I understand Anderson wants nothing but super fights and that's understandable but I don't necessarily understand the attitude of denying Den Henderson and calling out Frank Mir? Dan Henderson fights at Light Heavyweight and I see him beating all the opponents Anderson has faced at Light Heavyweight as well. I'm not sure who's decision it was to call out Frank Mir but I just think it's bit of a safe move and not really a 'super' fight, its more of a 'safe' fight that people may categorize as a super fight. Mir has a questionable chin, if going to Heavyweight why not call out Kongo, Brock, or Cain?(Cro Cop would have been a super fight, still may be)
One person I think would give Anderson a great fight is Rampage, while Ed Soares is picking opponents and playing matchmaker he does what a manager does and goes for taking the least risks with the most possible gain (which is smart). All I'm saying is Anderson wants super fights, in my opinion Anderson Vs Rampage is a super fight. Ed Soares wants safe fights.
One last thing, denying Vitor doesn't make since. Even though he has one win in the UFC, his streak coming into the UFC qualifies him as a justifiable opponent. BJ wants super fights, Anderson wants super fights, the fans want super fights, but don't supplement a great fight for a different fight unless it's a legit 'super' fight.
vitor belfort
Win Rich Franklin TKO (Punches) UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort 9/19/2009 1 3:02
Win Matt Lindland KO (Punches) Affliction - Day of Reckoning 1/24/2009 1 0:37
Win Terry Martin KO (Punches) Affliction - Banned 7/19/2008 2 3:12
Win James Zikic Decision (Unanimous) CR 23 - Unbelievable 9/22/2007 3 5:00
Win Ivan Serati TKO (Punches) CR 21 - Judgement Day 4/21/2007 1 3:47
Loss Dan Henderson Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal 10/21/2006 3 5:00
Win Kazuo Takahashi KO (Punch) PRIDE - Critical Countdown Absolute 7/1/2006 1 0:36
Loss Alistair Overeem Decision (Unanimous) Strikeforce - Revenge 6/9/2006 3 5:00
Win Antony Rea KO (Punches) CR 14 - Punishment 12/3/2005 2 1:30
Loss Alistair Overeem Submission (Guillotine Choke) PRIDE - Total Elimination 2005 4/23/2005 1 9:36
Loss Tito Ortiz Decision (Split) UFC 51 - Super Saturday 2/5/2005 3 5:00
Loss Randy Couture TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC 49 - Unfinished Business 8/21/2004 3 5:00
Win Randy Couture TKO (Cut) UFC 46 - Supernatural 1/31/2004 1 0:49
Win Marvin Eastman TKO (Knees and Punches) UFC 43 - Meltdown 6/6/2003 1 1:07
Loss Chuck Liddell Decision (Unanimous) UFC 37.5 - As Real As It Gets 6/22/2002 3 5:00
Win Heath Herring Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 14 - Clash of the Titans 5/27/2001 3 5:00
Win Bobby Southworth Submission (Rear Naked Choke) PRIDE 13 - Collision Course 3/25/2001 1 4:09
Win Daijiro Matsui Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors 8/27/2000 2 10:00
Win Gilbert Yvel Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 9 - New Blood 6/4/2000 2 10:00
Loss Kazushi Sakuraba Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 5 - PRIDE 5 4/29/1999 2 10:00
Win Wanderlei Silva TKO (Punches) UFC Brazil - Ultimate Brazil 10/16/1998 1 0:44
Win Joe Charles Submission (Armbar) UFC Japan - Ultimate Japan 1 12/21/1997 1 4:03
Loss Randy Couture TKO (Punches) UFC 15 - Collision Course 10/17/1997 1 8:16
Win David Abbott TKO (Punches) UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force 5/30/1997 1 0:52
Win Scott Ferrozzo TKO (Punches) UFC 12 - Judgement Day 2/7/1997 1 0:43
Win Tra Telligman TKO (Cut) UFC 12 - Judgement Day 2/7/1997 1 1:17
Win Jon Hess KO (Punches) SB 2 - SuperBrawl 2 10/11/1996 1 0:12
anderson silva
Win Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) UFC 101 - Declaration 8/8/2009 1 3:23
Win Thales Leites Decision (Unanimous) UFC 97 - Redemption 4/18/2009 5 5:00
Win Patrick Cote TKO (Knee Injury) UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote 10/25/2008 3 0:39
Win James Irvin KO (Punches) UFC - Fight Night 14 7/19/2008 1 1:01
Win Dan Henderson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion 3/1/2008 2 4:52
Win Rich Franklin TKO (Knees) UFC 77 - Hostile Territory 10/20/2007 2 1:07
Win Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73 - Stacked 7/7/2007 1 4:50
Win Travis Lutter Submission (Elbows) UFC 67 - All or Nothing 2/3/2007 2 2:11
Win Rich Franklin KO (Knee) UFC 64 - Unstoppable 10/14/2006 1 2:59
Win Chris Leben KO (Knee) UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 5 6/28/2006 1 0:49
Win Tony Fryklund KO (Elbow) CR 16 - Critical Condition 4/22/2006 1 2:02
Loss Yushin Okami DQ (Illegal Kick) ROTR 8 - Rumble on the Rock 8 1/20/2006 1 2:33
Win Curtis Stout KO (Punches) CR 14 - Punishment 12/3/2005 1 4:59
Win Jorge Rivera TKO (Knees and Punches) CR 11 - Face Off 4/30/2005 2 3:53
Loss Ryo Chonan Submission (Flying Scissor Heel Hook) PRIDE - Shockwave 2004 12/31/2004 3 3:08
Win Lee Murray Decision (Unanimous) CR 8 - Knights of the Octagon 9/11/2004 3 5:00
Win Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) Gladiator FC - Day 2 6/27/2004 3 5:00
Win Waldir dos Anjos TKO (Corner Stoppage) CF 1 - Conquista Fight 1 12/20/2003 1 5:00
Loss Daiju Takase Submission (Triangle Choke) PRIDE 26 - Bad to the Bone 6/8/2003 1 8:33
Win Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) PRIDE 25 - Body Blow 3/16/2003 1 6:27
Win Alexander Otsuka Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 22 - Beasts From The East 2 9/29/2002 3 5:00
Win Alex Stiebling TKO (Doctor Stoppage) PRIDE 21 - Demolition 6/23/2002 1 1:23
Win Roan Carneiro Submission (Punches) Meca 6 - Meca World Vale Tudo 6 1/31/2002 1 N/A
Win Hayato Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - To The Top 7 8/26/2001 3 5:00
Win Israel Albuquerque Submission (Strikes) Meca 5 - Meca World Vale Tudo 5 6/9/2001 1 6:17
Win Tetsuji Kato Decision (Unanimous) Shooto - To The Top 2 3/2/2001 3 5:00
Win Claudionor Fontinelle TKO (Strikes) Meca 4 - Meca World Vale Tudo 4 12/16/2000 1 4:35
Win Jose Barreto TKO (Strikes) Meca 2 - Meca World Vale Tudo 2 8/12/2000 1 1:06
Loss Luiz Azeredo Decision Meca 1 - Meca World Vale Tudo 1 5/27/2000 2 10:00
Monsters Ball - Anderson needs to defend his belt or give it up. He's beginning to act like a prima donna, imo.
