Anderson Silva 'Very Happy' at 185, Thinks Jon Jones Is 'Amazing'

[Kemal]

It didn't take long after Jon Jones won the UFC light heavyweight championship for everyone in the MMA world -- right up to UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta -- to start clamoring for a superfight between Jones and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

ULTMMA.com asked Silva what he thinks, and the UFC's oldest champion said he's in awe of the UFC's youngest champion. But he didn't sound all that interested in moving up to light heavyweight.

"Jon Jones? I don't know, amazing," Silva said. "This is very new for Jon Jones. Jon Jones will get more fights, more experience, more techniques. My opinion of Jon Jones? The best in his category. Champion for a long time."

Asked if he wants a crack at Jones himself, though, Silva seemed to confirm what has been reported recently, which is that he'd rather stay at 185 pounds than fight outside his weight class.

"I don't know," Silva said. "I'm very happy in my category. I have my problems in my category. I'm very happy with my work in my category, my team. This is my category. I don't have plans for up or down. I'm very happy."

So with Silva not wanting to move up to 205 and Georges St. Pierre not wanting to move up to 185, we may all have to content ourselves with Silva fighting Yushin Okami, rather than taking on a fellow champion.

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[tik_tok]

Zou heel graag partij tussen Jones en Silva willen zien begrijp me niet verkeerd.. Maar op zijn leeftijd had ik het ook niet gedaan.. Stel hij verliest dan begint iedereen weer te zeiken dat hij niet de beste was bla bla.

[El Bambino]

Wat een bullshit zeg. Jone Jones is veel en veel zwaarder, Jones neigt meer naar zwaargewicht, terwijl Silva veel lichter is.
Als iemand in de toekoemst moet opschuiven dan is het Jones wel...laat hm lekker naar zwaargewicht gaan, dan trekt ie makkelijk a la Overeem!

[Wiseguy]

Er zijn zoveel topgevechten voor Anderson op 205 mogelijk. Hij heeft niets meer op 185 te zoeken. Hij is bang dat zijn perfecte UFC record eraan gaat.