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Originally Posted by Swiiftx
If I remember correct Nunes only lost to Florian bc he got taken down repeatadely and spent considerate time on his back. Siver doesn't posses the same dangerous ground-game/takedowns that Florian had. That's a legit tough decision to make, one of the closest fights of the night I think.
And yeah, it seems you use the word fluke liberaly whenever you want to dismiss a loss a fighter has.
Gonzaga gameplanned a lot better in his last fight, he's a pretty crafty BJJ practioner and I think he's going to do the same in this game. Though I have to see some more of Shane.
Silva has a lot better technical standup than Nelson and should dominate it, and I don't see Nelson taking him down or subbing him. Yeah, there's a possability of Nelson catching him, but I don't think it's going to be that often.
But Nunes' striking has not rly impressed all that much so far. He's winning decisions and not even winning them all that dominantly, dropping rounds to MTB, Gamburyan, etc. Granted both of his recent losses were to fighters with more wrestling-based games than Siver but Siver is gonna bring a higher-volume striking style than Nunes' other recent opponents.
I'd say the possibility of Nelson catching him is pretty damn decent. Silva's chin is awful.