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Every time I read something about this guy people are bashing him. Thiago is a top 5 guy who is a serious contender for the belt if he keeps evolving i wouldnt be shocked to see him be a future light heavy champ. His two loses are to machida and evans and even after losing two round to evans he was very close to ending it in the third. Machida caught him and it happens to the best I honestly feel like a rematch with either one of these guys could have a diffrent outcome. Tell me What you guys think on Silva.

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Every time I read something about this guy people are bashing him. Thiago is a top 5 guy who is a serious contender for the belt if he keeps evolving i wouldnt be shocked to see him be a future light heavy champ. His two loses are to machida and evans and even after losing two round to evans he was very close to ending it in the third. Machida caught him and it happens to the best I honestly feel like a rematch with either one of these guys could have a diffrent outcome. Tell me What you guys think on Silva.

 

Maybe because you hold him in way to high regard... top 5, NO.

 

He is not a serious contender, he has lost to the former and reigning champ. So Machida, Evans, Shogun, and Rampage are definitly ranked higher, then the # 5 spot can arguably go to: Forrest, Lil Nog, Couture, I'd even say Jon Jones and Ryan Bader are all higher caliber.

 

T. Silva's wins aren't over very tough opponents, certainly not any top 10's, so how can he be top 5?

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The evans fight he faced adversity and nearly stopped the fight in the last round. Evans is a guys who is a top thre guy . I really think if forrest or evans rampage those guys get that match up it could end in a tko for them. theres a reason dana white is so high on tis guy.

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I think he is defiantly underrated. The way he was able to handle Evans was very impressive. I mean, Evans had 3 strikes on the grounds and could not hold Silva down for his life.

 

Silva will be a beast after he works on his TD defense and clinch work a little bit. Doesn't even need that much work, tbh.

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i agree. i really like the way he fights. His fighting is a escape from his childhood nightmares, much like GSP, but he had it alot worst than GSP. thats why when he lost to machida he went into a depression. thats why i know for a fact when he steps into the octagon hes 100% and def going to put on a show. imo hes like the houstan alexander minus the glass chin, cardio and plus the technique and spirit.

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Silva is not a dynamic fighter. When you look at his film, he just doesn't have anything that sets him apart.

 

He is a top notch athlete, and not afraid of a fight. But he fought a soon to be champion and a former champion and both beat him convincingly. You gotta show a little more than potential in the LHW division.

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Maybe because you hold him in way to high regard... top 5' date=' NO.

 

He is not a serious contender, he has lost to the former and reigning champ. So Machida, Evans, Shogun, and Rampage are definitly ranked higher, then the # 5 spot can arguably go to: Forrest, Lil Nog, Couture, I'd even say Jon Jones and Ryan Bader are all higher caliber.

 

T. Silva's wins aren't over very tough opponents, certainly not any top 10's, so how can he be top 5?[/quote']

 

thiago silva would murder forrest anyday couture is a joke at light heavyweight your talking abotu silva being regarded as less then a top 5 vera is not top 10 and neither is coleman how can you then argubley give the 5th spot to couture it doesnt make sense if couture can beat silva franklin then hes still got it but untill then he is a top 8 at best

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So can 95% of the LHW division your point?

 

my point bein this dude aint tha one talkin all trash about how bad he is.. i mean ya he makes that goofy @$$ face when he win but why hate on someone who just out there fightin.. why not show love to someone who goes out and puts on a show.. hes not tha one goin around talkin like hes top five its what other people sayin.

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The guy is a little overrated IMO. I think he should have finished Evans or at least went down swinging...I mean you can see he gassed out but if you get someone rocked like that, let it all hang out....take risks, he knew he was down 2 rounds and didn't have that killer instint. Machida made him look slow and sloppy...I think he is still top ten...maybe him and Vera should fight.

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my point bein this dude aint tha one talkin all trash about how bad he is.. i mean ya he makes that goofy @$$ face when he win but why hate on someone who just out there fightin.. why not show love to someone who goes out and puts on a show.. hes not tha one goin around talkin like hes top five its what other people sayin.

