3. Heavyweight vs. Middleweight/Size Difference
Anderson Silva has fought three times at 205lbs in the UFC, but obviously the middleweight division is his main weight class. Cormier on the other hand, had been fighting at heavyweight up until 2014. One could argue that this fight is between a natural heavyweight and a natural middleweight meeting in the middle at light heavyweight. That size difference doesn’t bode well for Silva.
Silva will still have the reach advantage, but there is considerably more muscle mass on the frame of Cormier than there is on Silva.
