Absolutely embarsssing showing by Silva tonight. Sloppy, gassed, showed no skill that he (kinda) had before this fight. Why I say kinda, if that he would show skill before he gasses 5 min into every fight. He has shown huge potential but constantly gets worse. I've been a huge Silva fan for a long time now, but as bad as he looked tonight, it could be due to the new drug policies... I really don't wanna say it, but it's how I feel. He just looks very different
I'm done with saying Erick has potential. Dude lost to Magny on 1 week notice
maybe it can be blamed on the 400 punches to the dome he took in the matt brown fight. he probably still has nightmares about that every night
I would like to say that it wasn't his night, but hi last fights shows otherwise. He needs to work his cardio immediately. And Joe Silva could at least give him some easy fights for a change.
I doubt it's PEDs. People are saying things like Machida declined because he isn't on PEDs etc.
Fact is fighters randomly going up or down in ability has and will always be a part of combat sports.
With Silva's cardio I have to question his work ethic. I hear he gets (or got) paid very well be Brazilian fighters due to his good looks and marketability. Maybe he's lazy and is used to getting by on pure talent.
Things is he's 31. He looks so young people treat him like a prospect. But he's actually a veteran who may simply be on the downside of his career.
He's eaten some damage too so maybe it's just downhill for him now.
Yeah, didnt look as ripped, or as fast, or as strong as he has in past fights.
Sounds an awful lot like what a couple fighters were saying would happen once the new drug testing started.
Certain new testing policies...you'll notice more fighters will have the same problem in the future. "Where'd his muscle mass go? Why no more bulging veins? Why no longer explosive?"
People were just blinded by his looks and the fact he looks 16 in the face. The truth is that he's 31 and was never that good.