big nog looks good he looks like a middle weight sriker to me hes gonna own the title before he has 5 fights in the UFC

they both looked pretty good..i like how the HW was wearing headgear, but the mw wasnt, although it makes him look like a badass, its kinda stupid on Silvas part..Tavares was in the background aswell..What gym was this, i dont think it was BTT or blackhouse?

This camp is amazing….both guys look great. I’m sure both will do well in July in Sac town. Hey Dude I also thought Silva was crazy for not wearing headgear. This tells me how nuts their training sessions are. These guys are the real deal

Silva’s friggin’ frightening. How’s this guy not the face of the UFC? Oh yeah, he only speaks Portugese. Learn some English, dude, and you could be known as one of the baddest men on the planet. So far, he’s received very little attention when compared to what Franklin, Hughes and Liddell got in their day. Sure, only one title defense so far, but as much as I like Marquardt, Silva will be champion for at least the next 2 years. The UFC has to build him up publicly.

I like a lot of Brazilian fighters. They’re cool but generally don’t seem so arrogant. Silvas- both Wanderlei and Anderson are monster strikers- and Shogun too- but Minotauro does his damage on the mat. I think he’s even more dangerous from the bottom. That Tavares guy looked pretty good at UFN too.

To me, Minotauro looked terrible with his striking. It didn’t look like he has what it takes to be champ. Just my opinion.

I can’t wait for Big Nog vs. Arlovski; that fight has got to happen somewhere down the road, at least I hope it does. Anderson Silva is a very good fighter, but Franklin will take the title from either him or Nate the great towards the end of the year. Franklin and Arlovski will be the face of the UFC again, as champions.

Wow, Silva is crazy. I’ve said for a long time he has the best chin in the business, and this only confirms that. I also love his attitude about fighting. When asked about why he didn’t attack Franklin or Leben (even though Leben got back up once), he said “we’re proffesional athletes here to compete, not to kill each other.” That is rare stance to have among fighters who regularly cheap shot opponents who are clearly knocked out. I’m a huge Franklin fan, but Silva is slowly starting to become my favorite fighter.

That being said, he has a serious challenge ahead of him against Marquardt. Silva got taken down very easily against Lutter, and Marquardt is better both with his takedowns and his ground game.

Does anyone know when this took place?
I know alot of fighters only wear head gear if they’re sparring right before a fight.
They do it to keep from getting cut not to keep from getting knocked out.
That being said, Silva has a crazy chin. It looked like he was getting popped pretty good and alot of the time like he was letting big nog hit him.

Dude is good. I’m looking forward to this next fight. I think Lutter could have had him if he had cut weight right and hadn’t walked in the ring looking like death slightly warmed over.
Marquardt has a good chance of walking away with the belt.

Franklin will not take the belt from silva only because silva is under his skin. Franklin looked intimidated in their first fight, and he’s only going to be more intimidated this time around. As a silva fan, im more worried about marquardt than franklin b/c marquardt is smarter than franklin. Marquardt might not be the most exciting fighter, but he’s always found a way to win. In silva/franlin 1, Franklin tried to work the clinch against a world class muay thai fighter. That’s just common sense, it’s something you dont do. He underestimated silva’s strength and thought he would be able to throw him around, he was wrong. The way to beat silva is by taking him down, but avoiding submissions. you have to gnp him. I think silva underestimated lutter in his first defense. That fight was better than any win silva will ever get in the ufc. It showed him that he has to work on his wrestling and be more like chuck liddell. He needs to learn how to sprawl. His chin is world class, a is his striking. Silva is the most entertaining fighter in mma today and will retain his belt for a while.

Franklin and Arlovski will be the face of the UFC again, as champions.

Sorry my friend, but that time has long passed, and will never come again. I would give a 1000-1 odds that they will never be champs at the same time again. Franklin is terrified of Silva and I know you’ve seen Arlovski’s last 4 matches. I am a fan of both of these fighers, but neither of them seem the same since thier title runs. They are scared to get hit.

Sorry my friend, but that time has long passed, and will never come again. I would give a 1000-1 odds that they will never be champs at the same time again. Franklin is terrified of Silva and I know you’ve seen Arlovski’s last 4 matches. I am a fan of both of these fighers, but neither of them seem the same since thier title runs. They are scared to get hit.

 As a silva fan, im more worried about marquardt than franklin b/c marquardt is smarter than franklin. Marquardt might not be the most exciting fighter, but he’s always found a way to win.

Marquardt is smarter than Rich Franklin who has a mathematics degree? Silva doesn’t look like he would be all that strong but apparently he is. I don’t think that was a stupid assumption. I agree Franklin didn’t look right that night… like he was sick, injured or he had just shat himself. But the rematch will be much closer I think.

