Dana White says Lyoto Machida vs Anderson Silva is possible

May 23, 2009 by Narcisist in News, UFC, UFC with 62 Comments

We all know that the reason Anderson Silva did not move up to the Light Heavyweight division is because of his friend and training partner, Lyoto Machida and his goals of capturing a title in the 205 pound division. Thursday during the UFC 98 press conference UFC president Dana White eluded to a possible bout between the two training partners if they continue to win.

MMAJunkie.com quoted White when speaking about a possible bout between the two talented teammates.

“Trust me: This is the fight business,” White said. “You know what you do in the fight business? You fight guys. You find out who’s the best. I don’t ever worry about guys saying they won’t fight. Everybody [who should fight] will wind up fighting in the end.”

According to the report Machida and Silva’s manager Ed Soares did not rule out the fight, but did say it would cost the UFC about $100 Million to get them into the Octagon at opposite ends. But, we doubt Dana and the UFC would pay that much out ever for a main event.

We know that before UFC 96 friends and teammates Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine faced the same dilemma. Dana White made it 100% clear, friendship does not come before making the best fights for the fans. While the fight never materialized, it will be interesting to see what happens if Machida wins tonight and Anderson Silva wins at UFC 101.

Dana white

Hahahahahahha (evil laugh) I will make Rampage vs Bisping next or Randy vs Kim Couture!!!!

Cause I am EVIL!!!!!!!!

randolph

@Dana white, this fight would be the most anticipated fight in all of UFC history. I myself would pay $1000 just to watch machida and silva by themselves on a 2 inch TV. I would sell my car to see the highlights. I would go without food for a solid week to hear that fight on the radio. $100 million dollars would be cheap with the profit from payper view alone. If dana knew what he was doing he would pay to see the show.

cherry xxx 69

i think is goin to be boring as hell but alot of strategy
Marcus

I wouldn’t even want to see them fight WTF is Dana smoking these days? No one even wants to see this fight

big sushii

@Marcus, dude everyone that knows fighting wants to see this fight. they r the best of the best. gsp would not have a chance vs either one of these guys. they r both exciting fighters the question is wtf r u smokin?

tredog

This is the fight everyone wants to see, it will be a martial artist test to which we have yet to see in the UFC. You have to put the best against the best to see WHO is the BEST, otherwise the question will always remain. This fight has to be otherwise there will always be the question of who was the best and that question can never be answered, only argued. -me

tredog

YOU! Are the only person that even pretends to watch mma that wouldn’t want to see this fight. It is a nessesary fight to see who is the REAL dominating martial artist in the ufc. There is NO reason this fight should not take place!
http://yahoo.com 1349

@Marcus, i second u “big sushi”. u took the words right out of my mouth. i love gsp but i know he has nothing against either of them. I WOULDNT KNOW WHO TO GO FOR!!!
disv1et

You are crazy! After Machida won his belt and Silva dislocated Griffin’s jaw, this is what everyone and there mommas are talking about. This fight will happen… Silva is getting bored in his division, why do you think he moved up to fight Griffin? Because, GSP won’t move up a weight class to try to fight Silva… He will get knocked out or choked out with ease! Machida is dominate in his division until Silva moved up.

Dana White has to stop being shady and give them the money… And he has to let FEDOR fight without a contract! All you need to do is have no contract, and he will fight for UFC! So fucking stupid!

hi

no1!!!!!!!!!!!! lol ur stupid i would love 2 see this fight these guys are both great and i think it would be a hell of a fight and lyoto would win at they end.but if there friends they might not give it there all when they meet,but im sure theres tons of people that would love 2 see this fight.
Hellbow

Now I really want to see this fight happen but we know Dana is probably just blowing smoke up our asses on this one. The only way I can see this happening is I’d Machida completly clears out 295 and there is no one left to fight

Oscar

its the opposite. if silva finishes all the 205 fighters he will HAVE to face machida who already finished all the 205 fighters. i am a huge Silva fan.. and someone will win by unanimous decision.

