UFC Quick Quote: Thales Leites ready for wherever Anderson Silva takes him at UFC 97

Sanchez/Stevenson just doesnt bring the interest that the Spider does, that would be my guess.

There have been plenty of blogs regarding Sanchez/Stevenson of late. What more is there to say? I think the Gouveia/Marquardt matchup is pretty well exhausted as well. Other than Maia/Sonnen I don’t think there’s a high profile matchup that warrants that much further discussion.

I dont fault mania for the early coverage of events. if THales has a quote out there, what can mania do but report it? I dont fault mania, at all….I just hate it because by the time of the fight, us die hards have over hyped the fights so much and said, everything that needed to be said!

Anyone wanna talk UFC 95, holla at me!

I will tell you what fight hasnt been talked about at all that warrants discussion:

Markham vs. Hardy…Fight of the night, or KO of the night potential!

who wants to start?

I meant Dana’s Blog Greg…

I’ve been excited about that fight since it was announced. I like Markham. Hope he KOs this dude in front of his hometown. WAR RORY!!

Who you got John?

NO freaking idea Synyster! This match up is tough to call if you ask me. Hardy is no joke, markham hits like a bear!

Possible outcomes:
Markham via KO
Hardy via decision

I tend to give the nod to the fighter with the best chance of ending the fight so I would have to give a slight edge to markham!

I haven’t seen much of either guy really. Just Markham once and I haven’t watched Hardy at all.

Based on just stats and stuff, I’d say if Markham doesn’t finish it by TKO, then a decision, more than likely a split, in which Hardy will win, just because I didn’t pick him.

My official prediction, Markham TKO 3rd round.

Hardy will definitely be awarded a split decision if it comes to that. not cause you picked against him, but because the fight is taking place in England!

I saw Markham fight a couple times in the IFL and he is pretty good for a Miletich fighter!

Hardy is as tough as they come, and I am not sure Markham will be able to KO him, so I am going to have to go with Hardy via split decision. But dont hold me to it! your guess is as good as mine!

I am also looking forward to rude boy vs. Paul Kelly! Dont ask me why!

good question: where are Dana’s video blogs?

why?

I like Kelly, he always comes to fight and Rude boy just wants to Bang it out! This fight wont make it to the judges!

Syn..you don’t like Dana’s blogs?? Last events were a little weak but some are kinda cool to watch no?

Damn, you’re right McArthur! I hadn’t even noticed that Dana’s usual pre-fight blogs were absent. Maybe he heard so many people complaining that they were boring and he stopped doing them. Some weren’t that great, but I appreciated seeing a behind-the-scenes look at the week before the fight.

its only tuesdays guys…they will be out tomorrow for sure if not thursday at the very latest lol

UFC 97 news:

SHOGUN is going to Murder Liddell*** Read this post:

Right now Alistar Overeem is living/training with none other than shogun doing cardio with Alejarra at Wand’s new gym in Vegas. Helping Shogun get ready for his fight with Liddell!

U hear that Shogun Haters?

Shogun is training for Chuck with Alistar and wandy’s gym using wandy’s genius conditioning coach? Still think shogun is going to gas and get beat up by chuck? I sure dont!

Old shogun will be back!

Poor Chucky-poo!

Alistar and Wandy are going to show Shogun how to lose to Chuck.haha. I think its humorous that these two guys are trying to help a guy beat a guy that they themselve could not beat.interesting!!!!

Leites is one of my favorite young fighters! Why did they have to book him to face Silva?

If Leites wins that’d be a huge payoff..

Anderson will win the fight, especially since he will come in pissed because of the Cote fiasco! However, I dont think Silva will steamroll Thales. Its should be a good fight, and thales should make it interesting for about 7 minutes, but then Silva will take over and end it before the 10 minute mark!

i wonder who thiago Silva will face next!

If Banha destroys Cantwell the way I expect him too, I would love to see the bad blood match up between silva vs. Banha!

I also wouldnt mind seeing Silva vs. Forrest!

However, I think that the winner of Liddell/Shogun, which wil be shogun, will face Forrest….so maybe they will book thiago against the loser of Liddell/Shogun!

I hadn’t thought that maybe they wanted to make Anderson look good but its my opinion that almost every fight he is in he looks fantastic and in control. Cote being one of the exceptions to that. I wouldn’t mind seeing any of the four (Liddell, Shogun, Forest, Silva) fighting one another but I agree that Silva Forrest would be a good fight but if I can get Shogun Forest and Silva Liddell then I’m all for it. Here’s to hoping your right!

cheers to that!

I am looking forward to gsp vs. thiago. Itll be a new challenge for GSP cuz I don’t think he has faced someone with as good stand up as Alves. Penn has good stand up but GSP had such a size and reach advantage it was nuetralized. If GSP wins this fight then I think the only fight for him that I would find interesting is him vs. Frank Shamrock. But that will never happen

And he finally gets to fight someone his own size.

But he will beat Thiago by Unanimous Decision after laying on him for 5 rounds.

Hopefully Thiago clips GSP behind the ear

“And he finally gets to fight someone his own size.”

your right I forgot to mention that, in fact, Alves might be bigger I’m not sure. I know he didnt make weight once and GSP hasn’t had that problem, but that cna be discipline not actually size. But I think this fight will be his biggest challenge. A bigger opponent then he is used to facing, with more knock out power than he is used to having to deal with.

yeah cause GSP just “lays” on guys a lot! Are you kidding?

