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ALRIGHT FELLAS GOOD NIGHT
TOMORROW SICK SUPERBOWL ARTICLE SICK
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Nice night bean. Also forgot to acknowledge your response about the packers logo...good call; I can't believe I never knew that and just assumed it stood for Green Bay even though there's no 'B' in the logo.Comment -
As UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (27-4 MMA, 12-0 UFC) hit pads and grappled in front of fans and media at Thursday's open workout session at the Mandalay bay events Center in Las Vegas, there was nary a trace of the scowl that adorned his face at Wednesday's pre-UFC 126 press conference.
And why should it be any different? As Silva told gathered reporters, despite the intense stare down that wrapped up Wednesday's proceedings, there's nothing personal at stake when he meets Vitor Belfort (19-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) on Saturday night.
"It's normal," Silva said through his manager and interpreter, Ed Soares. "I have nothing against Vitor personally. We're both employees of the UFC, and this is our job to get in there and fight and put on a show for everybody. I have nothing personal against Vitor."
Maybe. But with an alleged beef between the two that dates back to their time as training partners in Brazil (but that both generally decline to discuss in public), it was hard not to notice how extremely focused, unquestionably intense Silva appeared while staring nose-to-nose with an equally stoic Belfort.
Nevertheless, Silva insisted there was nothing unique about the exchange.
"It was normal," Silva told a reporter. "I don't think there was anything different. It was normal for me."
And so it was for Silva on Thursday, who spent time as much time playfully sparring with his 12-year-old son, Kalyl, as he did slamming away on focus mitts with pinpoint precision, and who wrapped up his brief, albeit impressive, training session by taking pictures with fans who clamored for a moment with the champion.
"It's not personal at all," Silva said. "I'm a fighter. I'm hired by the UFC to fight for the UFC, and it's going to happen. There's no secret. It's going to happen."
It's been Silva's motto throughout fight week: Business as usual. Nothing to see here.
But it's been hard not to notice the throngs of Brazilian media that have made the journey to Las Vegas to cover Silva and Belfort's every move. With more than 25 years of professional fighting experience between the two native Brazilians, both are superstars in their homeland, and both are being treated as such by their country's traveling media.
"I think it's great that the Brazilian media is here," Silva said. "It's very good for the sport for the Brazilian media to have taken these many steps to come here and follow us over here. It's very good for our sport, especially with the UFC going to Brazil (in August). It's going to be great."
Just how great will be determined on Saturday night. Both fighters possess the ability to end the fight in a flash with either dynamic striking or black-belt level jiu-jitsu. But with both fighters well aware of the other's capabilities – not to mention the fact that both southpaws would prefer to counterstrike – there is some concern that the fight could turn quickly into a tactical chess match short on fireworks.
Silva isn't sure exactly what to expect, but he does believe it will take a perfect performance to earn victory.
"A fight is a fight," Silva said. "It's hard for me to say, but it's going to be like a chess match. Whoever makes the wrong move is going to lose."
Should Silva deliver an incredible 13th-straight octagon win and eighth consecutive title defense, there would appear to be precious few further challenges in the UFC's 185-pound division. Silva, who turns 36 years old in April, believes professional boxing may still have a place in his future at some point.
"Maybe," Silva admits. "This is my dream."
But should "The Spider" dismiss "The Phenom," it appears a looming super fight with reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is the next logical step. But with all the fan interest, all the forum posts and talk-show phone calls, all the journalist's suppositions, is it even a challenge that interests the man that UFC president Dana White calls the greatest in MMA history?
Wide-eyed and sporting a grin from ear-to-ear, Silva doesn't even bother with a verbal response. The slight nod of his head, coupled with the look of a boy waking up on Christmas Day tells you all you need to know.
Just to be sure, Soares translates the non-verbal cue.
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NOOOOOO SONNEN Shouldnt have won he pushed the fight and took silvia down and left his arms hanging in silvia's gaurd it was just a matter of time before silvia choked him out and Sonnen wouldnt have kept the belt as he tested positive for roids! This is going to be a bounce back fight for silvia as alot of people are saying silvia is past his prime. 1st round ko cash in on silvia.Comment -
ya bos i happened to see it on a vince lombardi biography i think ?Comment -
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why the hell does espn have all there mma articles on espn deportes and not in english ?is not popular enough yet?Comment -
p on Jan 22, 2011 at 10:45 am ET
KILLEEN, Texas – Two victories are all that are needed for a highly anticipated and long-speculated Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva superfight.
UFC president Dana White said if the UFC's current welterweight and middleweight championships prove successful in their next title defense, they could meet in a rare champion-vs.-champion fight later this year.
"If they both
win their fights, that fight makes all the sense in the world," White said.
White made the comments Friday during a Q&A session at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The session, which was held in conjunction with tonight's "UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2" event, was open only to military personnel.
