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UFC President Dana White Talks Georges St. Pierre Vs. Thiago Alves

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fighter Talk

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Dana White talks about the Canadian fans and also Chuck Liddell’s retirement.

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BomberB Says, in 7-8-2009 at 10:55:14 from 78.150.202.87

silva aint p4p champ any more anyway. not after his last 2 fights.

Brandon Says, in 7-8-2009 at 11:01:35 from 130.14.254.26

For him to even entertain the notion that GSP and AS may fight speaks volumes about how much they’ve thrown the idea around behind doors. Zuffa wants this fight and I think it’s only a matter of time before it happens.

Jon Dough Says, in 7-8-2009 at 12:02:15 from 67.166.140.244

Jon Fitch isn’t a 155er(Serra was, but he said last 2 fights). Dana makes mistakes all the time. After A. Silvas last fight, he said that he went up and fought twice at 205. Come on Dana. It’s not that hard.

onewayticket Says, in 7-8-2009 at 12:19:44 from 208.179.123.11

BomberB man STFU you guys are main stream fans, if you knew anything about MMA you would shut the fuck up. its all about winning and strategy, he did whatever he had to do to win. so what if that was not as exiting. I hate fans like you when a guy is doing good you suck the balls, when he is not you put him under the bus…..yall make me sick with your dumb ass comments.

dabrewz Says, in 7-8-2009 at 12:26:55 from 69.134.236.87

I agree BomberB, Anderson isn’t the P4P best anymore. I would put him at the 3rd spot behind Fedor and then GSP. Anderson vs GSP would probably be the most sold Pay Per View ever unless the UFC gets Brock to fight Fedor somehow.

amagen209 Says, in 7-8-2009 at 13:19:06 from 69.225.245.188

Lol @ the last frame.

rainbow Says, in 7-8-2009 at 13:31:33 from 24.130.179.36

How bout Loyota cutting to 185 and GSP go up to 185. Cut to the chase, Machida will beat GSP, and Anderson Silva. Probably could do it in one night.
Thiago Alves could not stand a chance with Machida either. Thiago Silva could not land one good punch.
There is only so much of the hyping that the public can handle. Let’s see the fights that the public wants. UFC 100 has some good fights
thats for sure.

oasisluke Says, in 7-8-2009 at 13:35:52 from 94.195.172.31

i would say 1.Fedor, 2.A.Silva, 3.GSP
you cant take silvas P4P status away from him because he still hasnt been defeated in the UFC. Fedor is No.1 because he has a ridiculous record, 1 loss from a cut.

Steamer Bean Says, in 7-8-2009 at 14:20:48 from 208.95.202.2

JonDough…..are you forgetting BJ?

The Black Swordsman Says, in 7-8-2009 at 14:27:48 from 174.152.11.192

When St. Pierre beats Alves is he the #1 P4P fighter in all of mixed martial arts ? Dana White loves Anderson Silva but he hasn’t fought anyone near the level of the guys St. Pierre is fighting … since he lost his title to Matt Serra he’s beaten Josh Koscheck , Matt Hughes , Matt Serra , Jon Fitch , BJ Penn and now he’s fighting the #3 Welterweight in the world in Thiago Alves … Silva’s been a monster but he’s not fighting those kinda guys at 185 and Fedor isn’t fighting anybody … he fights 2 times a year and his last to fights have been against cans … Sylvia got knocked out by Ray Mercer and Arlovski got knocked out by Brett Rogers … give GSP his due respect. After he pounds out Alves he’s the man in any weight class.

#1stunna Says, in 7-8-2009 at 14:28:51 from 76.216.170.161

Onewayticket talking about sucking balls, you are all over Anderson balls and licking his ass.

Look retard, if Anderson keeps fighting like he does he will loose fans. With out fans you don’t bring in the big number for the fights. With out the big number you don’t bring in money.

The people who pay his check are the fans. The fans want a good fight and if they don’t get it then they have every right to voice there opinions. Also if he isn’t making money for Dana and he has a small fan base you know damn well Dana will cut his ass from the UFC. Oh and if you don’t like the comments then to bad you little homo.

replacement Says, in 7-8-2009 at 15:19:56 from 86.129.181.244

Anderson Silva is still P4p. Does he deserve that title overall? Yes! Does his last two performances justify that position? No.

thaddiusluster Says, in 7-8-2009 at 15:37:49 from 76.2.131.239

Fedor never stopped being the P4P best; don’t buy into the ufc bullshit. Actually MMA in the U.S. is a myth due to all the restrictions and limitations of the unified rules scam and 10point must system garbage.

ufc is NOT MMA!

