Absolute middleweight champion, Anderson Silva is scheduled to move up to the light heavyweight category and face the North American Stephan bonnar at UFC Rio 3, an event that takes place on October 13th, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. But, even with a scheduled confrontation, speculation about the Brazilian's next belt defense continues.
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This time, it was UFC president, Dana White, who speculated on a possible fight for the middleweight title against the Englishman Michael Bisping, in a football stadium in England.
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“Of course it crossed my mind. Absolutely. The hardest part in Britain has been the television deals. We've had fights at 4am in Brazil. We can put the fight on at any time,” said Dana, at a press conference for UFC on Fuel 5, which will take place next weekend in England.
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This is not the first time that the UFC has dreamed of holding a major event at the football stadium. The rematch between Anderson Silva e Chael Sonnen was widely speculated at the Engenhão stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, but due to logistical problems in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, the duel was transferred to Las Vegas.
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