Anderson Silva calls for rematches against Nick Diaz and Michael Bisping

A. Silva wants to fight in Rio (Photo: Getty Images)

Unlike former rival Vitor belfort, who warned that the next fight will be the last of his career, Anderson Silva He still intends to fight for a few more years. And Spider already knows who he intends to face in his next two fights. Through his official Instagram, the Brazilian asked for a rematch with Nick Diaz at UFC 212, which takes place on June 3 in Brazil, and later announced that he intends to fight again against Michael Bisping, regardless of the outcome of the Englishman's fight with Georges St Pierre.

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“We are three great professionals, what makes the most sense at this moment, is not his (Bisping) fight with anyone else, but with me, regardless of belt. Regardless of the show, we respect each other, a new fight between us would be a great gentleman's fight”, commented Silva, posting a photo of the Englishman wearing a shirt with his name on it.

About Nick Diaz, Spider explained that he intends to face him while waiting for Bisping, to resolve any doubts that remained in the first duel between the two, which took place at UFC 183, in January 2015. At the time, Anderson won by unanimous decision, but was caught in the exam anti-doping (Diaz too) and the fight ended up officially without result.

“…Even because with Nick, it was a No Contest, we have a story to tell, I’ll wait for you in Brazil. And I'll be waiting for you, Mr. Bisping, after your fight with GSP. To eliminate once and for all this doubt among fans about who really won”, he provoked.

In the first clash between Silva and Bisping, the Englishman's decision victory was challenged after he suffered a knockdown at the end of the third round. Despite having fallen in no condition to fight, the referee decided to continue the fight, even after Anderson celebrated the victory. In the end, the triumph went to the current middleweight champion.

See Anderson's post:

We are three great professionals, what makes the most sense at this moment is not his fight with anyone else, but with me, regardless of belt. Regardless of the show, we respect each other, a new fight between us would be a great gentleman's fight. . Especially because with Nick, it was a No Contest, we have a story to tell, I'll wait for you in Brazil. . And I'll be waiting for you, Mr. Bisping, after your fight with GSP. . To eliminate once and for all this doubt among fans about who really won. . We are three great professionals, what makes the most sense at the moment, is not his fight with any other, but with me, regardless of belt. Regardless of the show, we respect each other, a new fight between us, would be a great fight of gentlemen. . Because with Nick, it was a No Contest, we have a story to tell, I'll wait for you in Brazil. . And I'm waiting for you, Mr. Bisping, after your fight with GSP. . Exterminate once and for all this doubt of the fans about who really won.

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