Anderson Silva Wants To Fight Again “Immediately”, Could Fight Liddell in February
By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 29, 2008
UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, fresh off his underwhelming injury TKO victory over Patrick Cote on Saturday at UFC 90, is already eyeing a return and, if he could have his way, it’d come next month.
“[Anderson Silva's] flipping out. He wants to fight again, like, on Nov. 15,” UFC President Dana White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “He’s (upset) about his performance and he wants to fight again immediately.”
Though fighting in under a months time is almost certainly out of the question, Silva could return for a light heavyweight matchup at UFC 92 in December or, perhaps most likely, battle Chuck Liddell in the headlining bout of UFC 95 on February 21st in London.
i feel sorry for whoever fights silva next.. cause he gonna go hard..
Silva is not use to people giving his fights a bad comment , I’m really looking forward to his next fight in the UFC because he is going to roll over his next opponent by way of KO in 2nd round or less
This man is truly amazing. What heart. Can you imagine if half the fighters had this mans drive???
I want Anderson Silva to fight asap, I’m not sure if I would like for him to fight Chuck.. It would be rather interesting forsure if Chuck wins he would have beat one of the baddest men in all of MMA..
Silva wins well here we go again with Chuck should retire and such…
But I do believe whom ever he fights he will come out and do his business “properly” (DbiZ j/k)
Whoa, Im gonna save for the London show for sure. I see Silva beating Chuck up pretty bad. It will be an interesting fight though.
Rather than Chuck (we know what’s gonna happen) he should get okami in december or shogun in dublin. I would prefer the latter. what a fight!
If it’s Chuck I’m willing to put money on him. If Anderson wins…I’ll never doubt again…
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I want to see Anderson fight a tougher opponent….Chuck would be an interesting one.
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I would love to see Silva fight on the Nov 15th card, it definately needs some help, Brock v Randy cool as it might be the next intriguing fight is KenFlo v Daddy Stevenson if they were to add Silva in the mix it would be even better..
the Nov 15 card is impossible. who would be insane enough to take a fight with him on 2 weeks notice???
FixXeR, I agree…He needs to fight a top dog.
Didn’t James Irvin take on Silva on short notice???? Someone has to be looking for a quick payday
SurfingK5 & FixXer what top dog should he fight?? Liddell?? Or how about a fight between him & Okami finally??
Man I love Chuck, he’s such an Icon and a good face for the UFC but I don’t see him beating Silva. I honestly don’t know who in 170, 185 or 205 I could say I’m confident could beat Silva.
Tim Boteisch(sp?) He hasn’t fought since Hamill whooped him
Eric Shaffer, he’s got really good ground game and is coming off of a victory
I don’t know I have to think harder to come up with a better match~up for Anderson
FR702
So I started making a rough draft list of “top dogs” and stopped. As I’m putting the list together I’m thinking of how Anderson would put his game plan together and how he would execute like a surgeon…picking apart everyone.
So, Randy Couture, Captain America is who he needs to fight.
F**k I don’t know!!! I don’t see anyone matching up with him. Send Captain America in to do the impossible.
Theonly fight that would be worth anyone’s time on the 15th would be Machida. He hasn’t fought in forever. However, they’re boys and it won’t happen. Boetch would stand and get killed Schaeffer would be a no win situation for the UFC (both good ideas though). If Silva somehow got subbed by him it would really hurt his credibility. I just can’t see it happening.
boetsch fought at 88….destroyed some no name
here are some names……
MW
Lawler~ not signed yet and imo doesnt deserve a immediate title match
Okami~ get the rematch Silva wants, lets get the violence overwith
Hendo/Franklin~ fighting each other
Marquardt~ has already lost to Silva, probably wouldnt want to take on short notice
Leites~ just fought…
Bisbing~ not ready to face Silva and he knows it
Maia~ not sure if Wanderlei would let him fight Silva + i dont think he deserves a shot YET
Kampmann~ doesnt deserve it
MacDonald~ really?
Leben~ NOT AGAIN!!!!
LHW
Griffin v Evans
Wanderlei v Jackson
Machida v Thiago
Liddell~ dont like it but could definately happen (whats the upside?)