Fit_4_The_Cross

This is a sure fight for the future of MMA, people where are you focused here??? Talk about fight of all fights here!! You want to challenge the Spider, put him in the octagon with the DRAGON!!! The Dragon IS MMA!!!!!!! The Dragon will reign supreme until he decides to stay out of the octagon!!!! NO matter who you put in front of him!
irish

No one can beat FEDOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Travis

Fedor is a good fighter. But Silva or Lyoto would both easily take care of him. But a fight between Silva and Lyoto could go either way.

robert

fedor will is a heayweight he will never fight silva or machida
disv1et

Are you serious? You have to be joking right? Have you seen Fedor’s last fight? One punch that’s all it takes. He might have the body like other fighters, but his punching power I would say is probably strong as or stronger than a lot of the heavy weights in boxing…
If you brought this back like the old UFC, where there was no weight divisions, and just hold those tourneys… He’d probably take it.
http://silvaandmachidaaregreatfightersbutitotalybelivefedoristhebest Taylor

Dude fedor is the emperor of MMA. dont get me wrong Silva and machida are great fighters but i totaly belive fedor is the best in the whole world. look him up on youtube.

eric

wow saying fedor would lose to silva and lyoto is a bold statement. he is carrying alot more weight then both of them. but in a pride match – fedor would still defeat them. he has gone against jiu jitsu and it has been proven that his sambo easily and efficiently would beat anybody.

tredog

Fedor is great! But you cannot compare a viking to a ninja. There is no one pound for pound that will beat Machida right now, (not even Silva). If he dropped the weight and machida gained a couple pounds, there would be an easy decision to the style by Machida. -me

Chris

Machida vs Silva would be a great fight. Who cares if they are from the same team!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HA! Shoot Machida or Silva couldn’t even beat Mir, Lesnar or Noguiera! How in the heck could they beat Fedor?????? The guy has never been submitted or KO! Fedor has been hit by people way more powerful those two guys. You UFC people crack me up sometimes!!

robert

@Chris, im a huge silva fan i think he will tko or ko machida, but when it comes to fighting fedor (which will never happen cuz thats too much weight for silva to jump) fedor will definetly handle silva, and especially machida. On the other hand a frank mir fedor fight will be interesting.
tredog

I don’t think you even watch the sport.

Fujita

Travis: Fedor is a good fighter. But Silva or Lyoto would both easily take care of him. But a fight between Silva and Lyoto could go either way.

I agree, I could also see jens pulver breaking fedors jaw too
Fujita

I bet you guys a tenner that even if Lyoto lost 50 lbs he could out wrestle brock & give him 79 suplexes to make brock tap out like a girl

robert

@Fujita, your talking out of your ass, its obvious you know nothing about mma.

Hellboi

Not gonna happen but the thought is nice
Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson will take that bet. I’ll bet YOU a ‘tenner’ that Rick Johnson is actually the father of Jenna Jameson’s twins. And another tenner that Brock would powerbomb Machida thru the Octagon. While we’re at it, you may as well bet that Fedor will fight Dana White at UFC 104. Don’t bring that bullshit about Lyoto vs Lesnar. You WERE looking somewhat smart, until then…hahahaha
josiah

lyota vs. anderson. fight of the future.
would definately be the best fight in the ufc. anderson with his kicks and knees i would think he would pull it off. but lyota machida has an excellent stand up i don’t know it would be a hell of a fight

robert

@josiah, I agree i think this will be the best super fight in ufc history and i really wanna give silva the upper hand with his knees kicks and devastating clinch, but i cant really say. Great fight i would love to see.

Fujita

robert: @Fujita, your talking out of your ass, its obvious you know nothing about mma.

It makes as much sense as saying Lyoto & Silva would wipe out Fedor, or that even gsp or Anderson are the pfp, GSP & Anderson have had a few of the most sloppy losses that even a 2 bit bum could win.

I was being sarcastic really though
Derek

silva vs machida = great fight you would see crazy combos and many good moves but siva would win at the end….. as 4 silva or machida vs mir,lesnar or watever of course they wld lose but thats only b/c of the huge weight difference DUH!!! if silva or machida weighed the same though they wld easily kill them
mike

silva vs machida would be the most boring fight in the history of mma. they’d both just stand there looking at each other with stupid looks on their faces. dana white would have to jump into the ring personally and scream in their faces and order them to ENGAGE each other. neither one of them would be willing to make any kind of real move. my prediction is that that match would end in a draw, with zero points being awarded in either direction. and then dana will have learned his lesson and would never put two boring fighters against each other again. did you see silva vs lietes? all silva wanted to do was wait and counter. thats all machida does too. those two must train together A LOT, if you know what i mean. i’d much rather see GSP fight than either of those clowns.

