BISPING: Anderson SILVA vs GSP - IN THEIR PRIMES - who would have won?
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- Michael Bisping weighs in on who'd win - if they fought in their primes! - Anderson Silva or Georges St-Pierre? The pair were the two greatest UFC fighters of their generation - and Bisping fought em both. Now he picks a winner!
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This was a heavily requested video from our great Channel Members -- gave it a lot of thought but, yes, I do pick a final, single winner. Watch the video and let me know if you agree or disagree!!!
Come on Bisping... who cares about that... theres alot of conversation to be had about what happened last night and the future to come. For fucks sake. What will happen with lionheart..... dont loose momentum entertaining silly video requests. Stay focused on revelant things... but if you mist have your question answered...GSPs gyno gut would beat Silva's gas station dick pills.... but there both cheaters. So Who cares
Great stuff. I think George :-)
Well brother if they were able to meet in between both their weight classes it would be hard to say really who would win but of course I would George St Pierre🇨🇦💯✌️✌️
VITOR BELROID lmao love you Mike. Never ever change.
LOL Michael. We just pick the opposite as you do. Our odds are much better this way.
If they're both in their primes it will all come down to two factors. It'll depend on whether or not silva takes it 100% seriously and whether or not gsp was impressed by silva's last performance
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They both dog Walk Bisping.
Give this man a medal of honor
great haha
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I settle this argument with myself by imagining how well I’d fight each of the fighters. I think Silva would take my life in about 6 seconds. It would be violent and painful. On the otherhand I think that GSP would also kill me in about 6 seconds… but at least the last words I’d hear would be a calm “shhh… go to sleep.” What a gentlemen. I’m going to choose death by GSP. Lol
@@twnturbo2 gotcha! 😂
Lol, I love you
I would feel like my loss was in gentler hands with George. Motivated Silva I give myself 1 min
Sounds about right.
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Honestly I think a part of what makes everyone pick gsp is that he left on top and came back and left again while on top. Anderson stuck around for so long we saw him regress so we see him as that guy more than we could see gsp as that guy. Not saying Anderson wins but I think if it was in 2010 it would have been a war and a absolute toss up
Na I think it's because in Anderson's prime he was only getting threatened by wrestlers, and gsp is known for having the very best wrestling in all of mma.
It’s ok I’ll do it for you: *Anderson Silva wins.*
GSP definitely has the abilities to pull off a victory however Styles makes fights and I’m sure Silva’s height, weight, and striking will cause him way more trouble than Carlos Condit. The reason Silva wins is due to his size here and not because his BJJ is too good or his striking too good.
He left depressed after Hendricks. We all thought he lost that fight; he seemingly did, as well.
Eventually, he came back and grabbed the title from, no offense, a weak Bisping. Neither looked fantastic.
Yea, I’d take GSP. I don’t like the guy, but he’s a great wrestler, and with his athleticism, would prove difficult to Silva.
@@terronymusbraddock2350 to be fair the behind the scenes thing was that steroids were rampant and GSP was scared of losing to a juice head (like Hendricks) when he was probably clean. GSP tried to get him and his opponents to enter usada testing. To my knowledge none of them did.
And it's a fair worry considering Hendricks arguably won their fight and then looked TERRIBLE as soon as usada came to the ufc.
@@jakeallstar1 that’s honestly fair because I would hate to taint my legacy losing to juice heads. Ofc that’s assuming if I have any legacy 😂
I was in MSG when you faught GSP. The atmosphere, the fight, everything was insane. That was the best night of my life and I thank you both warriors for that. Absolutely amazing.
Lol the best night of your life?
Bisping and GSP gave you the best night? 😂🤐
@@FromTheCityOfAngels2021 oh good joke
@@taraishot100 If you have ever went to a really big UFC event live you would know what he is talking about. My first live UFC was GSP winning the title a 2nd time by dominating Matt Serra in front of a Montreal hometown (the first UFC ever in Canada). The packed stadium flooded the streets screaming GSP! GSP! like a giant mass horde. Every bar was invaded by the after party from the Bell Center. The elevators in the Mariott were all stalled/broken due to overcapacity to the horde. Ran into Jason McDonald on the stairs, patted him on the arm and said "way to go" w/o realizing Joe Doerksen almost twisted his arm off. Congratulated Kenny Florian on his first night as a commentator as he was talking to Bruce Buffer (who I had to compliment on his sports memorabilia collection). The crowd was the LOUDEST FUCKING CROWD! Ariana Celeste is so tiny in person. Cute. Dan Henderson's face is flat from punches, his cheek bones rough. Toughest dude ever. Talked to Matt Hume and Andre Pedernaries (congratulated him on beating Rumina Sato). My friend had a chat with Michael Bisping. Saw the UFC debut of Cain Velasquez. Completely destroyed a guy named Brad Morris. Like less than 60 seconds. My favorite interaction was with Eddie Bravo. I basically turned into a free hype-man. Shook Eddie's hand, said "way to tap out Royler!". "Thanks, man", he replied. Then I announced to a nearby crowd of UFC fans, "HEY GUYS! THIS IS THE MAN THAT TAPPED OUT ROYLER GRACIE" and the crowd rushed him for autographs. Sorry Eddie. And to think, 2 different dates turned down a free ticket. Either something is really wrong with me or something is wrong with women.
