Nate Marquardt reveals Georges St. Pierre is “definitely considering” a fight with Anderson Silva

Veteran of the UFC’s octagon, Nate Marquardt has today revealed that his close friend, training partner and welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre is “definitely considering” a super fight with Anderson Silva down the line, as well as explaining it was the Canadian’s suggestion that he moves down to 170 pounds himself.
Speaking via ESPN.co.uk Marquardt said:

“Actually, he brought it up to me. He asked me what I was walking around at and said, ‘Wow. You should drop to 170.’ I was like, ‘I don’t know. You’re the champion there. I want to be a champion’. He told me not to worry about it, that if that’s what is best for me I have to do it. I didn’t even think about it until he said it. Once I went back to my own camp, it made sense to me. Honestly, I’m not thinking about [fighting GSP] and if it’s ever an issue I’ll deal with it then. I don’t know if [St. Pierre] is planning on moving up but I definitely know he’s considering fighting Anderson. I think that’s a great fight and I think he has the perfect style to beat a guy like Silva.”

The ultra-talented Canadian will have to get past former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Jake Shields on April 30^th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada if he’s to have any chance of going head-to-head with the Brazilian phenom. Can he do it and is a move up in weight the right move for the man dubbed “Rush”?