Anderson Silva vs Fedor

jukon · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 09:27 PM

According to Machida, this would be on his dream UFC Brazil card.

What do you think? Does Anderson stand a chance? Obviously Matt Lindland wasn't able to do much, but I'd give Anderson more of a chance than I would most heavyweights. He will have a big speed advantage so he can probably stay off the ground. Fedor has big power in his hands but as far as i know Anderson has never been knocked out.

I don't know if I would give Silva a decent chance. But I'd damn sure like to see it happen. It would be more interesting than Fedor vs Rogers.
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fishy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 07:00 PM

I voted Fedor for obvious reasons....

Harlem · #3 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 08:42 AM

If Fedor strikes with him, he'll get embarrassed. I don't think he will, and when he takes Silva down, Fedor by sub.

stpierrecanada · #4 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 10:10 AM

Fedor...Easy. Silva is top 3 P4P but Fedor is on a different level than anyone will ever be IMO.

stpierrecanada · #5 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Harlem

If Fedor strikes with him, he'll get embarrassed. I don't think he will, and when he takes Silva down, Fedor by sub.

I disagree. Fedor is probably the hardest hitter in all of MMA. He does love the ground, but he would do fine with Anderson standing up allthough it would'nt be his goal.

The8thPlague · #6 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Harlem

If Fedor strikes with him, he'll get embarrassed. I don't think he will, and when he takes Silva down, Fedor by sub.

You nailed it.

A stand-up game would be fun to watch, but I think Fedor would eventually take it to the ground & then the end of Silva's life would happen. hahaha.

fishy · #7 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Harlem

If Fedor strikes with him, he'll get embarrassed. I don't think he will, and when he takes Silva down, Fedor by sub.

Silva may have a slight edge but embarrassment? it would be far from it, Fedor's striking is unpredictable and he throws great combination's, that alongside his power, speed (he may even be faster than silva in terms of his hands) his iron chin and and striking defense (which he showed against Arlovski--and would probably be his greatest weapon against Silva) shows that it would be far from embarrassment...come to think of it, I probably have Fedor with a slight edge on the feet...

roaddawg · #8 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 08:13 PM

Nah Silva has the advantage in standup without question. Fedor has the advantage on the ground but Silva is no slouch on the ground either. A more interesting fight would be Lyoto vs Fedor imo.

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vicrum · #9 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 10:46 PM

i would love to see how he would do. fedor is a smaller HW so i don't think he'd have much IF ANY size advantage.

Harlem · #10 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fishy

Silva may have a slight edge but embarrassment? it would be far from it, Fedor's striking is unpredictable and he throws great combination's, that alongside his power, speed (he may even be faster than silva in terms of his hands) his iron chin and and striking defense (which he showed against Arlovski--and would probably be his greatest weapon against Silva) shows that it would be far from embarrassment...come to think of it, I probably have Fedor with a slight edge on the feet...

Fedor is a decent striker but no where near Silva level. He didn't show really good striking defense against Arlovki either; it was just a matter of time. Every punch Arlovski threw, left Fedor off balence, backing up, and always on the defensive. Arlovski did also land a few punches, just nothing devastating.

Anybody that wasn't a serious Fedor fan would say he was getting embarrassed before that KO IMO.

Silva is a better striker than AA on the other hand, doesn't make mistakes, and has better defense. His muscle memory, accuracy, and timing, are are seconded maybe only by Machida.

Silva doesn't get hit, Fedor's been hit on a few of occasions and has been rocked before. Not to mention Fedor is a little sloppy with his standup. He just has serious power.

Silva would make him look worse than AA IMO until it gets to the ground.