Fresh off his impressive TKO finish of Vitor Belfort, Kelvin Gastelum called out Anderson Silva in a bout that he thinks could push him higher in the middleweight division.
“(Anderson Silva is) a big name, he’s another legend, and he’s ranked above me, and I want to keep moving up the rankings,” Gastelum said on the post-fight press conference. And I want the fight that will eventually lead me to a title shot.”
Interestingly enough, while Gastelum wants these bouts to improve his ranking and get to the top, he has also been vocal about the Georges St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping title bout being “unfair” for the division.
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