tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post7680598070200603744..comments2022-03-24T20:16:04.586-04:00Comments on Previously Viewed: Who really is the number one pound for pound MMA fighter in the world?PreViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10740286573851978282noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-78923610343024713022008-07-24T17:14:00.000-04:002008-07-24T17:14:00.000-04:00And for the record, the Pride MW class was 200, an...And for the record, the Pride MW class was 200, and WW was 183. So when you might read somewhere that Silva fought at MW, while that's true, it's not the same MW as the UFC. His MW days were mostly earlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-81770426445742039472008-07-24T16:51:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:51:00.000-04:00I get your point about any LHW "dropping down". I...I get your point about any LHW "dropping down". It appears that the last MW A.V. Silva fought was Ikuhisa Minowa in '04, and while I do think Silva is a LHW, he has never shied away from taking on opponents in other weight classes, due to Pride's events like open weight grand prix tourneys and such. That's how Silva fought CroCop and Mark Hunt. <BR/><BR/>Regardless of all this, though, I don't PreViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740286573851978282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-39338065236974929392008-07-24T16:10:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:10:00.000-04:00Has he fought at MW since 2002? I looked at his f...Has he fought at MW since 2002? I looked at his fight record, and none of those names were MWs, I don't think. Anyway... the point is... any LHW could "think about dropping down." Art Vandalay Silva is a LHW.MJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052896925353405654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-61185833302778155192008-07-24T16:03:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:03:00.000-04:00Art Vandalay Silva has fought at MW before. He wa...Art Vandalay Silva has fought at MW before. He was considering moving back down again, depending on how the Jardine fight went - but since he whooped up on Jardine, I think he's decided to stay at LHW for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-30003583217567303072008-07-24T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:44:00.000-04:00As for Sylvia...So, If I decided to go get beat up...As for Sylvia...<BR/><BR/>So, If I decided to go get beat up by Fedor, Couture, Barnett, CroCop, Herring, and Big Nog, would that raise my stock as a fighter, because I lost to such great names? Definitely not. Maybe Sylvia was a bit overrated. After all, his only impressive wins were over Arlovski... and one of those was total luck. That, and like I said, Arlovski was not himself. Riddle meMJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052896925353405654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-18119636084734454312008-07-23T23:14:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:14:00.000-04:00Oh Puddin, Puddin, Puddin. Of course you think my...Oh Puddin, Puddin, Puddin. Of course you think my analysis is flawed. You don’t agree with the end result, so my analysis has to be flawed. <BR/><BR/>I still think that Sylvia ranks higher as an opponent – yes, he was coming off of two losses out of his last three fights, but one of those losses was to Randy Couture, and one to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira; two guys who definitely aren’t hacks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889750044855997453.post-23030510959472615142008-07-23T17:46:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:46:00.000-04:00I disagree with 2 of your points giving Fedor the ...I disagree with 2 of your points giving Fedor the edge.<BR/><BR/>First, I don't know how relevant the "quality of last opponent" is. Fedor got to pick his essentially, and Silva really didn't. Plus, Fedor has only fought a handful of times in the last 3 years. Silva has fought about 10 times in that same span.<BR/><BR/>That being said, Fedor fought a giant of a man in Sylvia, no question. ButMJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052896925353405654noreply@blogger.com