When is GSP vs. Spider?

by bringbackbuddytrees on Feb 1, 2009 11:47 AM EST

After defeating one challenger to best pound for pound, when does GSP get the Spider who is looking for decent competition? GSP is already a gigantic 170 and is at least as strong as Silva who has underrated strength although GSP is shorter and would be giving up reach. It would be a fun kickboxing match, but I think GSP's wrestling and smart but heavy top game could be the difference. The Spider is so bored that he's talking about boxing and retirement; he's older and his peak window is closing.

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When will Georges St. Pierre get a chance to fight Anderson "The Spider" Silva?

After GSP rolls through Thiago Alves and then bumps up for 1 fight

65 votes

Dana and Joe Silva won't ever let it happen after BJ's disappointment

8 votes

The Spider is more likely to move up to clean out the light heavies.

17 votes

GSP won't want to move up even though he is already stronger than Silva

6 votes

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I think gsp should move up… permanently. There is nothing left for him at WW if he beats alves. He has cleaned out the division.

He could take 6-8 months off and bulk up. He has the frame and the genetics, he could definitely add mass and be a normal sized 185 if given the time.

This super fight though does make a hell of a lot more sense than the penn/gsp one. gsp has clean out his division (except alves who is next) and so has Anderson. there really is nothign left for them to do. Penn never came close to doing that… he has plenty of challenged as 155.

by dbcb on Feb 1, 2009 12:08 PM EST reply actions

I'm worried that bulking up would affect his speed.

by J_Maddux on Feb 1, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

Come on

Silva would destroy GSP. No question about this in my mind.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Feb 1, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions

Yeah

If you really try to picture that fight in your mind its hard to argue with you. Silva is just a beast. Still, I want to see it just to see what would happen. I actually wish it was his next fight because I think Alves has a real good chance at beating Georges.

by xFenixKnightx on Feb 1, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

No way GSP will beat Alves the same way Fitch beat Alvees

by J_Maddux on Feb 1, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

Gsp will beat Fitch how Alves beat him?

So he will get semi hurt drop to the ground and land an upkick? That seems like a strange gameplan.

by mcpeepants23200 on Feb 1, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions

Hey now

The last guy to win a round against Anderson Silva was Hendo, and Hendo did it with wrestling. That’s the kryptonite to the Spider, imo.

by Derek Suboticki on Feb 1, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions

Hubris is the kryptonite of the Spider. I think if you put him in the cage with another great striker, even if that fighter is one dimensional the Spider will try to out strike him. I think a guy with some boxing skill and knockout power would humble him.

by bignerd on Feb 2, 2009 3:57 AM EST up reply actions

Silva looked bored under Hendo in that fight…

by iiowyn on Feb 3, 2009 12:30 AM EST up reply actions

Never. Seeing as Anderson Silva is leaving the UFC after this next fight.

by AnonymousA on Feb 1, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions

Keep hoping.

by Derek Suboticki on Feb 1, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

to fight...?

…Matt Lindland? Vitor? All pretty weak options…

Although I would really like to see Anderson vs. Fedor…they’re both about the same size and I think the match-up is a lot more intriguing than this one.

by KneeToTheFace on Feb 2, 2009 3:29 AM EST up reply actions

Taking nothing away from the Spider but he doesn’t have the size for HW unless he wants to severely bulk up. His skinny frame would make him an easy take down target for almost any top 10 HW.

by bignerd on Feb 2, 2009 3:47 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe after Anderson loses to Thales Leites and GSP loses to Thiago Alves.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

by FlyByKnight on Feb 1, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply actions

I don’t think GSP is going anywhere being outsized and out muscled isn’t really GSP’s style

by drano on Feb 1, 2009 2:20 PM EST reply actions

January 2010?

If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.

by BJJDenver on Feb 1, 2009 2:22 PM EST reply actions

I mean...

Think about GSP’s fight with Matt Serra. Do you really think the entire fight, Silva wouldn’t land a clean strike? I would expect a second round TKO.

by KneeToTheFace on Feb 2, 2009 3:28 AM EST reply actions

GSP also appears to small for Spider. Middleweights like Silva and Henderson are 6’2 and naturally walk around 210 pounds. I was next to Henderson and Jardine at the Affliction event and there wasn’t much size difference. For GSP to take out a top MW you have to honestly believe he can also beat a good LHW.

It’s no crime, but sometimes you just don’t have the size to compete at the higher weights no matter the skill level.

by bignerd on Feb 2, 2009 3:53 AM EST up reply actions