Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171103170512/@comment-68.41.96.241-20171107235121

108.63.11.114 wrote: Please list the top contenders Silva beat, I would like to see who you consider "top".

If they were all on PED's  no need to mention it, we can assume an even playing field there then.

Many of those 16 fights were against "cans" is my argument, other champions' runs have been against a MUCH stronger class of opponents (not blaming all that on Silva) but accepting a fight against a guy who was retired (Bonnar) is a fight a true champ would never take. Pad that legacy a little more why dont you lol.........

Silva was the most "entertaining" fighter of his era with his dynamic striking, I would concede he is the best pure "striker" the game has seen. We all know striking is what people tuned in for so thats why he was so popular and he was fed guys many non-contenders who match up well with his razzle dazzle and build viewership and build his legacy.

Anyone who knows BJJ knows Silva's Nogueira bros. blackbelt is a farce. He is at best a brownbelt in any BBJ gym with legit BJJ lineage and he can easily submit someone who is not BBJ trained but would never out grapple a legit blackbelt. And he cannot wrestle at all so really just an elite striker and not worthy of title MMA GOAT in my opinion. This is why he tried so hard to goad Weidman into striking 2nd round of their first fight by appealing to the crowd and almost begging Chris to strike with him, he knew he was owned on the ground, he new this was Sonnen 2.0 and he was screwed. It almost disrespects MMA to consider him as greatest Mixed Martial Artist as he is not really much of a "mix".

Again, would love to see a list of "top contenders" he fought. If you were to put the ranking of the contender in the division beside each opponent you would clearly see the quality GSP, Bones, and even DJ faced is significantly higher. They would never take a fight against a "can".

The fight now would end same as it would have been back in their primes, GSP is Sonnen 3.0.

And for the record and to assure I am not Canadian-biased, without PED's consdiered I would easily say Jon Jones faced the toughest row of murderers and finsihed legends in dramatic fashion so he would be the clear pic for GOAT.

CanadianOracle Its insane to say that just because Silva isn't a great wrestler, he isn't a true mixed martial artist. He has mastered more martial arts styles than anyone I can think of. His BJJ wasn't bad, and saved him in some cases. His striking and movement was a crazy mix of everything from the weird Bruce Lee style he used against Bisping, to capoiera, to the flashy kicks of TKD and well timed counter punches of an experienced boxer. Wrestling was his only weakness, besides his trying to be too flashy, but he countered wrestlers with good takedown defense, BJJ, and creative striking from his back. DJ is definitely in the same conversation as Silva, but Silva brought a lot more excitement to the sport. He can't be blamed for the lack of competition at that time, but he still made every fight interesting by bringing new elements to his game.