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Anderson Silva: ‘No chance’ I will fight Jon Jones, GSP … maybe

On Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones: “No chance, he’s in a different weight class, we are friends and we won’t…

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Chris Palmquist
April 15, 2011 · 1 min read
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On Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones:

“No chance, he’s in a different weight class, we are friends and we won’t fight each other.”

On Anderson Silva vs. GSP:

“There is a chance there, everything will depend on our results. It depends on him winning at UFC 129 and me winning in August (against Yushin Okami). And from there, who knows, this fight could take place.”

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In an interview with MMAWeekly Radio, Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, said Silva’s goal is to be the best of all time.

Anderson always wants to fight the best, and fight the best potential opponents that’s going to cement his legacy in this sport.”

What he’s done is going to be very difficult for anybody ever to repeat… eight title defenses, 13 consecutive wins in the UFC. I think the way the sport is evolving and how much better these athletes and all these fighters are getting, I think for you to roll off 13 wins consecutively in the UFC is something almost next to impossible.

I really truly believe in my heart that Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter of all time.”

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