Dana White guarantees a super-fight between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones – UFC News
President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White has once again asserted that a super-fight between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will happen. Even though both fighters have rejected the notion, White
is sure-footed that sooner or later, the fight will be on the cards.
While talking to his fans via MetroPCS live chat, White claimed that he will surely make the fight happen.
“I guarantee you Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones will absolutely happen. It's happening. It will happen,” said White.
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was also present at the chat, but he did not speak of the fight. Jones has previously claimed that he will not fight Silva, as he respects the middleweight champion a lot.
“I respect [Silva] a lot,” said Jones last month in an interview with Correio Braziliense. “As I said several times, I do not want to be the guy who beat Anderson, and do not want to be the guy who lost to him. Anderson is a great champion, I'm a great champion.
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However, it should be noted here that Jones did not put a complete full stop to the situation. He did admit that the fight ‘can’ happen, if things come to a conclusion.
On the other hand, Anderson Silva is the one who is against the entire scenario. During the post fight press conference of UFC 153, Silva stated that he will not move up in weight ‘again’ to fight Jon Jones. He went on to say that he is old now and he might
not be able to give what fans are expecting. With Silva’s words, it was apparent that the middleweight champion does not want to put his unbeaten streak on the line against an opponent like Jones.
For now, White has guaranteed the super-fight and it seems like he is onto it. As he had mentioned earlier, a hefty paycheck would bring Silva to the cage. Considering Silva’s determination of not facing Jones, it seems impossible.
Fans should be cheering now, as White has made the fight more or less official. Maybe in due time, the super-fight would be announced.
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