As Anderson Silva moves ever closer to wiping out the middleweight division, he has made noise about fighting in the larger weight classes. That's plural.
We know "Spider" is a top-5 light heavyweight: that's a no-brainer. If he wasn't opposed to fighting his friends, we'd have no problem. He would eventually contend for the belt in the UFC's premier division.
However, he is of the attitude that one does not fight one's friends. Unless Machida is dethroned, there is nowhere for Silva to go except sideways.
Silva has also spoken of competing at heavyweight. This means Silva is 1) ambitious, 2) brave and 3) stupid.
The Spider easily overcame the 25 lbs of muscle he gave up to Forrest Griffin. The 70 pounds he gives up to Brock is on another level. It is BJ Penn fighting Rampage. It is Miguel Torres facing, well, Silva himself.
Two years ago the Spider likely could have moved up to heavyweight. One could easily see him out-striking a Tim Sylvia or picking apart a Randy Couture. Alas, that was a different age in the UFC. Today's mutant monster wrestlers would, figuratively and literally, crush him.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
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