Despite being told no by boss Dana White four years ago, Anderson Silva said he still wants to fight boxer Roy Jones Jr. before hanging up his gloves. “Of course I want to fight him, and maybe after this fight against (Chris) Weidman, regardless of the outcome, I would love to fight him,” Silva said through an interpreter. “He’s already said he’d fight me, so that’s something I’d really like to happen.” Now, there’s just two things in the way. One is the undefeated Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who will try to be the first man to beat Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) in the octagon in 17 outings and take the Brazilian’s middleweight belt, which he’s held for 10 fights. That will happen next Saturday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 162.
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UFC champ Anderson Silva still set on boxing Roy Jones Jr. – MMA Junkie