Following a dominant victory by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva over Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC 126 on Saturday night, fans are now closer than ever to witnessing arguably the biggest fight in the history of the sport.

UFC President Dana White reaffirmed earlier statements regarding the potential matchup between Silva and longtime welterweight king Georges St. Pierre in 2011 during Saturday's postfight news conference. However, White was careful to note that St. Pierre must first get by perhaps his toughest test to date in Cesar Gracie product Jake Shields when the pair clashes in the main event of UFC 129 in April.

The UFC boss also referenced another possible problem with the bout: Yushin Okami has earned a middleweight title shot.

“It's looking like we are doing the [Silva]-GSP fight. If GSP wins his next fight, that will probably be the fight we'll do. Georges made it clear that he'll take the fight, and I think Anderson is ready to go, too. They're both champions,” said White. “I’ve got to figure out the [Yushin] Okami part of this thing. Somebody is going to be pissed.”

St. Pierre has been open to the prospect of the bout in the past, but he has asserted that if he were move up in weight to take on “The Spider” that he would want the move to be a permanent one.