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Three MMA fighters make ESPN's World Fame 100 list
Russell Ess - May 30, 2017
When you think of the most famous athletes in the entire world, who automatically comes to your mind and ranks at the top? The list of the most famous athletes on the planet will certainly depend on your background and interest in sports. If you are reading this, mixed martial arts is likely one of the sports that you enjoy watching. However, how familiar are you with soccer, cricket, and basketball?
Georges St-Pierre discusses possibility of Anderson Silva fight
bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2017
Former UFC champions Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva have now been left without fights. In early 2017, it was announced that St-Pierre would be returning from his UFC hiatus to fight middleweight champion Michael Bisping in a highly anticipated showdown for the middleweight title. Anderson silva on the other hand, was slated to fight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 211 this weekend, where he hoped to build on the momentum of his win over Derek Brunson.
Dana White planning to have meeting with Anderson Silva
bjpenndotcom - May 11, 2017
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva, and the UFC brass are currently engaged in a rather public dispute regarding Silva’s next fight. After snapping a two fight skid that saw ‘The Spider’ lose a controversial decision to Michael Bisping, before then dropping a unanimous decision to Daniel Cormier on just 48 hours notice, Silva demanded the UFC create an interim middleweight title for he and Yoel Romero to fight for while Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre fought for the undisputed belt.
UFC breaks good but mostly bad news regarding Anderson Silva and UFC 212
Russell Ess - May 11, 2017
The UFC released a statement on Thursday regarding UFC 212 and it wasn’t the news that Anderson Silva fans were hoping for. With Silva’s originally scheduled opponent, Kelvin Gastelum being suspended and pulled from the fight after testing positive for marijuana, Silva was campaigning for an interim title fight against #1 UFC ranked middleweight contender Yoel Romero. Silva stated that he was upset with the UFC and was considering retirement if the interim bout could not be arranged. It looks like the fight could not be put together under those terms as the UFC announced on Thursday that Anderson Silva will no longer be fighting on the UFC 212 card taking place on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UFC is, however, offering full refunds for those that bought tickets with the intent of seeing Silva fight in his home country.
Anderson Silva co-manager refutes retirement claims
bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2017
Recently, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva released a a statement in which he informed fight fans that if the UFC doesn’t book an interim middleweight title fight to accommodate for the UFC booking a middleweight title fight between Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, then he could potentially be looking at retiring. Dana White informed Silva that the UFC has no intentions of making an interim middleweight title at the present time, which then resulted in Silva going on a rather lengthy irate, in which he called out not only the UFC brasss, but also UFC President Dana White as well.
Anderson Silva goes off on UFC in tirade
bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2017
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has been making MMA headlines this week for rather interesting reasons. After snapping a losing streak by defeating Derek Brunson earlier this year, Silva recently called for the UFC to form an interim middleweight title while UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping prepares to fight former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre in his highly anticipated return to the UFC later this year. Anderson Silva, like many other UFC middleweights, feels as though the middleweight division is being help up by a potential Bisping vs. St-Pierre scrap, and as a result, would like to see the promotion form an interim middleweight title while Bisping and St-Pierre settle their feud for the undisputed title. Silva took things one step further as he stated that if the UFC didn’t create an interim belt, he would retire.
Anderson Silva posts interesting message following retirement talk
Russell Ess - May 9, 2017
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva is very upset that he will not be fighting at UFC 212, which takes place in his home country of Brazil. “The Spider” was slated to take on Kelvin Gastelum in Rio de Janeiro on June 3. However, Gastelum was pulled from the fight as he was recently suspended after testing positive for marijuana. Gastelum’s positive test stemmed from an in-competition drug test from his fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106.
VIDEO | Evander Holyfield & Anderson Silva show favorite combos
bjpenndotcom - May 9, 2017
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield are both two of the most dominant fighters in their respective sports. In a newly released video, both Silva and Holyfield can be seen breaking down some of their favorite combinations.
