Explain Maia and a good two minutes of Anderson wondering around the cage in the Belfort fight.
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Maia said something about "they call him Spider, maybe I can take one of his eight limbs home", Anderson claims he felt disrespected, therefore showed no respect toward Maia (stupid, I know, but it was his excuse)
Have you ever seen Belfort fight? Do you why he's called "The Phenom"? Lightning fast, laser accurate straight punches. If you stand still for him, you get KO'd with a quickness. Silva stood in front of him on two occasions, and got popped hard both times. If he'd've stood and traded, he'd've been waking up with a flashlight in his face listening to Buffer say "... and the NEW UFC middleweight champion..."
Silvas a great fighter. Very naturally gifted. That kick was outstanding.
I doubt GSP would do any good against Silva, he's not a big WW, to pack up an extra 10 pounds of muscles will greatly reduce his speed and even then,he'll concede a massive frame difference against Silva.