Anderson Silva Isn't Close To Retiring From MMA
by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 25, 2010 10:35 AM EST
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PrintSo says his esteemed manager in Ed Soares as he spoke with MMAWeekly Radio this week. I suppose it was the same show that Soares retorted to the comments UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen made about Anderson Silva. Of course just last year, it was thought that Silva would be retiring after his current UFC contract was completed(I think he has 3 fights left on this one). However, now Soares says that it's all about the big fights now:
"I believe the last fights of his career will definitely be big fights. That's what he wants, to have the big fights, regardless of what the weight is," Soares commented. "Whether it's at light heavyweight, whether it's at heavyweight, whether it's at a catchweight, doesn't make a different. He just wants to challenge himself and be involved in some of the biggest fights that the UFC can put together."
I'm all for that, I mean he's basically ran through everyone as a middleweight and even beat a top 5 light heavyweight in Forrest Griffin. I mentioned this a while back, but I would love to see Anderson Silva fight as a heavyweight. The guy walks around at 225 pounds or so. I think if he were to bulk up just a little bit, he's still have a huge quickness advantage over most heavyweights. Silva's camp mentioned taking on Frank Mir last year, and Mir was open to the fight. So it'll be interesting to see what fights the UFC will conjure up for Silva after he takes on Vitor Belfort at UFC 112. Who would you like to see Silva face, regardless of weight classes?
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One, I’m glad that Dana White already shut down talk of a heavyweight fight. Silva really needs to earn that.
Yes he beat a former LHW fighter in Forrest Griffin and tough competitor in James Irvin with as he called it, an old karate routine he used to practice years back but I still think there are MANY challenges for Silva in the 205 division that are not his close training buddies.
Evans, Shogun, Couture-1, Rampage, Ortiz or Liddell-2
Fights I really want to see that may not happen?
Fedor, Mousasi, a Dan Henderson remtach, Jake Shields, GSP-3.
-1 They both want the fight.
-2 Although I know the outcome . . . it is always cool to see Ortiz get a beating, I really doubt Dana White would put his boy in the cage with Silva.
-3 Personally I think GSP should really, really, really earn the super-fight against Silva, but maybe he won’t have to. However I doubt GSP will face Marquardt or Cote, there’s always Belfort or Alan Belcher. Yeah, I said it, Belcher vs. GSP at 185 would be a great match-up.
Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year
ehh
After Couture’s last couple of fights…dunno if I’d want to see him fight Silva…that would be murder.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 25, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
yeah it would be murder but it is a fight the UFC can sell because both guys would love the challenge. The thing I like about Couture is that he stated he trained with Griffin and he wouldn’t stand directly in front of him while sparring . . . then went on to say his usual stuff like Silva would pose interesting challenges. I would like to see how I can match up against a fighter like that . . . he said the same about Machida.
Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year
by VeeisAnimated on Jan 25, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
i like that alan belcher is starting to get more respect.
i always liked the way he fights.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 25, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
he’ll fight more b/c after the leites/cote snoozefests he didn’t make as much money as he was thinking from rattling off the KO’s over Leben et al. Anderson’s gone from being one of the biggest hyped fighters to someone I hardly care to watch. when you’re personality is as flat as his, you’d better deliver in the cage to make me care about watching you fight…and other than disposing Forrest….since as a fan I don’t care for him as a personality, it is always a matter of “what have you done lately”. may not be right, but that’s how fans work with their minds when their hearts aren’t invested. b/c i like forest as a character, his loss to Anderson didn’t mean I wasn’t involved/caring regarding his fight with Tito. b/c i don’t care about Anderson, his beating forest meant little or nothing ot me as a fan.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 25, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions
yea
I feel you Tim..
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 25, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Just watch: in a week claiming that Silva ever planned to do anything but retire after his current contract is fulfilled will be a vile and odious lie…
"I don’t care, hit him with your groin!"
I know right
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 25, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
So says his esteemed manager in Ed Soares as he spoke with MMAWeekly Radio this week.
I think it’s really funny that every time someone asks Silva himself about retiring he’s all about it, but when people ask Soares he claims it’s not going to happen.
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