BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Different Things https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Anderson Silva: “I’ve Always Wanted to Test Myself Against Roy Jones” https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-ive-always-wanted-to-test-myself-against-roy-jones.html https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-ive-always-wanted-to-test-myself-against-roy-jones.html#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:33:52 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-ive-always-wanted-to-test-myself-against-roy-jones.html UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has publically stated over the last couple of years that he’d like to fight boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match at some point. On June 7, Jones Jr. told TMZ.com that he would “love to do it.” During a UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman media conference call on Tuesday, Silva reiterated his desire to fight the 44-year-old former boxing champion. “Of course I want to fight him.  Maybe after this fight with Weidman, regardless of the outcome, I would love to fight him.  He’s already said that he would fight me also, so that’s something that I would really like to happen,” said the UFC champion.  “I feel that his boxing style is one that I’d like to test myself against.  I’ve always been a fan of his, and I just always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.” Silva recently signed a 10-fight deal with the UFC, but at 38-years-old it’s uncertain if he’ll be able to fulfill the contract. “There’s a lot of possibilities of different things that could happen.  But that’s a fight that I’ve always wanted.  That’s a fight that I still want.  We’re going to have to see how everything plays out and wait for the next chapter of Anderson Silva and the UFC,” said Silva. “Everything is a possibility, but really it’s going to come down to my willpower and my desire to still be fighting.  I have a lot of other things that I want to do.  I have other desires, and one of those is fighting Roy Jones.  But we’re just going to have to see how things work out in the next few fights and how I feel,” he added.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/anderson-silva-ive-always-wanted-to-test-myself-against-roy-jones.html/feed 0 Benson Henderson Defends Against TJ Grant in UFC 164 Headliner https://www.badmma.com/benson-henderson-defends-against-tj-grant-in-ufc-164-headliner.html https://www.badmma.com/benson-henderson-defends-against-tj-grant-in-ufc-164-headliner.html#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:26:25 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/benson-henderson-defends-against-tj-grant-in-ufc-164-headliner.html UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson puts his belt on the line against TJ Grant in the UFC 164 main event on Aug. 31 in Milwaukee. The bout was announced during Tuesday night’s edition of UFC Tonight. Henderson (19-2) lost his final WEC bout before entering the Octagon, but has done nothing but win since making the jump to the UFC. He has currently won seven consecutive fights, including four title bouts. Henderson took the belt from Frankie Edgar at UFC 144, defended it against him in an immediate rematch, then defeated Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez . Grant (21-5) more than earned his shot at the champion when he put a punctuation mark on his current five-fight winning streak by knocking out out Gray Maynard at UFC 160 at the end of May. “We’re looking at all these different fights and options and all these different things to do

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