Dana White is like a politician. Repeat the same talking points and hope the repetition will convince ignorant people. Then when it’s convenient say something completely different and contradictory.

I wonder what he thinks of Noguiera, his current Heavyweight champion, by extension. Oh wait, he’s not actually serious, he’s just saying shit no one will call him on and hope it sticks.

You know I have to be honest. I did not watch a whole lot of Pride back in the day when Fedor was King. I however have been watching UFC’s for 10+ years. I have seen videos of Fedor and read COUNTLESS posts about his God like abilities. I will be very interested to see just what this Russian can do against a fairly game Timmy. After watching Tim on the ground with Big Nog, it would not come as a suprise to me to see Fedor submit big Tim. Deep down in myheart however I’m hoping Tim KO’s the Russian just to shut the mouths of those who probably jumped his bandwagon without ever seeing him fight. As for Anderson Silva, who knows, it’s MMA, anything can happen.

FEDOR WOULD EASILY BEAT ANDERSON SILVA.IM BETTING ON SANDMAN BY KO FOR TONIGHTS FIGHT .YEAH SPIDER HAS BEAT A LOT OF TOP GUYS BUT I DONT THINK HE IS THE BEST POUND FOR POUND.AND WHAT ABOUT RICH FRANKLIN WHEN HE WAS AT HIS PRIME EVERY ONE FORGETS HE WAS UNDEFEATED FOR HOW LONG AND BEAT THE TOP 185 POUNDERS UNTIL ANDERSON SYLVA BEAT HIM AND RICH EVEN BEAT YUSHI OKAMI. WHO ACTUALY BEAT SYLVA A FEW YEARS AGO..FRANKLIN WAS 21-1 UNTIL ANDERSON BEAT HIM .NOT BAD FOR A MATH TEACHER AAA.

OH GOD, Timmy is going to win – I feel it.

P4P, of course it’s Silva! The guy’s lighter and it just takes 205 lbs to come up with a killing machine like that. I bet if fedor were as big[or small] as Anderson, he wouldn’t stand a chance if the 2 guys go toe-to-toe. Anderson all the way on this one.

   But Fedor will shut all the doubters up when he either submits little Timmy or ground and pounds him. HAven’t you seen how a lesser Randy Couture manhandled Sylvia? Lesser in such a way that he’s a little older than Fedor and smaller[but age really doesn’t matter for Capt America]. So I really can’t see Tim stand a chance against the Russian Experiment!

dude i would love to see silva knock his ass clean out.

but on a cooler and realistic note:if some how irvin beats silva then he will be super hyped and a fight or two away from title shot or contenders match.he is one of my favorite fighters and ive been following him for a long as time but i can see him winning by crazy ass knockout and winning KO of th year…then like normal…lose his next fight against a lesser opponent

Timmy not all that good and fedor his fights are boring and his bro won’t fight cuz his criminal record sucks

The greatest fighter ever doesn’t lose to Ryo Chonan via flying leg scissors to an ankle lock!!!

There is no doubt that Anderson is a great fighter. The thing with Anderson is he has this halo around him right now because hes on top which deep down intimidates all his opponents, which in turn works out for his favor. All it will take is one loss, and you will see his fights will get much much tougher and he won’t be as dominant anymore because his opponents will gain a lot of confidence.

Everyone that fought chuck before he lost to rampage were scared of getting knocked out, after the loss, everyone is trying to knock chuck out. I believe the same will happen will Anderson one day.

Fedor is a good fighter, but he is not the best. If Tim can keep it on the feet I expect him to take the fight.

Fedor’s a chump.

well lets see fedor drop to 205 and silva can stay at 205 for a dream match up, but dana hasnt the balls to put his money where his mouth is!!! the fight could be down easy if they wanted it

Fedor is all talk and no action at this point. Tonight we’ll see if there is anything to back up the hype. I have never been that impressed with Tim. His great skill is that he is 6’ 8" and there is no skill in that

If Fedor cut to 205 Silva would destroy him on the feet, bloody him up and KO him in the second, IMO.

Fedor would crush silva easily. Silva TAPPED in pride to a lil japanese guy, Fedor has NEVER and will NEVER TAP, (or lose for that matter)

what does pound for pound mean anderson silva has beat people at his own weight so how can u be the best pound for pound fighter when all the people u beat weigh the same as you ???? Hes now moved up 20 lbs WOW

Fedor fights people that out weight him by a stupid amount more than him thats my idea of pound for pound look at mayweather champ in 5 diff weight classes so until Sliva fights an beats fedor all stick with fedor. Silva is a beast tho I hope he takes the lhw divison to

War fedor
War spider

Another example of Dana just hating. Man, I can’t stand haters. Dana, don’t lie and say you didn’t want Fedor bro. This was the same Fedor who hasn’t fought anyone solid since Cro Cop (although Hunt was a challenge) in 2005. The only thing that has changed is that you weren’t able to cop him and now he is with a competitor. This plain and simple shows Dana as a hater. Dude, just give the guy the respect he deserves. I can’t believe he’s dawgin Fedor after all he has done for MMA.

Haters are worse than cockroaches man.

Both are great – kind of silly to argue who is better. I love watching both and both are easily the best in their respective weight classes. There really is no reason to pit the two against each other over some hypothetical question. I personally wish that Dana would admit how great Fedor is, nobody at Affliction is talking trash about A silva.

The real question is weather or not Fedor can do what he was doing to top level compitition back in 2005. If Fedor cuts through big Tim, then he is the best pound for pound fighter. If he eeks out a decision or wins in less then impressive fascion then he may not be the rediculously dominant fighter we saw in PRIDE. A lot is riding on this fight and it will be interesting to see if Fedor has lost a step.

