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Originally Posted by poisonivory
thats the thing about Silva. In almost any fight you'll hear the commentators say "so and so will be looking to take this to the ground", or "so and so would love for this fight to remain on the feet to throw some power punches"...with Silva, regardless of your strategy, chances are you are outmatched: on the ground, on the feet, in the clinch, etc.
I'm sure there are people that will give Silva a run, but I don't see anyone beating him right now, as long as he's healthy. Irvin is one of the hardest hitters around, he has KO wins that lasted 8 seconds and 9 seconds. Two of the quickest KO's in UFC history, and in less that 2 minutes Silva put him down hard, AFTER moving up in weight. The guy is a legend.
I can't wait for the day that someone beats him. I love Silva, he's one of my favorite fighters. But I guarantee you, if and when Silva does lose in the UFC, it will be a brawl for the books.
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I don't think that when Silva loses, its gonna be a submission, or even a TKO. Someone is going to have to get that one lucky shot, and KO him, or somehow, get it to the cards.
And yea, not to take anything away from Irvin, but for Silva to move up a class, he just had to drop less weight. Normally, he is around 215-220 when not cutting down for a fight. So, instead of cutting 30lbs or so to fight, he is only cutting around 10-20.