The Anderson Silva problem *SPOILLLLLLLLLLLLLLERZ*

**The Show Off** · 08-11-2009, 12:05 PM

Let me start this out by saying I'd pick Anderson Silva to win over Quinton Jackson, let me get that out of the way...

Are most of you honestly saying that Rampage in PRIDE is better than Rampage in UFC? If so most of you are nuts. Rampage now-a-days is far more technical, and a far smarter fighter. His hands are far better than they were in PRIDE. Hell since coming to the UFC you can make the argument that he hasn't lost (many people think he out pointed Forrest, I don't but many people do). He's been Liddell, Hendo, Wanderlei, and Jardine. He was in PRIDE for much longer and the only big wins he had there were Arona, Liddell, Bustamante, Randleman, and Vovchanchyn. Rampage has beaten 4 top 10 lightweights in the UFC in about 2 years in the UFC. He beat only 5 top 20 fighters in PRIDE in 4 years.

UFC Rampage > PRIDE Rampage

But you guys my be saying that if "crazy" Rampage from PRIDE, that would go out and fight like he was Division 1 Wrestling Bum Fights, that would beat Anderson, I can understand why you think he's stand a little more of a chance. But I seriously doubt a less disiplined Rampage would fair better than a more disiplined Rampage. We've seen when happens to fighters without disipline when they fight The Spider... ask Leben and Griffin, hell even ask Hendo who desided to stand for a little bit in the second round with Silva.

The more think about it the best shot belongs to Hendo or Randy Couture if both of those stick to a strict game plan of wrestling, or if Maia sticks to a strict gameplan of pulling guard and working BJJ magic. But you know what the same about gameplans... they go out the window once you get hit.

08-11-2009, 12:05 PM	#26
The Show Off Total Non-Stop Apologist Posts: 4,430	Let me start this out by saying I'd pick Anderson Silva to win over Quinton Jackson, let me get that out of the way... Are most of you honestly saying that Rampage in PRIDE is better than Rampage in UFC? If so most of you are nuts. Rampage now-a-days is far more technical, and a far smarter fighter. His hands are far better than they were in PRIDE. Hell since coming to the UFC you can make the argument that he hasn't lost (many people think he out pointed Forrest, I don't but many people do). He's been Liddell, Hendo, Wanderlei, and Jardine. He was in PRIDE for much longer and the only big wins he had there were Arona, Liddell, Bustamante, Randleman, and Vovchanchyn. Rampage has beaten 4 top 10 lightweights in the UFC in about 2 years in the UFC. He beat only 5 top 20 fighters in PRIDE in 4 years. UFC Rampage > PRIDE Rampage But you guys my be saying that if "crazy" Rampage from PRIDE, that would go out and fight like he was Division 1 Wrestling Bum Fights, that would beat Anderson, I can understand why you think he's stand a little more of a chance. But I seriously doubt a less disiplined Rampage would fair better than a more disiplined Rampage. We've seen when happens to fighters without disipline when they fight The Spider... ask Leben and Griffin, hell even ask Hendo who desided to stand for a little bit in the second round with Silva. The more think about it the best shot belongs to Hendo or Randy Couture if both of those stick to a strict game plan of wrestling, or if Maia sticks to a strict gameplan of pulling guard and working BJJ magic. But you know what the same about gameplans... they go out the window once you get hit.