Seems that ANDERSON SILVA has targeted former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir as his next Octagon scalp!
After demolishing the middleweight division " and refusing to fight his friend Lyoto Machida (not cool) for the light heavyweight title " Silva has set his sights on the biggest fighters in MMA.
The Brazilian laughed off claims he needs elbow surgery and insisted he is ready to fight whenever the UFC requires him to.
He said: "I don't know anything at all about any elbow injury " I wonder who hurt me? "I'm 200 per cent healthy and there's no injury. The UFC can set the next fight whenever they want " I'm ready.
"I'm interested in fighting Frank Mir. He can be the next one."
Last month, Mir, 30, told Sherdog he would be keen on facing Silva, claiming a move up to the heavyweight division would not pose too much of a problem to the 34-year-old.
Mir said: "It would be a pleasure to fight Anderson Silva. If he shows up at 220 pounds, I'm between 245 and 255 pounds. That's not an outrageous size difference.
"I'd be looking to land the heavier, more powerful shots, and he'd be looking to pick me apart, looking for angles.
"But if the fight hit the ground, I'd rip his shoulder out of his socket. I roll with jiu-jitsu guys who are better technically than me in jiu-jitsu, but if I catch something, there's no getting it back." Mir is scheduled to face Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 on December 12, but the UFC have refused to rule out a clash between him and Silva taking place in the new year.
Middleweight champ Silva, 34, is unbeaten in eight fights since winning the crown three years ago and is undefeated in 10 bouts since joining the UFC in June 2006.
He has beaten top contenders including Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson and destroyed Rich Franklin " who many consider the world's No2 MMA fighter at 185lbs " TWICE. Indeed, The Spider's dominance has been so emphatic that he has already stepped up to the light-heavyweight division in an attempt to find a bigger challenge.
At UFC Fight Night 14 in July 2008, he fought James Irwin and knocked out the American in just 61 seconds. Then, last month, Silva took on former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and made quick work of the 30-year-old " knocking him out in the first round.
I personally want to see the Machida V Silva Fight I think that would be amazing! Silva going up to heavy weight seems a bit much for me. I think there is a lot of 205lbs fighters out there that would give him a run for his money. Time will tell. - 30300
After demolishing the middleweight division " and refusing to fight his friend Lyoto Machida (not cool) for the light heavyweight title " Silva has set his sights on the biggest fighters in MMA.
The Brazilian laughed off claims he needs elbow surgery and insisted he is ready to fight whenever the UFC requires him to.
He said: "I don't know anything at all about any elbow injury " I wonder who hurt me? "I'm 200 per cent healthy and there's no injury. The UFC can set the next fight whenever they want " I'm ready.
"I'm interested in fighting Frank Mir. He can be the next one."
Last month, Mir, 30, told Sherdog he would be keen on facing Silva, claiming a move up to the heavyweight division would not pose too much of a problem to the 34-year-old.
Mir said: "It would be a pleasure to fight Anderson Silva. If he shows up at 220 pounds, I'm between 245 and 255 pounds. That's not an outrageous size difference.
"I'd be looking to land the heavier, more powerful shots, and he'd be looking to pick me apart, looking for angles.
"But if the fight hit the ground, I'd rip his shoulder out of his socket. I roll with jiu-jitsu guys who are better technically than me in jiu-jitsu, but if I catch something, there's no getting it back." Mir is scheduled to face Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 on December 12, but the UFC have refused to rule out a clash between him and Silva taking place in the new year.
Middleweight champ Silva, 34, is unbeaten in eight fights since winning the crown three years ago and is undefeated in 10 bouts since joining the UFC in June 2006.
He has beaten top contenders including Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson and destroyed Rich Franklin " who many consider the world's No2 MMA fighter at 185lbs " TWICE. Indeed, The Spider's dominance has been so emphatic that he has already stepped up to the light-heavyweight division in an attempt to find a bigger challenge.
At UFC Fight Night 14 in July 2008, he fought James Irwin and knocked out the American in just 61 seconds. Then, last month, Silva took on former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and made quick work of the 30-year-old " knocking him out in the first round.
I personally want to see the Machida V Silva Fight I think that would be amazing! Silva going up to heavy weight seems a bit much for me. I think there is a lot of 205lbs fighters out there that would give him a run for his money. Time will tell. - 30300
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