According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, Anderson Silva is doing better than expected in his recovery. At UFC 168, Silva was competing to get his UFC Middleweight title back from Chris Weidman, the man who took it back at UFC 162. In the second round of their fight, Silva threw a leg kick at Weidman, who checked the kick, which caused it to break. Silva went into surgery that same night to repair the broken leg and the surgery was a success. Soares has stated that Silva is able to walk with crutches and able to move the toes of his broken leg.
Soares stated that Silva is still in fighting spirits and could possibly be back training as early as six to nine months. Silva's camp already has an opponent in mind for his return and that man would be former UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St-Pierre. GSP announced a leave of absence from the sport not long after his title defense at UFC 167 in November against Johny Hendricks.
This wouldn't be the first time that a fight between the two of former champions has been spoken of. For years the two dominant champions had been mentioned in the same sentence as the words 'super fight.' Both men had practically cleared out their entire weight classes before GSP's leave of absence and Silva's injury. It is very likely that GSP will return and Silva has already shown his interest in still competing, so this match is completely doable especially considering that at one time Anderson Silva fought as small at
168 lbs and
174 lbs. Silva and GSP could meet at one of their respectful weights or in a catchweight bout somewhere in between. I think that it would be an amazing crowd-pleaser and put the two most dominant champs in the cage with each other. It is very unlikely that Silva will be fighting for the UFC Middleweight Championship and GSP will probably have to win a few fights before he gets another crack at his title that he vacated, so why not have them return against each other as long as GSP and the UFC complies. When asked about a fight with Silva not long before announcing his temporary leave from the sport, GSP stated that he would prefer to continue his legacy in the welterweight division and defending his belt.
It is a fight that I wouldn't mind seeing and I think that it would be a big money fight for the UFC and a bigger super fight than some that have come before it. It would be a good fight at 180 lb catchweight.
Would you like to see a fight between Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre upon their returns?
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