There seem to be a few great MMA fights each year, highly anticipated. Generally speaking, there's still a favorite in each fight, as fans know who to expect to win. Once in a blue moon, the type of epic fight comes along that has a feel of the "Frazier/Ali" hype to it.
Looking at the current state of the UFC, middleweight and welterweight champs Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre have both defeated all of their recent competition with relative ease, leaving many fans to ponder how they can do something interesting from here.
As for St. Pierre, he'll be awaiting the victor of the Mike Swick/Martin Kampman fight later this fall. No one's really thinking much of either Swick or Kampman's chances against St. Pierre considering the damage he did to Thiago Alves at his last fight. What's next on St. Pierre's list?
The same goes for Anderson Silva. After he easily beat Forrest Griffin last week, many were wondered what was next on Silva's list of things to do. Griffin was considered the toughest opponent in Silva's class (even a former light heavyweight champ at that) and Silva beat him with no problem.
Silva will await Dan Henderson for his next fight, according to the UFC. Henderson is coming off a nice win against Michael Bisbing, which in and of itself got him another shot against Silva. Still, many are discounting Henderson's chances and predict an easy win for Silva. And where does Silva go from there?
One could speculate that Silva might try his hand at the light heavyweight title with a fight against Lyoto Machida, but this simply won't happen. The two are former training partners and very close friends, and have publicly stated that they won't fight each other.
So then what do we have here? We have two dominant champions in Georges "Rush" St-Pierre and Anderson "The Spider" Silva. Both men have upcoming bouts that make sense to their respective divisions. These two are expected to defeat the upcoming opponents and have the ability to do so in a one sided manner. After these fights have come and gone wouldn't it be incredible to see them starring across the octagon at each other.
Sizing the other up, knowing full well that the other is considered just as good as themselves. The two would implement totally different strategies against one another, both of which are masters at knowing what to do to win. A fight between these two at 185 would make history and isn't that what the UFC is always looking to do?
Looking at the current state of the UFC, middleweight and welterweight champs Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre have both defeated all of their recent competition with relative ease, leaving many fans to ponder how they can do something interesting from here.
As for St. Pierre, he'll be awaiting the victor of the Mike Swick/Martin Kampman fight later this fall. No one's really thinking much of either Swick or Kampman's chances against St. Pierre considering the damage he did to Thiago Alves at his last fight. What's next on St. Pierre's list?
The same goes for Anderson Silva. After he easily beat Forrest Griffin last week, many were wondered what was next on Silva's list of things to do. Griffin was considered the toughest opponent in Silva's class (even a former light heavyweight champ at that) and Silva beat him with no problem.
Silva will await Dan Henderson for his next fight, according to the UFC. Henderson is coming off a nice win against Michael Bisbing, which in and of itself got him another shot against Silva. Still, many are discounting Henderson's chances and predict an easy win for Silva. And where does Silva go from there?
One could speculate that Silva might try his hand at the light heavyweight title with a fight against Lyoto Machida, but this simply won't happen. The two are former training partners and very close friends, and have publicly stated that they won't fight each other.
So then what do we have here? We have two dominant champions in Georges "Rush" St-Pierre and Anderson "The Spider" Silva. Both men have upcoming bouts that make sense to their respective divisions. These two are expected to defeat the upcoming opponents and have the ability to do so in a one sided manner. After these fights have come and gone wouldn't it be incredible to see them starring across the octagon at each other.
Sizing the other up, knowing full well that the other is considered just as good as themselves. The two would implement totally different strategies against one another, both of which are masters at knowing what to do to win. A fight between these two at 185 would make history and isn't that what the UFC is always looking to do?
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