The MMA world is gunning for Anderson Silva now more than ever.
Since his win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 148, Silva has received a plethora of open challenges from fighters in the welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.
No fighter in the history of the UFC has dominated the sport like Silva, who recently extended his record for most consecutive title defenses to 10. He has reigned over the middleweight division for nearly six years.
What more is there for Silva to accomplish?
He has already shot down hopes of a potential move to 205 pounds. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is plenty busy at 170 pounds, and quite frankly, he appears uninterested in facing Silva at middleweight.
All that’s left for Silva at middleweight are rematches and non-marquee championship bouts.
The window of Silva’s career is closing. Every fighter dreams of being the one to finally topple perhaps the greatest fighter in MMA history. The Silva and Sonnen feud may be over, but there are plenty of intriguing options left for “The Spider.”
Here are the top five best available opponents for Anderson Silva.