MVP MMA reportedly explored a trilogy fight between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva under mixed martial arts rules for its Netflix card, but Weidman said the idea would have to come with serious money. The event was set to air on Netflix the same night, putting the possible matchup inside a launch that already carried unusual attention.
Weidman said his body has been through too much to jump into another camp without the right reward. He said he has had 31 surgeries and would need to be paid a lot to put himself through a fight situation like that. He added that he was “cool” if the Silva bout did not happen and “cool” if it did.
The discussion has history behind it. Silva gave Weidman a major opportunity early in his career, and Weidman said he feels he almost owes him another chance. He said boxing would be a good place for a rematch and made clear he would definitely be interested in that kind of fight. The comments came as he looked ahead to his separate contest with Colby Covington at RAF 9 on May 30.
That timing matters because MVP MMA’s first card was being framed as a big debut, with names such as Ngannou, Perry, Diaz, Rousey and Carano attached to the launch. A Weidman-Silva return, even only as a possibility, fit the kind of spectacle the promotion seemed to be chasing for a Netflix broadcast.
The friction point is simple: the history makes the fight appealing, but the body count and the business reality make it difficult. Weidman did not shut the door on Anderson Silva. He just put a price on opening it.
