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Bones vs. Silva? Who wants it? 2 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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UFC President Dana White however expressed some practical impediments. Even St-Pierre vs. Silva may not be as close as we originally thought.
“This fight isn’t happening,” White said. “It’s not a fight yet. It’s still a big fantasy fight. There are still things that need to happen in the meantime before we sit down and discuss where this fight would be, what weight it would be at, how it would work. It’s all just fantasy yet.
“I literally have not talked to Georges St-Pierre or Anderson Silva about this fight.”
“With what I saw tonight, [Jones] looks a mile ahead of everyone else,” White said. “In my opinion, not only is he the No. 1 light heavyweight in the world, he shot up the pound-for-pound (rankings) as well.”
“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.”