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After last nights convincing win by newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones, calls went out to match the newly crowned 205 pound star against UFC middleweight champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva.
UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta posted this message on Twitter (@lorenzofertitta) last night.
UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta
At the post fight press conference for UFC 128, promotion President Dana White that despite having already been asked by “about 75 people” to put the fight together, that Silva has already made it clear that he doesn’t want to fight at light heavyweight.
“Anderson Silva has made it very clear to me that he doesn’t want to fight at 205 pounds. That’s why originally when I was always talking about him trying to go for another belt at 205 pounds. … He stuck his big toe in a couple of times because I was pressing the issue. He made it very clear he doesn’t want to fight at 205. Who knows? Maybe he sees a guy as talented as Jon Jones, and he’ll want to try it.”
Silva has fought twice at 205 lbs, beating both Forrest Griffin and James Irvin the first round by knockout in each of those bouts.