Fights to make after UFC 153

So many fighters looked incredibly impressive last night. We finally saw the Maia of old, Fitch showed he's still relevant and put on a great show which he really needed, and Anderson Silva showed why he's the greatest of all time.

Anderson Silva - Weidman/Boetsch winner or Jon Jones
Stephan Bonnar - Ryan Bader
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Cheick Kongo or Mark Hunt
Dave Herman - Christian Morecraft or Geronimo Dos Santos
Glover Teixeira - Phil Davis or Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Fabio Maldonado - Wagner Prado or Diabate/Griggs loser
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger or Demian Maia
Erick Silva - Amir Sadollah or Thiago/Kim loser
Phil Davis - Glover Teixeira or James Te Huna
Wagner Prado - Fabio Maldonado
Demian Maia - Jon Fitch or Brown/Swick winner
Rick Story - Amir Sadollah or Claude Patrick
Rony Bezzera - Nik Lentz or Mannny Gamburyan
Sam Sicilia - Jason Young or Justin Lawrence
Gleison Tibau - Michael Johnson or Danzig/Gomi winner
Francisco Trinaldo - Reza Madadi or Justin Salas
Diego Brandao - Nam Phan or Max Holloway
Joey Gambino - Cut
Sergio Moraes - Marcelo Guimares or Thompson/Yousef winner
Renee Forte - Mike Stumpf or Brock Jardine
Chris Camozzi - Andrew Craig or CB Dollaway
Luiz Cane - Cut or Tom Watson
Christiano Marcello - Marcus LeVesseur
Reza madadi - Francisco Trinaldo or CJ Keith

Anderson Silva - Jon Jones!!!
*Bonnar has nothing left to really prove so in my opinion he should retire to do commentary
Big Nog - Mark Hunt
*Dave Herman will probably be cut, if he stays - Frank Mir
Glover - Phil Davis
Fabio Maldonado - Cyril Diabate
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger
Erick Silva - Mike Pierce
Wagner Prado - Matt Hamill
Demian Maia - Johnny Hendricks
Rick Story - rematch with Charlie Brenneman
Rony Bezzera - Dennis Siver or Mark Hominick
Sam Sicilia - Cole Miller
Gleison Tibau - Yves Edwards
Francisco Trinaldo - Spencer Fisher
Diego Brandao - Nam Phan
*Joey Gambino will probably get another chance (I thought he put on a GREAT performance although in a losing effort) - Dennis Bermudez
Sergio Moraes - Amir Sadollah
Renee Forte - Justin Edwards
Chris Camozzi - Ed Herman
Luiz Cane - C.B. Dollaway
Christiano Marcello - Marcus LeVesseur

Anderson Silva - Weidman/Boetsch winner
Stephan Bonnar - retire or Brandon Vera
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Cheick Kongo
Dave Herman - cut
Glover Teixeira - Rampage or Phil Davis
Fabio Maldonado - Wagner Prado
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger
Erick Silva - Mike Swick/ Matt Brown winner
Phil Davis - Matt Hamill
Wagner Prado - Fabio Maldonado
Demian Maia - Rory MacDonald/B.J. Penn winner
Rick Story - Aaron Simpson
Rony Bezzera - Max Holloway
Sam Sicilia - Justin Lawrence
Gleison Tibau - Michael Johnson
Francisco Trinaldo - Al Iaquinta
Diego Brandao - Nam Phan would be a sick fight.
Joey Gambino - Cut
Sergio Moraes - Justin Edwards
Renee Forte - Pascal Krauss
Chris Camozzi - Cezar Ferreira
Luiz Cane - Cut
Christiano Marcello - Marcus LeVesseur (Makes sense. Both guys involved in decisions that robbed me of 11 pts.
Reza madadi - Anton Kuivanen

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Posted by 941_Florida_Boy

Anderson Silva - Jon Jones!!!
*Bonnar has nothing left to really prove so in my opinion he should retire to do commentary
Big Nog - Mark Hunt
*Dave Herman will probably be cut, if he stays - Frank Mir
Glover - Phil Davis
Fabio Maldonado - Cyril Diabate
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger
Erick Silva - Mike Pierce
Wagner Prado - Matt Hamill
Demian Maia - Johnny Hendricks
Rick Story - rematch with Charlie Brenneman
Rony Bezzera - Dennis Siver or Mark Hominick
Sam Sicilia - Cole Miller
Gleison Tibau - Yves Edwards
Francisco Trinaldo - Spencer Fisher
Diego Brandao - Nam Phan
*Joey Gambino will probably get another chance (I thought he put on a GREAT performance although in a losing effort) - Dennis Bermudez
Sergio Moraes - Amir Sadollah
Renee Forte - Justin Edwards
Chris Camozzi - Ed Herman
Luiz Cane - C.B. Dollaway
Christiano Marcello - Marcus LeVesseur

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i like a lot of your picks but remember that charlie brenneman just recently got cut from the ufc. maybe story could fight jay heiron.

Martello vs Levessur would be so boring imo lol

Eddie Alvarez/Gil Melendez

Eric Silva/Jay Hieron

Nog/Struve?