Jardine~ interesting fight imo (if he is ready)
Rua~ Chute Boxe wont fight each other (plus rematch v Coleman)
Soku~ Hmm thats interesting to me as well (if healthy)
Vera~? if he loses is he out of the UFC
Goran Reljic~ Injured
Glover Teixeria~ WHY NOT?!!!!!!!
not many choices is there? Schafer,Tim,Bonnar can be added in there too best i could come up with rightnow SurfingK5
thx Southcakalak i forgot when he last fought
I dont think Anderson would face someone in the top couple of positions but i think a top 5 fighter would work so they dont screw things up for people directly in a belt hunt. I think Chuck would fit here nicely and is a bigger draw than Okami. MacDonald also fits the bill but would stand less of a chance than Cote, Silva seems to want the LHW action though so my guess is Chuck for a big buck PPV.
I ran the same. No one matches up…ultimately.
CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!! I’m dead ass serious. Who else has the potential??? Randy is very dangerous right now. I know he has Brock but when you weigh experience, training, heart…I don’t see anyone else, right now with a prayer against that F*****g machine Silva. It sucks but who else is there????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I remember having this same conversation about Hughes in his heyday when he was repeatedley called the best pound for pound fighter in the world. I think guys like him and Silva are proof of the evolution of the sport, these kind of guys raise the bar and take the whole sport to a higher level. Like Hughes it’ll most likely take an up and coming star to beat Silva, one who is very smart and very powerful i might add. Machida is the first name that comes to my mind because he looks like a fighter on his way to a title. He also is unorthodox, very smart and hits really hard. Im sure I’ll catch flak for this but I’d like to see a returning Diego Sanchez fight the Spider if he earns it. I just think its gonna take a young rising star to beat him beacause in my opinion SIlva has evolved past the old guard.
What about Quinton Jackson vs. Silva? Any thoughts on that, guys? What about A. Silva vs. W. Silva?
FR702,
I have trained with Glover Texeira….he’s a baaaaaaaaaaad dude, man. He’s from Chuck’s camp and he’s one of Chuck’s good friends. Trust me, fellas. Glover’s a great fighter.
Punchers chance
Can’t believe I am saying this but I feel it is very true……
Patrick Cote had a better chance at beating Silva than Liddel ever will. Silva/Liddell is pointless from where I stand as a fan but on the business side of things it would be a great way to headline a card with their two names in the main event. I would much rather see Silva fight Marquardt again, Okami, GSP, Lawler, Evans at 205 after his Griffin fight and many many many others. The match up with Liddell does not interest me much. Silva is too fast with fierce striking. Liddell’s counter punch won’t get him far with Silva. Not that any of the names I mentioned above stand any better a chance…..just sayin I would be more interested in watching those fights. Why would Chuck want to fight Silva anyway??? F-ing crazy MAN!
i said a few articles ago that i think anderson and jardine would be a great fight doesnt anyone else? jardine likes to stand and hits like a mother phucker but i guess i have seen him get ko’d before just like the next guy i was going to say and that is HOUSTON ALEXANDER they have nothing to lose (ie- up coming title fight) i would say either would be a good fight?
what a boring match up Like really we should all know that if chuck cant stand and trade with Evens hes got NO CHANCE WITH SILVA Here!!!! chuck is Done! well maybe im being to hard on the guy but man he is not winning and he lost 3 out of 4 fights Does this seen like a True test for silva the best mid weight fighter in the world! its just i think we all are getting soft served here! The ufc is the biggest mma company in the world and they cant put anyone else in front of Silva maybe a guy who will push the fight a little … i dont know maybe Lyoto Machida he has not lost yet!, Stephan Bonnar, or Thiago Silva but i think he hurt i dont know, i think the ufc just not pulling out the stop trying to stop the the MW p4p fighter even trying to bring competition in to fight him at his proper weight like Paulo Filho who fights for wec hes 16 and 0 they could get him no problem or Robbie Lawler he a free agent now , or pull from Japan Kazuo Misaki or the guy he really should fight Gegard Mousasi who’s 24 and 2 and dreams GP and MD Camp right now ….. alls im saying anyone of these guy are BETTER the old man liddell