So yes, this was also my best night.
"After Fight Club, watching football was like watching porn when you could be having great sex." - Jack (from the novel/movie FIGHT CLUB)
@@taraishot100 go on then, when was the best night of your life
The line about George St. Pierre turning in himself for the overdue library card was HILARIOUS 😂😂😂
Hilarious and probably true lol
"For the best or for the worst... be honest."
I think GSP wins 6 out of 10. It'd be close. GSP quit when he was on top, and Silva kept fighting well after his prime, so i think that skews the discussion. Prime Silva was an absolute wizard
8 out of 10 gsp
I think gsp loses almost 10 out of 10 times to be honest. The size difference is too huge. And silva’s striking prowess is completely on a different level. Gsp would be forced to use his takedowns and he wouldn’t be successful at it against a fully fit Silva either. Gsp prolly gonna get knocked out by 2nd round or smg like that.
@@orange_penis i watched the GOAT Chael Sonnen take Silva down and pummel him for the majority of 5 rounds. Chael has publicly said (on many occasions) that Georges was stronger than him when they grappled. "Freakish strength from toe to fingertip". Of course Uncle Chael could be exaggerating, as he sometimes does. But, I don't think GSP would have any problem taking Silva down and Pummeling him. Silva would have to finish this on the feet and he'd have to do it early. Which he clearly could do, and I wouldn't be too surprised.
If Georges starts getting takedowns early, he'll inevitably wear Silva down.
I honestly couldn't pick a winner because I watched both of their careers from start to finish (Yes I'm getting old now). With a Gun to my head though, I'd probably pick GSP. Gsp was much more versatile, he'd never gas, and he'd simply grind him into fatigue.
@@orange_penis OK but GSP‘s ground game is on a completely other level than Silva‘s and you can’t just ignore that he’s one of the best take down artists that ever has been a champion George would be able to bring him to the ground this would’ve been an amazing five to watch I don’t think it’s a 10 out of 10 easy fight for one fighter or the other
@@cnanadatoronto Silva ain't bad on his back aswell. Those long limbs gotta a lot of flexibility to them.
Yea I'd give it to gsp though
Honestly Micheal comes with a energy where if I start my day with one of his vids in the morning it boosts my mood. Thanks Mikey B!
If I had to vote with my next paycheck, GSP has my confidence.
I would actually argue one of the reasons we never got this fight is because the UFC wanted TWO champs in TWO weight classes - they didn’t want GSP to dethrone Anderson and take away a money maker.
Nah, GSP intentionally avoided that fight. All due respect to Bisping, he has the perfect stylistic match up for GSP and that's why GSP popped right back in when Bisping won in - instead of when Weidman and Rockhold was the champ, and left before having to fight Whittaker, Yoel, and the new crop of guys.
If Silva stopped fighting before his loss to weidman, you would have said Silva. You’re truly a clown 🤡.
@@Helldog6 bingo 😂
The thing I feel with GSP is, he had that extraordinary level change ability, the shoot-box. Anderson was clearly the better striker but had a problem with wrestlers and I feel like GSP's jab and karate combined with his brilliant, explosive wrestling could have caught him off guard. Naturally though, Anderson's striking would only have to touch GSP and he could collapse him. The idea he KO'd TRT Belfort in his prime, KO'd a far, far bigger man in Forrest (at light heavyweight, no less), among many, many others with one gentle straight, is just ludicrous. We saw how GSP was able to take 6'1, 185lbs Bisping down at will, and I reckon GSP's explosive takedowns and wrestling could have made the difference. At the same time though, we saw how Anderson subbed Chael in the clutch despite being mauled but at the same time, GSP clearly had far, far better BJJ than Chael. I'd say it goes:
Striking: Anderson>GSP
Wrestling: GSP>Anderson
BJJ: Probably about equal.
Looking at this, I can only say it's a 50/50 really, imposition of styles.
You can tell this was a passion project for Bisping, Bisping's energy and analysis on this was so awesome to see.
I’m no expert but I would have thought Anderson would have the BJJ advantage especially with his long legs being dangerous even from the bottom
Bisping absolutely destroyed this breakdown. I just subscribed harder than Bill Cosby gets in a coma ward.
belfort didnt become "TRT Belfort" until 2013; juicing for a year and fully developed, he beat 3 top guys in 12 months
@@BOZ_11 I read that he claimed he started TRT in 2011?
@@J1283-s1k HELLO, it takes TIME to develop a roid body. you dont just inject and turn into the hulk. 2013 was final form TRT Vitor
I’ve been a fan and following Bisping for almost twenty years and I’m incredibly how much his storytelling and presenting skills have improved. He’s remarkably articulate. Always improving, very inspirational.
GSP. It wouldn’t even be close. It’d be Chael sonnen but without the arm bar at the end.
GSP got knocked out by Matt Serra. Imagine what Silva does to him
@@ben9262 Anderson got subbed by Chonan and Takase. Imagine what GSP does to him.
@@ben9262what the other guy said and serra is undoubtedly one of the best wws don’t disrespect him as a fighter, we’re slivas sub losses at serras level ?
Anderson Wins because Anderson finishes fights and George could not have finished Anderson.
