Anderson Silva Changes Tune: Right Circumstances And He Will Fight Jon Jones | UFC NEWS
Anderson Silva is not aspiring to leave his UFC middleweight belt, but if a bout opposite Jon Jones goes down – it would be at a catchweight. During a a promotional event in Rio de Janeiro the middleweight kingpin tells Brazil’s SporTV
“People are talking about it. I don’t have such intentions, there isn’t any motive to do so, mostly because there are several people form my team who belong to his weight class Minotouro, Maldonado, Feijao, Caldeirao. My weight is 84kg, that’s my title. But lots of people talk about it, and some of those are UFC’s emploees.
It’s obvious, I might be saying that I don’t want, but if he accepts the money Dana offers him? It is going to get tough. It isn’t the cash that makes me do what I do, I fight because I like it. I don’t know…I wouldn’t like. But if it’s going to happen it would have to be in catch weight. His belt wouldn’t be on the line. I already have my title, I don’t want my title to be on the loose.”
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Jon Jones just crapped his pants.
Bones is a lot bigger and could use his wrestling better than cheal, but this will actually be a good fight. I think they are hyping this up in case GSP loses to condit.
Damn! This fight is gonna happen. And the GOAT will come out on top!
GSP isn’t fighting at all!!! :L
Seems kinda suspect that he’s asking the champ to go down 10 more pounds especially since he’s fought at LHW 3 times already. I don’t even think Jones could drop 10 more pounds without him dehydrating himself.
i hope this is not only talk -.- i hope it really happends
All I want 2 knw is when is the fight between silva an miss jones. Ps silva all the way
And then hopefully they’ll do another and another and it will draw in so many more UFC fans. The chuck liddell and randy couture trilogy got me hooked on UFC.
Spell check and proof read your articles before submitting for all to enjoy.
Are you saying they need to spell check quotes? How do you know Anderson Silva didn’t say exactly that?
You can’t speak a misspelling lolol
it should be anderson silva coaching on the ultimate fighter against jon jones, not chael sonnen.
agreed
a****inmen.
A catch weight, if they decided to do it, it most likely be at 195.. Can Jones even cut 10 more pounds without completely draining himself? I mean he probably could be would he want to? I guess he might since he is all about money and this fight would bring him lots of money.. Dana lets make it happen!
My bet is no. I don’t think Jones could get his weight under 196 without making himself a physical disgrace. He’s got 205 down to a science and wouldn’t want to go lower in my opinion.
Just like I said. I bet jones is shittin in his pants now.
Roberto. Really man? If you wanna be a ****ing grammer jew, go be a teacher somewhere and stay off these sites! People like you are annoying as ****..
and idiots that can’t spell the language that they’ve been speaking for decades… is disgraceful. BTW, Grammar*
Haha, lol
Never start a sentence with “and”
Even if it has to happen at 205, I know Dana is desperate to make this fight. He may even cut some corners and make it a 205 non-title fight if that is the only thing Anderson will agree to. Dana will do anything he can to make it happen, he’s said so himself.
And Daner is very cash driven,as you may have noticed.
This would be so ****ing insane…Dana will make this shit happen because I think GSP has zero intentions of fighting Anderson. Let’s get this on asap.
Lets go Dana White, cancel tuf show and make this happen…I want you to shit on Chael dream to get more publicity this would draw huge numbers and you could save face!
This is the biggest fight ever – its like Mayweather vs Pacquiao – please just get it on
Why go down in weight? Have a catch weight at 215 lbs. Anderson walks around at 220 (He said so when he was on “cribs”) and he doesnt need to weigh the max limit (he can be underweight as seen in the Bonnar fight). I think this would be more sensible than 195,which Jones couldnt make, Or a Non title 205 bout, which wont happen..
He doesnt want the belt thats why, because if he took scared to the bone jones belt, all his budys at LHW would have to fight him
Sorry im retarded and cant read
He came in at 202 last weekend. Silva at 215 is an overweight out of shape Silva. And Jones would come in at 240 on fight night. If Silva has to fight out of his natural weight where he feels most comfortable, Jones should do the same. So Silva going up 10lbs and Jones going down 10lbs.
catchweight at 215?
yeah, lets give more advantage to jon jones.
Idiot. Silva walks around at 215 but doesn t fight at 215. I can also walk around at 215 lbs if I go everyday to mc Donald when in fact I m 180 lbs. People have to distinguish between fight weight and walk around weight. It s well known, at their usual normal weight, fighters just can t move and can t fight.
Hmmm interesting… Especially his last few words…. I don’t want titles on the line I don’t want to loose my belt.
