Anderson Silva thanks Forrest Griffin, Vitor Belfort, and Chael Sonnen

Anderson Silva is the middleweight GOAT, and he has his last fight in the league at UFC on ESPN+ 39 on Saturday night, vs. Uriah Hall. At the UFC Vegas 12 media day, “The Spider” reflected on some of his biggest wins.

Silva on Forrest Griffin

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First of all, I need to say thank you to Forrest Griffin, said Silva. What’s special about this fight is I was watching whole tapes about Muhammad Ali fights and I remember I watched a lot of Muhammad Ali fights and I just said you know I think that’s the secret to make something good in this fight. The magic moment happened. I just need to say thank you to Forrest. This is the best moment in my life. Of course I have a lot of best moments but this is a very special moment, too.

Silva on Chael Sonnen 1

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First of all, in this fight in particular with Chael, I’m very comfortable for talking about and I’m very happy to talk because Chael give me the energy for training hard for this fight, Silva said. I give the good energy for Chael for training hard. I think Chael complete me and I complete Chael in this fight. The best fight for the fans and especially in Brazil. It’s special for me and Chael, too.

Thank you Chael. Thank you for everything. You’re an amazing guy. Hopefully I see you very soon and talk together about life, about kids. I know you have a kid right now. He starts to fight, I have two. Let’s go talk. This is an amazing sport. I’m so happy to stay here talking about us and thank you for giving me the great opportunity for fight with you, Chael.

Anderson Silva on Vitor Belfort

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I think the fight with Vitor opened a lot of doors for Brazilian fighters, said Silva. This fight in particular help us to make the sport very popular in Brazil and help the future of the sport in Brazil. Vitor is a legendary fighter, a very good fighter.

I just say thank you to Vitor because Vitor made the sport famous for a long, long time ago. Vitor is the first guy to come to the UFC and win and become champion in UFC. Of course, Royce Gracie is the best ever, but Vitor has a great story in the UFC and a great memory in the UFC. I need to say thank you to Vitor, too.

h/t Damon Martin for MMA Fighting