and can we refrain from comparing machida and silva to fedor? those guys aren’t even in fedor’s league, weight difference or no weight difference. now, if GSP could magically put on about 50 pounds COMFORTABLY (i think you know what i mean by that) that’d be a much better contender for fedor. obviously at GSP’s weight fedor would squish him like a bug. same goes for the boring clowns

chuck norris

mike, dont get me wrong, but no fight in ufc history was as boring as the silva vs leites fight
such bulllshit

mike

i hate to bring lesnar into this, but i also think lesnar could possibly give fedor a run for his money. i dont think lesnar could ever win that fight, but it’d be a battle.
http://asgfacility.com Ernie Mena

I think fight would be the fight of the year,there both technical.I would love to see this fight happen,but unfortunately Dana Bull Sh*ts alot…Lets make it happen Dana!!..
leo

I would love 2 see silve vs machida, but I think UFC would make much more money leaving into the octagon machida vs rampage then silva vs rampage, machida vs iceman then silva vs iceman, and ufc can even wake up a thin couture to fight the two brazilians before machida vs silva
Jorge

Who doesnt wanna see this fight are you fucking stupid? This would be the greatest fight of all time (not really from a perspective of someone who is not a real fan of MMA but from an MMA fan this is a dream fight)
COllin

Umm you guys are dumb….

You do realize Mahcida’s original weight was over 220?

He could very well fight Fedor and would more than likely win

It is unlikely he would move up in weight though as he is comfortable at 205….

As for Silva and Machida, youw ill never see this fight…

Anderson has alreadys tated his refusal to fight lyoto as they are “brothers” and that belt belongs to lyoto not him…

Toe ase your minds though, it has already been recorded AND admitted by Anderson that in the mass majority of sparring matches they have Lyoto wins….

If this fight had ever occured Lyoto would be more than likely the winner…

Unfortunately we wont be able to see this..

and also for anyone who denies lyoto to beat lesnar is a dumbass….Keep in mind lyotos original weight was much heavier…he could have the capabilities to do this…
Tony

I think this would be an amazing fight, both Anderson and Machida are very technical and great fighters to watch in my opinion. I have no doubt that either of them would destroy Fedor (in my opinion he is not that great of a fighter and has , yes he has beaten former UFC chapmps ha but they are called FORMER UFC champs for a reason). If Silva or Machida were to fight Lesnar if it were to stay standing up i think both Silva and Machida could get yet another win under their belt, but if it went to the ground i would give the advantage to Lesnar but i also believe Silva may be able to pull something off as for Machida on the ground i dont know because i havnt seen him on the ground a whole lot. But anyways i believe that Silva vs Machida would be an amazing fight even if there wasnt a whole lot of action, just the pure technicality there would be would be awesome.
Tom

I have watched Lyoto Machida whole career fight. He has taken on best of best and made them look fool in the ring. Anderson Silva is very good as well but he needs to have his spider kicked in to be good. Once that kicks in, he will be provoking his opponents and try to get a knock out from that or a heavy damage intilled. Lyoto does not do that, he simply waits and if he realizes that the opponent is doing the same thing like Rashad Evans, he will use his high kick to score points. Lyoto may end up winning in scores but GUYS, IT IS ABOUT WINNING THE BOUT!!!
David

I hate it when fightrs get lazy. all you get is a boring point bout when you can tell nobody is trying to finish a fight. Lyoto has shown his ability to finish fights in his last two fights and we all know anderson is well versed in that right as well so any meeting these two have better be to find out whose the best and not two friends tying to take it easy on each other. Anderson also said that they would never fight. What? Why would he move up to the LHD if your not going for the belt. Their manager better wise up and ask for a realisitc price. Dont f over the fans with money grubbing

Marvin8

Machida v. Silva would suck, the only reason being that they’re good friends. No way can they get around this built-in bias not to go all-out. No way. And even BEFORE reading that Machida wins the majority of their sparring, I would have picked him to win easily. His style is the most obnoxious to watch, but it most certainly gets the job done. I said this long ago and it still stands; Machida’s is easily the best pfp fighter around. As for fighting Lesnar, Fedor, etc., don’t even think about it. Ain’t gonna happen. Sure, it would be nice if Machida put on the weight just to please the fans, but there’s little chance of that ever happening. Besides, I’d rather see Lesnar v. Fedor just to see if Fedor isn’t too old to turn Lesnar into a pretzel.