Glover/Rampage

Fitch/Maia

Anderson Silva - Weidman/Boetsch winner
Stephan Bonnar - Matt Hamill
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Mark Hunt
Dave Herman - Christian Morecraft
Glover Teixeira - Rampage
Fabio Maldonado - Roger Hollett
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger
Erick Silva - Claude Patrick
Phil Davis - Ryan Jimmo
Wagner Prado - Nick Penner
Demian Maia - Rory/Penn winner
Rick Story - Brian Ebersole
Rony Bezzera - Max Holloway
Sam Sicilia - Akira Corassini
Gleison Tibau - Jacob Volkmann
Francisco Trinaldo - Justin Salas
Diego Brandao - Nam Phan
Joey Gambino - Josh Grispi
Sergio Moraes - Simeon Thoresen
Renee Forte - John Cofer (Forte said he's dropping to 155)
Chris Camozzi - Brad Tavares
Luiz Cane - Jason MacDonald
Cristiano Marcello - Anton Kuivanen
Reza Madadi - Myles Jury

Anderson Silva VS Michael Bisping or Jon Jones

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira VS Stefan Struve or Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

Dave Herman VS Stipe Miocic or Pat Barry

Glover Teixeira VS Thiago Silva or Jimi Manuwa

Fabio Maldonado VS Wagner Prado or Krzysztof Soszynski

Jon Fitch VS Demian Maia or Jake Ellenberger

Erick Silva VS Mike Pierce or Matt Riddle

Phil Davis VS Shogun Rua or James TeHuna

Would hate yo see Gambino or Herman cut after a series of good but losing performances such as those. Remember the UFC kep Matt Brown after a real bad run because he put on great perfomances. Herman I would give a newbie as a last chance. Gambino a TUF guy on a loser leaves town match as well.

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Posted by jae_1833

Would hate yo see Gambino or Herman cut after a series of good but losing performances such as those. Remember the UFC kep Matt Brown after a real bad run because he put on great perfomances. Herman I would give a newbie as a last chance. Gambino a TUF guy on a loser leaves town match as well.

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I agree... They keep giving Herman fairly top level fighters. He gets a win over a guy like Einemo, and then they toss Struve, Big Country and Big Nog at him. I'd like to see him face a couple of mid-level guys and then move up from there. He has a lot of natural, raw talent and is a fun fighter to watch. His submission defence skills during the Nog fight was pretty impressive!

Anderson Silva - Weidman/Boetsch winner, but would love to see Jon Jones but that won't happen just yet.
Stephan Bonnar - I think its his time to hang it up. Hes had a good career and he will always be a fan favorite. Nothing left to prove, thanks for the years of good fights Bonnar.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Mark Hunt or Kongo
Dave Herman - Christian Morecraft
Glover Teixeira - Rampage
Jon Fitch - Jake Ellenberger

I agreed with most of what everyone else had for the lower tier fighters.

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Posted by 941_Florida_Boy

*Dave Herman will probably be cut, if he stays - Frank Mir

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Why on Earth would you give Mir a guy who has just lost 3 in a row, and is/was nowhere near the top 10??

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Posted by State_Champ

Anderson Silva VS Michael Bisping or Jon Jones

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira VS Stefan Struve or Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

Dave Herman VS Stipe Miocic or Pat Barry

Glover Teixeira VS Thiago Silva or Jimi Manuwa

Fabio Maldonado VS Wagner Prado or Krzysztof Soszynski

Jon Fitch VS Demian Maia or Jake Ellenberger

Erick Silva VS Mike Pierce or Matt Riddle

Phil Davis VS Shogun Rua or James TeHuna

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This has some of the best match ups mentioned yet.

E. Silva vs. Riddle is a good one

Like the Nog and Struve one as well, but hoping they do Struve vs, Big Foot

If Herman doesn't get cut, I like him versus Stipe

Fitch could fight either or, I would be fine with that.

Davis vs. Te Huna makes more sense, as Shogun has the big fight with Gustafsson.

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Posted by BuffaloDave

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Posted by State_Champ

Anderson Silva VS Michael Bisping or Jon Jones

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira VS Stefan Struve or Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

Dave Herman VS Stipe Miocic or Pat Barry

Glover Teixeira VS Thiago Silva or Jimi Manuwa

Fabio Maldonado VS Wagner Prado or Krzysztof Soszynski

Jon Fitch VS Demian Maia or Jake Ellenberger

Erick Silva VS Mike Pierce or Matt Riddle

Phil Davis VS Shogun Rua or James TeHuna

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This has some of the best match ups mentioned yet.

E. Silva vs. Riddle is a good one

Like the Nog and Struve one as well, but hoping they do Struve vs, Big Foot

If Herman doesn't get cut, I like him versus Stipe

Fitch could fight either or, I would be fine with that.

Davis vs. Te Huna makes more sense, as Shogun has the big fight with Gustafsson.

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Glad you like them.

When I post on "fights to make" I generally pay little or no attention to logistics (who already has a fight booked with who) and simply share some fights I'd like to see.

Pumped for Shogun VS Gustafsson, though!

EDIT: I do try to match winners with winners.