It was clear Georges was scared of the fight or it would have happened
I lost a lot of respect for Silva when you two fought! He obviously is one of the all time greatest fighters .. so what does that say about how he looked at Michael bisping?! that he had to take advantage of that situation and take a cheap shot to take him out... And still didn't!! 💪👊 Bisping, you are a legend! Well deserved 🙏
@@tylerlee2531 Bisping fought a washed up Silva, it doesnt say anything
@@zacharycarvalho1383 💯
@@zacharycarvalho1383 silva refused the fight unless it was middleweight which gsp had no intention to move up.... Anderson talked about doing 170 but would only fake the fight with gsp at middleweight .. silva scared to fight gsp bruh
@@dyl2100 Anderson silva is 6'2 u know that right? There is a reason guys that height are only middleweight and up
I love the fact Bisping gives a full on calculated evaluation of this matchup and leaves ego out. This made me hit the subscribe button. Wish you all success Mike! Liking the content brother!
GSP - most rounded fighter of all time
It's JJ
Round head
I think when people talk about records/dominance between these two, it really does need to be noted that Silva had 17 more fights than GSP. We just don't know what Georges record would have looked like at his 45 fights. Both GOAT contenders, especially as Andersons drug fail was almost definitely due to healing his severely broken leg.
I think it has more to do with age than number of fights. Silva didn't lose to Weidman until he was 38 years old. I believe GSP initially retired (after he controversially beat Hendricks) at age 33, which was still within his prime fighting years. Silva's fighting style is also very reliant on reflexes and athletic movement, so as he started aging his fighting style suffered immensely.
@@benlewis5312 in the style matter you are wrong, Anderson style is reliant fully in technic, it's not athleticity at all, Georges otherwise could be said to be one of the most athleticaly impressive guys to ever step in, he was a gorilla and used so much strenght and explosiveness it was insane.
In their primes though Silva had 4 losses compared to George's 2
What a crock of crap...Silva roiding to heal his leg... You roid to build muscle and enhance performance...not to heal bones... Just a Silva fan boy who can't admit that he's been roiding all along...
But they had about the same amount of fights against top level talent. GSP jumped right into the deep end, whereas Silva had a lot of low level opponents in his early career and still had 4 losses by his 20th fight. By the time Silva was fighting top talent he had losses, lots of experience and was in his prime. GSP was still growing as a fighter while fighting top 3 P4P fighters like Hughes and Penn.
GSP🐐
It's a god damn feat that you fought both of them, prime or not. Something you can truly look back on and say "damn, I shared the cage with 2 of the best in the world in any era." Big kudos to all three of ya.
I loved your breakdown. Thank you so much for posting, and in so much detail.
I agree the “artist” vs the “engineer”.
Difficult to see either of them losing in their prime. Would have been an absolutely amazing fight
A fight between Usman vs Izzy would give us a pretty close idea.
Actually not terrible
Never thought of that, but I reckon you're correct there. Biggest difference to me is that Silva had a pretty good ground game, and could submit people there. That's not really a skill we know of for Izzy. He's not terrible on the ground, but I don't feel he's a submission threat at all. Aside from that, it's spot on. It'll never happen unfortunately though, as they're friends, and would prefer to keep as many belts as possible in Africa.
Probably THE BIGGEST SUPER FIGHT THAT NEVER HAPPENED. the only other fight I would want to see more would be Muhammad Ali versus Mike Tyson. But of course we all know that is a different sport. Thank you Mr. Bisping for all your hard work both when you were fighting and now even tho it seems that you appear to be working more in retirement lol. Thanks again best wishes
I mean uhh, atleast in this instance both of them were the champion for the same amount of time AT the same time, tyson and ali doesnt make sense due to the age difference and also mike looked up to ali, I know your talking about hypothetical fights but the way you said ''the biggest super fight that never happened'', atleast this one Could have happened.
The only other fight I wanted to see was Tony vs Khabib.
Jon jones vs Anderson Silva would be the two goats that would be the one
@@FriendlyHomie Khabib vs Charles would be better
@@hashslingingslasher3083 I don't know about better but I would also love to see that.
Anderson always showed great weakness against good grapplers. Anderson also had difficulty defeating different eras of fighters where as GSP defeated fighters of past, contemporary, and future(relative to his time in the sport) eras. GSP would likely win, but Anderson was a big powerful guy with sneaky slick striking so GSP definitely could have gotten caught, but if I was betting man it'd be a safer bet to bet on GSP because comparatively he had a greater resume and skillset than Anderson Silva. That's my final verdict.
You Guys are insane to think gsp could survive standing on the feet with Andersen silva, I think People have a hard time saying that it wouldn’t even be a competition, so they start over thinking it and give it to GSP.
I think GSP accomplished more than Silva, but prime vs prime????? Bro silva MURDERS gsp and makes him look like a fool.
@@anthonyontv idk man say what you want but Anderson looked his worst against grapplers, if we compare competition it isn’t even close, GSP fought the way tougher matchups and Anderson looked good against bad fighters Middleweight imo is historically the worst division skill wise
@@anthonyontv i dunno man, Anderson got his ass BEAT by sonnen
@@carloslemusjr lol gsp fought way tougher opponents who best guy he fought was bj penn ????
The only way silva loses is if he gets bored and starts trolling GSP
You're the man Bisping, consistent fantastic content and an excellent, intellectual and unbiased breakdown! Please keep it all coming!
You need to make more videos like these. Not only hilarious but also insightful. Especially coming from not only someone who’s fought in the octogone but fought both.