Kinda sounds like he thinks he could lose…. Calm down trollers… Silva is also a pretty humble guy!
I would prefer to see this over gsp vs silva, Silva too big for gsp and would roll him.
Now jones would be a challenge I think, but silva is a freak and would beat him…. Good note to retire on as well… I’d love to see jones get tuned in by him!
anderson said himself that he has 5 years left in him
only 2 fights on contract but wants to fight for another 5 years
Right, so Silva is too big for GSP…but Jones isn’t too big for Silva? I hope you’re kidding. Silva even looked small against Bonnar…and Griffin. Some people just don’t realize how big Jones is. The kid could fight in HW and still have a comfortable height and reach advantage. I think Silva would beat Jones, but let’s not say stuff like Silva’s too big for GSP when everyone wants to see Silva fight a much bigger Jones. That’s just hypocritical.
I think he feels like he has to give up the 185 belt once he beats Jones in his own 205 weightclass. He doesn’t want the 205 belt because he would have to defend it against his friends. In 185 he doesn’t have to fight his friends.
maya & vitor
i dont think he’s that tight with Maia and Belfort..
Like I said he has no friends in 185. Maia and Vitor are certainly not Silva’s friends.
Jones already stated he’d like to fight Andy back in 2011, in GracieMag of July.
Make this fight happen. Anderson grows older every month and it would be blasphemy if the best of the world, never fought each other.
I’d prioritize this fight before something bad and unforeseen, could ruin the chances of it ever happening.
Grammar Nazis are pussies!!!
Uneducated Morons are pathetic!!!!
Grammar Nazis’ , are pussies!
Dana workin’his magic
Who ever thinks that Anderson Sylva can beat Jon Jones is on the crack pipe. Jon Jones will wear Anderson Sylva slap ass OUT!!!
Yo momma was on the crackpipe while pregnant with you. You can’t even spell the man’s name right. So how can you make assumptions like that about his skillset?
Anderson Silva vs Jon Jones
George St pierre vs Nick Diaz
Ronda Rousey vs Chris Cyborg
all in one, cowboys stadium 2013
i hope this happens…it has to
I’d rather see Jones fight someone actually his size.He should be fighting Cigano,Not smaller fighters he’s been fighting.He’s freaken huge,he should’ve been fighting at HW in the first place
This must be a Pedro story…no where in there did silva say he had changed his mind. All he said was it would be a catch weight which had been the case Dana has said all along, this fight and silva/gsp never happen
It should be Silva and Jones on the next TUF now that this news is out!
If silva/jones were coaching on TUF think of all the extra tension between them when they fight itd turn into a war i hope haha, tho silva said he wants it to be promotional fight where as TUF isnt a promotion its is an exhibition.
If this fight happened it would not be in Brazil . It would be in Dallas at cowboys stadium , this is the 100,00+ crowd Dana has been talking about.
this fight will not happen.
This fight will never happen neither will gsp vs silva it’ll probably get canceled cause jon jones cant find his bible
gsp or daiz first there is all the tyme in the ****ing world lets get the ****in thing man
bj penn i love you more than life it self my nef-u name is bambam he had cancer he is well now he wants 2 fight so bad but he dont kno how 2 train like a champ i ben with my girl now4 20 myears with kids i am a speed sk8er i am 40 i love 2 watch mma
if u could only show my little homie the ropes it would b so nice bjpenn .com baby
if u like halla at me i will try 2 send him 2 u so he can learn from the best he has never fought b4 but cant wait 2 dias is his fav but think u got more 2 offer please think on it halla back this is a dream
Someday maybe we’ll see this. The circumstances will have to rhyme with “dumptruck full of honey,” to make Silva risk his legacy.
Silva’s fought at LHW three times already. It seems kinda suspect that he’s only willing to fight, Jon Jones at a catch weight. Plus who knows if Jones could even cut to 195 without dehydrating himself. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see
@Joseph….have you seen GSP fight in 185? NO, thats bullshi*t he’d look like a miniature roy nelson. how about silva, have you seen him fight in 205? well i know i’ve seen him, looks healthy too and he pretty much played around with his opponents like little kids.
**so still got a problem bout silva being too big for GSP and jones not being too big for silva?
God, so much respect for AS atm if he isn’t talking shit. First champion thats been so dominant who is willing to “tarnish” his record for a shot at eternal glory. Just the fact that he would challenge JBJ and GSP makes me impressed, now Dana make it happen.
I call bullshit on this entire article
FINALLY!!! AN ACTUAL NEWS!!!
This fight will be better than Mayweather vs Pacquiao.
And there is a chance it wouldhappen. This is the only one positive point from Dana White’s dictatorship in the MMA world