Roy Jones Jr: UFC Won't Allow Anderson Silva To Fight Me

By Luke Furman

45-year-old former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (59-8, 42KOs) is still motivated to face one of the most recognizable names from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

For years, Jones was pondering the possibility of facing former UFC champion Anderson Silva (33-6 in MMA, 16-2 in the UFC). Last December at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Jones was sitting ringside and witnessed his dream of a Silva fight go up in smoke when Silva was stopped in the second round by Chris Weidman (12-0).

Silva is now getting his career back on track and Jones feels the UFC is not being fair by preventing the Brazilian fighter from taking him on.

"The UFC won’t allow him to fulfill his dream and get in the ring and enjoy a night of sharing the ring with the great Roy Jones, Jr. It’s such a pity. It’s such a shame because it’s a night that I’m sure people from both worlds would really admire, and would love to see, and would get a lot from because of two legends in the ring at once. Although it’s boxing, we could share the ring together because Anderson can box. He’s a professional fighter too, and he’s an entertainer just as myself," Jones told MMA Fight Corner.

Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org