Now that he has a new long-term deal with the UFC, Conor McGregor wants big, meaningful fights.
One of the foes he mentioned was former middleweight champion and pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva.
"I would be interested in an Anderson Silva bout,” McGregor recently told ESPN. “I swear to God. Anderson is a legend in the game. What's the difference between him and Georges [St. Pierre]? Same damn thing. I'm going to do fights that interest me or have meaning.”
It appears that Silva has been made aware of McGregor’s comments, and “The Spider” would be interested in pursuing the bout down the road.