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Anderson Silva has no plans to go down in weight

Anderson Silva traded in his fight gloves for a cornerman’s towel as two of his fighters, Paulo Goncalves Silva and…

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Chris Palmquist
March 22, 2011 · 1 min read
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Anderson Silva traded in his fight gloves for a cornerman’s towel as two of his fighters, Paulo Goncalves Silva and Damaso Pereira, fought at Arizona’s RITC 150 versus local Phoenix based fighters. In the fighters locker room, Silva elected to go the less formal route and speak in English.

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Q: What about Jon Jones vs Shogun, what did you think about that?

Anderson Silva: In my opinion Jones is the best for (205) … champion for a long time.

Q. Will you ever move back to 205? Or 185 for the rest of you careeer?

AS: I dont know

Q. Can you go back down to 170?

AS: I am very happy (at 185). I have my problems (at 185). I am very happy. I don’t know (shakes head). This is my category. I dont have plans to go down, I’m very happy.

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