With Jon Jones' impressive second-round submission over Lyoto Machida, Jones added a definitive exclamation point to an absolutely historic year. Perhaps, the best year any fighter has ever had.
With his impressive year has come a lot of praise and a lot of hype. Some would even place him atop of their pound-for-pound list. That's where Anderson Silva comes in.
Silva, the longtime kingpin of the middleweight division has held on to the top spot of pound-for-pound lists longer than anyone, with the exception of Georges St-Pierre. Silva has been the undisputed greatest fighter in the world.
While Silva has certainly set the mark for longevity, it's hard to deny Jon Jones' recent dominance.
While the debate could go on and on for days and a solid case could be made for both, MMA isn't college football; this could very well be settled "on the field."
A Jon Jones-Anderson Silva super fight is the biggest fight the UFC could possibly make. Silva has moved up to light heavyweight before and aside from one or two contenders has cleaned out the middleweight division. At 36 years old, Silva doesn't have anything left to accomplish, and a win over Jones could only make his already incredible legacy even more definite.
Despite all the reasons this fight would be great, the fight everyone want to see will never happen.
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