Is Anderson Silva Looking Past Stephan Bonnar Towards a Showdown vs. Georges St-Pierre?
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has been very outspoken in regards to a potential fight with fellow UFC champion Georges St-Pierre. While some - UFC president Dana White included - feel as though both fighters need to get past their next scheduled foes, it seems like "The Spider" is intent on facing GSP sooner rather than later.
Silva will meet Stephan Bonnar this weekend at UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar at light heavyweight, while GSP is set to unify the UFC welterweight title with Carlos Condit next month at UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit.
Following open workouts in Brazil on Wednesday, Silva was asked by MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani if St-Pierre was who he wanted to face next.
"Yeah, this is my focus," Silva responded.
Silva confirmed St-Pierre was the "focus" answer. He gave a "No," followed by a "Maybe, I don't know" pair of answers when questioned about defending the middleweight title again.
In past interviews, Silva has stated his desire to remain at middleweight and continue to defend the title he has held for several years. St-Pierre, meanwhile, has not allowed talk of a Silva bout to come between him and Condit.
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