UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has publically stated over the last couple of years that he’d like to fight boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match at some point. On June 7, Jones Jr. told TMZ.com that he would “love to do it.” During a UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman media conference call on Tuesday, Silva reiterated his desire to fight the 44-year-old former boxing champion. “Of course I want to fight him.  Maybe after this fight with Weidman, regardless of the outcome, I would love to fight him.  He’s already said that he would fight me also, so that’s something that I would really like to happen,” said the UFC champion.  “I feel that his boxing style is one that I’d like to test myself against.  I’ve always been a fan of his, and I just always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.” Silva recently signed a 10-fight deal with the UFC, but at 38-years-old it’s uncertain if he’ll be able to fulfill the contract. “There’s a lot of possibilities of different things that could happen.  But that’s a fight that I’ve always wanted.  That’s a fight that I still want.  We’re going to have to see how everything plays out and wait for the next chapter of Anderson Silva and the UFC,” said Silva. “Everything is a possibility, but really it’s going to come down to my willpower and my desire to still be fighting.  I have a lot of other things that I want to do.  I have other desires, and one of those is fighting Roy Jones.  But we’re just going to have to see how things work out in the next few fights and how I feel,” he added.

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