Anderson Silva: It is good to maintain Brazilian dominance
Tatame.com: Sonnen likes to talk a lot before the fights. How are you dealing with it? Anderson Silva: Our thing is…
Tatame.com: Sonnen likes to talk a lot before the fights. How are you dealing with it?
Anderson Silva: Our thing is to train, get there and do our job. Mission given is a mission accomplished, there’s not much to talk about. We’re going to work.
Tatame.com: How do you intend to do this preparation? Will you train here in Rio and then sharpen your boxing in the US?
Anderson Silva: I’m beginning my training in Thailand, I’ll stay there two weeks for practicing, then I’ll go for America. Stay there for two months and finish my trainings here on Brazil. I’ll go there and train with a good friend of mine, Rodrigo (Minotauro), then I’ll come back here.
Tatame.com: What did you thing of being on Domingão do Faustão?
Anderson Silva: It was a huge step that the sport was giving. Our great champions as Pedro Rizzo, Minotauro, Minotouro, Wanderlei, Shogun, Ninja… Our great champions, the Gracie family… Is good to continue the process, keeping the Brazilian hegemony outside the country and to show it in front of the cameras and to the public, to have the media support… Fausto is a nice person, he supports the sport, shows he knows a bit about it and is following the trajectory of the Brazilian’s champions that are taking the sport abroad. It’s pretty cool, we are a reference for the youth that is starting their journey on the fight’s world. It has been really rewarding, I’m really happy I went to Fausto’s TV program.
Tatame.com: How was your meeting with Demian on the backstage?
Anderson Silva: Cool, man. Inside the ring we have to act that way, the finale of the World, so it’s like sink or swim. Inside there that’s a natural rivalry, healthy, but when it’s over, it’s over. Each one lead it’s particular way, has an own family and goals. Outside the ring we respect each other, inside is we showing our work. Each make a strategy, an own game. He had the opportunity to fight for the belt, was a real warrior, a valiant man who showed why he was there. There’s not much to say, now we have to think about the future. I’m sure he will have other opportunities to fight for the belt and I believe that, in the future, he can be the champion on this category. He has conditions and skills to do so.
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Anderson Silva appears on popular Brazilian show Domingão do Faustão, along with Demian Maia. Make sure to turn on your captions for the subtitles.
