Fresh off his stunning first round knockout win over Lyoto Machida, the current UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-4) says he would be willing to face middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

In this months issue of Tatame magazine, Rua notes that he and Anderson “were never close” and “were never friends,” and if the UFC wanted to stick both men in the cage he’d be willing to take that fight.