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Do you think UFC MW division would be better off without Anderson Silva?

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  • 26-11-2009 11:21pm
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    maharg92
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    Does anyone else think that the MW division in the UFC would be better off without anderson silva. everytime he fights the next big contender he ripd through them but if he wasnt there there could be some class title fights were the title might actually change hands


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    Martin Walker
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Martin Walker


    I think the MW division in Ireland is better than the UFC! Lets talk about that.
    That Rod Moore hes a tough guy!:D


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,192 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    maharg92 wrote: »
    Does anyone else think that the MW division in the UFC would be better off without anderson silva. everytime he fights the next big contender he ripd through them but if he wasnt there there could be some class title fights were the title might actually change hands

    I understand what you mean but it should be about finding out who the best in the world is, and we have. And long may he estroy everyone!


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    JokerD
    Registered Users Posts: 3,024 ✭✭✭JokerD


    Well look at the HW division for example, no matter what Lesnar does for the rest of his career, the same question will always be thrown about, 'Would he beat Fedor? We don't need the same thing happening with Silva imo. To be the champ you gotta beat the champ.


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,303 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Would the premiership of been better of without united over the last 15 years.
    What about the World cup if we took out Brazil.


    Sounds a bit silly now doesn't it.


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    ginoginelli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭ginoginelli


    maharg92 wrote: »
    Does anyone else think that the MW division in the UFC would be better off without anderson silva. everytime he fights the next big contender he ripd through them but if he wasnt there there could be some class title fights were the title might actually change hands

    I agree. Anderson would be much better suited moving up to lhw or hw, as they pose many more exciting match-ups for him.


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    scudzilla
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    ginoginelli wrote: »
    I agree. Anderson would be much better suited moving up to lhw or hw, as they pose many more exciting match-ups for him.

    True, but he can only ever go so far at LHW, or at least while Lyoto has the belt as he has refused to fight his friend and training partner


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    syncsyncboot
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    maharg92 wrote: »
    Does anyone else think that the MW division in the UFC would be better off without anderson silva. everytime he fights the next big contender he ripd through them but if he wasnt there there could be some class title fights were the title might actually change hands

    That is nonsense! So would the world of sport have been better without Joe Louis/Brazil in 1970s/Real in 1950s/Liverpool in 1980s/Usain Bolt/Sea The Stars/Brian Lara/Jonah Lomu???

    Silva is dominant because he deserves to be. We the fans should acknowledge this greatness and appreciate that we are witnessing one of the greatest fighters of all time.

    What difference would the belt changing hands make anyway? NONE! The best man deserves the belt. A true Champion will defend it. Greatness is Anderson Silva.


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    Tim_Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,995 ✭✭✭Tim_Murphy


    Nonsense.

    Pretty such every year somebody says to me the week of the All-Ireland: 'ah would ye not give some other crowd a go this year'. It would be better for gaelic football if other teams got better and put it up to Kerry and Tyrone, it would not be better for football to not have those two teams in the Championship. Same with any sport that have dominant teams/competitors.


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,192 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    syncsyncboot wrote: »
    That is nonsense! So would the world of sport have been better without Joe Louis/Brazil in 1970s/Real in 1950s/Liverpool in 1980s/Usain Bolt/Sea The Stars/Brian Lara/Jonah Lomu???

    In fairness, i think Anderson Silva would knock all of these guys out!


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    Devastator
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    Mellor wrote: »
    Would the premiership of been better of without united over the last 15 years.
    What about the World cup if we took out Brazil.


    Sounds a bit silly now doesn't it.


    why stop there?

    Lets get Federer out of tennis, Phil Taylor out of darts and Tiger woods out of golf.

    C'mon people, lets get together to get the most talented, proven best sports people in the world out of their respective sports......just because they are too good :rolleyes:


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    cowzerp
    Registered Users Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    In fairness, i think Anderson Silva would knock all of these guys out!

    Not joe louis, the brown bomber would punch him all over the shop.

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



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    UCDEamon
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭UCDEamon


    I think you guys are missing the OPs point. Silva might win a belt in a higher division. To take the football analogy it would be like a team going from winning the premiership three times in a row to winning the champions league three times in a row, big difference! we already know silva is the greatest middleweight him fighting bigger guys gives him the opportunity to be remembered as an EVEN GREATER CHAMPION!


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    syncsyncboot
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    cowzerp wrote: »
    Not joe louis, the brown bomber would punch him all over the shop.

    Love it!!!! :-)


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,192 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    cowzerp wrote: »
    Not joe louis, the brown bomber would punch him all over the shop.

    Racist!


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    token56
    Registered Users Posts: 2,607 ✭✭✭token56


    This sort of question is always asked whenever somebody dominates a particular sport. If somebody is that good then they deserve to be where they are. It is up to the other people who oppose them to up their game and improve. The dominance should act as encouragement for others to get better. If they dont and the dominance continues well you cant blame the person at the top.


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