Sometimes i think dana shouldn’t make comments like that until he is ready to cross promote.

but i would take the spider

DANA IS A MORON….FEDOR WOULD DESTROY ANYONE…LIKE TIM SYLVIA SAID YOU GOTTA GIVE THE GUY CREDIT ANYONE YOU PUT INFRON TOF HIM HE BEAT…FEDOR IS THE BEST everrrr HE BEAT THE UFC CHAMP THREE TIMES.. AND NOW HES GONA GIVE TIMMY A BEATING…IF FEDOR EVER WAS TO JOIN THE UFC DANA WOULD BE KISSING HIS ASS LIKE HE ALWAYS DOESA WITH HIS FIGHTERS WHO WIN…ANDERSON IS GREAT BUT YOU CANT COMPARE HIM TO FEDOR ..FOR THOSE WHO KNEW ANDERSON SILVA IN PRIDE HE WAS BEAT DOWN WITH THAT HEEL HOOK…

fedor has only fought 2 a level fighters and 3 b level fighters!
a level = cro cop + nogueira(2) b level= herring + semmy schilt + coleman(2)
and a few c level fighters namely ….. mark hunt, koshaka, ricardo arona, all others are d level or worse
namely randleman, fujita, goodridge, ogawa, nagata, lindland, babalu and many more.
dont get me wrong arona and babalu are a-b level fighters at 205 but at HW they are not!
Nogueira may not be as good as fedor but at least he has fought the best consistantly
namely. herring(3) coleman, cro cop, fedor himself(2), sylvia, josh barnett(2) fabricio werdum, sergei kharitonov, ricco rodrigeuz(when he wasnt a fat slob) semmy schilt,sanae kikuta,
and a whole host of c + d level fighter like dan henderson(2), valentijn overeem(2), nate schroeder, tk koshaka, pawel nastula, garry goodridge, hirotaka yokoi and many more

the important thing look at nogueiras last 5 fights!!! and look at fedor??? dana has a point!
fedor must be ring rusty so dont bet against big tim

fedor is a living legend. cmon thats undisputable. big nog is right up there too. unfucwitable status.

anderson silva is the top dog right now

the fight is possible, Fedor just need to drop down to 205, he’s only 225-235 pounds not too much weight to drop down. Fedor would be more leaner, quicker, and bigger at 205 than HW division.

As much as I admire Anderson, he has yet to grow to even stand close to Fedor. I’m sure Fedor will disprove all the nay-sayers tonight by demolishing Tim Sylvia and once and for all put away all those doubts whether he is the best pound for pound fighter on the planet.

Did you see the Burns/Johnson fight? CROOKED, CROOKED, CROOKED!! No fighter should win a fight by an ILLEGAL move! Disqualify Burns, especially after he was warned. Johnson did not loose that fight, even by the score card.

If this is allowed to stand – the UFC is no better than the crooked practices of boxing. DANA fix this or no one will believe this sport has any integrity!

I will say it again…Fedor is a poser and would get murdered by Silva

Fedor and the Spider should just fight. Silva looked great at 205 and Fedor looks like he could make 205 easy. Fedor fights larger men everytime he fights and he has really never been beaten. The one loss on Fedor’s record was due to a cut caused be what was actually an illegal strike. Fedor is without a doubt the best fighter on the planet.

Fedor would destroy anyone you put in front of him, including Anderson Silva. Silva and Fedor could easily meet at 205 and the Spider would not stand a chance. Fedor would be the larger of the two but most of Fedors opponents are more than 20 lbs. larger than him. This tells me that there is no question that the best pound for pound fighter in the game is Fedor! For anyone who says GSP is the best pound for pound fighter, just wait, and watch him lose to John Fitch in his own division two weeks from now.

Fedor now is undoubtibly the best. He made Tim Silvya look like a school girl. 36 seconds is all he needed to make him look stupid. All you people that said Fedor couldnt beat him eat your words. They stood toe to toe and Fedor drilled him to the ground…Fedor would kill Anderson Silva. One blow from Fedor would know his block off his shoulders…

Fedor is the best mma fighter right now. I really don’t think he is beatable but then again, anything is possible in this sport.

If Fedor drops down to 205LB and fights Anderson, it will be a great match. I think Fedor will still win because he is a very intense and strong willed fighter. However, you can’t count Silva too easily. He is a very smart and technical fighter. Fedor won’t be able to beat him like in first 30 or 60 seconds of the fight. It will go some distance before Fedor will be able to impose his relenteless will on Silva. I love Anderson Silva, he is a great fighter. But Fedor is at some other level man. That guy is a monster. He just keeps coming at you no matter what you throw at him. The Suplex by Randelman that almost would knock anyone out, the almost knock out punch by Fujita, etc. Fedor is just out of this world.

I would love to see Fedor and Silva fight at 205. I would give Fedor an 80 to 20 chance to win but Silva does have the tools to pull of an upset. It will be Fedor’s relentless will and intensity vs. Silva’s precision strikes, technique, and agility.

If they were to fight at 205, I see Fedor taking the initiative with a feint then a hook. Anderson would use those laser sharp punches and cause several cuts to Fedor’s face, but a barrage of hooks and attempted uppercuts by Fedor would cause Spider to defend his head and back up. Fedor would move inside, grapple and toss him to the floor. If a submission armbar doesn’t end first round, then it will be ground and pound to end first round. The other rounds would continue in same manner until a UD for Feodr, if no submission happens(I don’t think A Silva would be KO’d).

BTW The speed of Fedor’s punches vs Timmy seemed faster than any punch I’ve ever seen Silva Throw. I rewatched several videos like the A Silva vs Lebben fight and Franklin, but the speed of Fedor’s hooks seemed unreal in comparison. Even in the Slow Mo they seemed fast.