Conor McGregor accepts Anderson Silva's 'super fight' UFC catchweight challenge

Brazilian MMA veteran Anderson Silva thrilled MMA fans this week by teasing a potential “super fight” against former UFC two-division champion Cor McGregor on social media. 45-year-old former middleweight champion ackwledged Cor McGregor’s abilities and was confident that UFC fans would welcome a matchup between m in future. While Silva's challenge me waves, those waves turned tidal after Cor McGregor accepted McGregor vs Silva challenge a day later. 

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UFC: Cor McGregor accepts challenge from Anderson Silva

In what has turned out to be a trend amid lockdown, Cor McGregor accepted challenge thrown by Anderson Silva on Twitter. ‘ torious’ kept it short and wrote “I accept” in his recent tweet. UFC could, refore, potentially line up one of biggest fights in UFC history if y man to bring McGregor vs Silva to octagon.

If fight is scheduled per Anderson Silva's terms, bout will take place in catchweight division. While UFC doesn’t quite have a catchweight unit, Anderson Silva has still challenged Cor McGregor to face him at 176 lbs. It appears Cor McGregor is rey to make 176 lbs in order to face Anderson Silva, as he has alrey accepted challenge without dressing weight-class. Cor McGregor is currently fighting in  welterweight division (170 lbs) but also claimed earlier that he is rey to explore or divisions. Meanwhile, Anderson Silva’s “super fight” offer could force McGregor to gain a few more pounds more for contest.

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McGregor vs Silva: Cor McGregor accepts challenge

 Twitter back-and-forth began with Cor McGregor’s frequent tweets that involved numerous UFC fighters. ‘ torious’ went on to list greatest fighters of all time in MMA history (MMA GOATs) and ranked Anderson Silva at top and placed himself second above Georges St-Pierre and Jon Jones. McGregor's tweet drew a lot of backlash from UFC fighters such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones, who took digs at Irish superstar by highlighting downfalls of his MMA career.

However, Cor McGregor paid little attention to criticism and went on to label himself as ultimate MMA GOAT on Twitter. While various UFC fighters have discredited McGregor's claims, Anderson Silva tagged Conr McGregor as a “super athlete” before expressing interest in a “super fight”. UFC officials and Dana White are yet to act on this development. 

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