Georges St. Pierre (18-2-0) vs. Anderson Silva (24-4-0) UFC in Toronto? The word on the streets is that, if UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre is able to get by Thiago Alves (22-4-0) at UFC 100, and middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva can register one more win (likely at light heavyweight and possibly against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson), the biggest fight in UFC history, GSP vs. The Spider, might become a reality in Toronto, Canada in 2010.

With UFC president Dana White’s sights set on Toronto to become the next city to regulate the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, the St. Pierre-Silva mega-fight might very well happen north of the border and sooner than you can imagine.

White discussed the possibility during last Saturday’s post-UFC 97 press conferences. "I'm focused on Toronto now," White said. "I want to do a big event in Toronto. And who knows? Like I said, I don't like to look past guys. Everybody who fights in the UFC is tough. (But) if Georges St. Pierre could get through Thiago Alves, who knows? Maybe we do Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre in Toronto."

Why Toronto you ask? Well, the two times the UFC has visited Canada (UFC 83 and UFC 97), they’ve been the most and highest attended events in North American MMA history and both rank among the UFC's top-five gates of all time. This Saturday’s UFC 97 set a new record with 21,451 attendees, and thus, White thinks Toronto could set a new record with over 30,000.

But here’s the catch, if St. Pierre loses at UFC 100, Silva vs. St. Pierre probably becomes dead in the water. Something White emphasized. "Do not overlook Thiago Alves," he said. "This guy is mean and nasty, and that's going to be a very, very hard fight for him. Georges St. Pierre can't start looking at Anderson Silva until he gets past Thiago Alves... Really, listen to me, guys. Alves is a very, very tough kid. Don't overlook him. … I don't want to concentrate on Silva (vs.) St. Pierre until he can prove he can get by Alves."

"I like the fight as much as anyone," he said referring to Silve vs. St. Pierre.

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