Coach: Anderson Silva could make 179 lbs if he fights McGregor

Get the Full StoryAnderson Silva s coach talks about a potential matchup between the former UFC middleweight champ and Conor McGregor. Anderson Silva isn t done with MMA just yet.

In a recent interview for Portal do Vale Tudo, Silva s coach Rogerio Camoes stated that The Spider is getting ready to make an Octagon return in January 2019, and doesn t rule out a possible match against former featherweight and lightweight champion, Conor McGregor.

According to Camoes, the fight would have to happen at a 179 lbs catchweight, and that both fighters would be interested in the bout.

If you really force him, Anderson Silva can make 179, 180 pounds, Camoes said. I was in Los Angeles one month ago and we talked about his return. It was nice because he called me up the next day and said he had a fight lined up and was just waiting for an opponent.

There was this McGregor thing, too. I was at UFC 200, when Anderson fought Daniel Cormier, I remember Jorge Guimares talking to me. I remember Jorge talking to Lorenzo Fertitta about matching up Anderson with Conor, if he defeated Cormier. McGregor was in his prime. I was by his side and he said that they thought it was a good fight, they were interested. That s when it all began.

McGregor recently said that he was interested in a showdown with Silva, after which Anderson said that it would be an honor to fight him. It is uncertain what the future holds for McGregor following a fourth-round submission loss to current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is currently 43 years old and hasn t fought since a unanimous decision win over Derek Brunson back in February 2017. He served a reduced one-year suspension after failing a USADA drug test, but it was later ruled that he ingested a contaminated supplement.

Before the win over Brunson, Silva was on a five-fight winless streak, with two losses to Chris Weidman, as well as defeats against Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping, and a No-Contest against Nick Diaz when he failed a Nevada Athletic Commission drug test.

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