Anderson Silva insists on fight with Anthony Pettis and releases unofficial poster

A. Silva releases unofficial fight poster against A. Pettis. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

With two more fights left on his UFC contract, Anderson Silva continues in an attempt to convince the organization to promote its confrontation against Anthony Pettis. On his social networks, 'Spider' released an unofficial poster again suggesting a fight between the two legends of the sport.

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Anderson, who underwent knee surgery a few months ago, is nearing the end of his contract with Ultimate, which could result in his retirement from MMA. At 45 years old, the Brazilian has already confirmed that he intends to fulfill his commitment to the organization, stepping into the Octagon on two more occasions.

When he proposed the confrontation for the first time, Silva was promptly responded to by Pettis, who was open and excited to test himself against Anderson. Coming from victory over Donald Cerrone No. UFC 249, in May, the athlete, who played in the welterweight division on that occasion, sees no problem in moving up even further to face 'Spider' in the middleweight category (up to 83,9kg).

Even with his morals in the UFC, taking into account his great achievements as the biggest name in the history of middleweights in MMA, Anderson's desire comes up against the desire of the company's president, Dana White, to promote the confrontation. The 'big boss' has already openly declared that he finds no meaning in the duel between the two former champions, but will wait for Silva's full recovery to negotiate his next step.

Anderson hasn't stepped into the Octagon since May last year, when he played in the UFC 257, in Rio de Janeiro. On that occasion, the fighter ended up succumbing to the physical force of Jared Cannonier and was defeated by knockout in the first round.

 

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A publication shared by Anderson "The Spider" Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jul 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm PDT