i call this defending the belt dont you??
check overeem
or check out cung le .
josh thomson so on and so on
title defenses since having the belt....see below.
Win Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) UFC 101 - Declaration 8/8/2009 1 3:23
Win Thales Leites Decision (Unanimous) UFC 97 - Redemption 4/18/2009 5 5:00
Win Patrick Cote TKO (Knee Injury) UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote 10/25/2008 3 0:39
Win James Irvin KO (Punches) UFC - Fight Night 14 7/19/2008 1 1:01
Win Dan Henderson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion 3/1/2008 2 4:52
Win Rich Franklin TKO (Knees) UFC 77 - Hostile Territory 10/20/2007 2 1:07
Win Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73 - Stacked 7/7/2007 1 4:50
Win Travis Lutter Submission (Elbows) UFC 67 - All or Nothing 2/3/2007 2 2:11
His attitude definitely changed once he was given the Thales Leites fight. I could understand giving Cote a title shot, but Anderson seems to only want big names after the Thales fight. In my opinion that Thales fight made no since at all and I understand if he declines fights that don't make since, but these fights are solid fights that make since that he is declining.
lormpino -Forrest Griffin and James Irvin were LHW fights, non-title. Also Lutter didn't make weight so non-title there too.Monsters Ball - Anderson needs to defend his belt or give it up. He's beginning to act like a prima donna, imo.
i call this defending the belt dont you??
check overeem
or check out cung le .
josh thomson so on and so on
title defenses since having the belt....see below.
Win Forrest Griffin KO (Punch) UFC 101 - Declaration 8/8/2009 1 3:23
Win Thales Leites Decision (Unanimous) UFC 97 - Redemption 4/18/2009 5 5:00
Win Patrick Cote TKO (Knee Injury) UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote 10/25/2008 3 0:39
Win James Irvin KO (Punches) UFC - Fight Night 14 7/19/2008 1 1:01
Win Dan Henderson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion 3/1/2008 2 4:52
Win Rich Franklin TKO (Knees) UFC 77 - Hostile Territory 10/20/2007 2 1:07
Win Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 73 - Stacked 7/7/2007 1 4:50
Win Travis Lutter Submission (Elbows) UFC 67 - All or Nothing 2/3/2007 2 2:11
"if going to Heavyweight why not call out Kongo, Brock, or Cain?(Cro Cop would have been a super fight, still may be)"
He wouldn't call out Brock because of the completely ridiculous size difference, and also he is not one who immediately calls out the champ in divisions he hasn't worked his way up in. He wouldn't call out Kongo or Cain because no one cares about them and those would be far from "superfights". Mir is a very recognizable guy and former champ.
I think alot of you are missing the connection. Mir gets called out because of the Nog connection. Mir talks down Nog and refuses rematch. Anderson uses his star power to try and get a match and dispense justice for a friend. That is my take on it.
Elvis
Elvis - I think alot of you are missing the connection. Mir gets called out because of the Nog connection. Mir talks down Nog and refuses rematch. Anderson uses his star power to try and get a match and dispense justice for a friend. That is my take on it.
Elvis
Yeah, but what do you know about MMA?
Kidding!
This was my impression as well.
RyannVonDoom -orcus - "if going to Heavyweight why not call out Kongo, Brock, or Cain?(Cro Cop would have been a super fight, still may be)"
He wouldn't call out Brock because of the completely ridiculous size difference, and also he is not one who immediately calls out the champ in divisions he hasn't worked his way up in. He wouldn't call out Kongo or Cain because no one cares about them and those would be far from "superfights". Mir is a very recognizable guy and former champ.
He called out Mir because thats the best stylistic match up for him at the HW division. You notice he didn't say Herring? Cup Cheick? Cro Cop? Pat Barry? But went straight for Mir because he's the best match up for him of the high profile fighters. It's not about the challenge for him, it's about keeping that streak going.
Yea, that's what I mean by taking the 'safe' fights. If you claim to want super fights, there aren't many super fights that are 'safe' matchups.