Wand: I still need to prove I can fight
Following a much needed win over Cung Le in November, Wanderlei Silva says he no longer feels his back is…
Following a much needed win over Cung Le in November, Wanderlei Silva says he no longer feels his back is against the wall as he heads into a catchweight bout against Rich Franklin at UFC 147 in Belo, Horizonte, Brazil.
That wall though, he says, still feels close.
I think I took one step away from that wall, Silva told ESPN.com. I still need to prove I can fight.
We’ll need to look at the performance, Silva said. I feel good. I hope to make a good fight that makes the boss and the fans happy.
I’m more healthy now than I was at 22 years because I train and live a really good life. We are not like machines; we can’t train as fast after years but I feel really happy and I want to give fans a good fight. When I can’t do that anymore, I’ll stop.
