On July 29, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that former middleweight champion Anderson Silva would return to fighting to face Nick Diaz in the promotion’s annual Super Bowl weekend fight card’s main event in Las Vegas. Silva suffered a gruesome leg break during his UFC 168 rematch against champion Chris Weidman . Diaz has been on a hiatus from fighting since losing to then-welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in March 2013. The Silva match-up is something that Diaz has wanted for a long time, and it’s favorable for Silva stylistically. SEE ALSO: Dana White’s Vblog of Silva’s Gruesome Injury Diaz training partner and top UFC lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez believes the Silva and Diaz match-up is a win-win situation for the entire sport from the fans to the promoters. “There’s not too many times in the sport where everyone is a winner, and the fans, by far, are the winners
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Gilbert Melendez on Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva: “Everyone’s A Winner” – MMA Weekly