 

My point is because he is a dime a dozen in the LHW division and that's simply the reason he is getting no love.

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$*** man cant say i dont agree with you.. maybe he shoulda stepped up and ko rashad.. i thought he wasnt gunna be able to hang wit him at all but he proved me wrong..

 

He didn't finish Shad because he was gased. Getting slammed and scrambling takes a lot out of you. His gameplan was to strike, when he got his chance, there was nothing left in the tank.

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$*** man cant say i dont agree with you.. maybe he shoulda stepped up and ko rashad.. i thought he wasnt gunna be able to hang wit him at all but he proved me wrong..

 

He proved you wrong for 30 seconds out of a 15minute fight. Are you impressed?

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i think he's a very good fighter and deserves alot of respect' date=' he is a fighter who has no fear and if Rashad didnt try to lay on him for rd 1 an 2 Thiago would hav got da KO[/quote']

 

He walked into a wrestling exhibition, and knew it was coming. Rashad said he was going back to his wrestling core for that fight.

 

Thiago still got outworked. IF he would have pulled his head out of his own a** for a few weeks maybe he would have stopped a few double leg takedowns.

 

As it stands, he didn't do a good job when he had the chance.

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I think Thiago is great. He's been getting a bad wrap from that Rashad fight. Rashad went in and played the points game. The only exciting part was when Thiago got to his feet.

 

He's a dangerous striker and is a black belt in BJJ. Couldn't do much with Rashad, but the guy's an incredible wrestler.

 

I'm a fan hope to see more of him and I believe he is still at the top of the heap. I'd say one below Rashad because that fight was very close.

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Every time I read something about this guy people are bashing him. Thiago is a top 5 guy who is a serious contender for the belt if he keeps evolving i wouldnt be shocked to see him be a future light heavy champ. His two loses are to machida and evans and even after losing two round to evans he was very close to ending it in the third. Machida caught him and it happens to the best I honestly feel like a rematch with either one of these guys could have a diffrent outcome. Tell me What you guys think on Silva.

 

Dude, nobody likes T. Silva. He's super arrogant/****y. I really hope Jon Jones murders him, which I think he will do.

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Thiago Silva is not YET a top 5 fighter in the LHW division. In a few years, once he's become much better with his punches, better at stuffing the TD, and gets some decent cardio, he will definitely be top 5. I thoroughly believe that he would have beaten Rashad had he not been so gassed in round 3. His punches were slow and weak, but he STILL rocked Evans, so just imagine if he would've had the energy to capatilize..

 

Mark my words, Thiago Silva will be a FORCE in a few years.

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Every time I read something about this guy people are bashing him. Thiago is a top 5 guy who is a serious contender for the belt if he keeps evolving i wouldnt be shocked to see him be a future light heavy champ. His two loses are to machida and evans and even after losing two round to evans he was very close to ending it in the third. Machida caught him and it happens to the best I honestly feel like a rematch with either one of these guys could have a diffrent outcome. Tell me What you guys think on Silva.

 

i have no problems with him, except he didn't show up against Machida, and lost to a pathetic version of Rashad, if he fights Jon Jones he will need to be focused to win!

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Every time I read something about this guy people are bashing him. Thiago is a top 5 guy who is a serious contender for the belt if he keeps evolving i wouldnt be shocked to see him be a future light heavy champ. His two loses are to machida and evans and even after losing two round to evans he was very close to ending it in the third. Machida caught him and it happens to the best I honestly feel like a rematch with either one of these guys could have a diffrent outcome. Tell me What you guys think on Silva.

 

How is he a top 5 guy? Rampage is barely a top 5 guy. Shogun would annihilate him, heck I even think Forrest Griffin could beat him. He's freaking slow, is out of shape, and basically doesn't have that many moves in his repetoire. Jon Bones would kill him in the ring. I doubt he'd make it past the 3rd round. Lyoto Machida exposed everyone of his faults. He's more or less a threat if you are slow, and let him tag you. In the case of Keith Jardine he's basically not that fast, and had a questionable chin, which made Thiago look great, eventhough he is not.

