Anderson Silva admits fighting Jon Jones for fans

The most anticipated fight among MMA fans has gained hope. After Anderson Silva e Jon Jones stated in several interviews their desire not to face each other, on Thursday night (18), the Brazilian went back and said he could face the light heavyweight champion to please the fans.

In an interview given during a promotional event in Rio de Janeiro, Spider admitted for the first time that the duel against Jones could happen. Despite a possible duel happening against his will, he would accept the confrontation for his fans.

“People are talking about it so much... I don't have that intention, there's nothing that motivates me, precisely because there are other athletes on my team, like Minotouro, Maldonado, Feijão, Caldeirão, who are his weight”, said Anderson, who soon then he took the first step towards the possible duel of champions.

“My weight is 84 kg, this is my title. But people talk about it so much, and we are UFC employees. Of course, I may be saying that I don't want to, but what if he goes there and accepts the money that Dana is going to give him so he wants to fight? It's going to get difficult. It's not the money that motivates me to fight, I fight because I like it. So, I don't know, maybe for the fans... I wouldn't like it. But if it were to happen, it would have to be at combined weight,” said the Brazilian.