UFC champ Anderson Silva says 'no way' to superfight with Jon Jones

[chimba]

Silva playing possum and his false humilty act again. He'll dismantle Jones and and bow to him afterwards.

[rusty nails]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

This. Never would i have thought id see the day when a former ChuteBoxe fighter ducks an opponent. Silva is clearly comfortable defending his title. Iv got no interest in watching his bout with Bonnar. Thats a waste of everyones time. The best fight that can be made right now is Silva GSP or Silva Jones. Silva clearly has a lot of respect for Jones talent and doesn't fancy his chances.

i said this few weeks ago and you acted like it was impossible..

[chimba]

After Silva butchers Bonnar then Id understand why Jones wouldnt want the fight.

[Haggis McJackass]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

Iv got no interest in watching his bout with Bonnar. Thats a waste of everyones time.

You've got no interest in watching the p4p #1 save a card in his homeland by taking a fight on short notice and stepping up a division to fight a fan favourite tough-as-nails journeyman who has never been stopped? That's fine.

Tell me, how many of Fedor's fights did you have "no interest in watching" and boycotted because the opponent M1 selected for him wasn't good enough?

[codeman99998]

Reminds me of when Wanderlei was too scared to fight Crocop. Or when Henderson was too afraid to fight Fedor. Or when Penn was too afraid to fight GSP. Or when Edgar was too afraid to fight Henderson. Or when Franklin was too afraid to fight Forrest/Lidell.

185 has always been one of the weakest weightclasses in the UFC. Anderson is without a doubt the #2 GOAT but it is HUGELY disappointing that he would just completely write off the idea of fighting Jones. Does Jones speak Portugese? Do they train together? How did they both become best friends all of a sudden except that they both wanted to become besties so they'd never have to fight?

[BobDigi5060]

Originally Posted by codeman99998

Reminds me of when Wanderlei was too scared to fight Crocop. Or when Henderson was too afraid to fight Fedor. Or when Penn was too afraid to fight GSP. Or when Edgar was too afraid to fight Henderson. Or when Franklin was too afraid to fight Forrest/Lidell.

185 has always been one of the weakest weightclasses in the UFC. Anderson is without a doubt the #2 GOAT but it is HUGELY disappointing that he would just completely write off the idea of fighting Jones. Does Jones speak Portugese? Do they train together? How did they both become best friends all of a sudden except that they both wanted to become besties so they'd never have to fight?

Did you even read the article?

"I'm 37 years old, and I feel like I need to be honest and continue what I've built, which is keep defending my belt at 185."

How did you assholes not see this quote from Silva??

[Stoo]

Why is this a surprise to anyone really?

[BobDigi5060]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

Silva has no 0. Thats just a marketing gimmick the UFC have latched onto to sell him further.

Gimmick?

I guess The UFC should apologize for shoving that kick in the face, 15-0 record, slipping, bobbing, weaving, and other highlights down our throats.

A great fighter like this sells himself, he could be fighting like this in a fucking basement and you would still know about it.

[EL BULLY]

I'm more interested in Jones going up than him fighting Silva anyway.

[Thom]

Originally Posted by chimba

After Silva butchers Bonnar then Id understand why Jones wouldnt want the fight.

Why's that?

Surely you're not going to say that it's because Jones had some trouble with Bonnar when he'd been fighting professionally for less than nine months?

[Rob_Floyd]

Originally Posted by Thom

Why's that?

Surely you're not going to say that it's because Jones had some trouble with Bonnar when he'd been fighting professionally for less than nine months?

Especially considering the beating he put on Bonnar in the first two rounds. Jones only lost the third due to his poor pacing and conditioning at the time.

[Thom]

Originally Posted by Rob_Floyd

Especially considering the beating he put on Bonnar in the first two rounds. Jones only lost the third due to his poor pacing and conditioning at the time.

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I don't even think his conditioning was even that bad when you consider that he was literally tossing around one of the biggest LHWs in the sport like a ragdoll for ten minutes. That's enough to wear just about anybody out.

It's more of a problem of having a bad game plan and limited skill set at the time. When he got Bonnar down or put him in a bad position, he didn't know how to follow up or finish him. He just let him up and went for another throw.

[chimba]

Originally Posted by Thom

Why's that?

Surely you're not going to say that it's because Jones had some trouble with Bonnar when he'd been fighting professionally for less than nine months?

Just saying. He will beat every common opponent easier than Jones. He is that good. Is that proof that He will beat Jones? Well, thats individual opinions.

[Travis Fulton]

Chael Sonnen
Yushin Okami
Vitor Belfort
Chael Sonnen
Demian Maia
Forrest Griffin
Thales Leites
Patrick Côté
James Irvin
Dan Henderson
Rich Franklin
Nate Marquardt
Travis Lutter
Rich Franklin
Chris Leben

Wich of these fights was actually a risk for silva ??

biggest name here is probly Dan Henderson
but not that impressive of a list

guys like GSP & Jones had more dangerous oponents, imo

[EL BULLY]

Originally Posted by chimba

Just saying. He will beat every common opponent easier than Jones. He is that good. Is that proof that He will beat Jones? Well, thats individual opinions.

Bollocks