Just because Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre never fought in the UFC doesn’t mean they can’t ‘do something special’ in boxing.
Silva expressed interest in the matchup ahead of his Oct. 29 boxing match with Jake Paul, featuring UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion St-Pierre on the broadcast team.
‘The Spider’ invited ‘Rush’ to the boxing ring but only if he could get clearance from the UFC after being previously denied a 2020 exhibition match with boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya.
“Wow, I think that’s good [on a meeting with St-Pierre in the boxing ring],” Silva said during Thursday’s pre-fight press conference in Arizona (h/t BJPenn.