Ed Soares believes Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre should be at catch weight – UFC News
UFC manager Ed Soares believes a super-fight between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and welterweight titlist Georges St-Pierre should be a catch weight bout. Ed Soares believes a fight at 178 lbs would be ideal for both the fighters. Soares also spoke
about the possibility of a fight between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Anderson Silva. According to Soares, the fight against Jones would be tough for Silva.
“Maybe a catchweight would be the right thing. I think a catchweight is fair. 178 [would be a fair catchweight]. Anderson told me he can make 170, whether he can or not I don't know, that's a lot of weight,” said Soares in an interview.
“Jon Jones is a tough fight, but Georges St. Pierre is a tough fight too, man. You know, people, you know, they're both tough fighters, you know? But when you look at Anderson's stats, he's close to George St. Pierre's stats as far as size, as far as reach,
as far as age, as far as everything. So he's closer - there's less difference in weight, in height, in reach, in all that,” he added.
Georges St-Pierre will make his comeback against interim champion Carlos Condit on November 17 at UFC 154. The fight would be an important one for ‘The Rush’, a defeat would push him back in his career whereas a win would take him to a fight against Anderson
Silva.
On the other hand, talks of a possible fight between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones are also on the rise. President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White believes a fight between Jones and Silva would be a crowd entertainer.
While Silva is not in the mood to fight Jones, White is trying his level best to ensure the fight happens. In recent interview, Silva came up saying he would ask 50% of UFC shares in order to face Jones. On the other hand, Silva is ever ready to face Georges
St-Pierre, as he believes GSP is the only fighter who can stand a chance against him. Silva is considered the best mixed martial arts specialist in the world.
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