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Ed Soares: Anderson Silva still has two or three years in MMA

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Ed Soares: Anderson Silva still has two or three years in MMA

Just one year ago speculations ran over the media about the future of the UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. According to the reports, Silva felt that he has accomplished everything in Mixed Martial Arts and decided to try his luck in Professional Boxing, but this time his manager Ed Soares stated that Silva has still plenty to to give in MMA:

"I think the important thing is to really create the biggest fights possible," Soares said. "I think Anderson's got a good two, three years probably. He's got a good eight or nine fights probably left in him for sure, maybe more. He doesn't take too much damage, and the fact that he doesn't take damage in the fights, it's really more or less the training.

Ed Soares also stated that Anderson Silva could fight in any weight, whether it is Middleweight, Light Heavyweight or even Heavyweight. According to Soares Silva will look to leave a legacy in Mixed Martial Arts by facing the best fighters, regardless of their weight:

"I believe the last fights of his career will definitely be big fights. That's what he wants, to have the big fights, regardless of what the weight is," Soares commented. "Whether it's at light heavyweight, whether it's at heavyweight, whether it's at a catchweight, doesn't make a different. He just wants to challenge himself and be involved in some of the biggest fights that the UFC can put together."

Anderson Silva is scheduled to face Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort at the stacked UFC 112 card in Abu Dhabi, but the rumors of the possible mega-fight with the undisputed Welterweight King Georges St Pierre, and a possible Heavyweight bout against Frank Mir are swirling around Anderson Silva.>

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  • Posted By The Spider
    1 month ago

    I will fight everyone except for Lyoto.
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  • Posted By theboardwarrior101
    1 month ago

    id think that hed put a better fight up against him. than anyone besides shogun just cause e found the way to break his karate, not saying that shogun can beat A.silva but i bet he can do better.

    I'm a machida fan and i think right now, where A.silva is now in his career, and also his age,performance,skill, he can really be a worthy advisary for the Dragon.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    Spider vs Kimbo would be so hot!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    i agree. machida trains with anderson, im sure hes knows anderson weakness and could possible be the only one that can take anderson out
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  • Posted By pranabowjake
    1 month ago

    remember daddy machida is pushing for a fight between asilva and machida... that is if machida can beat shogun. but this time when shogun wins, hopefully they will actually give him the win lol.

    ps... bring back grounded head kicks
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  • Posted By zgerman
    1 month ago

    if we bringing stuff back from pride bring back yellow cards for lay and pray wrestlers
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    thats why pride was the best
    Reply »
  • Posted By zgerman
    1 month ago

    it goes both ways if lyoto trains with anderson anderson trains with lyoto
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    COME ON VITOR COULD KO HIM , IF NOT THEN NATE THE GREAT!
    AND IF NOOT!

    THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IS STACKED!
    THERES RAMPAGE , SHOGUN , MACHIDA EVEN JON JONES!

    AS FAR AS GSP , ANDERSON ITS TOO BIG 220 6'2
    HE SHOULD CONSIDER HEAVYWEIGHT

    ANDERSON VS FRANK MIR WOULD BE AWESOME!
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    i agree that would be a fun fight
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    Vitor has a chance. But nate marquret is a joke he won't be able to do nothing to Silva, nate marquret neeeds his steroids to compete in welterweight go search for yourself nat marqurt is steroid man and he still sucks, he got tapped out by a 18 year old blue belt.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    hey buddy anderson and nate already fought nate got ktfoed in the first round.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    I think you ment middleweight and yes nate does steroids.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    You didn't agree, you just completely disagreed. Plus it would work the other way too anderson would also know machida's weaknesses.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    you sirs, are ****ing retarted... machida would get shit on... his only game is to pick flaws of aggressing opponents and strike then... EX shogun fight , he wasn't aggressive at all... and he got ranged , and lost. If he fought the best fighter in the world ... anderson would destroy him. hands down
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    you idot!!!!!!!vice versa that means anderson knows machidas weakness as well. IDIOT!!!!!!
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    since they are training partners and really good friends they will not fight each other. they respect eachother too much to get in the ring and fight. plus silva did an interview where he talked about sparring with lyotto and said that even he had a hard time landing hits on lyoto.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    **** machida vs silvai wana see the spider take on shogun!!!!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    i agree. had the judges given the 'w' to shogun, silva vs shogun would've made a lot of sense.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    I hope Belfort KO Silva very fast :)
    Reply »
  • Posted By Krogan
    1 month ago

    There is no way the GSP vs Anderson fight will ever happen, first of all Silva thinks far to highly of himself to want to fight someone in a lower weight class then himself. Secondly GSP isn't just going to take a fight with a heavier opponent without a long period of gaining permanent weight. Also GSP is much more likely to fight BJ again then Anderson. So that match up people can forget.

