Who should Wanderlei Silva fight next?

Question

I thought his fight was by far the most exciting of the night and I'm wondering who he should fight next. Lyoto Machida, Thiago Silva, and James Irvin come to mind. Personally, I'd like to see Silva fight Houston Alexander or Sokoujou which should make for a fantastic slugfest. What do you think?

Answer 1

Silva has 2 victories over Rampage.  At this stage of his career, I want to see him in title fights.  Either the winner of Jackson and Forrest or Anderson at middle weight.  He is a big name that will boost PPV sales so next to unknown fights are the wrong move.

Answer 2

A Louisville Slugger would be the best for a slugfest

=)

Answer 3

He's moving down a weight class. I say Rich Franklin, then Michael Bisping, and finally ANDERSON SILVA!!!

Answer 4

I'd like to see a rematch against Liddell.

I think the outcome might be a little different this time around.

Answer 5

houstan alexander has no chin and lost his 2 last fights in the first round. and sokoudjou has to beat someone more high caliber than nakamura to fight silva. james irvin and thiago still need to fighter better guys before they can take on silva. they might match machida and silva but thats not what id want to see.  i want wanderlei to go against rashad evans mainly because i wanna see wanderlei fight a wrestler.

Answer 6

Definitley Machida.

Machida is a smart technical fighter whereas Wanderlei is ruthless and aggressive.

The way Wanderlei Silva fights will overwhelm Machida. Machida needs time to measure up his oppenents like the he did to Tito. But if Silva comes out strong and aggressive like he did against Jardine then Machida will lose, badly. We also have not seen how well Machida defends the clinch, which is Silva's forte.

On the ground they are pretty similar. Both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts, but I am pretty sure the fight won't go to the ground. Also, Silva is way more experience than Machida is. Silva has 40 fights, Machida only has had 13 fights.

My prediction is Silva 1st round TKO.

Answer 7

a dirty sock

Answer 8

Machida, cause hes not going to be able to run away from Wandy