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.
It seems like both Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre are dominating their competition at the middleweight and welterweight divisions respectively. Both have been untouchable of late, and you have to wonder what's next for them.
Next on the list of St. Pierre's opponents will be the winner of Martin Kampman and Mike Swick at the UFC 103 event. After seeing the way St. Pierre destroyed a tougher opponent in Thiago Alves, it's hard to believe that either Kampman or Swick will have a shot at beating St. Pierre, leaving many wondering where he'll go from there.
And how about Anderson Silva? What's next on his list? With an easy win against Forrest Griffin, thought by many to be his toughest competitor, it doesn't seem like Silva has much to prove at this point either. No one else in the weight class seems to compete at the level of Griffin.
Next on Silva's list is Dan Henderson, who earned a shot for the title against Silva after defeating Britain's best, Michael Bisbing. Still, no one sees this as a fight to take too seriously and fans and experts alike predict an easy win for Silva. What's left for Silva to prove now?
Despite the fact that Silva can roll with the best in his class, he still isn't willing to move up to the light heavyweight division and accept a fight with its champ, Lyoto Machida. Silva and Machida are great friends and he'd prefer not to fight such a close friend.
The more that the two establish themselves as elite fighters, the more likely it seems that the stars are aligning for St. Pierre and Silva fight. Imagine the speculation and uproar this would cause in MMA circles.
As for who would come out on top, well, that's the beauty of a fight like this. No one really knows. It's been a while since we've seen a super fight, and I think the UFC is due.
It seems like both Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre are dominating their competition at the middleweight and welterweight divisions respectively. Both have been untouchable of late, and you have to wonder what's next for them.
Next on the list of St. Pierre's opponents will be the winner of Martin Kampman and Mike Swick at the UFC 103 event. After seeing the way St. Pierre destroyed a tougher opponent in Thiago Alves, it's hard to believe that either Kampman or Swick will have a shot at beating St. Pierre, leaving many wondering where he'll go from there.
And how about Anderson Silva? What's next on his list? With an easy win against Forrest Griffin, thought by many to be his toughest competitor, it doesn't seem like Silva has much to prove at this point either. No one else in the weight class seems to compete at the level of Griffin.
Next on Silva's list is Dan Henderson, who earned a shot for the title against Silva after defeating Britain's best, Michael Bisbing. Still, no one sees this as a fight to take too seriously and fans and experts alike predict an easy win for Silva. What's left for Silva to prove now?
Despite the fact that Silva can roll with the best in his class, he still isn't willing to move up to the light heavyweight division and accept a fight with its champ, Lyoto Machida. Silva and Machida are great friends and he'd prefer not to fight such a close friend.
The more that the two establish themselves as elite fighters, the more likely it seems that the stars are aligning for St. Pierre and Silva fight. Imagine the speculation and uproar this would cause in MMA circles.
As for who would come out on top, well, that's the beauty of a fight like this. No one really knows. It's been a while since we've seen a super fight, and I think the UFC is due.
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