After winning the UFC light heavyweight belt, Mauricio Shogun he was already being asked about his first title defense in the category. In statements after the fight against Lyoto Machida, Shogun asked if he would face Anderson Silva, his former Chute Boxe teammate. Without blinking and without using his interpreter and manager, Eduardo Alonso, Mauricio replied:
"Yes of course! I’m a professional fighter”, said the Brazilian, speaking to American ESPN.
Current organization middleweight champion, Anderson Silva He has two fights and two victories in the light heavyweight division in Ultimate. The “Spider” knocked out James Irvin in 2008 and Forrest griffin last year. In a recent interview, Dana White stated that she intends to force Anderson to move up a category if he defends the middleweight belt against Chael Sonnen and later against Vitor belfort.
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