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QUOTABLES: Josh Barnett says "Bigfoot" Silva's size the only thing that "allows him to be a decent fighter"
Sep 5, 2011 - 10:10:37 AM QUOTABLES: Josh Barnett says "Bigfoot" Silva's size the only thing that "allows him to be a decent fighter"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"The thing about 'Bigfoot,' he's a big guy and he's agile for a big guy, but he's not that agile and he's not that athletic. In fact, being a big guy is probably his greatest asset... You could almost say that I'm sure he's had his issues growing up with a thing like gigantism, and all the difficulty that's come from that. But gigantism is what actually allows him to be a decent fighter, because he doesn't do anything particularly awesome, but he's just massive. But all of his fights come down to him getting the takedown. Those are the ones he wins, and against Cormier I don't think that's going to happen."

-Josh Barnett talks to MMAFighting.com about fellow Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinalist - and a man who has had choice words for him in the recent past - Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

Penick's Analysis: Silva's size is certainly his biggest asset, but it's not the only reason he's successful. He's got a very capable jiu jitsu game on the ground, and his ability to pass as well as control his opponents is one of the main reasons he's continued winning fights. Barnett's not wrong about Silva needing to get a takedown to work his game, as his striking, while effective much of the time, is not on the level of his ground work and his ground and pound. He's going to have a tough time with that aspect of Cormier's game, but the size difference in that fight might be a bigger factor than even Cormier's wrestling advantage.