{"id":76881,"date":"2013-12-04T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=76881"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:26:11","slug":"jones-im-taking-a-tune-up-fight-in-moscow-for-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jones-im-taking-a-tune-up-fight-in-moscow-for-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones: I\u2019m taking a tune-up fight in Moscow for Anderson Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/andeson-silvaPNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74061\" title=\"andeson silvaPNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/andeson-silvaPNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/andeson-silvaPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/andeson-silvaPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/andeson-silvaPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRoy Jones Jr. is one of the all-time greats in the sport of boxing, he has won titles in multiple weight classes and was voted \u2018boxer of the decade\u2019 for his dominance throughout the 90\u2032s.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC middleweight champion and MMA great, Anderson \u201cThe Spider\u201d Silva, has been very vocal regarding his aspirations to one day have a boxing match with the 43-year-old Jones Jr. Which is why Roy has decided to take a fight in Moscow so that he can be ready for a Silva crossover collision if and when the Brazilian gets past Chris Weidman at UFC 168 this December (via <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/10074879\/roy-jones-jr-bound-russia-next-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I want to be ready for Anderson Silva in case he beats [Chris] Weidman. Silva has made it clear that if he wins, he wants me next. I&#8217;m here for him. That&#8217;s a fight that intrigues a lot of people, but I can&#8217;t fight Anderson Silva coming off such a long layoff. So I needed to get a fight first. If it wasn&#8217;t for Anderson Silva calling me out, I wouldn&#8217;t be fighting this fight.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em>Both Silva and Jones Jr. have been talking about the proposed &#8220;Super fight&#8221; since 2008. If Silva is to defeat Weidman in their rematch on December 28, there will likely be a trilogy bout. It is more likely that a Jones Jr vs. Anderson Silva boxing match could take place following another loss by &#8220;The Spider&#8221;\u00a0to &#8220;The All American.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think Penn Nation? Will we ever see Roy Jones Jr vs. Anderson Silva?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Jones Jr. is one of the all-time greats in the sport of boxing, he has won titles in multiple weight classes and was voted \u2018boxer of the decade\u2019 for his dominance throughout the 90\u2032s. 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