Champion of the category middleweight of the UFC, Anderson Silva is the kind of man who trains hard everyday, he is disciplined and always tries to be the best one and helps his friend. So, Anderson Silva is in Rio de Janeiro city training hard with the Black House team, especially with his friend Rodrigo Minotauro, who he helped a lot to be now into the UFC. “I think the party of the heavy athlete’s ones finished now after Rodrigo gets into the UFC. For me, this is the heavy one guy. But we will still training hard together so he will be able to do the same thing he did in the Pride”, said Anderson Silva in exclusive interview to site TATAME. Check it out now:
Are you and Rodrigo going to with which goal?
We are going there to do the Ultimate promotion and because of our bout that will be held on June 07th. We are going there because it is also good to go, they need to know us. Of course that we are already know there, Rodrigo is already a great champion over there, but it is also good to be in other countries. We will go there do our job.
What do you know about your adversary’s game? What do you want to do?
I hope to keep doing my jog in a serious way. I am training hard, he is a tough adversary and he deserves to be there disputing a tile, he deserves all my respect. Of course that all the adversaries deserve my respect, but he specially is coming to take the belt. I want now to keep this belt for three years, this is my goal.
You are always using some new techniques and you are using the elbow blow…
We are always using Muay Thai techniques, but of course that there is always something that we are training more and harder and it works. So let’s wait to see if something new happens.
Did you use the elbow blow with Rich Franklin?
I tried with Rich Franklin, but it didn’t happen. He used three elbow blows and thanks God I was able to defend myself. If I wasn’t paying attention during that three moments of his tries to use the elbow blow, it would be the end right there.
Who do you think is the toughest guy of your category?
I think it would be a guy just like me hey? But I think Rich Franklin is also the man. I think that Rich Franklin and I we are the best ones of the category.
What about the heavy category? What are you expecting about Minotauro into the UFC?
I think it is the end of the heavy weights party when Rodrigo goes there. I am not the best person to answer that, because for me he is the best one in the heavy weight. But we will still training together and hard so he will be able to do the same things he did in the Pride.
What about Jucão? You already faced him and today you both train together and are big friends. What do you have to talk about his Muay Thai?
He is doing his job with humility; he is following the right way. The time says who really deserves to be there and he is doing the right thing and he has everything needed to get this category belt.
How is your training in Rio ?
I can train at the Black House during the morning; do the gym with Rogerão during the afternoon. I also train during the afternoon the BJJ with no gi with Sylvio Behring. During the night I train with Vitor, Feijão, Jucão, with everyone.
How is your train with gi with Behring?
I always liked that. BJJ, for me, is an essential thing for fighting MMA. If you fall on the ground, you must have always a secret hidden.
On your last confrontation, you did show a complete ground game...
Of course, with all of these trainings with them, something should happen (laughs). You must be always training and with consequences. Some times I sleep there. I think we are doing the right thing, this is a good job.
Are you and Rodrigo going to with which goal?
We are going there to do the Ultimate promotion and because of our bout that will be held on June 07th. We are going there because it is also good to go, they need to know us. Of course that we are already know there, Rodrigo is already a great champion over there, but it is also good to be in other countries. We will go there do our job.
What do you know about your adversary’s game? What do you want to do?
I hope to keep doing my jog in a serious way. I am training hard, he is a tough adversary and he deserves to be there disputing a tile, he deserves all my respect. Of course that all the adversaries deserve my respect, but he specially is coming to take the belt. I want now to keep this belt for three years, this is my goal.
You are always using some new techniques and you are using the elbow blow…
We are always using Muay Thai techniques, but of course that there is always something that we are training more and harder and it works. So let’s wait to see if something new happens.
Did you use the elbow blow with Rich Franklin?
I tried with Rich Franklin, but it didn’t happen. He used three elbow blows and thanks God I was able to defend myself. If I wasn’t paying attention during that three moments of his tries to use the elbow blow, it would be the end right there.
Who do you think is the toughest guy of your category?
I think it would be a guy just like me hey? But I think Rich Franklin is also the man. I think that Rich Franklin and I we are the best ones of the category.
What about the heavy category? What are you expecting about Minotauro into the UFC?
I think it is the end of the heavy weights party when Rodrigo goes there. I am not the best person to answer that, because for me he is the best one in the heavy weight. But we will still training together and hard so he will be able to do the same things he did in the Pride.
What about Jucão? You already faced him and today you both train together and are big friends. What do you have to talk about his Muay Thai?
He is doing his job with humility; he is following the right way. The time says who really deserves to be there and he is doing the right thing and he has everything needed to get this category belt.
How is your training in Rio ?
I can train at the Black House during the morning; do the gym with Rogerão during the afternoon. I also train during the afternoon the BJJ with no gi with Sylvio Behring. During the night I train with Vitor, Feijão, Jucão, with everyone.
How is your train with gi with Behring?
I always liked that. BJJ, for me, is an essential thing for fighting MMA. If you fall on the ground, you must have always a secret hidden.
On your last confrontation, you did show a complete ground game...
Of course, with all of these trainings with them, something should happen (laughs). You must be always training and with consequences. Some times I sleep there. I think we are doing the right thing, this is a good job.
