Comments on: A new era in the middleweight division http://www.total-mma.com/2010/02/09/a-new-era-in-the-middleweight-division/ Completing the perspective on Mixed Martial Arts Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:47:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bryan Belangia http://www.total-mma.com/2010/02/09/a-new-era-in-the-middleweight-division/#comment-46173 Bryan Belangia Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:39:21 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=743#comment-46173 Now that Vitor is out of the title fight, who knows what they'll do. I know Sonnen has been medically suspended until the end of March and should he be offered the fight he'd have a very short training camp, but he'd be a fool not to accept. The problem is that he's as good of a wrestler as Henderson but with worse submission defense so I don't know how much of a chance he'd have. Marquardt just lost and Maia looked extremely boring in his win. I'd hate to see another version of Silva/Leites should Maia get a shot. The match I'd be most interested in watching would be Anderson versus Wanderlei although I've been told they're back to being friends now. I'd like to think that Wanderlei would take the fight and we wouldn't be subjected to Anderson refusing to fight top guys in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. Now that Vitor is out of the title fight, who knows what they’ll do. I know Sonnen has been medically suspended until the end of March and should he be offered the fight he’d have a very short training camp, but he’d be a fool not to accept. The problem is that he’s as good of a wrestler as Henderson but with worse submission defense so I don’t know how much of a chance he’d have.

Marquardt just lost and Maia looked extremely boring in his win. I’d hate to see another version of Silva/Leites should Maia get a shot.

The match I’d be most interested in watching would be Anderson versus Wanderlei although I’ve been told they’re back to being friends now. I’d like to think that Wanderlei would take the fight and we wouldn’t be subjected to Anderson refusing to fight top guys in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.

]]> By: Tommy Hackett http://www.total-mma.com/2010/02/09/a-new-era-in-the-middleweight-division/#comment-46024 Tommy Hackett Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:45:46 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=743#comment-46024 Interesting -- it wouldn't surprise me if both Mir & Anderson wanted that fight. I remember Mir picking Forrest to beat Silva. Silva has some beef with Robert Drysdale, who has had a hand in training Mir (it seems like everyone in Vegas trains together) I'd watch Mir/Silva for sure, but I'm actually not sure that NSAC would even allow it. Mir is huge nowadays. Do you think Sonnen has anything for Silva? I don't know. Sometimes it seems like all the UFC champs are so far ahead of their respective packs that they'll have to fight each other. Interesting — it wouldn’t surprise me if both Mir & Anderson wanted that fight. I remember Mir picking Forrest to beat Silva. Silva has some beef with Robert Drysdale, who has had a hand in training Mir (it seems like everyone in Vegas trains together)

I’d watch Mir/Silva for sure, but I’m actually not sure that NSAC would even allow it. Mir is huge nowadays.

Do you think Sonnen has anything for Silva? I don’t know. Sometimes it seems like all the UFC champs are so far ahead of their respective packs that they’ll have to fight each other.

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