Silva (27-4 MMA, 12-0 UFC) is up first and looks to defend his belt for a record eighth time when he meets Vitor Belfort in the headliner of next month's UFC 126 event. St-Pierre (21-2 MMA, 15-2 UFC), meanwhile, goes for his sixth straight title defense when he takes on former EliteXC and Strikeforce champ Jake Shields in April at UFC 129.
Both are the oddsmakers' favorites and are expected to win.
"If that happens, then we're probably going to do that fight," White said of St-Pierre vs. Silva.
St-Pierre and Silva currently are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the Yahoo! Sports pound for pound fighters. White recently admitted that both fighters essentially have cleaned out their divisions, which is the UFC head honcho's usual criteria for booking fights with competitors from two different weight classes.
"I don't like guys fighting each other at different weights until they've done what those two have done, and they've both done it," White said after St-Pierre's latest win, a dominating decision victory over Josh Koscheck.
However, the Shields fight could be St-Pierre's swan song for the welterweight division. As St-Pierre has suggested in the past, White expects the 170-pound champ to make a permanent move to 185 pounds if he were to fight Silva. That fight likely would take place at Silva's weight and would mark St-Pierre's arrival in the middleweight division.
"Georges St-Pierre would move to 185 and stay at that weight and not go back to 170," White said on Friday.
i would love to see this fight!Comment -
alright fellas good nightComment -
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Me Too should be a great fight. Standing up Silvia takes it. On the ground GSP has great chance to win but silvia has great submissions could go either way. I cant wait to see the odds on the GSP/Shields fight Shields is a great fighter and finds ways to win. good enough odds ill probly lay my $$$$$ on Shields.p on Jan 22, 2011 at 10:45 am ET
KILLEEN, Texas – Two victories are all that are needed for a highly anticipated and long-speculated Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva superfight.
UFC president Dana White said if the UFC's current welterweight and middleweight championships prove successful in their next title defense, they could meet in a rare champion-vs.-champion fight later this year.
"If they both
win their fights, that fight makes all the sense in the world," White said.
White made the comments Friday during a Q&A session at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The session, which was held in conjunction with tonight's "UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2" event, was open only to military personnel.
Silva (27-4 MMA, 12-0 UFC) is up first and looks to defend his belt for a record eighth time when he meets Vitor Belfort in the headliner of next month's UFC 126 event. St-Pierre (21-2 MMA, 15-2 UFC), meanwhile, goes for his sixth straight title defense when he takes on former EliteXC and Strikeforce champ Jake Shields in April at UFC 129.
Both are the oddsmakers' favorites and are expected to win.
"If that happens, then we're probably going to do that fight," White said of St-Pierre vs. Silva.
St-Pierre and Silva currently are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the Yahoo! Sports pound for pound fighters. White recently admitted that both fighters essentially have cleaned out their divisions, which is the UFC head honcho's usual criteria for booking fights with competitors from two different weight classes.
"I don't like guys fighting each other at different weights until they've done what those two have done, and they've both done it," White said after St-Pierre's latest win, a dominating decision victory over Josh Koscheck.
However, the Shields fight could be St-Pierre's swan song for the welterweight division. As St-Pierre has suggested in the past, White expects the 170-pound champ to make a permanent move to 185 pounds if he were to fight Silva. That fight likely would take place at Silva's weight and would mark St-Pierre's arrival in the middleweight division.
"Georges St-Pierre would move to 185 and stay at that weight and not go back to 170," White said on Friday.
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+3 last night positive two nights in a row red hottttt!Comment -
what up bean ayo and buck and slimes
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clips game under 195 3x
nets +5.5 3x
boston ML 2x
lets get it
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Wiz I wanted to tail you today. I am not much of a capper myself just trying to make a few extra bucks. Can you help me today ? I'll send PTs on good faith.Comment -
yo sonny what you think on the Wiz/Magic game?Comment -
Wat up bean sonny ayo. Sonny u like Nuggets 1h?Comment -
Been able to claw some units back the past few nights but now run into todays card. I hate Friday cards...Comment -
PLAY OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!! Philadelphia 76ers
Good Luck
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Friday Leans:
Princeton 1H -1 (-105)
Harvard +2
Brown +2
Niagara +5
I lean Harvard +2 the most so that will probably lose haha. I know they play Princeton tonight but there's been a pattern between those two teams as of late with Princeton playing hot in the 1H and slowing down a bit in the 2H and vice versa for Harvard. Not a fan of playing the MAAC and Ivy so will probably have no more than two plays tonight. What you guys think?
Also GL sonny and Birdie.Comment -
Plays:
2U Harvard +2
1U Princeton 1H -1 (-105)
GL everyone.Comment -
Fairfield -3 3x
Heat -4 3x
GL BoyzzzComment