    I suspect that Silva will continue to take on bigger fighters until he just get overwhelmed and humiliated and leaves MMA.

    Best thing that could happen right now is for Vitor to KO Silva, that would question Silva's legacy and he would have to stay for many more years to gain it back.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    AGREE SILVA ITS TOO BIG FOR GSP , OF COURSE HE WANTS THE FIGHT ITS LIKE GSP WANTING TO FIGHT A SMALLER GUY LIKE KENNY FLORIAN!

    BESIDE GSP IS ALREDY FIGHTING BIG GUYS!
    FITCH IS 200 POUNDS , AS WELL AS THIAGO ALVES!

    THOSE 2 ARE WAY BIGGER THAN GSP AND NO ONE IS TELLING THEM TO MOVE UP!

    GSP HAS SOME FIGHTS AT 170 , MAYBE PAUL DALEY REMATCH WITH KOSCHECK AND FITCH AND EVEN BJ SO BJ WOULD STOP BITCHING AND GET HIS ASS KICK AGAIN!

    ANDERSON COULD BE FIGHTING BRANDON VERA , JON JONES , RAMPAGE , RASHAD , MACHIDA OR SHOGUN!
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    ****ing fat yankie bastard what do you know
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    hell yeah if anderson wants big fights!
    the light heavyweight division is stack!

    he could fight randy , chuck , and the jones fight would be sick!
    i think if shogun beats machida again!

    then anderson should fight 2 top contenders at 205 and if he makes it then anderson vs shogun since he dont want to fight machida
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    bj just needs to show up in shape then we have a fight
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  • Posted By MAMBA24ILL
    1 month ago

    Really wish more fighters would have this frame of mind. I find it hard to picture Anderson gaining enough weight to fight at HW.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    he said he walks around 220 before camp, he could easily put up weight 230.
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  • Posted By rindy
    1 month ago

    GSP will kick hid BUTT!!!!!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    2 or 3? is that it...
    Reply »
  • Posted By garrylt1
    1 month ago

    first of all Silva is way too cocky ! he great but he has a weakness some 1 that could stand up with him! not Forrest , Franklin , sand man , not Thales leites Travis lutter , even thoe they gave him a go on the ground! like too even see Dan Henderson again! but this man VITOR can get the job done ! he is like my age i grew up whating him! i can remember his frist fight when he was 19 in the old ufc ! the good ol days! any ways i hope VITOR hits his chin silva will go down !
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  • Posted By jo
    1 month ago

    i hope gsp fight silva before silva retired!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Dixit
    1 month ago

    Hope Jones fight one of them soon.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    jon joones vs anderson silva sick fight!
    if jones beat vera but really beat him like ko! or tko!
    and anderson past vitor !
    they should fight at 205!!
    Reply »
  • Posted By antong
    1 month ago
    the thing is...
    that Jon Jones can easily cut to 185. I think that he will be simply unstoppable as a Middleweight.
    Reply »
  • Posted By samigeh
    1 month ago

    He's 6'4'' and it's hard enough to make LHW for Jones. Same body type as Brandon Vera...
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    no jon jones said hed probably be a heavyweight in the future, he said hes still growing and his brothers are huge, hes already a very skinny 205
    Reply »
  • Posted By garrylt1
    1 month ago

    if silva is goimg to get ko or tko vitor is the man in middle weight. silva wants to get out with no loses!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    not enough time
    Reply »
  • Posted By toni
    1 month ago

    Anderson can fight washrd up fighters like Cote,Tales,Griffin,Kongo, Randy.UFC MW devision sucks any way
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  • Posted By Madness
    1 month ago

    Fedor can fight washed up fighters or guys buffered from fighting other cans and noone says a damn thing.

    Look at the attitude of the TRUE P4P champ.
    "According to Soares Silva will look to leave a legacy in Mixed Martial Arts by facing the best fighters, regardless of their weight:"

    That's respect. Fedor just wants to dominate at his own weight, which is fine because he's intelligent and doesn't want fair weather fans to lead him into doing something foolish, he's doing it for a LIVING.

