Fightline.com: Other names we've heard for Kimbo down the line include Butterbean and Antonio Silva. Have you had discussion with them about facing Kimbo?
Gary Shaw: Butterbean, I haven't thought about. Butterbean has called me, I know he wants to fight Kimbo. “Big Foot” Silva…yes absolutely. This one will happen at some point. “Big Foot” is a hell of a fighter.
Fightline.com: How good is Antonio Silva?
Gary Shaw: I think he's number one or two in the world. You don't hear anybody calling him out. Always remember, if they don't call you out it's not because you suck it's because you could probably beat them.
Fightline.com: A lot of people think that your welterweight Jake Shields would give Georges St. Pierre all that he could handle. Is there a chance that we could see this match up happen at any point in the future?
Gary Shaw: Jake Shields is one of my all-time favorites. He is underrated. He has the passion, and look here's the thing; Dana White runs a pet store. He likes to keep everyone in little cages. I run a jungle. My guys run wild and they fight other fighters and other animals and whatever. So, you know, he runs his company in a controlled environment and I run mine like it should be run. Nick Diaz and Alverez just went down and fought in DREAM. I do co-promotions with Strikeforce. I'm bringing new faces and excitement to MMA. Dana is in the recycling business. And when he gets a good talent like Rampage, he doesn't even know what to do with him. I mean give him a good athlete like Brock Lesnar and he gets him beat in his first fight. To answer your question, I think Jake Shields is a great fighter and I think it would be a hell of a match. We can do it on CBS. It's free. Let the fans see the fight for free. I'll take Shields and they can take GSP. I'll even put on a UFC banner, Dana comes in the cage he gets in the corner of his fighter, GSP, and I’m in the corner of my fighter, Shields. How exciting is that? That's what MMA should be all about.
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