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If Silva wants it, yes. This fight is going to sell a lot. A trilogy would be money in the bank, if Sonnen wins. If Silva kicks the crap out of him its over at 185 for Chael and a title shot until Silva retires and even then it might be too late. This is his last shot.
Just to make sure you have this right if you are thinking of betting:unanimous decision - all 3 judges give you the fightsplit decision = 2 of 3 judges give you the fight, the other judge rules for your opponentmajority decision - 2 of the 3 judges give you the fight, the other calls it a draw (pretty rare)majority draw - 2 of the 3 judges rule it a draw, one gives it to one of the fighter (exceedingly rare. Fitch/BJ Penn was the most well-known one)99% of decisions are unanimous or split.
Thanks. Meant unanimous for Sonnen.
If Sonnen gets a dominant win, like he was on pace to in the 1st fight, I am not sure if Silva would want a rematch.
Alright, you guys and this whole Sonnen has a chance to win have officially gone off the deep end. Silva was considered the top pound for pound fighter up to a year ago, and if not for Jon Jones storming through people he would still be considered there. Chael Sonnen barely beat Mike Bisping. I know the match-up is good for Chael, but to think Sonnen comes out and dominates Silva (i see almost 0 chance that Sonnen can stop Anderson by KO, TKO or submission) is just silly. Yes, he definitely was up 4-0 going into the 5th round the last time they fought, but to think Silva would be avoiding a rematch with Chael if he loses is just insane. And if Chael was wittier (i like his humour, but he swings and misses a lot with his insults) he would walk out with Jean Claude Van-Damme to counter the Steven Seagal effect. Now that would be good
Lets see how well Sonnen does without his "medication". Funny how his suspension is completely overlooked.
Make no mistake, he is still on the TRT, he will just have to pay closer attention to his test levels. He will have an advantage in the testosterone department on fight night compared to Silva.
i think it is a totally different story is Silva loses. If Silva doesn't want an immediate rematch, i don't know why he would still be fighting in the UFC. i think his avoidance for this upcoming fight was like you mention above, but i do question why he wanted to avoid it so much too considering the amount of money he'll make from PPV sales that Chael does an excellent job promoting
My only guess is that Silva and his camp think Sonnen is legit crazy and fear what he would do publicly. Talk trash about Silva or Soares family members, bring out actual skeletons in their closets for their private lives, who knows. Sonnen is likely to up the ante each time and they have no idea where the line is for him.
Anderson always bows to his opponents after a fight.
Thanks, had no idea. I still he was pretty relieved.
Here's a pic of him on bending the knee to James Irvin:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/photos/galleries/2008/jul/19/silva-gets-win/1935/
Well, he has one move he can catch Chad with, the gable grip guillotine choke.Chad isn't much of a finisher so I think Cody gets 3-4 attempts at it in 15 minutes and I think he pulls off the sub due to his size, reach advantage, and determination.Cody hasn't showed us much for other skills, but he hasn't had much for full camps either. I think the one hit wonder hits his note once again.
Anxiously awaiting your full write up for this card...
Wow, really? I guess if you get him around +400 you could justify a small play, but i was thinking of taking Mendes tomorrow even with the huge line. Mendes is better in every single facet of the fight over Mckenzie. I mean he literally only has one move to win the fight, and it isn't like it is that impossible to avoid. I mean we're not talking Palharres here with some guy who has some skill and has one great move, we are talking Mckenzie who literally has one move. He also trained with team Alpha Male for a month or 2, so i have to imagine the guys there learned a little about Cody's guillotine.
Agreed. I always thought the "advantage" to the Dolce diet was not having to cut so much in the couple of days before the fight. Instead, the diet would leave you with a more manageable cut. Oh well.And I've never seen anything about the actual diet either.
Dear god. I had no idea dude had it like that growing up. Traumatizing. Really puts things in perspective. Wow.
