UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva told ESPN.com today that he is not relinquishing his title to fight exclusively at light heavyweight. Silva's manager, Ed Soares, also denies ever making such an offer to UFC president Dana White.
"The way I feel is that the 205 belt is Lyoto Machida's," said Silva, whose words were translated by Soares. "That's my teammate, my brother, my friend; I'm not going to fight Lyoto Machida. So between me and Lyoto, we are going to defend both of those belts.
"I'm not going to fight Lyoto. It's not about the money. We're brothers, we are not going to fight. That's how we feel."
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Ed Soares, also denies ever making such an offer to UFC president Dana White
Hold the phone, didn’t he go and say that Anderson would move up to 205 permanently in front of about 40 people?
Keep firing Assholes!
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
by Ubernoober on Aug 11, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
From the article...
There is one problem: The conversation between White and Soares never happened. After reading the story, Soares could barely contain his anger. Soares said his attorney plans to speak to Yahoo! Sports about the matter.
“That is totally false; I never said that to Dana,” Soares told ESPN.com. "I never had my arm around Dana saying something like that, [not] whatsoever.
“The only time I recall Dana saying what was said in the Yahoo! story — ‘I like that. We can make that happen, I like that’ — was when Anderson’s assistant came up to Dana and said something to him. But I don’t even know what he said to Dana.”
by Tonley on Aug 11, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who wrote the article – Iole?
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
by lovingmma25 on Aug 11, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems that either they changed their mind of somewhere someone got their stories crossed.
by who me on Aug 11, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
has machida ever said he wouldn’t fight a. silva?
by FiatJustitiaRuatCaelum on Aug 11, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
am i a bad fan if....
… i respect his decision and can give up hope of ever seeing the fight because i can understand where he draws the line?
by cagefightonacid on Aug 12, 2009 1:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
by lovingmma25 on Aug 12, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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