what rubbish!! have you even seen Anderson fight?? :lol:
He certainly isn't considered 'dangerous everywhere' like your making out.
who exactly has he beaten off his back?? catching Sonnen in a triangle is hardly proving yourself off your back.
He's as one dimensional as anyone else... but that dimension... his striking and his TDD is on another planet.
Anderson isn't highly rated off his back... and people openly mock his black belt.
i mean for f**ks sake... he tapped out to a flying heal hook. :lol:
Demian Maia was on another planet to Anderson on the ground... and Anderson quite rightly chose not to f**k with that.
If Maia got him on the ground... it would have been as good as over for him... thankfully for him the fight starts standing... so his amazing TDD kept him safe.
I think its going over your head dude. I never once said he was 'dangerous everywhere' or even implied it. Just merely pointing out how he still manages to collect wins even when out of his comfort zone.
He's been almost everywhere in the cage and fought fighters specializing in various disciplines and recently overcame adversity in the Sonnen fight. Now tell me, is that not the definition of a champion?
If he decided to roll with Maia, would I like his chances? No. But true champions always find a way to win, and thats where I believe Silva is at.
Maia could've subbed him in 2 seconds, Vitor could've caught him with a left, Henderson with a right, but didn't. Neither put themselves in a position to do so, which means they are lacking in something. All this 'but Silva did this, didn't do that' and 'he got his belt from the Noguiera bros lol'. End of the day, if they want his title, its there to be taken. If not, stfu.
And come on now, you know the flying heel hook was an incredibly special type of fluke, and besides, that was 100 years ago. You're straw clutching bro.