I think this is one of the best analysis I’ve ever heard. I’m actually and without patronising shocked at how good this is that I have subscribed. Saying that I think Silva beat Bisping in their fight. If Bisping had done a Sugar Ray and admitted he lost that fight against Silva, I think this would have been the most objective analysis of any fight I’ve ever heard but I understand his pride won’t let him. I agree that Silva beats GSP, I think because of the size and length of Silva, coupled with the genius matrix level of skill of Silva. That front kick he knocked out Belfort with is very underrated and GSP’s size/height makes him perfect for it. Then Silva’s long arms and speed and movement would have been a bit too much for GSP. As good as he was. I’m not completely writing off GSP because I think he was a very good strategist and may have found the key to unlocking the matrix but I just think peak Silva was something we will never ever see again.
Let’s not forget about you Mike, you put a hell of a fight on Gsp, you’re one of the best too and should be consider more in ufc debates
Totally agree with you, Count. I've always been a huge fan of both but Silva in his prime and in his weight class would have won. It would have never seen a 5th round. Such a shame we never got to see that super fight.
The closest we got to seeing this matchup was Kamaru Usman versus Leon Edwards
@@synthsound1493 lol no. Leon out wrestled Usman in round 1. Silva couldn't out wrestle GSP if his life depended on it. if chael can out wrestle him, GSP would lick his lips
I think prime Silva during his championship reign was the one guy that was completely unbeatable. I think he would have beaten GSP.
Prime Jon Jones
@@ButterBallTheOpossum always
Anderson waited until the last 30 seconds of a 5 round fight against Chael Sonnen to submit him
I would have thought the same...until he got busted roiding... We don't know if Silva was roiding for all his fights...but most likely that he was... Silva wasn't the same after he got forced off of it...just like Hendricks..
@@ShaighJosephson It was after his leg snapped in half that he was never the same. He always seemed hesitant to use his kicks after that plus he was old in the MMA world. The positive steroid test came shortly after. I’ll always wonder though if he always used steroids up until that point or was it just to heal his leg faster. As a fan I hope he didn’t but he very well might have.
Considering GSP is an averaged sized WW shows how well his approach to fighting is. I couldn't imagine how well he'd do against Anderson if he was just a naturally bigger middleweight.
Yes, it would have been majestic
Really great video and breakdown Michael; thanks for sharing!
The Vitor Joke, i proper burst out laughing.
Then GSP laughing…😂😂😂😂
Michael, one of the best things about your commentary is your ability to laugh at yourself, the self deprecation is hilarious. Your fight knowledge is fantastic, love listening to your takes.
Are u a scouser by any chance???
Bisping, stop it already!
1. Anderson wanted and asked to fight GSP in a super fight when they were both champions, and in their prime, and both Dana and GSP denied the fight. They knew the deal!
2. Silva was so good, back then, you couldn't get past 5th rank at MW to fight him for his title, as Hendo owned you and your jaw, with his left hook (see the the life-time high-lite KO), and Anderson owned Hendo.
3. If you re-watch your fight with Silva, you actually LOST that fight, as Silva hit you with a 'flying knee" with 2 secs left in the 3rd round, and concussed you. You could barely stand up, for the 4th rnd!
4.He then allowed you to get back in the fight, not mounting any form of an offense, for the ENTIRE 5-mins of the 4th rnd, which allowed you time to recover. Then let you win the 5th rnd, by flailing punches with you, when we all knew he was a master-counter puncher.
5. Don't forget, Dana then allowed an OPPORTUNISTIC GSP to "come-back" to have a "super-fight with you, but NOT Anderson, who he knew could beat GSP, while both were in their prime.
6. A cheesy GSP, then reneged on his contractual promise to defend the (interim) MW belt against Whittaker, who was the real MW champion at the time. FEAR, just like when Usman asked him to fight, but yet, was seeking a fight with a smaller Khabib instead.
Yes, Bisping, you can FOOL these new casual mma fans, with this BS, but not us hardcore mma fans, who been here from the beginning. We saw it all, and know the deal.
Gsp has a heavy left hook at middleweight. I could see him catching the spider multiple time with it because the sniper has the tendency of dropping his right hand
This video was amazing. Thank you!
Good topic and video, Mike! I do feel that Anderson would have the edge at 185. If they had done it at a catch weight of 177.5, I'd lean more toward GSP.
In terms of the mental aspect, I would give the edge to GSP. That guy has come back after many hardships:
1) submission to Hughes
2) KO to Serra
3) Knee surgery; out for 20 months, then returns to defeat interim champ, Condit, despite getting that head kick and being in all types of trouble.
4) Return after 4 years to a bigger division to defeat the Count
I can't count out GSP... he just finds a way. Plus, I've not seen a glaring hole in GSP's game like I have with Anderson (wrestling). Even though Anderson defeated Chael in grand fashion, he was man-handled in his prime for over 20 minutes of a fight. I've never seen anyone do that to GSP for 20 minutes.
If GSP and Anderson fight 10 times in their prime, even at 185, I think Georges wins 6 of those.
Don't forget him coming back to sneak a bad decision win over bj Penn after bj kicked the sht out him for hours
Anderson silva in the chael fight was still 35 years old dude.
