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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I really have no interest in getting revenge against Yushin Okami. We already fought. He lost. He got knocked out. Let's move on. But really, I'm in here to fight the best, and if he's credentialed to fight me, and he's up there to get a title shot, then he deserves it, and we've got to do it...
Georges St-Pierre is one of the best. He's shown that he's a great athlete, and I really train hard everyday to fight the best. I do believe it's a superfight, and it's a fight that must happen someday.
It really is a great superfight. I'm just happy that I know people are looking forward to watching this. I think this fight will make the fans happy. It's something they've been waiting for, and Georges St-Pierre is one of the best. I'll be very happy to give this pleasure to all my fans."
-UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva talks to Mike Straka on HDNet (transcribed by MMAJunkie.com) about his upcoming title fight with Yushin Okami and wanting to fight Georges St. Pierre.
Penick's Analysis: While I don't think the MMA world will end if this fight doesn't happen, I'd still love to see it, and it's great that Silva wants to be a part of it. St. Pierre really would need to overhaul everything he has built at welterweight to put the mass on to compete as a middleweight, and there's no telling how that would or wouldn't affect his game. It would be one of the biggest fights the UFC has ever put on if they get it together, but even if both St. Pierre and Silva win their next fights we can't get our hopes up on the fight happening. St. Pierre has to decide whether he can make that overhaul or not, and if he can this is a fight that could happen as early as the beginning of next year. The ball's in his court after Saturday's fight with Jake Shields.
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