After July 19th, one thing was solved. We know either Anderson Silva or Fedor Emelianenko is the best fighter in the world. Many already figured that out prior to the night though.
But of the two, who is better?
We hoped July 19th would prove decisively which of the two could emerge as the best of the best, but Saturday night proved only one thing really...nothing.
Silva took a mere 61-seconds to finish James "The Sandman" Irvin, while Emelianenko nearly cut that time in half to finish the ex-UFC champion Tim Sylvia in 36-seconds. Of the two, it's tough to say who's performance was better.
Silva stalked Irvin nearly the entire minute in the first round, waiting for Irvin to make a mistake. Sure enough with a little under a minute into the round, Irvin left a kick out and Silva grabbed his foot. He caught "The Sandman" with a nasty right jab, that sat Irvin down, and nearly out. He proceeded to pound his left fist through the loose guard Irvin barely maintained, and referee Mario Yamasaki had to intervene. On top of that, Silva did a nice little dance immediately after that was very deserving.
In Emelianenko's fight, it was a little less waiting, but still the same stalking. Fedor unleashed a barrage of shots that downed Sylvia from the beginning, and after landing a few more shots while Sylvia desperately covered up, Emelianenko sunk in the always dangerous rear-naked choke, and Sylvia had no choice but to tap. Afterwards, Sylvia was quoted as saying Emelianenko wasn't human.
So of the two, who is the absolute best?
Maybe we'll never know. Or maybe they'll sometime fight against one another to settle the dispute. But as of right now, it is still up in the air. To quote famous singer Enya, "Who knows, only time."
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about 1 month ago
Let me get this out there before any comments are posted. Since this is an article, I didn't want to make my own opinion known in it. However, as I'm allowed to comment on it, I believe Silva is better of the two. Not taking anything away from Fedor, as he is the clear cut second, and a very, very close runner up, I personally like Anderson Silva. Okay, hate on me now.
about 1 month ago
I think they are both awsome in different ways, they both get my respect for their fighting prowess and cool heads. Nice to see the guys at the top don't need to brag or talk trash.... they know where they are.
about 1 month ago
Nice article. I would love to see them fight, I am a fan of both of them now.
about 1 month ago
i think silve is better fedor it great no quesstion i would like to see them fight, fedor is what 230lbs and silva walks around at like 220lbs it could happen
about 1 month ago
You wanted me to read your article Nick and I just did. I appreciate you reading my article on Anderson Silva and tell you I respect you. With that said, I agree that on July 19th nothing was proven, both men defeated their opponents very impressively. After reading your article I stand by what I said, saying Silva was pound for pound the best fighter in the world. I'm not taking anything away from Fedor, it's only that I think "The Spider" has been more impressive than Fedor in the last years. It bothers me the people saying fedor is better because he lost once and Silva four times but to me it dosen't really matter because even the best lose. As a matter of fact, if people want to talk about loses, Silva lost to a very lucky Ryo Chonan who was getting killed by Silva and by DQ.
Anyway, I appreciate your honesty Nick and respect that. Your article is good and I'm pretty happy you also consider Silva the best fighter today.
from about 1 month ago
Big time man. I do appreciate u reading the article. I do think that Silva is the best. I also agree with you about the whole loss thing. More losses doesn't mean he's less of a fighter. The Chonan fight was a lucky one, but many great fighters have a fight like that. It's how they overcome it that makes them better and I think that's why these two fighters (Fedor and Anderson) have done so well. Still, I make the argument that they can be beaten, but right now seems to be their time.
Thanks again though for reading my article, and kudos to your own article. Very informed.
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