It looks like Anderson Silva’s next fight will be at light heavyweight against Keith Jardine.

If Anderson Silva had beaten Thales Leites in exciting fashion, it would have been Demian Maia that was assured of the next shot at Silva’s belt. Because of the lackluster Silva/Leites fight, however, Zuffa is hesitant to match Silva up with another grappler any time in the future. Yushin Okami has been placed on the sidelines yet again, and Maia will meet Nate Marquardt to determine a number one contender for the middleweight title.

If Maia does beat Marquardt, he’ll get the title shot, but in the meantime we’re going to see Silva move up to light heavyweight yet again. Nothing is set in stone regarding his opponent, but we’re hearing that the honor will likely go to Keith Jardine, and it will probably be a free Spike broadcast.

Last 5 posts by Jeremy Botter

• Lashley Signs With Strikeforce - December 11th, 2009
• Site News: New Inside Fights Editor - November 6th, 2009
• Lesnar out of UFC 106 with severe flu - October 26th, 2009
• Machida steals one from Shogun - October 25th, 2009
• Henderson, UFC negotiations grind to a halt - October 16th, 2009

Tags: anderson silva, Demian Maia, Keith Jardine, Yushin Okami