Dana White responds to Anderson Silva wanting an interim title fight
bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2017
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva returned to the win column this year as he picked up a decision win over Derek Brunson at UFC 208. Following the win, Anderson Silva was slated to fight streaking middleweight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 211. Unfortunately for Silva, Gastelum was pulled from the fight after failing a USADA-administered drug test for marijuana metabolites. The former champ was left without an opponent for the scrap, and while the UFC looked to find him a replacement, they were unable to do so in time.
Kelvin Gastelum and Shogun Rua both call Anderson Silva out
bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2017
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was initially set to fight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, however after Gastelum’s 1st round March TKO win over Vitor Belfort, Gastelum was flagged by USADA for a failed drug test for trace amounts of marijuana in his fight night drug sample. As a result of the failed drug test, Gastelum was pulled from his scheduled UFC 212 scrap with Anderson Silva, however he is now looking to rebook his scrap with Anderson Silva for the summer. With that being said, UFC veteran Shogun Rua also called out Silva for a fight.
Yoel Romero confirms that he will only fight Anderson Silva for interim title
Russell Ess - May 2, 2017
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva is possibly be on the verge of retiring and walking away from the UFC Octagon. An obviously upset and frustrated Silva vented his feelings to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, stating that he desperately wants to fight in his home country of Brazil at UFC 212.
Anderson Silva pissed with the UFC: If Romero interim title fight doesn't happen, I'm done
Russell Ess - May 1, 2017
Anderson Silva is less than happy with the UFC as the former UFC middleweight kingpin still does not have a fight lined up for UFC 212. Silva was scheduled to fight Kelvin Gastelum in his home country of Brazil on June 3. However, Gastelum was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation and was pulled from the fight.
Anderson Silva weighs-in on controversial Chris Weidman stoppage
bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2017
This past weekend at UFC 210, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon to fight Gegard Mousasi in a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Going into the fight, Weidman stepped into the Octagon on a 2-fight skid that saw him most recently drop a 3rd round TKO to Yoel Romero after dropping a 4th round TKO to Luke Rockhold, which saw him lose the UFC middleweight title in a rather one sided affair. In his most recent fight, Weidman looked to snap Gegard Mousasi’s 4-fight win streak that saw him go undefeated over the course of 2016. Unfortunately for the former champ, he picked up his third straight loss as he was declared TKOd by Gegard Mousasi after a rather controversial knee.
Jose Aldo also eyeing fight with former boxing champion
bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2017
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor certainly sparked a bit of a trend when he began to pursue a fight with undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. In the time since McGregor began to call for a fight with Mayweather, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva once again began to call for a showdown with Roy Jones Jr. Now, ahead of his UFC 212 featherweight title fight against interim champion Max Holloway on June 3rd, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo spoke with media members to also call for a boxing match.
Anderson Silva turns down offer to fight Yoel Romero
Chris Taylor - April 11, 2017
Anderson Silva turns down offer to fight Yoel Romero During today’s UFC 212 press conference in Brazil, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva told reporters that he had two potential opponents in mind for the June 3 pay-per-view event.
Anderson Silva shuts down Belfort and Rockhold, has two opponents in mind for UFC 212
Chris Taylor - April 11, 2017
Anderson Silva shuts down Belfort and Rockhold, has two opponents in mind for UFC 212 Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was slated to square off with surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212 on June 3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Anderson Silva has a replacement opponent in mind for UFC 212
Chris Taylor - April 7, 2017
Anderson Silva has a replacement opponent in mind for UFC 212 Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was slated to square off with surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum at June’s UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Brazil.
Yoel Romero offers to step in and fight Anderson Silva at UFC 212
Chris Taylor - April 6, 2017
Yoel Romero offers to step in and fight Anderson Silva at UFC 212 Top UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero is willing to step in and fight former division kingpin Anderson Silva at June’s UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.