What if?: Anderson Silva had fought Vitor Belfort in 2013

[TheBrownRanger]

Scenario: Weidman gets injured and opts out of UFC 161. Silva looks for a new date as that event probably gets trashed. Vitor is coming off a spinning heel kick KO of Lou Rocko. Silva and Vitor agree to UFC 162, which took place in Brazil (TRT Vitor was only able to juice outside the US, from what I remember). This was probably the only opening where the fight could have realistically happened.

Note: Now, it is debatable whether or not TRT Vitor existed in the first Silva fight in 2011. I find that there's a clear difference in appearance between 2011 Vitor and 2013 Vitor. No way was 2011-Vitor as juiced as he was in later years, at least in my opinion. He was either taking far more test than prescribed or added HGH and other juice to his cocktail. Just my 2 cents.

The aftermath probably wouldn't be too different either way. Saggy post-TRT Vitor still gets beaten by Weidman, just happens to have a championship. Anderson Silva still tries to matrix Weidman, IMO.

Who wins? Does TRT Vitor dethrone Anderson?

Championship fight: 5 rounds

(Just a pic I found. In no way does it reflect my opinion on the fight lol)

 

[E Undead]

The version of Vitor that knocked out Luke Rockhold would beat any striker at MW and below.

 

[Klaavical]

Both guys were juicing at the time but I'd take Silva

 

[MrFeeny]

Vitor catches him in a blitz and KO's him a lot worse than weidman did so long as he doesn't eat a headkick again

 

[kflo]

The version of Vitor that knocked out Luke Rockhold would beat any striker at MW and below.

Why wouldn’t that version get front kicked to the face?

 

[HHJ]

Wasnt he already trtd up when they fought ?

 

[Limit Smasher]

TRT Vitor in 2013 would have knocked out any version of Silva.

 

[Super Shotgun]

Prime Silva destroys everybody. He was unstoppable, fucking lol @ vitor's twirly ballet kick.

 

[kflo]

Vitor catches him in a blitz and KO's him a lot worse than weidman did so long as he doesn't eat a headkick again

How many fighters did he catch in a “blitz”, not less the greatest counter striker in history? Why didn’t he catch him in a blitz the first fight?

 

[Dirge]

Given it looks like Silva juiced just as much as Vitor did (maybe more as Vitor at least has two wins post USADA while Anderson has the joke of a gift decision over Brunson), I'd favor Silva.

 

[ElCasca]

Vitor was the last fight of Anderson's prime
by the Okami fight you could already see his reflexes slow down a bit, then considerably on the Sonnen 2 fight, then Bonnar, then finally Weidman.

So unfortunately I think TRTor would've KO'd him. But Prime Andy still beats him though

 

[Andre Xiong]

Vitor has always been Extremely Hot or Cold Dud

Vitor was already on TRT (I recall a timeline proved/suggested he was) and more importantly he was on a very nice win streak and destroying dudes leading up to Anderson Silva

Anderson was just better

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

TRT Vitor is unstoppable human being.

 

[Fahcough]

Does everyone agree natural Vitor is bad at this MMA thing? Not even top 20
Not sure how some get trashed and others get praised for doing it more blatant.

on topic: Silva, cause feet fetish

 

[TheBrownRanger]

Does everyone agree natural Vitor is bad at this MMA thing? Not even top 20
Not sure how some get trashed and others get praised for doing it more blatant.

on topic: Silva, cause feet fetish

Before 2015, I don't even think we ever saw a Natty-Vitor. I think post-TRT Vitor should not have ever been there with Mousasi or Jacare.

He popped in fucking PRIDE for fuck sake lol.

 

[bjpenngoat]

I feel that version of Vitor that beat bis, rockhold and hendo would have murdered any fighter under 205lbs on the planet.

 

[Magnum1978]

Peak PED Vitor would destroy (is) normal PED Silva IMO

 

[Superman Elbow]

Silva was already in vitors head by that point and Vitor would have been even more hesitate. It would have looked similar to the first fight. Silva said he trained that kick specifically for Vitor and it seems to work well since machida finished him the same way.

 

[Rod Farva]

He got one kick KOd by Silva. Even if he did twice as good as the first time, he gets two kicks KOd

 

[SpedDaddyV]

WTF is this

Vitor was TRT Vitor vs SIlva when they fought

just because he didn't have a shaved head with dreadlocks like he did vs. Rockhold and look like fucking Goro from Mortal Kombat doesn't mean he wasn't TRT Vitor