Matt Hughes says GSP is better than Diaz and could beat Silva...

[KraftDanner]

[jamez123]

hughes is high if thinks gsp is getting anywhere near beating silva!

[Fusion-Dreams]

Who's Matt Hughes?

[Gaash]

hughes is high if thinks gsp is getting anywhere near beating silva!

Why? GSP is the perfect style to beat A. Silva. Best takedowns in MMA and isn't going to get subbed. Yea he is smaller, but he is probably as strong and the style matchup heavily favors GSP.

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Why? GSP is the perfect style to beat A. Silva. Best takedowns in MMA and isn't going to get subbed. Yea he is smaller, but he is probably as strong and the style matchup heavily favors GSP.

How will GSP get TDs if he wont strike with Silva enough to set them up? Silva is the worst match-up possible for GSP's timid fighting style.

[jamez123]

How will GSP get TDs if he wont strike with Silva enough to set them up? Silva is the worst match-up possible for GSP's timid fighting style.

This. GSP has no confidence in his chin or his striking. He's been lucky not to face any great strikers lately. If Serras manlet punches can knock him silly anderson would embarrass him like forrest.

[chucksmanhood]

Who's Matt Hughes?

American farmer.

[TylerManning]

irrelephant

[iamgenus]

hughes is high if thinks gsp is getting anywhere near beating silva!

You're really surprised that a wrestler thinks another wrestler would beat a striker?

[DFS200]

Haters keep hatin, GSP keeps on winnin.

[IAmBatman]

After the Chael fight.. I don't see how people don't think that GSP has a decent chance.. it's 50/50 as far as I'm concerned.

[Suplexdeath]

i agree with him saying gsp is mentally weak but ppl have been saying that for a long time. hes just not that tough of a guy. he will never will a competitive fight, he will just win these insanely lopsided fights because hes so much of a better fighter

[Workout4ever]

How will GSP get TDs if he wont strike with Silva enough to set them up? Silva is the worst match-up possible for GSP's timid fighting style.

the same way chael did




but with silva you can't really tell.. some times he looks amazing other times it looks like he's trolling or is just having bad performances

[iamgenus]

i agree with him saying gsp is mentally weak but ppl have been saying that for a long time. hes just not that tough of a guy. he will never will a competitive fight, he will just win these insanely lopsided fights because hes so much of a better fighter

People get motivated by different things. For some people fear f*cks with their head and it makes them worse because of it. For some people fear drives them and actually helps them. I think GSP is in that weird group where fear brings out the best in him.

Of course that best isn't what most people like to see in a fight.

[Clean]

This. GSP has no confidence in his chin or his striking. He's been lucky not to face any great strikers lately. If Serras manlet punches can knock him silly anderson would embarrass him like forrest.

He just faced Thiago Alves not too long ago and destroyed him everywhere. He used his takedowns to pick him apart on the feet and his striking to set up his takedowns. GSP would do the same with Silva. GSP pretty much mirror's Sonnen's explosive/relentless takedown style.

[Donoreem]

People act like GSP actually has the balls to fight Anderson. He'd try to drop to 155 before he went to 185/

[jamez123]

He just faced Thiago Alves not too long ago and destroyed him everywhere.

#1 you people really need to stop using the word "destroyed" when talking about fights where a guy lays on someone til the bell ends a fight. Destroyed is what Wand did to rampage.

#2 LULZ at comparing Thiago Alves to Anderson Silva.

[Gaash]

GSP takes people down by shooting a double leg from across the octagon. This whole he sets up his takedowns with strikes group is simply not the reality. Yeah, he does sometimes, but the reason he gets everyone down is because he has the sickest double leg in MMA and good takedowns all around. Considering virtually every fighter Silva has fought has managed to get him to the ground, to think GSP couldn't is laughable.

[MUFC]

How will GSP get TDs if he wont strike with Silva enough to set them up? Silva is the worst match-up possible for GSP's timid fighting style.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling

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GSP takes people down by shooting a double leg from across the octagon. This whole he sets up his takedowns with strikes group is simply not the reality. Yeah, he does sometimes, but the reason he gets everyone down is because he has the sickest double leg in MMA and good takedowns all around. Considering virtually every fighter Silva has fought has managed to get him to the ground, to think GSP couldn't is laughable.

GSP shooting for a double leg from across the octagon without setting it up against A. Silva... not going to happen. You mention GSP has the sickest double leg TD but ignore the fact that Silva has very good timing and accuracy with his strikes. GSP knows this, which is why this fight will probably never happen.

[John_Connor]

of course hughes knows whats up gsp would rock andy.

[John_Connor]

#1 you people really need to stop using the word "destroyed" when talking about fights where a guy lays on someone til the bell ends a fight. Destroyed is what Wand did to rampage.

#2 LULZ at comparing Thiago Alves to Anderson Silva.

destroyed is what vitor or leben did to wand.

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#1 you people really need to stop using the word "destroyed" when talking about fights where a guy lays on someone til the bell ends a fight. Destroyed is what Wand did to rampage.