Gsps only fight after 32 was bisping. So who knows how gsp would have done if he had continued fighting as ling as silva, after hendriks he left the game and in my opinion it was because he realized he was in for trouble. Johnny in my opinion should have won that damn fight and george took his ball and went home instead of giving him a deserved rematch. Silva never stopped. Broke his dang leg at 38 years old and fought 2 years later.
@@Whocares66672 google and TH-cam ripped you off also ??
To Michael, I absolutely *could not* stand you as a promotional smack-yacker as a fighter, but this video and this breakdown was *exquisitely* well done... humorous, fair, respectful, entertaining, and really analytical.
Well done, sir. Much respect.
Bisping fought legends with only one eye. Craziness.
I mean, if you consider the words of the undefeated undisputed Chael Sonnen,he clearly describes in his channel how freaking strong GSP was while sparring with him.Even a natural light -heavyweight,well conditioned wrestler like Chael was struggling to keep up with George...and well offcourse, Chael nearly finished his job against Silva
I think this concludes our discussion 🙌
@JeremyCuddles He's just so damn explosive. I think the problem for GSP at 185lbs would have been the cardio, more than perhaps even the speed? Or maybe the cardio would have played into lowering his speed? He began to gas around rounds 2-3 in the Bisping fight but had the resurgence, I wonder if similar might have happened again at 185lbs?
But it doesn't. Silva fought Chael with a broken rib. And also, look at the damage he took and how he was at the end of the fight. Completely unchanged. Silva could take A LOT of damage. Just look at his second fight with Weidman. I mean, Weidman took him down and after the first round he had a broken nose and blood on his face and Silva was on his back the whole round. Silva would've won that fight as easily as he won against Chael the second time if the leg braking didn't occur. I mean.. despite Weidman being a lot stronger than GSP, according to GPS himself, he couldn't damage Silva. And I'm not talking about BS Silva putting his face on other fighters fists. I'm talking about the second fight.
Weidman is stronger than GSP and Chael didn't damage Silva at all. Silva damaged Weidman while on his back an entire round and was unchanged by the shots.
Also Silva is BJJ black belt under Minotauro, never forget that. GSP couldn't submit the Nogueira's brothers if he dreamed about it, and Silva was at the time their best. Damian Maia who has an absurdly better ground game couldn't submit Silva.
Silva in his prime was a wizard. GSP is my favorite fighter of all time alongside Demetrius Johnson, but it's an easier win for Silva than people would like to admit.
@@DimitriMoreira And Silva actually have an exciting highlight reel. GSP fans can only make one from pre-Serra.
Excellent breakdown.
Except I have GSP all day.
Hands down Anderson Silva in his prime was unbeatable, his agility, cat like reflexes and unpredictability would win him this hyperthetical fight.
Nobody is unbeatable! Hope you caught the fight last night
@@QNoland Dont do Silva short by comparing him with Usman you goofy
@@stofzuigerstofzuiger1870 Usman is either the best or 2nd best WW of all time. I can compare him to whoever I want to, “you goofy”
Silva was a different animal entirely.
He rewrote the book.
*Stylistically, GSP would 100% win a decision but would likely face some adversity.* I could see Silva dropping GSP if GSP tried the switch-stance superman punch too many times.
Silva could tag him a few times, but GSP would pull him to the ground eventually.
@@KirbyJet14 even if he gets him down, silva is a jujitsu black belt. He is excellent off his back (pause)
@@Broadkill54 Yes, but that doesn't mean he's actually going to get anything from it.
@@Broadkill54serra, Diaz, Condit, and penn... All experts off their backs
I think that was a very professional and unbiased analysis
Silva for me. We’re talking prime vs prime when it’s a hypothetical and I just think if both came in at their best I think silva would of finished him Catching him in the later rounds by setting him up. Just my opinion but definitely think Gsp would make it interesting in the early rounds.
I love GSP, but I'm afraid i have to agree with you. Many people forget how dominant Silva was against people bigger than him, dude's unhittable!
GSP didn't want the fight for a reason
@@neinlives9424 he’s not the goat
@@neinlives9424 WW goat, while Silva is MW goat.
Gsp easily
Absolute best breakdown on this potential fight I've ever heard anyone come up with and hard to fault it at all
Nobody's beating prime Anderson at middleweight.
Fair enough Mike, your a classic and will always be loved....
Mike, this was great! Any chance of a detailed breakdown of who you think wins GSP vs Khabib?
GSP he is the bigger man. And i have a hard time seeing Khabib ragdoll GSP. Also GSP has better standup imo.
But it would be very close i think.
I loved everything you had to say in this video Michael! Well said! I also believe Anderson would’ve won. Pound for pound, Anderson fought the toughest guys in two weight classes and he was dominant!
GSP beat BJ Penn and Matt Hughes in their primes
GSP humiliated Bisping and finished him, Silva lost to him. And no, that dirty flying knee when Bisping was looking for his mouthpiece don't count
it's important to note the difference in competition between WW & MW. WW flatout had more talent, it was a significantly harder division. Whereas mw was incredibly shallow, its talent pool didn't get deeper until the tail end of Andersons reign. It improved when the ufc absorbed strike force gaining fighters such as Luke rockhold, jacare, Gerard muosasi, Tim kennedy, ,
At the same time ufc also had some homegrown talent that was emerging, like Chris Weidman, Robert Whittaker, Yoel Romero, Lyoto machida (dropping down from LHW) These were the best middleweights, and Anderson didn't beat any of them. The only top 10 all time great middleweights that Andersons beat were Dan Henderson, vitor belfort, and Rich Franklin middleweight.
