On Tuesday evening, the mixed martial arts Internet exploded with the news that Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber would potentially, possibly, probably headline the UFC’s first foray into the Philippines. On Wednesday, the promotion made it official (via Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com): The former UFC lightweight champ and the former WEC featherweight champ will do the five-round […]
On Tuesday evening, the mixed martial arts Internet exploded with the news that Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber would potentially, possibly, probably headline the UFC’s first foray into the Philippines. On Wednesday, the promotion made it official (via Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com): The former UFC lightweight champ and the former WEC featherweight champ will do the five-round […]
It’s been a few years since the talk of “superfights” inside the Octagon was at its most fevered pitch. When Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva were both reigning supreme as untouchable UFC champions, fans were salivating over the idea of the two of them coming together for a massive champion vs. champion fight. Now as we […]
It’s been a few years since the talk of “superfights” inside the Octagon was at its most fevered pitch. When Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva were both reigning supreme as untouchable UFC champions, fans were salivating over the idea of the two of them coming together for a massive champion vs. champion fight. Now as we […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a huge grudge match coming up against Daniel Cormier at UFC 178 next month, but he has already expressed an interest in a superfight for the future. Speaking with Sherdog, “Bones” explained that he’d love an opportunity to square off with UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman. Check out his […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has a huge grudge match coming up against Daniel Cormier at UFC 178 next month, but he has already expressed an interest in a superfight for the future. Speaking with Sherdog, “Bones” explained that he’d love an opportunity to square off with UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman. Check out his […]
(“No scared, homie. Trust me — no scared.” / Photo via MMAFighting)
On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Anderson Silva‘s manager Ed Soares stated that the former UFC middleweight king is looking to return to competition in early 2015, and Nick Diaz is one of the opponents that Soares has in mind for his next opponent.
“Nick Diaz has said he’s wanted to fight him before,” Soares explained. “You could argue that Nick Diaz and Anderson probably have some of the best boxing in MMA, so we’ll see what happens.”
Due to an existing CagePotato Ban, we decided not to pass along Soares’s statement initially. But the idea is starting to gain some traction. During yesterday’s installment of UFC Tonight, Ariel Helwani reported that Diaz would be willing to come out of retirement to fight Silva, “if the money was right”:
According to Helwani, Diaz said that a bout against Silva is a fight he’s wanted for a long time, and that he considered such a matchup as potentially one of the biggest fights in MMA history.
(“No scared, homie. Trust me — no scared.” / Photo via MMAFighting)
On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Anderson Silva‘s manager Ed Soares stated that the former UFC middleweight king is looking to return to competition in early 2015, and Nick Diaz is one of the opponents that Soares has in mind for his next opponent.
“Nick Diaz has said he’s wanted to fight him before,” Soares explained. “You could argue that Nick Diaz and Anderson probably have some of the best boxing in MMA, so we’ll see what happens.”
Due to an existing CagePotato Ban, we decided not to pass along Soares’s statement initially. But the idea is starting to gain some traction. During yesterday’s installment of UFC Tonight, Ariel Helwani reported that Diaz would be willing to come out of retirement to fight Silva, “if the money was right”:
According to Helwani, Diaz said that a bout against Silva is a fight he’s wanted for a long time, and that he considered such a matchup as potentially one of the biggest fights in MMA history.
You can’t argue with that. Two enigmatic superstars fighting in a gangsterweight attraction would actually give MMA fans something to get excited about. And of course, that’s why it’ll never happen — because the MMA Gods hate us and want us to be miserable.
Still, it’s interesting to see Diaz’s ridiculous “I’ll only come back for a title shot” stance begin to thaw a bit. Apparently, he’ll also come back for a non-title fight if it’s against a beloved superstar and an assload of money’s on the line. That’s progress.
Three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen is pumped up for the UFC 173 main event between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida, so much so that he’s calling the matchup a “superfight.” During last week’s edition of UFC Tonight, per Fighters Only, “The American Gangster” expressed his excitement for the upcoming middleweight title tilt. “This is an incredible […]
Three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen is pumped up for the UFC 173 main event between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida, so much so that he’s calling the matchup a “superfight.” During last week’s edition of UFC Tonight, per Fighters Only, “The American Gangster” expressed his excitement for the upcoming middleweight title tilt. “This is an incredible […]
To understand the depth of MMA’s current obsession with interdivisional superfights, it’s important to remember that Johny Hendricks isn’t even UFC welterweight champion yet. Hendricks still has to fight Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 in mid-March before we find out who will fill Georges St-Pierre’s shoes as the company’s 170-pound champion. Yet, a Google search […]
To understand the depth of MMA’s current obsession with interdivisional superfights, it’s important to remember that Johny Hendricks isn’t even UFC welterweight champion yet. Hendricks still has to fight Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 in mid-March before we find out who will fill Georges St-Pierre’s shoes as the company’s 170-pound champion. Yet, a Google search […]
