There was a time when Anderson Silva was dominating the middleweight division and Georges St-Pierre was dominating the welterweight division. Many fans and media speculated as to a super fight between the two athletes and how it would go, who would win, and why.
In the most recent episode of Chael Sonnen’s podcast, Sonnen welcome lightweight Nate Diaz where they discussed his brother Nick’s upcoming fight versus Anderson Silva. Sonnen offered to shed some light on his opinion on how Silva compares to someone Nick had fought before, Georges St-Pierre:
“I’ve fought Anderson Silva before, and I’ve worked out with Georges St-Pierre; and I had a tougher time with St-Pierre. That was my experience. I know it’s style and a lot of things come into it, but I thought St-Pierre was far superior of an athlete and a fighter. I think your brother (Nick Diaz) has been in harder fights and that’s my point. I think it’s going to help him. I don’t think he knows that and I don’t think he will realize that until a few minutes out there. And Anderson Silva is very good, this is not meant to be a knock on Anderson Silva. He is not as good as they say he is. That’s also a true statement. And when guys go out there and fight him, they will come away with that opinion.
Everybody calls me before they fight Anderson Silva. And I tell them, ‘Look, the guy is a good fighter, all that nice stuff. He’s not near as good as they say he is. He’s not as good as they will tell you he is. And if you go out there and waste half of the fight before you realize that, like Demian Maia did, you will not be able to beat him in a decision.’”
