Silva wants Mir?

**HeartBreakMan2k** · 08-21-2009, 01:26 PM

Anderson Silva wants big-money event fights. And he's willing to work at heavyweight to make sure they happen.

Not only that, they already had an opponent in mind: Frank Mir.

Disinterested by middleweight contenders Nathan Marquardt, Demian Maia and Dan Henderson, and unwilling to fight close friend Lyoto Machida at light heavyweight -- where Silva could conceivably knock off challengers and make a disaster out of the UFC's marquee division -- "The Spider" needs new, challenging scenarios to stay motivated. A move to heavyweight would certainly achieve that, and according to Silva's manager Ed Soares, the UFC was receptive to the idea.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/20...silva-wants-to

Anyone heard anything of this? And I seriously think that Anderson is looking past Henderson a little too far.

08-21-2009, 01:26 PM	#1
HeartBreakMan2k Franchise of TPWW Posts: 15,458	Silva wants Mir? Anderson Silva wants big-money event fights. And he's willing to work at heavyweight to make sure they happen. Not only that, they already had an opponent in mind: Frank Mir. Disinterested by middleweight contenders Nathan Marquardt, Demian Maia and Dan Henderson, and unwilling to fight close friend Lyoto Machida at light heavyweight -- where Silva could conceivably knock off challengers and make a disaster out of the UFC's marquee division -- "The Spider" needs new, challenging scenarios to stay motivated. A move to heavyweight would certainly achieve that, and according to Silva's manager Ed Soares, the UFC was receptive to the idea. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/20...silva-wants-to Anyone heard anything of this? And I seriously think that Anderson is looking past Henderson a little too far.