GSP on the other hand has beat multiple WW's who are in the top 10 all time. Matt hughes 2x, BJ' Penn 2x, Josh koscheck 2x, Nick diaz, Jon Fitch, Carlos condit, Jake shields (who beat alot of the same fighters Anderson did)
Despite fighting better competition, GSP was more dominant than Anderson was. At one point GSP had won 25 rounds in a row against championship level opponents, Anderson never won more than 12 rounds in a row.
This is the video we all want.
That was the most intelligent breakdown of these two fighters & probably only bisping could do it so well. bravo!
GSP would win 9 times out of 10 in his prime and probably today aswell
The midgets couldn’t take down Silva.
Amazing how Michael Bisping details every possible, angle from this fight. Great video.
Excellent & honest breakdown, got to agree to be honest, I see Anderson catching GSP on the way in for a takedown with a knee, mainly because of his limb length
Very nice analysis, you are the best person to provide an objective answer.
GSP would have never (and didn't ever) take the fight against Silva, and Nick Diaz knew why and told us why eleven years ago.
GSP was a straight shooter on his feet with precise kicks and punches and Anderson Silva was more creative. Styles make fights and I think that would have been a great match up. It would depend on who was able to get the first big blow in and capitalize on it. It would also depend on which fighter was in better condition and had superior recuperative powers to deal with adversity. Both were very equipped in the stand-up game so that would have been very interesting. However, the ground game is a different story. GSP dominated top wrestlers throughout his career and had no problem with Jujitsu guys while Anderson Silva had trouble defending against the take down versus top wrestlers. He would often find himself on his back. This is where I think the difference would be. On their feet it could be anyone's game but, on the ground, I see GSP dominating. He just had freakish strength and was just as well versed or more so than anyone he faced on the mat. As for psychological warfare, I don't think that would have made a difference. While Anderson silva might be a gentleman helping his opponents up and so forth, GPS would probably accept that offer but then turn right around and try to destroy him! Don't forget that GSP was also a gentleman in and out of the ring but it never stopped him from annihilating his opponents. I'm for GSP in either weight class while they were both in their prime but it would have been an epic fight.
I see some comments mentioning "it depends on the weight" "it depends on the time frame". If that fight had happened, GSP would have won it. Any weight, any time frame. GSP didn't take fights he didn't win. And that's a real criticism of GSP. If he could imagine himself winning, he would become the fighter he needed to be to win. If he couldn't see himself winning, he wouldn't take the fight. (And that's a real criticism of Dana White) Though he was considerate enough to vacate belts when he knew he wasn't going to defend them.
Great video. It's fantastic to have a personally informed opinion on this fight. The only other fighter to face both Anderson and GSP, called him out ten years ago. "I don't think Georges is hurt, I think he's scared."
Nick Diaz, with some off the cuff, personally informed opinions of his own.
GSP also wouldn’t take fights he didn’t think he’d win. Literally why he ducked Silva for years
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Gsp cleaned out the division twice. You don't do that by not taking fights. Matt Hughes was thought to be the greatest WW at the time. BJ Penn was a 2 division champ. Nick Diaz and Condit. And not to mention the the juiced up Hendrix. Who by the way started getting ass kicked by everyone. After he was forced to stop cheating. GSP also said he tried for the Silva fight. Dana didn't like GSP. And to much money was to be made by having both guys as champion.
@@ben9262not sure how someone who apparently has watched the ufc for so long comes up with an answer like that. Georges wanted him at 170 Anderson wanted 185. GSP was willing to meet in the middle but not Anderson. How does this spell fear?
An insightful and honest analysis. Very cool
I think gsp would have survived some scary moments but at the end won by decision he was way more modern in his style and way more focused on making points.
Mike picks the guy he beat over the Guy who chocked him unconscious and take his belt, while never fighting at the weight before after 4 years out.Good video though.
This is a really tough call, obviously. But I do think that GSP going up to middleweight to fight Anderson Silva would give an advantage to Anderson in terms of gas tank. In order to be a fair comparison, I think we need to imagine a hypothetical welterweight GSP scaled up to middleweight size. Or at the very least imagine a 3-round fight.
Great breakdown Bisping, appreciate it!
The "Super Fights" that I believe many wanted to see was:
GSP vs Silva
Jones vs Silva
Liddell vs Wanderlei
What about GSP vs Khabib?
Anderson in his prime didn't look human against his opponents made them look like amateurs. Gsp was a beast himself the fight could have gone either way. We will never know now.
Best character arc in the UFC. Literally hated Bisping after that corner spit but man, I fucking love this guy now!
I feel like GSP would have been the one day. Expose Anderson Silva.
Bang on Champ! Perfect analysis I agree 🇨🇦👊🙏
GSP but weight classes are always gonna be a factor.
What a fascinating video! Bisping should know.
Silva would’ve beaten GSP pretty comfortably. I’d be more interested in a Silva vs Jon Jones fight
Jon would've ragdolled Silva. GSP vs Silva is much closer than you think imo.
@@TroubleOnTheWaters Silva would've embarrassed GSP.
