Esquiva Falcão says he dreams of facing Anderson Silva: 'I like challenges'

E. Falcão (left) dreams of facing A. Silva (right). Photo: Montagem SL MMA Press

Conor McGregor and Floyd Floyd Mayweather opened a hitherto unexplored path of superfights between boxing and MMA athletes. After challenging 'Notorious', Esquiva Falcão takes aim at another great UFC fighter: Anderson Silva. In 2017, 'Spider' revealed that he had the desire to face Roy Jones Jr. in the ring.

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“A few years ago, when I was an Olympic medalist, Ronaldo Fenômeno spoke about an Esquiva versus Anderson Silva. Today would be ideal at the moment, for me it would be a good test. I would love to do this fight and I believe that fans of the noble art would love this fight”, said Esquiva in an interview with the TVGazeta channel website.

Former UFC champion, Anderson Silva He has two boxing fights in his career, one victory and one setback. Now, Esquiva has 21 wins on his record, 15 of which were by knockout. In his last appearance, the Brazilian defeated Jonathan Gavira in July this year.

However, before dreaming of a confrontation with Anderson, Esquiva will face Guido Nicolas “Chico” Pitto, on October 20th, in Las Vegas (USA). The International Boxing Federation belt in the middleweight category will be at stake in the clash.

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