The difference is his loss in the tourney was his first fight of the night, both fighters were completely fresh. His win over Jackson in the tourney was the final. Silvas grappling match with Yoshida paled in comparison to the war Liddel and Jackson went through. The win still counts, sure, but you see my point.
All I'm really getting at here is I don't think Silva is the clear cut #1 LHW in the world anymore. And that's not to say he isnt the best LHW ever, but we're not talking about ever we're talking about current. Shogun in his last four fights beat Nog, Overeem, Jackon and Arona. That's insane. Chuck last four fights have been wins over tito, randy, horn and vernon. Silvas last four fights have been wins over Yoshida and Nakamura with losses to Hunt and Arona. Just something to think about.
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