@@MrIntgrity That doesn't really add up. GSP fought mostly great strikers and dominated. Anderson would cause damage but GSP would take him down and GNP him into a TKO.
@@Daniel-pr2tp GSP isn't dominating Silva on the ground. Silva fought elite grapplers. GSP fought no striker on the level as Silva. If GSP thought he could beat Silva then that fight would've happened already. It was GSP that said he was too small for middleweight when it came to possibly fighting Silva.
@@MrIntgrity Im sorry but didn't Sonnen keep him on the ground and bash his face in for four rounds?
Very fair and reasonable evaluation.
GSP
Only bisping and Diaz had balls to fight both
I got GSP but it would be a very close fight.
This is the best video you have ever made. Thoughtfull and well stated.
GSP imo. i see him winning by decision due to his takedowns. I also see him outstriking Silva with his jab and kicks. I wouldn't be surprised if Silva caught gsp a few times in the fight with a kick but I see gsp recovering and still winning.
Gsp did have one of the best jabs in the division but don't forget anderson silva had the best head movement in his prime
@@caydenjohnson5901 I agree. the fight would be probably gsps closest fight other then Hendricks but I see gsp winning
@@tonystpierre2006 i don't think it'll be his closest but it would be cool to see
@@caydenjohnson5901 Your probably right due to his wrestling I feel like he would control Silva a lot of the fight
@@tonystpierre2006 yh i commented about that a few minutes ago it should be in the comment section
I think it was an absolutely great honest review
My 2 favorite fighters.
I think A Silva would take GSP
Great breakdown Mike. 100% agree with you that this may have been the case. Unfortunately we'll never know 😪
For me it all comes down to what weight they fought at. If Silva came back down and fought at WW again GSP would completely wreck Silva, KO or tap out and I think he'd make it look easy. If they fought at a catchweight like GSP wanted (179lbs) GSP win still but not as easily. And if they fought at Middleweight I think Silva would just be too big and be able to stop enough TD's to win.
I'm pretty sure GSP and Silva felt the same back then too because not being able to agree on a weight to fight at is why this fight never happened, GSP wanted them to fight at at catchweight, Silva would only fight GSP at 185lbs and the UFC wanted the same.
I go over some of that in the video. Anderson was serious about going down to 170lbs in 2010... I think that would have been a big mistake.
@@bisping Looking forward to your take and the vid Mr.Biping, I'm gonna join you for the watch along now.
@@bisping Hi Michael
@@bisping you saying "big mistake" will forever be related to Glovers last guillotine attempt on Jiri
Yes. Seems there is a magical weight point at which GSP loses... is it below or above 185lbs, that is the question. Neither fighter knows exactly but both have incentive to negotiate hard for upper or lower values, most casuals won't even understand the relevance.
Why doesn't this man have more subs ? Don't people know this channel exists ? Michael must post links on Twitter or something, get the word around.
Silva could have catched GSP while standing and knocked him out but the most certain ending for that fight would have been GSP taking Silva down for 5 straight rounds and controlling him there to win a UD. I mean, Chael did it and Sonnen himself said GSP ground control, positioning and strength was at a whole different level.
Chael fought at 205, he’s 6’1, and he’s an all American. At the end of the fight, he tapped chael out🤡😂🤡
You’re such a casual lmaooo
He also tapped out hendo, 205, 6’0, and Olympian wrestler 😂. Gsp fights at 170.
I met you, Michael Bisping, twice. Totally by chance both times and not in a MMA milieux.
Once in Sydney, on the street. And once in Boston on the pier. I spoke to you both times, not about fighting, just normal chat stuff. I treated you like a normal guy, and you were very nice both times. I wasn't a fan of yours till I met you. But I was a big fan of you after we met. You are much bigger in person than you look on TV.
I can't argue with a guy who faced both guys. What can I say....
There is a size disadvantage on George’s end. He might have a much harder time getting inside and landing those jabs, especially with Anderson’s head movement.
It all depends what they fight at. I mean I think the point about gsp being able to easily come up in his prime is pretty dumb. The only reason he ever could come up is cuz he has some time off to get up there. Imagine how much slower he would’ve been if he bulked up on short notice
But either way I think both win in their respective division but overall gsp was the greater fighter and probably edges it stylistically
I'm here cause your a man that has fought them both !
I think Chael leans towards GSP having trained with one and fought with the other. Looking forward to hearing Bisping’s perspective having actually fought both
Chaels opinion literally means nothing. He hates Silva
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@@ben9262 Not true at all - I suppose you’ve never seen them together in the current era. They’re on friendly terms and Chael was the only one to dominate, drop, and control Silva in Silva’s prime. His opinion means a lot.
@@lukeedison1632 Chael acts friendly towards Silva when they’re together but badmouths him in every video he makes about him. He clearly still holds a grudge
Tough question because both Anderson & GSP in their prime were amazing. I'd give the slight edge to Anderson just because it was like time slowed down for him as he was just quicker than everybody else and more precise with his striking.
Anderson Silva's name isn't Matt so GSP would win.
Exactly my thought 😂
You're a classy, respectful, champion of fighters. Also, a fierce, pain-inflicting, bloodthirsty, competitor, who can be trusted with delivering damage to any man in front of you.
