Thiago Silva: I threw slaps to set up a submission

Brandon was saying in interviews that he was going to beat me, that he’d do this or that. All I said was tell him to try and beat me, he says.

I threw some slaps just to get him to lose focus so I could get the submission.”

I trained a lot for this fight. For someone who’s been out for a year, I feel I had a good appearance, but I’m here to improve too. I can improve.

I’m not here to pick my opponents. It’s not my decision, it’s the UFC’s, but I’m here to fight the best.”

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