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Roy Jones Wants to Get Anderson Silva Out of Octagon, Into Ring

Will Roy Jones (right) ever meet UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the boxing ring? I don't much like the idea, but it's clear that both fighters are intrigued by the possibility.Silva's manager, Ed Soares, said on a conference call this week to promote Silva's April 18 fight with Thales Leites at UFC 97 that...

Roy Jones Says Dana White Called Off Boxing Match With Anderson Silva

This whole idea of Roy Jones taking on UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match never made a whole lot of sense, and now it appears to be officially off. According to Jones, UFC President Dana White has prohibited Silva (who has an exclusive contract with UFC) from partaking in the event because he's...

Will Roy Jones Box Anderson Silva? Promoter Says 'Roy Likes the Idea and Is Up for It'

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is on the record as saying that he would like to box Roy Jones.But would Jones, the 39-year-old who was once the best boxer in the world, be interested in such a fight? According to Mike Chiapetta of NBC Sports, Jones is very interested -- and he and his promoters are in preliminary...

UFC Champion Anderson Silva Will Be a Huge Underdog if He Boxes Roy Jones

I don't think UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is actually going to give up mixed martial arts so he can enter the boxing ring with Roy Jones Jr., as he says he wants to do.But if Jones and Silva do step into the ring without kicks, knees, chokes or arm bars allowed, suffice to say that Jones will be a very heavy...

Anderson Silva Wants to Box Roy Jones?

The first couple of times I heard that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva wants to box Roy Jones Jr., I just thought the whole thing was silly. But a lot of fight fans are talking about it, so I guess it's worth addressing. For those who haven't heard, the manager for Silva, the most dominant fighter in UFC, told MMA...

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05/23/12 Edson Barboza Talks Becoming the Next Anderson Silva,... Source: Bleacher Report You spent the early stages of your life competing in kickboxing.
05/21/12 Anderson Silva Says He Won't Leave the Middleweight... Source: Bleacher Report Anderson Silva has no intentions on leaving the middleweight division.
05/19/12 'Devastated' Chael Sonnen Fought Back Tears After... Source: Bleacher Report Chael Sonnen may be the "People's Champ" and the "West Linn Gangster," but at the beginning of each day, he puts on a pair of pants just like everyone else.
05/19/12 Why Anderson Silva vs Jon Jones Is the Superfight We... Source: Bleacher Report Jon Jones fights for Jackson's MMA and trains at the same gym as many top level guys such as the Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and Interim UFC Champion Carlos Condit.
05/18/12 Chael Sonnen Appears on TMZ Live to Promote New Book,... Source: Bleacher Report Chael Sonnen has been making his rounds throughout the media lately.

Background on Anderson Silva

Anderson da Silva (; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion.

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