David Benavidez has no shortage of HUGE fights on his radar. In an exclusive interview with BoxingScene, Jose Benavidez Sr. makes it clear that David still wants the biggest names at 175lbs including Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. Benavidez has previously said those are two fights he wants to make as he pursues more titles and major challenges. But there’s another name that could make things very interesting: Andy Ruiz Jr. Jose discusses the possibility of an all-Mexican showdown between Benavidez and the former heavyweight champion, along with David’s plans across multiple divisions. And with a potential Jai Opetaia showdown also building after the pair came face-to-face following Opetaia’s latest victory, Benavidez has some massive options ahead.
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By Yuri Tarantin
Russian promoter Vladimir "красивый" Hryunov plans to have a meeting next month with UFC President Dana White to discuss the possibility of a cross-sports fight between 44-year-old former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (57-8, 40KOs) and 30-year-old former MMA champion Nick Diaz (26-9).
Jones was looking to face former UFC champion Anderson Silva (33-6 in MMA, 16-2 in the UFC). And Hryunov was focused to stage the fight in Moscow, Russia as the main event of a huge UFC event.
On Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Silva was stopped in the second round by Chris Weidman (11-0). During the fight, Silva badly broke his left shin and the serious injury will keep him out of action for a long time.
Jones approached White, during Saturday's UFC card, and discussed the idea of a fight with Diaz.
"We witnessed that Silva got a serious injury, so we can't even discuss a fight between him and Roy Jones. I have spoken to Roy himself, and we are going look for someone else. I think that a meeting with White will be held in January, and we will hold a UFC event in Russia in the coming year," Hryunov said.
Yuri Tarantin covers boxing for Allboxing.ru
