Anderson Silva expresses interest in boxing Georges St-Pierre after his Jake Paul fight
Anderson Silva recently revealed his interest in taking on former UFC double champ Georges St-Pierre inside the boxing ring.
Silva was supposed to face 'GSP' in a super fight at UFC 183 in 2015. The French-Canadian fighter, however, declined as he had other commitments and was still concerned about the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport. Notably, Silva's unanimous decision win over Nick Diaz at UFC 183 was overturned to a no-contest as 'The Spider' tested positive for PEDs.
The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended 'The Spider' for a year following the drug tests. He was also docked his entire $200,000 win bonus and 30% of his $600,000 show money.
Official: Anderson Silva by NAC suspended for one year (dating back to Jan. 31, 2015), fined 200k win bonus, 30% of 800k purse. /fin
The superfight between 'The Spider' and St-Pierre never materialized inside the octagon. However, the Brazilian was asked if there was any chance of the fight happening inside the boxing ring during a recent press conference. The former middleweight champ said:
"Wow! I think that's good you know. That's wow... First of all, you need to check it out [whether] GSP [Georges St-Pierre] is out of the contract at UFC. And because I think GSP can come and do something special...you know."
You can check out the full press conference below:
Silva recently took on 'The Problem Child' in an eight-round professional boxing bout at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona. The Brazilian was defeated by Paul via unanimous decision.
Georges St-Pierre on why Anderson Silva is not yet a UFC Hall of Famer
Former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre has given his thoughts on why Anderson Silva is yet to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Despite being considered a GOAT in the sport of MMA, the UFC HOF eludes Silva. Giving his opinion on 'The Spider', St-Pierre said:
"Because maybe he's an active fighter, they [UFC] wait for him to really calm down and not, you know, who knows. Maybe I don't know if there's a few boxing fights and then Dana's like, 'Hell, I want to pay you and to come back.' Maybe they want to wait a little bit and he deserves, arguably, the greatest fighter of all time. He deserves a place in the Hall of Fame."
You can check out Georges St-Pierre discuss Anderson Silva in the video below: