{"id":286694,"date":"2018-10-03T10:01:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=286694"},"modified":"2018-10-03T10:01:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:01:32","slug":"anderson-silva-responds-to-conor-mcgregors-interest-in-a-fight-it-would-be-an-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/anderson-silva-responds-to-conor-mcgregors-interest-in-a-fight-it-would-be-an-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva responds to Conor McGregor&#8217;s interest in a fight: &#8216;It would be an honor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show this week, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor discussed what might be next if he gets by reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Among the possibilities Conor McGregor mentioned were Dustin Poirier, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/nate-diaz\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a>, Tyron Woodley, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a>. Easily the most surprising of the bunch, however, was former UFC middleweight champion and occasional light heavyweight Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d be interested in an Anderson Silva bout,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cI swear to God. Anderson is a legend of the game. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s hunting for a few quid, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Instagram on Wednesday morning, Anderson Silva responded to these comments from Conor McGregor. Apparently, he&#8217;s all for it.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoecvhoAcsr\/<\/p>\n<p id=\"mDXadx\">\u201cIt would be an honor to test myself with Conor McGregor,\u201d Anderson Silva wrote in Portuguese on Instagram (translation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/10\/3\/17932962\/anderson-silva-it-would-be-an-honor-to-fight-conor-mcgregor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>\u2019s Guilherme Cruz). \u201cHe\u2019s an unorthodox fighter and has proven he must be respected. Let\u2019s make it happen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Y6Lu3p\">\u201cThe UFC wants super fights, I\u2019m sure fans from all over the world want to see this fight. Professionally, I believe it would be incredible to test my martial arts abilities with a fighter like Conor McGregor in a true superfight. He\u2019s focused on fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov now, after this fight I\u2019m ready for this challenge. When and where he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Silva and McGregor have been discussed as potential opponents for one another. Silva briefly campaigned for a fight with McGregor in the year 2017, though nothing came of these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>From the sounds of it, the fight is still very possible in the year 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be interested in seeing Conor McGregor and Anderson Silva fight? What weight do you expect they&#8217;d meet at?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/2\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show this week, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor discussed what might be next if he gets by reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 this weekend. Among the possibilities Conor McGregor mentioned were Dustin Poirier, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, and Georges St-Pierre. 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