Cung Le vs Anderson Silva

Who would win?

Cung Le	45.5%	[ 10 ]
Anderson "The Spider" Silva	54.5%	[ 12 ]
Total Votes:			[ 22 ]

[baka_boy1221]

This is a dream fight for some fans ... me included. But if it were to ever happen (I doubt it ... too many politics) ... who would win? They are both noted for their striking abilities ... but what do you think? Will the San Shou Legend beat the Spider or vise-versa ...

Here are the stats:

Cung Le
Height: 5' 10"
Fighting out of: San Jose, California
Record: 6 - 0

VS

Anderson "The Spider" Silva
Height: 6' 2"
Fighting out of: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 24 - 4

[afromma]

Cung Le for me ... sorry ... I live in San Jose ... look after your own ...

[apachemma]

Cung Le for me ... I've meet him before ... he is one crazy Asian ... and all those crazy kicks he does ...

[ladymuaythai]

I'm split with this one ... I like Cung Le for all of his flashy, but effective strikes ... but Anderson Silva is laser shard striking ... so I can't really decide ...

[APinoySuperHero]

Cung Le hasnt fought anyone nearly as good as Anderson Silva. I mean dont get me wrong I think Cung Le is very good but, Anderson Silva is second on th P4P list. Maybe when Cung Le gets some more fights in we'll see. Also he needs to be more accurate and have much better clinch work. Plus Silva also has a good ground game Cung Le would need to start thinking about how to neutralize Silva's long reach advantage and he devastating clinch which right now I dont thinkg Cung Le has had enough experince to effectively utilize a game plan to the extent he would want against the top of the division Anderson Silva.

[afromma]

APinoySuperHero

Cung Le hasnt fought anyone nearly as good as Anderson Silva. I mean dont get me wrong I think Cung Le is very good but, Anderson Silva is second on th P4P list. Maybe when Cung Le gets some more fights in we'll see. Also he needs to be more accurate and have much better clinch work. Plus Silva also has a good ground game Cung Le would need to start thinking about how to neutralize Silva's long reach advantage and he devastating clinch which right now I dont thinkg Cung Le has had enough experince to effectively utilize a game plan to the extent he would want against the top of the division Anderson Silva.

Cung Le has expeirence ... of course then again that is with kickboxing and San Shou ... in MMA he only started in 2006 ... so he is expeirence ...

[APinoySuperHero]

afromma

APinoySuperHero

Cung Le hasnt fought anyone nearly as good as Anderson Silva. I mean dont get me wrong I think Cung Le is very good but, Anderson Silva is second on th P4P list. Maybe when Cung Le gets some more fights in we'll see. Also he needs to be more accurate and have much better clinch work. Plus Silva also has a good ground game Cung Le would need to start thinking about how to neutralize Silva's long reach advantage and he devastating clinch which right now I dont thinkg Cung Le has had enough experince to effectively utilize a game plan to the extent he would want against the top of the division Anderson Silva.

Cung Le has expeirence ... of course then again that is with kickboxing and San Shou ... in MMA he only started in 2006 ... so he is expeirence ...

I am comparing him to Anderson Silva and his years of experince. Come on the guy guy could be a world champion in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have to ask does Cung Le have any fighters close to the skill of the people Anderson has fought. Anderson has fought Franklin, Marquardt, and Hendo who has Cung Le beat? Frank Shamrock that guy was so far over the hill it's crazy. I am not saying Cung Le doesnt have talent because I think the guy is going to be the next Anderson Silva what I wish would happen is that Cung Le get about maybe three or four more fights in against top level competion and we will see how well he can handle Anderson Silva. Better yet lets bring in Gegard Mousasi vs Cung Le the winner faces Anderson Silva to see who the true top MW is. Thats really what everyone needs.

[EuthanasiaLove]

If Cung Le can beat him, then he's the real deal. Yeah, he beat Frank Shamrock, but Shamrock was trying to play Cung's game. If it was a pure grappling exhibition, Frank would have beat him easily.

[APinoySuperHero]

EuthanasiaLove

If Cung Le can beat him, then he's the real deal. Yeah, he beat Frank Shamrock, but Shamrock was trying to play Cung's game. If it was a pure grappling exhibition, Frank would have beat him easily.

Its called MMA for a reason and your right but, still if Frank wanted to be the tough man and fight Cung Le with the stand up game its all his fault. Frank should have tried to tie up with him more or go for some takedowns and he didnt do either.

[afromma]

APinoySuperHero

EuthanasiaLove

If Cung Le can beat him, then he's the real deal. Yeah, he beat Frank Shamrock, but Shamrock was trying to play Cung's game. If it was a pure grappling exhibition, Frank would have beat him easily.

Its called MMA for a reason and your right but, still if Frank wanted to be the tough man and fight Cung Le with the stand up game its all his fault. Frank should have tried to tie up with him more or go for some takedowns and he didnt do either.

True, true ... he was trying to be an entertainer there ...

[Soothing Sound]

Cung, his kick power is amazing. He pretty much broke Shamrock's arm.

[APinoySuperHero]

Soothing Sound

Cung, his kick power is amazing. He pretty much broke Shamrock's arm.

Are you kidding me. The fighters Anderson Silva has fought compared to the fighters Cung Le has fought. Cung Le has never faced a striker who is as precise, fast, composed, powerful, and technical as Anderson Silva. Cung Le has never had to deal with someone who had a world class clinch and could take Dan Henderson's right hand. Cung Le never has never dealt with someone who has some of the most under rated bjj in the game (honestly do you think the nog bros just hand out there bjj black belts). Lets be real here Silva has gone through a whole division and even did a favor to Dana and stepped up to LHW now going to do it twice. People should be wondering GSP vs Anderson Silva not Cung Le vs Anderson Silva because Cung Le is still a new comer to the game we have to give him time and let him grow. Throwing him against Anderson Silva is not a good idea or at least not this early into the game.

[ladymma]

Being a Cali girl ... gotta go with Cung Le ... sorry ...

[APinoySuperHero]

Listen I am from San Diego and this topic is who do you THINK not who do you want. You honestly think a man with less than 10 MMA fights has the experince to fight someone of Anderson Silva's talent. Just looking at who he fought I mean honestly didnt know that beating Frank Shamrock made you suddenly have such a significant chance to beat P4P best mw of all time. Also look at the strikers he has fought no one was near the talent of Anderson Silva and his grappling ability isnt even on Silva's level and if Frank took it to the ground I think he would have won that fight. So there are holes in this man's game let him have a few more years then come back to this. Another match up that would be nice would be the Dream MW champ and Silva to face off that would be interesting but, because the man is moving up maybe have them fight at 190-195ish some where along this lines.

Also why do people seriously under rate Anderson Silva's ground skills he was able to get dominant positions a very good grappler in Thales and submitted Dan Henderson. What more could anyone ask for to prove he has great ground ability.