UFC is open to middleweight champ Anderson Silva moving up to heavyweight
Anderson Silva wants big-money event fights. And he’s willing to work at heavyweight to make sure they happen.Prior to Silva’s flooring Forrest Griffin earlier this month in Philadelphia, SI.com confirmed that Silva’s representatives had spoken with Zuffa about the heralded UFC middleweight champion moving up to heavyweight for the first time in his career.
Not only that, they already had an opponent in mind: Frank Mir.
This Saturday – SPIKE TV to Air Fights from UFC 100
Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC 100, one of the biggest nights in the history of mixed martial arts, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT. Featuring Brock Lesnar’s coronation as heavyweight king and Dan Henderson’s must-see knockout over Michael Bisping, the Spike TV telecast marks the first time that bouts from this landmark event will be televised off of Pay-Per-View.
Mir said he’s disappointed by how Lesnar acts bringing his wrestling tactics into MMA, while at the same time cutting a promo on Lesnar
“If I were a parent who was watching this for the first time, I wouldn’t want by children to be involved in this. I almost didn’t want to be involved in this.” Yeah, because any responsible parent would otherwise want their children involved in this. Mir said he refuses to accept any apology from Lesnar because he believes that was his true nature. Mir said he doesn’t like how Lesnar insults people, saying “I think he’s an extraordinary insecure person who isn’t very smart to begin with and he insulted all those people,” and said Lesnar’s fight strategy was “cowardly” and “one dimensional.” He also said Lesnar was a big fat (yes) guy who doesn’t have nearly the athleticism he possesses. I guess that means Lance Storm is buying the rematch if Mir doesn’t get beaten in his next fight.