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My rankings for LHW division

 

1. Machida

2. Rampage

3. Shogun

4. Jon Jones

5. Thiago Silva

 

i disagree with your list jon jones shouldnt be there rampage lost to shogun and thiago shouldnt be there either.

1 machida

2 shogun

3 rampage

4 evans

5 forrest

6 lil nog

7 t silva

8 bader

9 jones

10 couture

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i disagree with your list jon jones shouldnt be there rampage lost to shogun and thiago shouldnt be there either.

1 machida

2 shogun

3 rampage

4 evans

5 forrest

6 lil nog

7 t silva

8 bader

9 jones

10 couture

 

Not a bad list...however, i don't see why shogun is always number 2. The mma community has a very short-term memory and forget that Forrest choked him out fairly recently. Also, evans is overrated since every at least 4 of his wins he BARELY BARELY won. Although, I don't have a huge problem putting him somewhere near the top 5

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Not a bad list...however' date=' i don't see why shogun is always number 2. The mma community has a very short-term memory and forget that Forrest choked him out fairly recently. Also, evans is overrated since every at least 4 of his wins he BARELY BARELY won. Although, I don't have a huge problem putting him somewhere near the top 5[/quote']

 

if Evans is overrated Griffin shouldn't even be top 10.

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Not a bad list...however' date=' i don't see why shogun is always number 2. [b']The mma community has a very short-term memory [/b]and forget that Forrest choked him out fairly recently. Also, evans is overrated since every at least 4 of his wins he BARELY BARELY won. Although, I don't have a huge problem putting him somewhere near the top 5

 

i however do not have the prementioned short memory. shogun prob should be the champion and at very least gave the champ a run for his money. shogun aslo dominated rampage in pride and although things have changed that has to put him above rampage. yes forrest has beat shogun but it was his debut and prob the second biggest upsets in ufc history. i dont think evans is all that good either but until he gets beat more than once( by the champ) he cant be dropped too low. i dont see how jon jones or thiago silva can be in the top 5 when their biggest wins are brandon vera and keith jardine neither of which were in the top 10

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i however do not have the prementioned short memory. shogun prob should be the champion and at very least gave the champ a run for his money.

 

yes' date=' he did put up a great fight against Machida but this was LONG overdue. Shogun also had the benefit of studying a lot of tape and people whose strategies did not work. Machida is good, but Shogun's performance here is not enough for me to consider him number 2 LHW in the world.

 

shogun aslo dominated rampage in pride and although things have changed that has to put him above rampage.

 

solid point...i could def live with putting him ahead of rampage. i mean' date=' he did beat him

 

forrest has beat shogun but it was his debut and prob the second biggest upsets in ufc history.

 

lol ya if you see the look on Forrest's face, this def was not expected!

 

I'd write more, but UFC Primetime is on!

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Thiago Silva is one of the biggest LHW. He is very strong and has excellent muay thai. Thats a dangerous combo, the only problem i think he has right now is a lack in the clinch and ground game. A few training camps with the right people and he would easily climb his way back to a machida fight imo

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Thats what im talking bout finally some thiago lovers out their. I love how the rest say he is overrated just wait jones bader griffin those guys will be in for a wakeup call if they take on silva. Griffin doesnt have ko power anymore and doesnt have the jits thiago does i think that fight would be really bad for forrest no place where he has a advantged. Bader stands and drops bombs he would get picked apart or lay and pray like evans. Jones is the buzz because of his last fight but the same situation takes place jones doesnt wanna strike with a great striker so he ill try to lay and pray also. guys dont hurt thiago in guard like jones did vera he is to good at protecting and getting up. This guy has to keep working and can e as good as he wants to be, and he wants the LHW belt lol. just give it time.

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