Silva’s camp wants Rockhold next
FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” broke down the situation, where they reported some comments that were recently made by Anderson Silva’s…
FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” broke down the situation, where they reported some comments that were recently made by Anderson Silva’s management.
Though it seems as if UFC newcomer Hector Lombard may be next in line for a title shot, if he’s able to defeat Tim Boetsch at UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Sat., July 21, 2012, the Silva camp is not excited about “Shango” as a possible opponent:
“One of Anderson Silva’s managers said that one of the issues with Hector Lombard is he thinks he needs at least three more impressive wins in the UFC. He said that 85 percent of UFC fans don’t even know who Hector Lombard is, who is of course making his Octagon debut on Saturday night.”
“As for Chris Weidman, he said, ‘Well, there’s another great unknown fighter.’ He doesn’t see those match ups as being money making pay-per-view events.”
“He did mention Luke Rockhold, who is the Strikeforce middleweight champion. Alas, Rockhold is contractually tied to Strikeforce, so that fight’s not happening. We’ll have to wait and see, but right now, the Anderson Silva camp not too excited about the options out there.”