burner22 -orcus -" one thing with Anderson is that he has such a problem with defending the takedown."
Didn't they say Anderson has the second-highest takedown defense rate in the UFC?
In fairness silva has fought a lot of bjj guys with mediocre takedowns, which may be inflating those stats. Seeing as how gsp has fought some of the best wrestlers in mma and taken them down pretty much at will, you would think he will take down Anderson. Minimal chance he finishes him tho. The question is will he get caught on the way in. I'd say it's 50/50 <img alt="Phone Post" border="0" src="/images/phone/apple.png" style="vertical-align:middle;" /></blockquote>
I think GSP would probably get him down, I'm just disagreeing that Anderson gets taken down "effortlessly". Even in the first fight Chael went 4 for 7 and in the second he was like 1 for 8 or something ridiculous.
Maia has great takedowns, Vitor took down Tito, Marquardt and Okami are strong wrestlers as well. Henderson is hit or miss but he took down Rampage more easily than Jon Jones did, and Rampage was a hell of a lot more motivated and in shape then, too.
LOL @ you guys thinking that wrestling is gonna get the job done.
GSP aint gots no finishing ability, we all agree on that.
TDD-wrestlers-blah
you means wrestlers like Dan Henderson?
Chael?
GSP rasslin is great but he doesnt bring a damn thing to the table to threaten Silva.
Anderson by fists.
Excuse me rashad but I moustache u about gsp vs silva 
ChokeEmOut - Not sure why Rashad would perpetuate something as stupid as GSP giving Silva problems.
This is one of the most pathetic propaganda pieces from dips shit BLAF ever! GSP is tiny in comparison and gets beat up by Shields and Condit..imagine if Silva hits him.
GSP is the only one being smart about it, he knows Silva is too big and too skilled.
You mean you actually have to ask?
Rashad wants to get AS sufficiently mad at him so he will want to fight him!
And I'm all for it - anything to get Rashad down to 185.
I think Rashad's got it about right.
Consider the opponents that Silva has faced, not one of them would beat GSP, imo. Sonnen, Okami, Bonnar, Belfort, Maia, Griffin, Leites, Cote, Irvin, Marquardt, Leben, Franklin, .. Henderson would put up a helluva scrap, for sure, but I'd say GSP would still take decision.
Of course, the same could be said of GSP's record, where I'd say Condit would give Anderson a run for his money as well. To say that GSP would lose definitely to Anderson is foolish.
That being said, Condit in the middleweight division.. interesting, very interesting.
gsp wouldn't get one take down
BoilerBrawnByBeatdown - lol@people who bring up the 1st Sonnen fight, unless GSP comes in juiced and Anderson comes in injured, that ain't gonna happen.
and second, GSP's takedowns are NOTHING like Sonnen's.
Sonnen doesn't care if he gets hit coming in, he's going forward no matter what. If you think GSP is going to go in recklessly like Sonnen, you are a DUMB FUCK.
That last part is the salient point, IMO. And it's why I believe you to be completely wrong about GSP's chances.
GSP won't risk Silva's power. GPS will set up Silva for a TD. And he'll get it. As a couple of others have mentioned - it's what he can do when he gets there, and will he be able to avoid Silva's striking throughout the fight in order to get the TDs.
Anderson would nuke GSP.
dabigchet -spliff -
gsp wouldn't get one take down
chael had him down 10 seconds into their second fight, even though everyone knew that was his plan.
gsp isn't chael.. chael has like 20 lbs on him
GSpenn fan -Sal Penis - GSP takes Anderson down all fucking day.
he will make it look easy....GSP has been out wrestling collegiate wrestling stars in the WW division for YEARS...people are letting these silly weight classes cloud the obvious...
.GSP will take silva down, the only difference between GSP and Sonnen is while GSP will give up some size and strength he has much quicker takedowns and way better BJJ...he wont get subbed from the bottom..
Can GSP avoid the KO? That is the question
Wow with a name like that you CAN'T be biased.
Gtfoh.
JamieHill - I think Rashad's got it about right.
Consider the opponents that Silva has faced, not one of them would beat GSP, imo. Sonnen, Okami, Bonnar, Belfort, Maia, Griffin, Leites, Cote, Irvin, Marquardt, Leben, Franklin, .. Henderson would put up a helluva scrap, for sure, but I'd say GSP would still take decision.
Of course, the same could be said of GSP's record, where I'd say Condit would give Anderson a run for his money as well. To say that GSP would lose definitely to Anderson is foolish.
That being said, Condit in the middleweight division.. interesting, very interesting.
i have to stop you at henderson.
i think hendo has the firepower and the wrestling to handle gsp.
and by handle i mean drop those BOMBS!
r_o_y -JamieHill - I think Rashad's got it about right.
Consider the opponents that Silva has faced, not one of them would beat GSP, imo. Sonnen, Okami, Bonnar, Belfort, Maia, Griffin, Leites, Cote, Irvin, Marquardt, Leben, Franklin, .. Henderson would put up a helluva scrap, for sure, but I'd say GSP would still take decision.
Of course, the same could be said of GSP's record, where I'd say Condit would give Anderson a run for his money as well. To say that GSP would lose definitely to Anderson is foolish.
That being said, Condit in the middleweight division.. interesting, very interesting.
i have to stop you at henderson.
i think hendo has the firepower and the wrestling to handle gsp.
and by handle i mean drop those BOMBS!
Yeah, thinking about it.. Hendo vs GSP would be very difficult for Georges, hell, I give Hendo a very big chance against anyone, Spider included.
orcus -
" one thing with Anderson is that he has such a problem with defending the takedown."
Didn't they say Anderson has the second-highest takedown defense rate in the UFC?
At MW....then Goldie took a big shit on Brad Tavares
Shocking a fighter who has turned down the chance to fight Anderson 3 times now thinks a guy from 2 weight classes lower "definitely" can beat Anderson.....what is he saying about himself?
Not saying this is going to happen by all means. But how crazy would it be if GSP knocked Anderson Silva out, TKO'd him or submitted him? Could you imagine how insane the UG would fucking get?! Lol
GSP is gonna take him down... so what? I bet anderson does more damage from the bottom than GSP can do from the top. The difference is GSP has to take him down every round and keep him there while Anderson can finish the fight at any time.
Why did Rashad decline to fight Silva @ 205 if his wrestling is so crappy?
eljamaiquino -Why did Rashad decline to fight Silva @ 205 if his wrestling is so crappy?
3 times.
To be fair two of them were on "short notice"....but still.
GSP hardly has a great record of finishing people from the top so why is he all of a sudden going to finish Anderson?
If the fight were to stay standing like vs Condit, GSP is in deep trouble.
Or one could say that in the fight where Anderson wasn't injured, Sonnen went 1 for 4 on takedown attempts.