CobraCommander Says, in 7-8-2009 at 16:44:34 from 74.72.200.60

Canada is the Mecca of MMA? lol

mma Says, in 7-8-2009 at 16:59:02 from 190.149.105.37

1. Fedor
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Anderson Silva
4. GSP

Danby Says, in 7-8-2009 at 18:37:00 from 65.95.58.189

I think Anderson Silva is just pissed Dana white cost him like 13 million dollars by not letting him do a boxing match. So hes gonna keep being an asshole and wining his fights, but making them as boring as possible.

mma-pr0 Says, in 7-8-2009 at 19:15:21 from 24.182.4.47

what….and dream is mma…give me a fuckin break… the jap mma scene is sketchy as fuck..just a step above pro wrestling

alfredunhill Says, in 7-8-2009 at 19:24:12 from 72.153.104.96

The fans will turn on anyone who doesn’t excite them each and everytime, and so I hope Anderson Silva destroys Forrest Griffin, defends his belt one more time or so, and then retires….leaving a perfect legacy, becoming champ in 2006 and leaving as champ in 2010…not many can top that..GSP has been submitted by Hughes and KO’d by Serra, and even though he avenged those losses, it’s hardly fair to say him in the same breath as Anderson given that fact…

SQUIRES33 Says, in 7-8-2009 at 20:14:19 from 71.54.43.70

Everyone has to consider weight classes here. Middle weight to say the least imo is really boring, their are few fighters in that wc that are raw and exciting, similar to the hw division that is diminishing with Brock at champ…cant wait til Mir breaks his arm

Best 5 fighters imo [wc not taken into consideration]
1.Fedor 2.Silva 3. Griffin [ he has more heart than anyone i dc what negative comments ppl leave, if you say the shot rampage landed on his chin that uppercut it didnt phase him] 4. Bj Penn 5. Gsp [ Travs Lutter was beating him until he slipped and he will be exposed very soon, so what if Matt Hughes cant beat him agian..he already did the first time..]

micro069 Says, in 7-8-2009 at 22:39:18 from 120.28.186.101

A Brandon Vera vs. Lyoto Machida is a good match-up for the future now that the Truth step down on weight….

joker Says, in 7-8-2009 at 22:49:16 from 168.233.254.6

Thiago Alves is going to win the fight.

filo561 Says, in 7-8-2009 at 23:57:08 from 66.229.4.88

more like anderson silva didnt wanna hurt another brazilian.but didnt wanna get in trouble so he made it look real as possible.thats just a opinion

elbetoflaco Says, in 7-9-2009 at 00:06:24 from 68.165.236.245

Getting Brock vs Fedor is stupid. Brock Lesnar shouldn’t even be in the same category or sentence as fedor.. On the other hand Spider vs GSP would be the biggest fight in ufc history. 2 real mma fighters, not half knowledge albino gorillas like Brock…

iFightForFun Says, in 7-9-2009 at 01:06:14 from 24.214.103.57

they are both beasts basically and it really just comes down to who follows through with their gameplan better

rza808 Says, in 7-9-2009 at 02:58:09 from 72.193.125.32

A couple of things. Machida could fight at 185 easy and it would make superfights galore. Bring up GSP and see how he gets beat by guys his size. Griffin has heart but he is not that tough, see Jardine fight.

thaddiusluster Says, in 7-9-2009 at 05:39:59 from 76.2.131.239

what was so sketchy about; Sakuraba vs Silva 2, Hendo vs Wand 1&2, Sapp vs Minotauro, Minotauro vs Crocop, Crocop vs Fedor, Fedor vs Hunt, Fedor vs Randleman, Shogun vs Overeem 1&2, Shogun vs Minotouro, Sakurai vs Hansen, Gomi vs Azeredo 1&2, Fedor vs Fujita, Gomi vs Diaz, Minotauro vs Kharitonov, Kharitonov vs A.Emelianenko etc. etc. all great PrideFC fights? how many could you really list from other organizations that can even compare?

ufc is NOT MMA!

rocco55 Says, in 7-9-2009 at 09:17:31 from 24.128.245.157

last two guys 155 pounders? C’mon Dana know your own sport.

