
According to Silva, who is currently in negotiations with Japanese upstart promotion Rizin Fighting Federation, revealed that he has the option to face Fedor but would like a warm-up fight beforehand.
"There's a possibility of fighting Fedor, who is an opponent I would really like to fight. I'm not just talking, but can't be the first one, right?" Silva told Combate (h/t MMAFighting.com). "Now that I haven't fought in two years, I can't get him right away. I need to do some fights first, get my rhythm back, and when the promotion thinks it's time and I feel I'm in a good rhythm, I would really want to test myself against him, for sure.
"I've fought the best in the world but him. I would really like to test myself against him. I don't have anything against Fedor, but I would like to test myself and see how it goes."
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