    They are both two great men with completely opposite outlooks(as their signs suggest) and i respect them both, but while Fedor is the greatest heavyweight, Silva is the P4P champ
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    you idiots have you seen A.silva fight he is the best P4P
    Reply »
  • Posted By garrylt1
    1 month ago

    lol no bag hugger guest above me! FEDOR IS BEST POUND FOR POUND! anderson silva said FEDOR was not the best pound for pound! when he was asked! i knew he wanted to say his self! lol ! i say anderson get da fu ck in the cage with FEDOR and we will see! it would be standing up FEDOR KO! or on the ground FEDOR arm bar maybe even silvas skinny arm broke!
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    LOL toni ur trolling another thread again,Those fighters u name are in like 4 different wieght classes u jack ass.LOL kongo middle wieght?
    Reply »
  • Posted By toni
    1 month ago

    Soares said not long ago Anderson walks 225 he is 6.2 biger than Fedor.Fedor is 225 6,0 just with balss
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  • Posted By toni
    1 month ago

    Andesrson needs to lose weight in LHW devision he is HW fighthing smal guys
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    If Anderson wants the biggest fights no matter the weight division then he needs to get out of the UFC. Dana doesn't want Anderson jumping from division to division messing it up for all the guys that are trying to climb up to belt contention. How many fights does the spider have left in the UFC?
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    Can you blame him? People want to see title fights. If silva starts messing around in other divisions, it will hold the middle weight division at a stand still.

    Im pretty sure Dana wouldnt have a problem with silva moving to LHW, but it would have to be a move that he wants to do permanant. You cant be the champ at MW if your never going to fight there again.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    toni = village idiot
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    toni = village idiot
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    your mama
    Reply »
  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    I'm a Silva fan but if he comes in cocky with his hands down like he did against Forest, Vitor is going to knock his block off.
    Reply »
  • Posted By jdm
    1 month ago

    give em fedor , mir ,lesnar ,gsp and a rematch with hendo /nate ...theres your challenges mr anyone anytime anyweight ....hed prolly lose all these fights , as well as a fight with machida .
    Reply »
  • Posted By toni
    1 month ago

    Anderson's devision sucks any way only one good fighter he foght was Hendo and he wen't to Strikeforce.If you make Anderson Silva pound 4 pound fighthing Cote fight was stoped injury, Thales Lates most boring fight ever and Griffin wen't dow from half punch
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  • Posted By chemengn4650
    1 month ago

    yea i'm pretty sure if Anderson Silva fought in light heavy weight he'd get taken down more by guys like rashad ...but having said that he would also stomp on alot of people that are willing to stand there and bang with him the guy is just way too fast on his feet for most guys at 205 and his striking is supreme. he killed forrest and i wanna see him stomp on Brandon Vera then possibly Thiago Silva and maybe a rampage match up after that. and from the way his manager sounds he wants to move up to fight the best guys out there as he's gonna retire in about 3 yrs
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  • Posted By zenflo
    1 month ago

    anderson silva,if he wants to be known as one of the greatest fighters he has to fight the greatest .not make excusses not to fight because of friendship .it's a business so nut up put your big boy pants on and fight the best
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  • Posted By chemengn4650
    1 month ago

    agreed but i dunno if he necessarily has to fight lyoto to prove that.
    If the fought rampage, rashad, shogun etc... he could prove it. if he steps up and fights in a few HW fights with guys that are relativly light for HW's like cro cop of maybe a guy who won't try and take him down like Kongo just knocking off a few guys 2 weight divisions above you would be saying a WHOLE HECK OF ALOT
    Reply »
  • Posted By User
    1 month ago
    2-3 years?
    Thats enough time for the cops to build a case against him for killing all the UFC fighters.
    Reply »
  • Posted By Mike Danger
    1 month ago

    GSP would be able to confuse Anderson with his Canadian Karate style. He has many moves he hasn't shown in the cage yet, various animal styles for example. He would probably come up with a great game plan and strike when Anderson least expected it. It would be a KO in the second by kick to the head.
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  • Posted By Guest
    1 month ago

    mike danger- you cant be serious you think gsp would ko silva with a head kick, iam not a big silva fan but come on gsp is lay and pray and a boring as fighter to watch. I would love to see gsp vs silva and mir vs silva.
    Reply »

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