Marquardt has beaten Dean Lister and who else? Lister is not a top guy. Top of the silver bracket maybe but not gold. If Silva doesn’t knock this guy out ice cold in the first round I’ll be very surprised.

Granted, I’m a big Franklin fan, but he went into his fight with Silva with an admittedly horrible gameplan. He has said he likes to go into fights, trade some stand-up and adapt from there. By the time the Silva fight got to the point where he would adapt Franklin’s nose was in his ear, and he was apologizing to the crowd for his performance. Franklin will get a rematch with Silva, and when he does he will have an infinitely better strategy, execute it to perfection and get his title back. Count on it.

Franklin-Silva 2 is a toss up 4 me, almost like Chuck and Rampage 2, it can go either way…whoever comes out stronger will win!

Franklin is like a Middle weight Randy Couture. Dont ever count him out of anything. Silva or no Silva.

Silva is an absolute killer…the only way any MW in the UFC will be able to beat him is if they avoid standing with him. The guy has power and is precise with his punches. He made the Big Nog look almost amateurish in the training session. He could probably stand with anyone in MMA, regardless of weight class

I see Silva beating Marquardt handily. While I think the world of Franklin, unless he changes his gameplan, the fight will finish the same as the first fight. I don’t think Franklin has the chin to take too many heavy shots, especially from Silva. Franklin better be working out a whole new gameplan for this guy…or he’s finished.

Big Nog’s gonna lose his UFC debut – in a slobberknocker. Herring’s gotta prove his worth.

Franklin is like a Middle weight Randy Couture. Dont ever count him out of anything. Silva or no Silva.

Watch that fight with A silva again and notice how scared Rich looked when he stared up at Anderson from the clinch. He looked scared like a little kid with no control of his fate whatsoever.

Roast me if you will but I say Arlovski knocks Noguiera out!

That whole scene reminded me of Million Dollar Baby. Old school gym with two guys sparring and the retarded guy cheering on the whole thing.

That being said, I don’t see Silva getting knocked out by anyone. Possibly submitted, but I am sure he trains his ass off to prevent himself from being submitted, especially after that scissor lock back in Pride.

I guess we’ll see what Marquardt brings to the table, but Im not betting on him.

Roast me if you will but I say Arlovski knocks Noguiera out!

They arent even fighting. Calm down.

Anderson and Nogg is a beast… how come
Silva wasnt wearing any protectives on his face. N why the hell is there a retard voice in the backround. I think the dude was saying AHHHHHGGGG MY ASSSSS AGGHHHH!!

They arent even fighting. Calm down.

I mean in the future, when they fight, Arlovski will win. Despite alot of people being under the impression that no one can knock him out. I just believe alot of the “best” guys from pride have been in too many wars, and even though they are badass contenders they are liable to get KTFO!

And i’m predicting now that for Noguiera, Arlovski is a bad matchup!

Silva’s movement is amazing no wonder he’s champ.

big nog looks good he looks like a middle weight sriker to me hes gonna own the title before he has 5 fights in the UFC

I think he has next up after Gonzaga-Couture so he might take it in two.

I mean in the future, when they fight, Arlovski will win. Despite alot of people being under the impression that no one can knock him out. I just believe alot of the “best” guys from pride have been in too many wars, and even though they are badass contenders they are liable to get KTFO!

I think he has next up after Gonzaga-Couture so he might take it in two.

There’s no way Nog should vault ahead of guys like Arlovski or Sylvia (hell, even Vera). He should have to prove himself, regardless of what he accomplished in Pride (where he was very successful). The heavyweight division is stacked enough that no new guy (regardless of who he is) should be able to walk into a title fight at the expense of veteran UFC fighters who have proven themsleves in the UFC. That includes Fedor. Even if these guys can beat the UFC mainstays, they should have to prove it in the OCTAGON before being given a shot at the gold.

Show of virtual hands- who here has seen Noguira fight in Pride? He is a very tough Juijitsu guy and not that much of a stand up fighter. So if him sparring with the greatest striker in the world is the only footage you’ve seen, just hold your judgement until he fights Herring. Herring might land some jabs, maybe more, they go to the ground, but then bam zoom- arm bar… Noguira wins. He’s like a 230-lb Nate Diaz for all you TUF fans.

