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Who’s next for Anderson Silva?
July 24, 2008 |
Since making his debut in June of 2006, Anderson Silva has torn through the UFC’s middleweight division. He has dismantled every single opponent he has faced so far inside the octagon including Chris Leben, Rich Franklin twice (the first time was to win the middleweight title), Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson to name a few. Now that he has wiped out the 185lb. class, the only next logical step for Anderson was to move up and compete in the light heavyweight division…
Silva’s first bout at 205 was against a game opponent in James “Sandman” Irvin this past Saturday. Silva floored Irvin with one single punch and pounded him out in 1:01 of the very first round. Now that he has shown that he can compete with the light heavyweights, who would be next in line to take on Silva at 205? With the light heavyweight division in the UFC having the most talent, there are plenty of interesting matches here. One fight that I would like to see is Silva vs. Chuck Liddell. Two of the best strikers in the sport going toe to toe would not only be a great fight, but it would also be a huge pay per view draw. Another interesting match would be Silva vs. Brandon Vera. Both Silva and Vera are great Muay-Thai fighters and both have a solid ground game. If there was another fight that I would like to see at 205, it would be Silva vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Silva’s technical style vs. Shogun’s ruthless attack would make for an entertaining fight. Plus, both fighters are former products of the Chute Boxe camp.
At this point, any match for Anderson in the light heavyweight class would not only be an interesting match up, but it would also be a huge ratings draw. The real question is who can actually give Anderson Silva a real challenge? He’s 7-0 since his first UFC bout and he has looked unstoppable in each of those 7 fights. At this stage of his career, I truly believe that if he wanted to, Anderson could be the first man in UFC history to hold 2 championship belts at the same time. The sky truly is the limit for Anderson Silva.