The Llama Says, in 7-9-2009 at 17:02:13 from 98.212.57.13

Love GSP but Silva would either put him to sleep or tap him out..I really think he may take a nap when he fights Alves..

onewayticket Says, in 7-9-2009 at 20:15:24 from 208.179.123.11

#1stunna dude STFU u suck, plus i wasnt even talking to u …are u taking some from Bomber? ….up ur asss? and ur calling me homo..lol wow

yo mama Says, in 7-9-2009 at 20:23:14 from 189.169.25.132

best p4p is undoubtedly the carpenter

Xouki Says, in 7-9-2009 at 23:13:31 from 99.238.228.193

rocco, serra was 155 and penn is 155. wouldnt change anything. to me, if gsp wins, they’ll hype the fight more between the spider and him. if he loses, he’ll just have to go train and come back stronger like he always done before. plus i wouldnt mind to see a rematch with the number 2 ww fitch against alves. i saw win or lose. gsp should step up in weight.

jeremyemilio Says, in 7-10-2009 at 12:17:11 from 142.167.49.21

One thing that everyone seems to be missing: Alves still has to make weight. He’s not a true 170 by any stretch of the imagination. I’d say he weighs somewhere in the area of 200 lbs. There’s cutting weight, and then there’s cutting weight. The way I see it Alves has two choices: 1. He doesn’t make weight, a la the Hughes fight, in which case the fight probably goes forward but as a non title match. 2. He uses diuretics a la the DeSouza fight, in which case he will quickly learn that GSP isn’t Tony DeSouza.

kaboom Says, in 7-10-2009 at 12:48:57 from 24.215.74.162

well alot of you must be fat f***ers who don’t realize what 15lbs is to someone who isn’t fat.
as well as the concept of cutting weight vs. Gaining weight.
to scale, 15lbs on a HW is a much smaller % than 15lbs on a LW.
95% of cutting weight is draining the body of all unnecessary fluids FOR THE WEIGH IN! they jump off the scale then go pound water and food to rehydrate themselves for the fight. Not usually 100% effective depending on how much and how intelligently they made the cut. but compared to the guy who had to gain muscle and then adapt to fighting with extra mass, because he can’t do much of anything healthy to return to optimal weight between the scale and the fight.

i’ve been dreaming about GSP vs silva too but there are so many reasons it’s not in the near future.
-the need to respect weight divisions in the ufc, they can’t keep dragging fighters all over the board for A fight on every card…peen vs gsp..wand vs franklin..
Having weight divisions is half of what makes MMA a sport..

-what weight? anderson silva fought many fights early in his career at 170. he’s the one with “no competition in the MW division”.
send him down since he said he’d never challenge machida for the LHW champ anyway.

-gsp’s style and effectiveness couldn’t be matched at 185 unless he trained hard for close to a year i’d say. and he’s got a belt to defend at WW..

Unexpaix Says, in 7-10-2009 at 14:10:36 from 99.241.26.199

am I the only one who reeeeally doesnt want to see St Pierre vs Silva? I had my fill of weight class champs clashing with the Penn St Pierre fight tbh

YB3000 Says, in 7-10-2009 at 21:16:49 from 213.113.127.224

Number 1 PFP guy is still Fedor, no matter what guru think. I especially don’t like that Gods smile on Dana’s face while asked about Chuck.

melo_104 Says, in 7-11-2009 at 00:26:22 from 207.210.20.20

agree with buddy up there, silva cant get his spot taken until he actually loses a fight..regardless if u think theyre boring or not

Rocket21 Says, in 7-11-2009 at 16:28:29 from 74.15.65.240

Dana’s comment was right. Serra and BJ are both 155lb fighters. His dumb comment was when he said if GSP wins, “he puts him in the #2 position p4p”. He’s already said a ton that GSP is already #2 p4p in his mind.

Silva having boring fights actually makes him greater in my mind… the more boring it is, the more it shows how much greater than his competition he is.

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