Silva’s movement is amazing no wonder he’s champ.

no doubt!! he could have just dodged punches the whole time if he wanted to, every punch big nog landed was a punch silva let him land, he is amazing, we’re gonna see how fast marquardt’s hands are on 7/7…

Sorry my friend, but that time has long passed, and will never come again. I would give a 1000-1 odds that they will never be champs at the same time again. Franklin is terrified of Silva and I know you’ve seen Arlovski’s last 4 matches. I am a fan of both of these fighers, but neither of them seem the same since thier title runs. They are scared to get hit.

Agreed, im a huge fan of AA, but he hasnt looked the same since losing to tim. i hope the old AA finds his way back to the octagon.

Anderson Silva is scary good man. With a pretty weak middleweight division he can stay on top for 4 or 5 title defenses, and you know he will always be exciting because he will probably win by mostly devastating KOs. I am going with Silva in the first round via KO.

[quote post=“2489”]As a silva fan, im more worried about marquardt than franklin b/c marquardt is smarter than franklin. Marquardt might not be the most exciting fighter, but he’s always found a way to win.
Marquardt is smarter than Rich Franklin who has a mathematics degree? Silva doesn’t look like he would be all that strong but apparently he is. I don’t think that was a stupid assumption. I agree Franklin didn’t look right that night… like he was sick, injured or he had just shat himself. But the rematch will be much closer I think.
Marquardt has beaten Dean Lister and who else? Lister is not a top guy. Top of the silver bracket maybe but not gold. If Silva doesn’t knock this guy out ice cold in the first round I’ll be very surprised. [/quote

7 times king of pancras does say something about his ground game. Marquardt is a more dangerous matchup for Silvia than Franklin.

Anderson Silva looked like a tall Mayweather Jr. His moves were flamboyant and cocky. Who wouldn’t wanna see his next fight after watching this clip? Too bad the UFC (specifically Dana “White”) doesn’t promote its black champions (or foreign language speakers). Maybe once MMA hits the mainstream it will become more of an equal opportunity employer.

OK, so Big Nog doesn’t have much of a stand up. And Andersons stand up is his primary game. But still, no head-gear against a pro fighter who out weighs him by, what 50lbs? Plus, Anderson looked GOOD!!

I am now afraid for anyone who has to fight this guy. And, yes, he isn’t the best on the ground, but he’s better than, say Liddell? Did he need a great ground game to stay on top, no. He just has the best take-down defense.

I guess my point is, first, you have to avoid getting pummelled getting Anderson to the ground. Then you have to try to GNP or submit a guy who is a BJJ Black belt. No easy task. Plus, do you think that Big Nog and Silva only spar stand up? Ya think that maybe Anderson gets some world class ground training in as well? I figure, if he doesn’t learn english than I have to learn Portuguese because this guy is here for a long time.

Anderson Silva is one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world, marquardt will put up a good fight but i don’t think anyone in that division will knock him off for quite some time. and Big Nog doesn’t have the best stand up, but he is a MONSTER on the ground, he’s already beat Herring twice in one decision and one by submission, it’ll be a walk for him at 73.

They arent even fighting. Calm down.

Anderson Silva looked like a tall Mayweather Jr. His moves were flamboyant and cocky. Who wouldn’t wanna see his next fight after watching this clip? Too bad the UFC (specifically Dana “White”) doesn’t promote its black champions (or foreign language speakers). Maybe once MMA hits the mainstream it will become more of an equal opportunity employer.

It’s not that he doesn’t promote them, Quinton just won his, and A. Silva only 1 title defense. That’s not a whole lot to go on. Tim Sylvia was champ longer than that and he doesnt get promoted.

There’s no way Nog should vault ahead of guys like Arlovski or Sylvia (hell, even Vera). He should have to prove himself, regardless of what he accomplished in Pride (where he was very successful). The heavyweight division is stacked enough that no new guy (regardless of who he is) should be able to walk into a title fight at the expense of veteran UFC fighters who have proven themsleves in the UFC. That includes Fedor. Even if these guys can beat the UFC mainstays, they should have to prove it in the OCTAGON before being given a shot at the gold.

this has to be a joke right?

thats how your going to get the best heavyweight in the world to come over to your organisation

“hello fedor, take a seat…..we would like you to come and fight for the UFC” “ok guys, a champion versus champion thing, the winner of couture/gonzaga?” “ah…well we were thinking about bringing you in and making you start at the bottom, you know, build you up make you earn your shot” "make me earn my shot? i havnt been defeated in 20 fights against the very best guys in the world, and im a champion, and believed to be the very best fighter in the world by everyone including your own current heavyweight champion….how exactly do i do more to earn a shot? “we were thinking your first fight could be someone like O’brien” “fuck you im off to bodog”

in england silva is a legend i kicked ass in a so so organisation like cage rage but he showed great ground skills and kicks after seeing his boxing no one question this dude is the real deal .

correction he kicked ass i get whooped

Franklin and Arlovski will be the face of the UFC again, as champions.
Sorry my friend, but that time has long passed, and will never come again. I would give a 1000-1 odds that they will never be champs at the same time again. Franklin is terrified of Silva and I know you’ve seen Arlovski’s last 4 matches. I am a fan of both of these fighers, but neither of them seem the same since thier title runs. They are scared to get hit.
I see that “afraid to get hit” phrase now and then. Name some fighters who like to get hit. Seriously- Chris Leben? Who likes getting hit.

