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Anderson Silva: 'The Fight Between Me and Jon Jones Is No Good'

Mike HodgesJun 4, 2018

Anderson Silva might still be interested in facing Georges St-Pierre, but he has turned down any inclination between a potential bout between himself and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Jones' unorthodox style and physical gifts bare a similar resemblance to the Brazilian's, often leading many fans to speculate a super-fight involving the two competitors. 

However, Silva spoke to ESPN.com about the future matchup with Jones and declined the option to face him, citing the fact they both fight in different weight classes.

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"The fight between me and J.J. is no good, he is a different [weight] class," Silva said.

Jones has had a monumental year, dethroning Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and successfully defending the 205-pound title against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Lyoto Machida. Many fans feel Jones does not have enough challengers in the light heavyweight division, and should test his skills in the heavyweight division or against "The Spider."

Silva has developed a friendship with the 24-year-old Jones over the last year and also sees that as a potential factor from preventing the bout from occurring.

"I saw the first time that Jon Jones fought. I talked to J.J. for three-to-four days when we stayed together. I told him, 'You're the best, you focus on training, you have more and more fights a year, but you don't have opening (opponents),'" he said.

Recently, Silva has suddenly turned his attention to a potential super-fight with fellow pound-for-pound kingpin, St-Pierre, citing it as a good fight for him to be a part of.

"He is a good guy," he said of St-Pierre. "Maybe one day, this is a good fight."

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