Anderson Silva will fight whoever the UFC wants – St. Pierre or Jones
Anderson Silva has changed his tune from not being open to a fight with Jon Jones to taking on whoever the UFC puts in front of him.
Anderson Silva has changed his tune from not being open to a fight with Jon Jones to taking on whoever the UFC puts in front of him.
UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “Sportscenter” today in anticipation of the blockbuster Georges St-Pierre-Carlos Condit fight this weekend in Montreal. Not surprisingly, talk shifted to the idea of GSP fighting Anderson Silva in a much-publicized superfight. White was his usual bold self, and was quoted:
“Anderson Silva will be there this Saturday watching, and if St-Pierre wins it’ll be a huge fight for us. It’ll probably be the biggest fight in UFC history,
Speaking to MMAFighting.com, UFC interim Welterweight champ Carlos Condit waxes on a variety of topics surrounding his huge UFC 154 bout with Georges St-Pierre. Condit says that ring rust shouldn’t be as much a factor as many people think, but he does wonder about the strength o GSP’s surgically repaired knee. He touches on the subject of Anderson Silva being at the fight, and how many may be focused on GSP’s future superfight with Silva rather than the task at hand in Condit. The Natural Born Killer
The proposed Georges St-Pierre-Anderson Silva super fight had a monkey wrench thrown into it when Anderson Silva said he’s going to take a year off.
Anderson Silva will reportedly be cageside for Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit in Montreal. Does that mean that a challenge is coming?
The UFC welterweight champion says that the best MMA fighter in the world happens to be a guy who currently doesn’t hold a title.
While UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has recently acknowledged that he should be finishing his opponents more decisively, the focus around him remains centered on his next fight rather than his November 17th title bout with interim titleholder Carlos Condit. Speculation runs rampant, of course, that GSP will soon face off with Middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a huge, long-awaited superfight. However, GSP is remaining grounded with his focus on the task at hand, and had the following to
As UFC Middleweight contender Michael Bisping sits on the outside of the 185 lb. title scene looking in, it comes as no surprise that he is having trouble keeping his mouth shut regarding the situation. True, Bisping has dispatched most of the fighters set in his path, but it seems that he is just missing that signature win that would allow the UFC no choice but to grant him his coveted title shot. His loss to Chael Sonnen last January put his plans on hold, and now the utter speculation of who Anderson
With Anderson Silva’s systematic destruction of Stephan Bonnar at 205 lbs. at UFC 153, it is no secret nor surprise that fans and media alike are clamoring for a superfight between two dominant champions. However, this fight is not the oft-discussed match of Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre, but Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones. Both Silva and Jones are on record as saying that they are friends who are unwilling to fight one another, and Silva reiterated this after his dominating win on Saturday: “This is
In a series of post-fight interviews courtesy of FuelTV.com, UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva describes his brutal performance in destroying Stephan Bonnar last night. Noting that his coaches wanted him to switch positons to avoid the wrestling of Bonnar, Silva told them to calm down, because he is a Jedi. With his UFC win streak at an unbelievable 16 fights, Silva touched on the topic of his oft-discussed superfight with Georges St. Pierre, who faces Carlos Condit next month in Montreal.
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