian.
Amazing reply and analyzis of the fight. So much knowledge and wisdom in one post.
Hey, fair play man. My question is, if this wasn't while Shogun was lhw champ, why should Silva (then-mw champ and the established draw) have conceded to Rua's terms?
Lol no. He is a karate guy that drinks his fathers urine. Decent fighter but Anderson would destroy him
In the case of both, why would they have moved above their optimum weight and risked discrediting their respective titles in the event they lost? Would've tarnished legacy and drawing power. Who cares about what either said about fighting each other. It's obviously all just posturing anyway.
