The MMA scene has had its share of classic battles, but they really only seem to come along once every few years. This is the type of fight that features two of the top fighters in the sport, where no one truly has an idea as to who will win.
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (welterweight champ) and Anderson "The Spider" Silva (middleweight champ) have each successfully and decisively cleaned out their respective weight classes. Both men stand within the top five of nearly every pound for pound fighter list. Over the last two UFC events a few questions have been popped up, exactly what does the UFC plan to do with these guys?
Once "GSP" and Thiago Alves' fight came to a close during UFC 100 it was obvious "GSP" had manhandled Alves and was going to walk away with yet another dominant victory. He did. St-Pierre's next opponent will be the winner of Mike Swick and Martin Kampman at UFC 103. Two guys who've fought their way to the top of the division and one will get a shot at Georges St-Pierre. Although both men are very capable MMA fighters it's really hard to say either of them have a chance at defeating the champ. St-Pierre is simply in another class of fighter. When the Swick v St-Pierre or Kampman v St-Pierre fight comes and goes we'll probably all be left with a burning question, whose next?
And how about Anderson Silva? What's next on his list? With an easy win against Forrest Griffin, thought by many to be his toughest competitor, it doesn't seem like Silva has much to prove at this point either. No one else in the weight class seems to compete at the level of Griffin.
Next on Silva's list is Dan Henderson, who earned a shot for the title against Silva after defeating Britain's best, Michael Bisbing. Still, no one sees this as a fight to take too seriously and fans and experts alike predict an easy win for Silva. What's left for Silva to prove now?
Well at UFC 101 Anderson Silva more then proved he belongs amongst the elite in the light heavyweight division. Regardless of this Silva has stated that he refuses to fight the current light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida. Reason being, Anderson and Lyoto are good friends and former training partners. This being said unless Machida loses in an upcoming bout, fat chance, we won't be seeing Silva back at the light heavyweight division. Why not? Dana White and company won't be dumb enough to keep letting Silva decimate the contenders at 205 and never fight for the belt.
The more that the two establish themselves as elite fighters, the more likely it seems that the stars are aligning for St. Pierre and Silva fight. Imagine the speculation and uproar this would cause in MMA circles.
As for who would come out on top, well, that's the beauty of a fight like this. No one really knows. It's been a while since we've seen a super fight, and I think the UFC is due.
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (welterweight champ) and Anderson "The Spider" Silva (middleweight champ) have each successfully and decisively cleaned out their respective weight classes. Both men stand within the top five of nearly every pound for pound fighter list. Over the last two UFC events a few questions have been popped up, exactly what does the UFC plan to do with these guys?
Once "GSP" and Thiago Alves' fight came to a close during UFC 100 it was obvious "GSP" had manhandled Alves and was going to walk away with yet another dominant victory. He did. St-Pierre's next opponent will be the winner of Mike Swick and Martin Kampman at UFC 103. Two guys who've fought their way to the top of the division and one will get a shot at Georges St-Pierre. Although both men are very capable MMA fighters it's really hard to say either of them have a chance at defeating the champ. St-Pierre is simply in another class of fighter. When the Swick v St-Pierre or Kampman v St-Pierre fight comes and goes we'll probably all be left with a burning question, whose next?
And how about Anderson Silva? What's next on his list? With an easy win against Forrest Griffin, thought by many to be his toughest competitor, it doesn't seem like Silva has much to prove at this point either. No one else in the weight class seems to compete at the level of Griffin.
Next on Silva's list is Dan Henderson, who earned a shot for the title against Silva after defeating Britain's best, Michael Bisbing. Still, no one sees this as a fight to take too seriously and fans and experts alike predict an easy win for Silva. What's left for Silva to prove now?
Well at UFC 101 Anderson Silva more then proved he belongs amongst the elite in the light heavyweight division. Regardless of this Silva has stated that he refuses to fight the current light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida. Reason being, Anderson and Lyoto are good friends and former training partners. This being said unless Machida loses in an upcoming bout, fat chance, we won't be seeing Silva back at the light heavyweight division. Why not? Dana White and company won't be dumb enough to keep letting Silva decimate the contenders at 205 and never fight for the belt.
The more that the two establish themselves as elite fighters, the more likely it seems that the stars are aligning for St. Pierre and Silva fight. Imagine the speculation and uproar this would cause in MMA circles.
As for who would come out on top, well, that's the beauty of a fight like this. No one really knows. It's been a while since we've seen a super fight, and I think the UFC is due.
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