Great, fair, open & honest commentating, and I love it when your wonderful, charming wife joins you on the set! Much respect & admiration! 👍👊👊
Silva is really underrated these days. he would’ve smoked GSP
definetly not
Look what Chael did to anderson for 5 rounds. And chael says george bested him in sparring. And george wouldn't have gotten careless at the end.
@@chris4814b Anderson finished Chael twice. Chael is also a notorious liar
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honestly anderson wins the fight by a mile. no respect to gsp but anderson silva has beaten light heavyweight champs multiple times
You mean former LHW champion, Griffin. That's the only one. Silva also lost at Welterweight 3 times.
Anderson was really good off his back. Dc couldn’t even land on him. He uses really unconventional tactics. And there’s no doubt Anderson would ko gsp. He’s to long. It would look like Izzy’s last couple fights but better because Anderson actually hit hard
LOL! GSP would ground and pound Silva for 5 rounds.
DC beat Silva effortlessly, very comfortably. GSP would wrestle Silva for 5 rounds and take it home. He would not get caught in a sub like Chael did, he's far too savvy for that
@@mooreuproar2139 You only say that because of chael sonnen 1. He ended up submitted chael lmao. And Did you forget the rematch ? Silva faced stronger wrestlers like hendo. You’re a hardcore casual because you’re using Silva losses as his weak point. Do you know that Silva has 17 more fights than gsp? Do you know he was 44 and still fighting? Do you know that he was injured? Silva tapped out chael and hendo which are 205 lbs ohh and chael is a all American and hendo is an Olympian. You don’t think prime Silva can’t tap gsp?
You’re a hardcore causal 🤡 because you’re taking Silva later years into account when you can’t do the same for gsp.
@@BOZ_11 he’s far too small to control Silva.
@@PeterPan012 GSP controlled bisping, whose wrestling is better than anderson's, and beat anderson with one eye
I think that was very well done, and very honestly thought through, Michael. We will of course never know but you give a great amount of evidence for your decision.
GSP is like the Batman of MMA with the way he preps
Batman without the beatdowns.
I don’t think GSP gets bothered by Silva “tricking” him with his antics into a stand up fight where anderson can counter or frustrated opponent. no one stuck to a game plan like GSP did. GSP puts Silva on his back and grinds him out. Great breakdown Count.
I had it playing out very similarly, but I think Anderson’s jiu-jitsu and striking abilities would cause too many problems for GSP. although I know GSP would of made it a dog fight
ehh?? GSP's bjj is even better. anderson was submitting guys with weak submission skills, like sonnen and hendo
I love your take on fights respect champ
Hmmm I'm gonna have to disagree with the second half of your analysis. I think George would have won both at the end of their careers and in their prime. As you said, he's just such a master at finding his opponent's weaknesses and capitalizing on them. It would have definitely been a competitive fight though, no doubt. Think about it, if Chael Sonnen could take him down 5 rounds in a row, Georges could have 100% done the same thing. I see Georges taking him down and implementing his ground and pound to a round 5 Round Unanimous Decision in both of their primes and at both of their ends
You only say that because of chael sonnen. Did you forget the rematch ? Silva faced stronger wrestlers like hendo. You’re a hardcore casual because you’re using Silva losses as his weak point. Do you know that Silva has 17 more fights than gsp? Do you know he was 44 and still fighting? Do you know that he was injured? Silva tapped out chael and hendo which are 205 lbs ohh and chael is a all American and hendo is an Olympian. You don’t think prime Silva can’t tap gsp?
You’re a hardcore causal 🤡 because you’re taking Silva later years into account when you can’t do the same for gsp.
Also, chael fought at 205 and is an all American wrestler. Gsp fought at 170. I can tell you never wrestled a person who is 35 lbs heavier 😂
Stay out of this topic chump
@@PeterPan012 Who hurt you
Great video champ!
Imo it will always be GSP.
I think the keys to victory would have been his elite wrestling and how you said he’d eat a knee on his way in I think GSP would have played it safer than that and would have took Silva down from clinch or back him up against the cage and then trip him up to get him down. Especially since Georges was way stronger at Middleweight.
I also believe that GSP would utilize Leg kicks like crazy! Mixed with that wicked fast Jab I and the take downs I think it’s a easy W for GSP.
Also I don’t think Silva could crack GSP or if he did I don’t think he’d be out I mean .. we all saw him fight a fucking Big Rig haha.
This was a cool video Mike, please do some more fights like this. I volunteer either the Jones V Silva, GSP VS Khabib, Stipe Vs Cain, Brock Vs DC, and many more. Hell this could be a Series!!
Love the videos dude!
You only say that because of chael sonnen 1. Did you forget the rematch ? Silva faced stronger wrestlers like hendo. You’re a hardcore casual because you’re using Silva losses as his weak point. Do you know that Silva has 17 more fights than gsp? Do you know he was 44 and still fighting? Do you know that he was injured? Silva tapped out chael and hendo which are 205 lbs ohh and chael is a all American and hendo is an Olympian. You don’t think prime Silva can’t tap gsp?
You’re a hardcore causal 🤡 because you’re taking Silva later years into account when you can’t do the same for gsp.
Silva was litteraly untouchable in his prime.
Gsp was a mauler and so well rounded but he always takes a lot of damage in his fights.
Silva would have exposed the heck out of that.
Chael Sonnen beat Silva's ass for nearly 5 whole rounds. You think GSP couldn't ground and pound Silva ? 🤣