Agreed. Read this this morning and wondered what the heck he was talking about. I thought Dolce's whole system was a gradual loss the entire week.
How do you get supplements from that quote?
I cap Mendes at like -300 and think is he is more skilled in every single department. But be has short, stubby arms and Cody is going to have about an 8" reach and a big frame to work with, with the drop to 145. I don't think the reach is going to be worth a darn in the striking department but if he can get close enough to Chad to attempt the choke, it is over.The definition of a one trick pony, but I think he has Chad's number in this one.
Tito looked really bad taking body shots from Lil Nog in his last fight, really bad. If he has some sort of long term sternum damage he won't last long at all. In Forrest's book he talks about how he gameplanned for Rampage and was able to time him and land body shot after body shot.I like Tito as the big dog at this stage in their careers but I hope injuries aren't once again more to overcome.
Thanks, I'm actually gonna tape these for the first time.
The stuff you put in bold is done through ketogenic dieting (extreme low carb) and calorie restriction. It's a natural scientific method for dropping water weight (dehydrating) without all the saunas and spitting. Basically a day on zero carb will cause a switch in metabolism (from the Krebb's cycle) to ketone bodies which purge water weight. GSP did a video where he went ketogenic five days before a fight, dropped 20 pounds, and carbbed after the weigh in. Dolce isn't anti-carb but he is close to anti-supplements and tells stories of getting fighters off the processed shakes and hands full of pills they take. He approves of fish oil, flax, vitamin D and that's about it. He's basically a health food junkie with an Atkins induction trick in his bag for making weight.
Like a chump, I clicked that expecting something serious. <_<
I believe you're thinking about Tito from 10 years ago. Here is a link to the stats breakdown. You'll see that Tito averages 2.3 takedowns per 15 minutes and is only successful on 34% of them. I'm not sure how far back these stats go but I'd venture to guess that they are buoyed by his earlier performances in the UFC. He was completely abused in his last two fights and while Forrest might not be on the level of Evans and Nog, he is no slouch.In their last fight, Tito was 6 of 18 on takedowns and 6 of 24 in their first meeting. I believe that they'll be even worse this fight. Even if he does get him down, he isn't going to be able to do anything.
The stuff you put in bold is done through ketogenic dieting (extreme low carb) and calorie restriction. It's a natural scientific method for dropping water weight (dehydrating) without all the saunas and spitting. Basically a day on zero carb will cause a switch in metabolism (from the Krebb's cycle) to ketone bodies which purge water weight. GSP did a video where he went ketogenic five days before a fight, dropped 20 pounds, and carbbed after the weigh in. Dolce isn't anti-carb but he is close to anti-supplements and tells stories of getting fighters off the processed shakes and hands full of pills they take. He approves of fish oil, flax, vitamin D and that's about it. He's basically a health food junkie with an Atkins induction trick in his bag for making weight.
Thanks. I didn't know any of that, obviously. Sounded very strange to hear someone say they can increase core temp and have you sweat while you just talk without something fishy going on. Didn't know that something fishy was just good ol' fashioned fish oil.
This is just getting crazy. If not for all the hype this matchup wouldn't interest me that much. I think Anderson stays on his feet and wins a striking battle like he did Henderson before choking him out. Hendo did great on the ground with Anderson before getting hurt with strikes. Like Chael did, just not as much, and I can't see that happening again. But all the crazy has sure got my attention.
The only thing I can think of regarding the legal/illegal stuff is 12-6 elbows.
If Anderson Silva ends up losing this fight a la Jon Jones-Matt Hammill because of something Steven Seagal taught him, the internet will lose it's collective mind
I can't get behind this at all. Mendes will destroy McKenzie on the feet, and McKenzie has only a minuscule chance to get it to the ground. Mendes will dictate everything about this fight. It'll be a laugher.
I don't think Silva will let him off that easy... unless he plans on choking him to death, I think (hope) he keeps making Sonnen stand back up so he can beat him some more.
