UFC News: Conor McGregor accepts Anderson Silva’s Super-fight Challenge. The Brazilian legend challenged McGregor to a 176lbs limit match.
MMA Legend Anderson Silva called out Conor McGregror on social media challenging the Southpaw to fight at UFC catchweight of 176lbs. The 45-year old appealed to McGregor stating he wanted to test their “martial skills” against each other.
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McGregor recently hailed Silva as the greatest of all time on his twitter. Silva immediately issued a challenge to the ‘Notorious One’ on his Instagram. He wrote:
“I have a huge admiration for the great athlete that Conor is and I believe this superfight would be something historic for the sport, neither of us has anything else to prove.
“I believe UFC and (MMA) fans would like to watch this great martial spectacle, testing my martial skills against him would be fantastic.”
Conor McGregor accepts Anderson Silva’s Super-fight Challenge
McGregor simply said “I accept” in response to the challenge.
While Silva has predominantly fought in the 185lb middleweight division. He will have to lose a few pounds to get to the 176lb limit he has set. However, that may be a little difficult considering he is recovering from a surgery.
McGregor on the other hand has never fought above the 170lb welterweight limit. However, he appeared to suggest fighting at the 185lb middleweight limit.
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