UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has not yet been offered the UFC 95 headlining bout against Chuck Liddell on February in London, but he would be “honored” to fight Liddell if given the chance.

Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, today confirmed the news with CagePotato.com.

“We haven’t been offered that fight. It’s just a rumor at this point,” said Soares.

According to The Sun, the often speculated bout between middleweight king Anderson Silva and former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell could finally become a reality at UFC 95, which is set for February 21st from the O2 Arena in England.

The article adds that English native Michael Bisping will for once not be part of the London event due to coaching duties for The Ultimate Fighter. However, as expected, several Brits, including Dan Hardy and Terry Etim, are already booked to compete on the card.

UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, fresh off his underwhelming injury TKO victory over Patrick Cote on Saturday at UFC 90, is already eyeing a return and, if he could have his way, it’d come next month.

“[Anderson Silva's] flipping out. He wants to fight again, like, on Nov. 15,” UFC President Dana White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “He’s (upset) about his performance and he wants to fight again immediately.”

Various entities throughout the MMA media scope have been critical of Anderson Silva’s less than punishing performance against Patrick Cote at UFC 90 this past weekend. After much speculation as to what exactly the motivation was behind Silva’s unorthodox antics, the middleweight king has alas released a statement to Sherdog explaining his actions.

“There are many people saying I was disrespecting Cote, but this is absolutely not true. My game plan since the beginning was fight five rounds, inducing him to commit mistakes and capitalize on that during the first three rounds and look for the knockout during the fourth and fifth rounds. It was working, and the biggest proof of that is that I almost didn’t waste any blows. I connected with a couple of good punches and knees, but unfortunately he got hurt and the fight was over. This is not my fault.”

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.

The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos are also slated for the PPV main card.

Welterweight Josh Burkman failed to make weight today in Chicago at the official weigh-ins for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, weighing in at 173 pounds for his preliminary matchup against Pete Sell, two pounds over the 171-pound welterweight limit. Burkman was given one hour to drop the weight and weighed-in at the 171 pound limit on his second attempt.

All other fighters, including headliners Anderson Silva (184) and Patrick Cote (183), successfully made weight.

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