Silva vs Weidman in talks for July 6 fight

Cat--Smasher · 02-21-2013, 07:51 AM

Tatame: Silva vs. Weidman in talks for July 6 fight - Mixed Martial Arts News

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Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon on July 6, against Chris Weidman, two days after American Independence Day. The UFC usually holds a large events in that holiday week and, according to information obtained by TATAME, Black House managers Jorge Guimarães and Ed Soares are in negotiations for a fight for this date.

Contacted by TATAME, Chris Weidman's agent Dave Martin, confirmed that the UFC is interested in the fight for the Independence Day week, which should happen in Las Vegas. He said there have been initial contact to make the match, and Weidman waiting for a positive response from Zuffa.

rivethead · 02-21-2013, 07:52 AM

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

rh

KevoOnTheRadio · 02-21-2013, 07:55 AM

Only if GSP and/or Hendricks losses...

Mr. Cornute · 02-21-2013, 08:10 AM

So again, all the bitching in the world by his management and maybe a little by Silva himself but he still ends up fighting who is put in front of him...and generally (always up to this point) wins in fairly definitive fashion.
He's ducking though, he's ducking.

rivethead · 02-21-2013, 08:30 AM

So again, there is an enormous difference between someone stating that he's ducking, and someone stating concerns that he doesn't want to face the best contender available.

rh

The Donosaur · 02-21-2013, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cornute

So again, all the bitching in the world by his management and maybe a little by Silva himself but he still ends up fighting who is put in front of him...and generally (always up to this point) wins in fairly definitive fashion.
He's ducking though, he's ducking.

Just because it may happen doesn't mean he wasn't avoiding it. He woulda got passed over if Bisping or Rashad would have won, and July is still a few months away. Please don't tell me that this is gonna be the rallying cry for Silva fans.

Fe1 · 02-21-2013, 08:41 AM

Huh, a title fight that makes sense? I don't think I'll believe it until they're both in the cage.

TBEAR · 02-21-2013, 08:46 AM

I am a Anderson fan but Chris Weidman beats him by UD

CtGreat · 02-21-2013, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rivethead

So again, there is an enormous difference between someone stating that he's ducking, and someone stating concerns that he doesn't want to face the best contender available.

rh

Indeed.

I know its been beaten to death, but does anybody have a detailed timeline of the event's between Weidman and Silva? As in, who said what first, when Chis announced his injuries, when Silva announced that he would be willing to fight somebody at 205 to save the Brazil card, etc etc etc?

I don't believe Silva is afraid of any man and wouldn't duck anyone. However, in order to determine if he has "avoided" fighting Chris, I need a detailed timeline of who did what first.

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Originally Posted by TBEAR

I am a Anderson fan but Chris Weidman beats him by UD

I just don't see this happening, especially not since Silva has learned how to utilize the cage to defend take downs. If Sonnen's "in your face" style couldn't get him down in round 2, I definitely don't see Chris being able to grind his way to a UD.