#2 LULZ at comparing Thiago Alves to Anderson Silva.

#1 Check out Alves face after the fight. Also, "destroyed" doesn't just mean TKO'd or KO. Shutting down a fighter in every aspect of the game is just as good as KOing someone. Some guys are just naturally tough and won't get knocked out. GSP "destroyed" both Fitch and Thiago in every aspect of MMA x10. Its not his fault that they are tough as fck.

#2, you didn't say "Anderson Silva", you said he hasn't faced any great strikers lately. Check your own quote below.

This. GSP has no confidence in his chin or his striking. He's been lucky not to face any great strikers lately. If Serras manlet punches can knock him silly anderson would embarrass him like forrest.

Pretty sure Thiago is the best striker that the Welterweight division has to offer (exception of Nick Diaz maybe). Alves has faught in Muay Thai comps before and is actually a champ I believe, so the guy actually has a pedigree.


Could Anderson win in a fight with GSP? Maybe. Could GSP win? Maybe. Its pretty much 50/50. GSP has the style to beat Anderson. Every great wrestler Silva has faced (Henderson, Sonnen, even Okami) has taken him down. How is GSP any less skilled than any of those guys? I hate when people say "absolutes in MMA or "just because Serra outstruck him, Anderson will too..." Probably the same guys saying Tito was going to get destroyed on Saturday.

GSP takes people down by shooting a double leg from across the octagon. This whole he sets up his takedowns with strikes group is simply not the reality. Yeah, he does sometimes, but the reason he gets everyone down is because he has the sickest double leg in MMA and good takedowns all around. Considering virtually every fighter Silva has fought has managed to get him to the ground, to think GSP couldn't is laughable.

Have you even watched any of GSP's fights?

[jamez123]

#1 Check out Alves face after the fight.

Having a brusied/bloodied face != "destroyed" .. Thiago wasn't hurt and he walked away from the fight just fine.

#2, you didn't say "Anderson Silva", you said he hasn't faced any great strikers lately. Check your own quote below.

Pretty sure Thiago is the best striker that the Welterweight division has to offer (exception of Nick Diaz maybe). Alves has faught in Muay Thai comps before and is actually a champ I believe, so the guy actually has a pedigree.

Thiago Alves is a good striker, he's not great. Rick Story was out striking him for god's sakes.

GSP has the style to beat Anderson. Every great wrestler Silva has faced (Henderson, Sonnen, even Okami) has taken him down.

I lol every time someone brings this up. "the style" to beat anderson is the style anderson has overcome every time he's faced it... He made short work of Hendo the olympic wrestler and subbed Sonnen.

GSP isn't as big or strong as either of those guys.
His chin isn't nearly as good as either of those guys.
GSP would be undersized, outreached and easily defeated. 50/50 my ass.

[geneticgamer]

lol at a soft GSP beating Silva. That's like sending in a lamb to fight a lion. He'll be able to dry hump Diaz for 5 long rounds, but Silva would eat GSP alive.

[Murd0c]

We will see what will happen in the next year. Once he beats Diaz then Condit is up and after that fight I would be shocked if GSP doesn't fight Silva after that.

[HardGainer82]

GSP shooting for a double leg from across the octagon without setting it up against A. Silva... not going to happen. You mention GSP has the sickest double leg TD but ignore the fact that Silva has very good timing and accuracy with his strikes. GSP knows this, which is why this fight will probably never happen.

If this is in reference to the possibility of Anderson throwing a knee or other strike to counter a takedown, remember that he hasn't successfully done anything like that since Newton took the world's worst penetration step back in 2003...



In other news, no sh*t Hughes is picking the guy who beat his ass twice.

[exothermic]

again im disgusted with everybody counting diaz out

hughes said diaz does not have better jitz than gsp?... striking?.... more like only thing gsp has over diaz is wrestling

gsp can dominate diaz but cant do it to silva??.. why is that?... both guys suck in tkd & gsp has said he has no problem taking 185 & 205lb guys down so dont see how the size diff matters when gsp is like 200lbs now + he would be bigger if he moved up...

again... WAR DIAZ!!

[southpaw447]

How will GSP get TDs if he wont strike with Silva enough to set them up? Silva is the worst match-up possible for GSP's timid fighting style.

He might have to pull something out of left field like being a better striker than Sonnen or something.

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If this is in reference to the possibility of Anderson throwing a knee or other strike to counter a takedown, remember that he hasn't successfully done anything like that since Newton took the world's worst penetration step back in 2003...



In other news, no sh*t Hughes is picking the guy who beat his ass twice.

Has he had anyone so scared of striking they were dumb enough to shoot without trying to set it up with something? Only person I can think of who attempted it was Maia and he didn't even come close to scoring a TD.

He might have to pull something out of left field like being a better striker than Sonnen or something.

Lots of GSP/Sonnen comparisons... GSP is more talented than Sonnen but he isn't as aggressive. What good is GSP's better striking if he doesn't have a better heart? If GSP is scared of striking with Dan Hardy he wont dream of striking with Silva.