{"id":385822,"date":"2021-05-19T21:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T04:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=385822"},"modified":"2021-05-19T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T04:02:42","slug":"anderson-silva-calls-ufc-terrible-for-preventing-georges-st-pierre-from-boxing-you-cant-hold-a-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva-calls-ufc-terrible-for-preventing-georges-st-pierre-from-boxing-you-cant-hold-a-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva calls UFC &#8216;terrible&#8217; for preventing Georges St-Pierre from boxing, &#8216;You can&#8217;t hold a fighter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Silva is set to make his boxing debut. In the meantime, the possibility for his fellow MMA legend in Georges St-Pierre to follow suit has been presented.<\/p>\n<p>However, the UFC went ahead and blocked that from happening before the Canadian icon could even make a real decision \u2013 much to the dismay of Silva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it doesn\u2019t make sense, especially because Georges did a lot for the sport, especially for UFC,\u201d Anderson Silva told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/05\/ufc-news-anderson-silva-rips-ufc-completely-terrible-blocking-georges-st-pierre-boxing-oscar-de-la-hoya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a> during a Wednesday media event. \u201cWhy you hold the guy? This makes no sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorges is a fighter. You can\u2019t hold a fighter. It\u2019s the same if you take the lion in the jungle and put him inside a cage. The lion is going to die. You can\u2019t do that. Nobody can do that. This makes no sense. This is terrible, terrible \u2013 completely terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=720,quality=70,format=webp,fit=pad,dpr=1\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-images.sportbible.com%2Fs3%2Fcontent%2F7cc4a4295d7ef4c80f4b073f30b4f46a.png\" alt=\"Anderson Silva\" width=\"720\" height=\"404\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: SPORTbible (Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva square off)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St-Pierre has been retired since winning the UFC middleweight title at UFC 217 against Michael Bisping in November 2017. From 2020 to now, the boxing world has seen a serious surge when it comes to the more entertainment-driven aspect of content thanks to Logan and Jake Paul. With Oscar De La Hoya looking to get in on the action and make a comeback, &#8220;GSP&#8221; received an offer to welcome back the boxing legend.<\/p>\n<p>The all-time MMA great has noted that the match would be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/georges-st-pierre-confirms-dana-white-stopped-a-potential-boxing-match-with-oscar-de-la-hoya-it-would-have-been-a-dream-come-true\/\">&#8220;a dream come true&#8221;<\/a> for him but one that won&#8217;t happen due to the UFC&#8217;s restrictions. As for Anderson Silva, he gets to live out his own dream when he makes his professional boxing debut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Spider&#8221; will be welcomed to the squared circle by none other than Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 19. The 46-year old Silva ends his MMA career having last suffered a fourth-round knockout loss to Uriah Hall in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Silva is set to make his boxing debut. 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