Anderson Silva's camp wants to fight Luke Rockhold, not Hector Lombard or Chris Weidman

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/7/18/3166268/anderson-silvas-ufc-149-hector-lombard-chris-weidman-luke-rockhold-mma
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva doesn't think a top contender is worthy of fighting him, and he wants to give his input to his bosses on who his next opponent should be.

It's the same old story, only this time, different names are being used in the conversation, in relation to who should be the next man to get the privilege to grace the Octagon with "The Spider."

FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight" broke down the situation, where they reported some comments that were recently made by Anderson Silva's management.

Though it seems as if UFC newcomer Hector Lombard may be next in line for a title shot, if he's able to defeat Tim Boetsch at UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Sat., July 21, 2012, the Silva camp is not excited about "Shango" as a possible opponent:

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"One of Anderson Silva's managers said that one of the issues with Hector Lombard is he thinks he needs at least three more impressive wins in the UFC. He said that 85 percent of UFC fans don't even know who Hector Lombard is, who is of course making his Octagon debut on Saturday night."

Check out who else Silva's camp doesn't believe deserves a shot at the belt, as well as the name of an opponent who they actually would consider, after the jump:


Chris Weidman is another prospect that has been bandied about as a possible number one contender, after he summarily dismantled Mark Munoz in their fight at UFC on FUEL TV 4 in San Jose, Calif., on July 11, 2012.

It's a fight that a lot of fans have been calling for, but Silva's management is equally unimpressed with the "All American:"

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"As for Chris Weidman, he said, 'Well, there's another great unknown fighter.' He doesn't see those match ups as being money making pay-per-view events."

Finally, Silva's management mentioned the name of a challenger that Silva actually feels would be deserving of a title shot. Unfortunately, it's the name of someone who couldn't fight Silva if he wanted to (and he does).

Convenient, isn't it?

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"He did mention Luke Rockhold, who is the Strikeforce middleweight champion. Alas, Rockhold is contractually tied to Strikeforce, so that fight's not happening. We'll have to wait and see, but right now, the Anderson Silva camp not too excited about the options out there."

So who else is even left?

Michael Bisping is expected to face Brian Stann at UFC 152 in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2012. There's an outside chance that the winner of that match-up could end up being named the number one contender, but it's unlikely.

I figured they would use the PPV draw against Weidman. I expected that.

Anderson needs to draw on his own and stop bitching about how his opponents draw.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Anderson needs to draw on his own and stop bitching about how his opponents draw.

Don't know how much input Anderson has here. Could just be the people around him. Like that fucktard Eddie. But I agree he needs to just accept whoever the UFC puts infront of him. He should welcome all new blood since he doesn't think anyone deserves a rematch.

Yeah, Silva should the shut the fuck up. Like Rockhold is a bigger name then either Lombard or Weidman.

Maybe he should call someone out that would bring in ppv buys. How does John Jones sound? You cleared out the division so move up if its about money. After bones kicks his ads he can go back down and fight for the mw title. This is perfect for a guy who is all about money and knowing the only easy fights aren't there right now.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Maybe he should call someone out that would bring in ppv buys. How does John Jones sound? You cleared out the division so move up if its about money. After bones kicks his ads he can go back down and fight for the mw title. This is perfect for a guy who is all about money and knowing the only easy fights aren't there right now.

Jon Jones has his hands full with Hendo. Be a man, call out Fedor in Russia.

Yup dont think Bones knows what he has coming. Hendo is game.

Hendo is gonna get raped when he steps in against Bones.

OU wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Maybe he should call someone out that would bring in ppv buys. How does John Jones sound? You cleared out the division so move up if its about money. After bones kicks his ads he can go back down and fight for the mw title. This is perfect for a guy who is all about money and knowing the only easy fights aren't there right now.

Jon Jones has his hands full with Hendo. Be a man, call out Fedor in Russia.

the ghost of fedor would face raep Andy

Not a buzzkill. Just the facts.

I agree. But I'm all hendo for this one . Hbomb or bust

Gotta love how Anderson is calling out the least dangerous Middleweight in the top ten, the least dangerous to himself that is.

I've been sick of Anderson and his management trying to pick their fights. Just face who's put in front of you!

killerofchicken wrote:

I've been sick of Anderson and his management trying to pick their fights. Just face who's put in front of you!

Anderson Silva is by far the most dominating pussy to grace the sport of MMA. I understand your pain my friend.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I agree. But I'm all hendo for this one . Hbomb or bust

I like Hendo, but I want an American champion to take the title of Goat. Bones is our best chance at that, so I will be cheering against anyone who fights him now.

I just want to see Silva vs. Shad.