jesse

I agree,the fans would love to see these two great fighters fight in the octagon,now this is something that i would pay to see.their manager must be stupid out of his mind to charge a hundred million.fans pay money to see great fights like these and thats what mma is all about!!! (by the way go machida)
Thue

Fedor can destroy ANY UFC Fighter there is was or will be peroid!!
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Brad

If Silva will not go for a title shot against Machida, then Silva should drop down & start looking into GSP’s yard. Then he can fight some fighters with speed in their hands & feet. Further up he goes, the slower but more powerful the fighters are. Silva needs a test against someone with speed & not strength.

Lipton drift

@Brad, I think at this point Silva isn’t interested in another belt. From what I’ve read he wants to do superfights & not rehash old fights.

Marvin8

And what “superfight” is there left for him WANT to do? There ain’t none. He’s the champ of his division. Just because WE are always wondering who Top Dog is doesn’t mean that the fighters are looking to go outside their weight division. Some like to, others don’t.

jackedup8384

i don’t think any of you know much about the UFC or pride….i bet most you just play the UFC game and think you know about it…first off Fedor is the best fighter in the world right now….he has beatin tim silvia,arlovski…..he has beatin alot of the UFC’s top fighters..brock,silva, machida have nothing on fedor…and silva will be machida..
jackedup8384

right now the UFC is setting up for acouple of big fights right now..1). there gona set up kimbo vs liddell, anderson silva vs machida cuz it will pay out just like the couture and liddell fight did…i know most of u are gona comment on my liddell and kimbo fight prediction and say liddell isn’t gona fight anymore..well, dana has already said he wants chuck too fight still..he just doesn’t want him to get hurt…
Loc

Machida is by all means the Royce Gracie of this new generation of fighters. Anderson Silva himself is just that, Anderson Silva. They are both the prime examples of superb fighters. Martial artist are different. They use their specific techniques and philosophys. A fighter is different. A fighter is someone who uses there physical abilities to their absolute capabilities and beyond. That is what differented masters of karate and other styles and Bruce Lee.
Loc

If, in my opinion, Chuck Liddel and Kimbo Slice were to fight Kimbo would have no chance. I realize Chuck is getting in age range of (too old to fight against young muscle), but Chuck has great style and technique and all Kimbo has is backyard experience. If you think about it, Kimbo is 36. He in due time will be too old for the UFC. He can train and learn, but he doesn’t have the luxury of having time on his side.
Corpse

I think I would speak 4 every1 when I say this fight would be huge especially if the light heavy wait title was on the line..Friends ore not they are both warriors and what do warriors due”they fight….I WOULD LOVE 2 SEE THIS FIGHT HAPPEN………..
Jk

@brad… Who the f loses weight to fight? You move up no1 ever goes down.. Fedor will destroy anyone and silva vs machida will be a very boring fight. They are friends and will not engage. Ps: silva is in fact my favorite fighter and I would still pay to see him vs the dragon

Rick Johnson

wait wait. “You move up no1 ever goes down? Who the f loses weight to fight?” EVERYONE, DUMBASS. THAT’S WHY “CUTTING WEIGHT” is a familiar term, you knob. I don’t even care about the rest of your statements, you’ve proven yourself a moron.

NateDawg

Ok first off lyoto and silva will fight. and i have no idea who will win. And for fedor he is a freak of nature he is unbeatable even if machida went up fedor would over power him and take him down there is no contest. But as far as the machida silva goes i think that silva has the advantage. If silva can KO griffin like that he could take machida even though Machida and Griffin are my favs

Brian

They won’t fight. Machida lost his last fight and would lose against silva, but they won’t fight. Silva has total control over ufc. if they piss him off he can leave and go to strikeforce and they know that. Henderson just left and fedor and overheem is already there.

Ted

Are you kidding me? Do you people really think machida is that good? There’s people here saying he could beat fedor? Why are you clowns smoking?machida couldn’t beat shogun, so Why do you think he’d Neath the likes of fedor and silva?
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frank

i think machida would win but i would tell both them greedy bastards to go somewhere else with that100 million bullshit
http://www.twitter.com Noxx3000

Fuck it! if not Machida then throw in Shogun a much more exciting tight fight. They wont be 100% on fighting each other if Silva vs Machida.