He now does avoid standing with anyone that can punch their way out of a wet paper bag.

I didn’t say Lay N Pray, just lay. Do you really belive that GSP will stand with Thiago for more than a combined 1 minute in a 25 minute fight???? I don’t and I wish there was a way to bet on it.

I’m just still waiting for GSP to score his FIRST KO.

Also, as an FYI, I HATE GSP and am biased. But he is the best WW in the world.

Jake: u r on crack if u think Gsp is going to trade with Alves! I dont think any welterweights are willing to do that!

GSP will try to lay n pray his way to a win, but I dont know if that will be easy. Tiago will probably be bigger and stronger than GSP, anmd that is not something that George is used to! I also think that Alves’s ever improving takedown defense, will be even better come UFC 100, and GSP isnt going to be able to take him down at will. Its a 5 rounder, so at some point GSP will put alves on his back, but Alves is a very tough guy… He will be able to survive GSP’s ground n pound, and make it out of the round….Every round starts in the stand up, and I dont think GSP can finish Alves. Which will give Alves at least 5 opportunities to knock GSP’s head off in the stand up!

John-Jake didn’t say GSP would try to trade with Alves. When was the last time you saw Rush lay n pray his way to a decision? Please tell me. He may not be a knockout artist, but he’s no lay n pray guy either. I think you guys are underestimating GSP’s standup a bit anyways. He doesn’t try to knock guys out because he can just take them down and pound them out with little risk to himself, but he’s no slouch in the standup. Yes, I know Alves is better in the standup, but I don’t think GSP is going to just get dominated the way you seem to think so.

Chris Lytle was throwing down with Alves

Brendan: tHats cause Lytle has a pair of ballz on him like no other!

Diceman: Here is my beef with GSP: Traditionally, he is an amazing Kickboxer! However since Serra knocked him into a psychiatrist office, he barely uses his world class stand up, and that Pisses me off! Lately, he just wrestles his way to wins…and I hate that! Especially when he has the tools to make every fight ultra exciting!

If GSP actually decides to trade with Alves it could be fight of the year candidate, but he wont dare stand n bang with the Muy Tai Wrecking Machine!

Keep in mind, I am super Biased towards Alves, so what do u expect me to say? He was like my baby, I watched him grow from a little baby, who got subbed by Fisher, into the monster that he is today! For those that remember, I predicted his meteoric rise about a year and a half ago! So of course I gotta roll with Alves!

but Lytles chin is steel compared to Georges’

Lytle has a great chin, but the talk of GSP having a weak chin is ridiculous. He’s been TKO’d once in 20 fights. Other than the fight with Matt Serra (where he was hit behind the ear, not on the chin), when has he even been rocked?

GSP hasnt been rocked a lot cause he hasnt really faced any good strikers. Think about it, most of his winns are against Grapplers/wrestlers:

Hughes
Fitch
Koschek
Trigg
Sherk
Karo

when he has faced good strikers:
BJ (who he didnt trade with)
Jay Heiron (didnt belong in there with GSP) so it doesnt really count!

Which one of his opponents really even possed the ability to “rock” GSP? NONE really! Thats why Alves is so damn dangerous and will win this fight! GSP hasnt seen a fighter with this skill set who will be bigger than stronger than him. GSP is going to be dwarfed by his opponent for once.

Too many factors that GSP isnt used to dealing with. Alves is going to win that belt!

GSP has kind of cleaned out the division…

but only has a few title defenses. There is still talent at 170.

He only has 2 title defenses, but he beat every legitimate title contender (besides Alves) on his 2 title runs. Condit would be a worthwhile opponent, but I thnk Kampmann heeds some work before challenging for a title. And the only guy he’s already beaten that I think deserves a rematch is Koscheck. Shields needs to sign with the UFC before he’s even in the conversation, but how does he beat GSP? He would be at a disadvantage wherever the fight went.

yes sheilds would be at a disadvantage everywhere, but its a legitimate fight that needs to happen because Sheilds has been top 10 for a while now!

Dont get it twisted….Jake Sheilds next fight will be in the UFC, I am just not sure when that will be!~

Silva would have an excellent guard, and his size difference would help him control GSP.

Think about it, Silva will be at 200 lbs and is the stronger guy. He also has long limbs, so he could control GSP.

The hard part is gettig Silva down.

Silva has KO on Irvin, could GSP knock out a guy at 220 lbs?

Silva dominated Hendo, how would GSP fare against hendo?

How would GSP fare against a very large and game Rich Franklin.

I love GSP and I think martial arts has a lot to do with technique, but at some point 10-15 lbs extra of strength and muscle plays a HUGE role.

Your right, but don’t forget that GSP trains with guys like Rashad, Jardine and i remember Rogan said that ; From the words of Jackson camp, GSP could take Rashad down almost at will and they werent able to take him down.

Those are light heavyweight… and the champ!

If it’s true, Silva could have a rough night.

That’s what makes this possible fight so exciting… both looks unbeatable in their strenght and gameplan and only 1 can win.