{"id":183961,"date":"2016-01-28T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=183961"},"modified":"2017-02-03T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T04:28:26","slug":"paul-daley-love-fight-wanderlei-silva-thinks-win-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/paul-daley-love-fight-wanderlei-silva-thinks-win-ko\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Daley would love to fight Wanderlei Silva and thinks he would win by KO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hard-hitting <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-paul-daley-get-the-tko-in-round-2\/\">Paul &#8220;Semtex&#8221; Daley<\/a> is set to take the center of the cage in Bellator 148 on Friday against Andy Uhrich. The two will meet for the main event, but Daley already has a fight in mind that could be much a bigger draw.<\/p>\n<p>Daley spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/1\/28\/10853782\/paul-daley-wants-to-fight-wanderlei-silva-more-than-anyone-hes-a-real\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a> recently and talked about a dream match up with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/wanderlei-silva-vows-to-smack-conor-mcgregor\/\">MMA legend Wanderlei Silva<\/a>, who was recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/wanderlei-silva-released-from-ufc-after-making-public-apology-for-fixed-fight-allegations\/\">released by the UFC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jesus, that fight excites me more than any other fight right now,&#8221; Daley told MMA Fighting. &#8220;I know it&#8217;s a long way off, but I&#8217;m gonna just keep chipping at it and hopefully it gets to him and his management to make the fight happen somewhere down the line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a legend,&#8221; Daley said. &#8220;He&#8217;s big. He&#8217;s a little bit scary, aggressive. Someone I used to watch back in the day. It would very much be a dream come true to stand across the cage from such a legend of the sport. I think I can beat him, obviously. I think I can knock Wanderlei out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Semtex&#8221; will have to see if the opportunity arises as Silva is not yet signed with Bellator, the promotion he is fighting under.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Wanderlei signs with Bellator, I would love to fight him,&#8221; Daley said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve put that out there. And any other free agent from any other promotion with a name or reputation, I just put that out there to Scott to give them to me. Let me test the waters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Brit says he and Silva are the same type of fighter and alludes that they aren&#8217;t looking to win by points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know he&#8217;s there to fight,&#8221; Daley said of Silva. &#8220;Koscheck wins fights, he&#8217;s been in there with top contenders, but he&#8217;s really a wrestler. He&#8217;s a wrestler in the combat game, the fight sports. Whereas Wanderlei, he is a fighter. He was fighting with no gloves and headbutts and eye gouges. He&#8217;s a fighter. He&#8217;s a real ass fighter in the fight sports. That&#8217;s the same mold I&#8217;m cut from. I&#8217;m a fighter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see this matchup? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hard-hitting Paul &#8220;Semtex&#8221; Daley is set to take the center of the cage in Bellator 148 on Friday against Andy Uhrich. 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