I never understood how people claim GSP just "lays" on his opponents. While there have been a few fights where it seemed that way, most of the time he inflicts damage. Just look at Fitch's face after their fight. These same haters never say anything about the snore-fests that Silva has had. Remember Cote and Maia?
Silva-Jones is a definite mismatch. The same reasons Silva would beat GSP hold true for why Jones would beat Anderson: size and strength advantages. In addition to those advantages, I believe Jones is the better all-around fighter. He is a new generation of fighter (I know how often that cliché gets thrown around). As much as I love MMA, the level of the athletes that compete in it compared to the athletes in the NFL and the NBA are lightyears away. Jones, on the other hand, comes from a family of elite athletes. In addition to the fact that he has trained MMA for several years now, he also has excellent wrestling which is Silva's biggest weak point.
Besides the fact that Silva is afraid to fight Jones and instead calls out the smaller fighter in GSP, Silva himself has stated that he doesn't think he could beat Jones (http://www.mmamania.com/2013/7/1/448...prediction-ufc). That was not because of modesty either.
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