Some fighters actually enjoy getting punched in the head, and that is why they become fighters. There have been many interviews with fighters who say that they enjoy getting hit in the face and hitting other people in the face. That’s the name of the game my friend.

If you CAN name a single fighter that is scared to be hit in the face, they simply should compete in another sport, like checkers or something. Seriously, if I was afraid of water, I would not be a professional swimmer. If I was affraid to drive a car, I wouldnt be a Nascar diver. If I was affraid of heights, I wouldn’t become a pro sky diver. It just doesn’t make sense.

silva is to franklin as rampage is to chuck

Silva is an absolute killer…the only way any MW in the UFC will be able to beat him is if they avoid standing with him. The guy has power and is precise with his punches. He made the Big Nog look almost amateurish in the training session. He could probably stand with anyone in MMA, regardless of weight class

I see Silva beating Marquardt handily. While I think the world of Franklin, unless he changes his gameplan, the fight

Are you kidding me? His standup up is good, but come on. Do you think he can really stand with anyone at any weight class? Stand Fedor, Arlovksi, Tim Silva, Rampage, etc in front of him and you will understand why The Nevada State Athletic Commission requires weight classes. He’s good, but just imagine the strain of clinching after close exchanges with a guy that much bigger, let alone the power packed behind those behemoths.

It’s not that he doesn’t promote them, Quinton just won his, and A. Silva only 1 title defense. That’s not a whole lot to go on. Tim Sylvia was champ longer than that and he doesnt get promoted.

I agree. Name a black fighter or non-english speaking fighter that has held the title for any length of time in the last five years. That list is either short or non-existant. I doubt race has anything to do with it. However, if these fighters really want to capitalize on their 5 minutes of fame they should learn english. As the sport grows, there will be money to be made by helping other companies sell their products. Ask Yao Ming. If Rampage beats all comers, there is no way he doesn’t become a superstar. He’s a bigger than life personality(sort of like Shaquille O’neal).

Having only one wearing headprotection at least prevents accidental headbutts. Personally I like to spar without. Headgear blocks your vision and moves around a lot which can be distracting.

I mean in the future, when they fight, Arlovski will win. Despite alot of people being under the impression that no one can knock him out. I just believe alot of the “best” guys from pride have been in too many wars, and even though they are badass contenders they are liable to get KTFO!

Arlovski’s biggest downfall is that he fights to his opponents potential. That being said, he has great potential himself, so if he fights against the top people, you will see his real ability. I wouldnt count him out against anyone in the Heavyweight division, excluding Fedor, Fedor would pretty much walk right over him.

this has to be a joke right?

thats how your going to get the best heavyweight in the world to come over to your organisation

“hello fedor, take a seat…..we would like you to come and fight for the UFC” “ok guys, a champion versus champion thing, the winner of couture/gonzaga?” “ah…well we were thinking about bringing you in and making you start at the bottom, you know, build you up make you earn your shot” "make me earn my shot? i havnt been defeated in 20 fights against the very best guys in the world, and im a champion, and believed to be the very best fighter in the world by everyone including your own current heavyweight champion….how exactly do i do more to earn a shot? “we were thinking your first fight could be someone like O’brien” “fuck you im off to bodog”

Very well said, sir. The idea that Fedor would be obligated to fight even one tune up strikes me as extremely unlikely, and thats the way it should be.

Very well said, sir. The idea that Fedor would be obligated to fight even one tune up strikes me as extremely unlikely, and thats the way it should be.

If Fedor is UFC championship material (which I’m positive he is), he’ll show it on the grandest stage of them all. He’ll destroy his opponent(s) in his “tune-up(s)”, and qualify for a shot at the UFC belt. He’s been fighting at a lesser level (Bodog), and regardless of the fact that he is probably the best, he too should have to prove it here in the UFC. No fighter who has made the move deserves an immediate title fight, unless it’s a tournament amongst the different organizations (i.e. UFC versus Pride).

I remember when CC came over and all the internet pundits said he would walk through the UFC heavyweight ranks. Well, he didn’t.

Anderson silva has legs like corey hill LOL.