Jon Jones says Anderson Silva superfight 'can happen,' but doesn't want to be 'guy who beat' Silva

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/10/29/3564782/morning-report-ufc-jon-jones-vs-anderson-silva-superfight-can-happen-dana-white-tuf-16

Little by little, windows keep cracking open that could make the biggest fight in the history of MMA a reality.

First it was UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Following Dana White's promise that blank check was on the table for a bout against fellow UFC champ Jon Jones, "The Spider" admitted it may be difficult for Jones to reject such an overwhelming amount of money, and if the superfight did happen, it would need to be at a catchweight with neither man's belt up for grabs. While reluctant, that sentiment was still a far cry from Silva's generally staunch refusals.

Meanwhile, Jones, who's been upfront about his own lack of interest in the fight, has recently been making the media rounds in Brazil and it seems as if the elephant-sized, dangling carrot of a monster payday has already started softening his initial hardline stance.

"I respect [Silva] a lot," Jones said to Brazilian outlet Correio Braziliense. "As I said several times, I do not want to be the guy who beat Anderson, and do not want to be the guy who lost to him. Anderson is a great champion, I'm a great champion. We both..." At that point Jones trailed off, before picking back up. "I don't know. I don't know.

"I'm not saying that the fight will not happen. It can happen. But it's not something I'm chasing.

"I don't believe that I need to fight with Anderson to be the best in the world," Jones concluded.

While this obviously isn't the most ringing endorsement, just like Silva, it's miles away from where we were in this discussion a mere month ago. Neither man particularly wants it, but after a certain point, the allure of the dollar can be a powerful mistress.

the fuck is this prick babbling about now?

he's not a star over here yet as the sport isn't big enough so we don't get him shoved down our throats by media and sponsors but i'm beginning to see why he's disliked so much over the pond.

nonsensical comments for no other reason than the desire to hear the sound of his own voice.

Why is this even thread worthy ?

I want the fight to happen but there's not really any point in Bones comments when he's going to be stuck doing TUF for months.

Omg! Just eat a dick and stfu

He had no problem fighting a friend and training partner yet he does want to fight a guy he doesn't know we'll and hasn't trained with because he's a "great champion".

Dumb dumb dumb

You wouldnt be the guy who beat Silva you arrogant douche.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

You wouldnt be the guy who beat Silva you arrogant douche.

His arms look odd.