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UFC 134 Results: 5 of the Greatest Opponents of All Time for Anderson Silva

After decimating his latest challenger, Yushin Okami, at UFC 134, Anderson Silva has all but cleaned out the middleweight division and has proven to be one of the greatest of all time.  With no serious retirement talk in the air, fans and analysts…

After decimating his latest challenger, Yushin Okami, at UFC 134, Anderson Silva has all but cleaned out the middleweight division and has proven to be one of the greatest of all time. 

With no serious retirement talk in the air, fans and analysts are wondering what’s next for “The Spider.”

All that is for sure is that Silva will take on the winner of Brian Stann vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 136 at an event that is yet to be named, but almost definitely will not take place until 2012. 

Assuming Silva can defend his title successfully one more time, fans would love to see a super fight with either welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre or light heavyweight champ Jon Jones. 

Outside of these aforementioned fights, there seem to be little challengers left for the highly skilled Brazilian fighter.

That leads one to ask, could anyone, from any era of MMA, possess the ability to defeat Anderson Silva?

Let’s take a look inside at some all-time greats who could have given The Spider a closely contested bout. 

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Anderson Silva: 5 Light Heavyweights Who’ll Give Him a Run for His Money

Another UFC pay per view headlined by Anderson Silva in the books, and another contender falls victim to the wrath of “The Spider.” This time, the place was UFC 134, and the opponent was Yushin Okami. Heading into the fight, Okami, the most powerf…

Another UFC pay per view headlined by Anderson Silva in the books, and another contender falls victim to the wrath of “The Spider.” This time, the place was UFC 134, and the opponent was Yushin Okami. Heading into the fight, Okami, the most powerful middleweight in the UFC and the last person to defeat Silva (albeit by disqualification), was still widely regarded as the underdog by pretty much everyone. However, very few expected him to be dispatched as quickly and easily, as he was at the hands of Silva.

Of course, Anderson Silva has made a career off of making excellent mixed martial artists look like amateurs when standing across from him inside the Octagon. UFC 134, as we all witnessed, was no exception.

With this most recent victory, “The Spider” lengthened his already impressive streak of successful UFC title defenses to a now undisputed record of ten straight. The UFC middleweight divisionsimply does not seem to have an answer for the riddle of Anderson Silva.

The light heavyweight division, on the other hand, may hold the key.

All across the online MMA community, Bleacher Report included, fans are calling for Silva to take the next logical step up in competition by moving into the UFC’s 205 pound division. In the end, it’s no one’s call besides the champion himself, and may never even happen as result.  However, if it does, there will be an entirely new crop of talent for Silva to compete against.

This list is going to take a look at the top five light heavyweights in the UFC who could feasibly give Silva a run for his money. Away we go!

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UFC: 5 Potential Sites for a Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva Bout

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva delivered another fantastic performance at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing challenger Yushin Okami in brutal fashion in the second round.Now that another top contender has been cast aside, who is le…

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva delivered another fantastic performance at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing challenger Yushin Okami in brutal fashion in the second round.

Now that another top contender has been cast aside, who is left to face “The Spider”?

Fans again are calling for a superfight between Silva and UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.

The reigning welterweight king is also close to cleaning out his division with former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz as the next, and possibly last, challenger to his belt.

With both fighters seeking only big fights against big names, this potential matchup is starting to make more and more sense, as attested to by UFC President Dana White.

But where would such a monumental bout like this take place?

“There are still a lot of fights for Anderson to do in his division and Georges Saint-Pierre, too,” said White after UFC 134. “But it’s about time for it to happen. I don’t know if we have a stadium that could handle a fight like that.” 

Well here are five possible sites that might be able to handle what could be the biggest event in UFC history. 

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The Ultimate Fighter 14: Ranking the 16 Bantamweights and Their Odds of Winning

With the UFC 134 results now in the books, the Season 14 premier of The Ultimate Fighter is less than one month away. Usually, fans head into every season without any sense of how the fighters rank against one another in terms of talent.This year, The …

With the UFC 134 results now in the books, the Season 14 premier of The Ultimate Fighter is less than one month away. Usually, fans head into every season without any sense of how the fighters rank against one another in terms of talent.

This year, The Ultimate Fighter will feature two weight divisions that are fairly new to the UFC. Therefore, there was an abundance of untapped talent that tried out for this season of the reality show. Some world-ranked fighters will even be attempting to prove their worth to the UFC.

In ascending order of their chances of winning the 135-pound tournament, here are the 16 bantamweight contestants who will will be competing for a spot on one of two teams coached by UFC middleweights Michael Bisping and Jason Miller.

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10 Upcoming Fights with Non-UFC Fighters We Should Watch

Most of us follow the UFC, but there are plenty of guys who make a living fighting outside of it.  Sooner or later, some of them make it to the big leagues, and sometimes they are only one fight away from doing so.Lets take a look at some of the f…

Most of us follow the UFC, but there are plenty of guys who make a living fighting outside of it.  Sooner or later, some of them make it to the big leagues, and sometimes they are only one fight away from doing so.

Lets take a look at some of the fights and fighters who are competing in them to see who might break through.

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After UFC 134: The Next 4 Countries the UFC Should Invade That Aren’t Japan

Japan is obviously the next big goal for the UFC now that they have made it to Brazil, but it might not happen.Dana White has long clashed with not only the Japanese promoters but the yakuza too.  Though the UFC is doing well, DREAM is still in Ja…

Japan is obviously the next big goal for the UFC now that they have made it to Brazil, but it might not happen.

Dana White has long clashed with not only the Japanese promoters but the yakuza too.  Though the UFC is doing well, DREAM is still in Japan and might do anything in their power to stop the UFC from coming over.  Japan is still a possibility and one day the UFC will get there but for now it might not be doable.

Instead, here are 4 other countries Dana might want to consider.

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