Interviews Anderson Silva

Unquestionable midleweight champion, Anderson Silva decided to test himself for the second time in the UFC among the middle-heavyweight. Facing Forrest Griffin, former champion of the above category and that had in his cartel expressive wins over Quinton Jackson and Mauricio Shogun, the expectation was a great fight. Many pointed Griffin as one of the opponents who would bring more problems for Anderson, but when the bell sounded, the Brazilian has shown that he’s above of the average. After applying two knock downs, Anderson lowered the guard and a meeting Forrest defeated for the third time, giving the knockout and one of the most spectacular victories of the MMA. Even after a brilliant victory, Anderson maintained his humility. Check below the interview with the champion.

Expecting a victory so on Griffin?

Gave fine, I thank God everything was quiet. We trained for a hard fight. I expected a tough fight, but we can be better.

How was the excitement after getting the knockout?

He fell, I was expecting him to raise, but the judge has entered the front and, thank God, has it right. I just have to thank everyone who was part of my life for me to become a fighter, all my coaches since I started training.

The Distak said you needed stimulus. This fight gave you that?

It is another style of fighting. Does not compare to the Thales, he is a great fighter, but is not as you put a guy like Thales, that is a grounded fighter, with a guy who fight on foot, because the fight will be bad. Not that this because an athlete is better or worse, each one has a way to fight. If you put face to face a wrestler and a guy from Jiu-Jitsu you will have a good fight, but if you put two guys from Jiu-Jitsu to face, you will have a bad fight, because you have two guys in Jiu-Jitsu that will fall on the floor and will be doing Jiu-Jitsu, you know?

If you put a good striker to fight against to the ground specialisty, the man who will fight on foot, will do the anti game to stay in and the guy standing on the floor will make the game to put down. So, its difficult, game is game. I want to take this opportunity to mention that Thales was stolen in the fight. He was fighting well, won the fight and was robbed in the face hard.

The Dana White is insisting on making the future a fight between you and Lyoto Machida, but you already said that wouldn´t fight ...

I´ll never fight with Lyoto. This is out of the question. The guy is a brother, would be like to fight with Rodrigo and Rogério. There is no such possibility, nor any money in the world.

What is your next appointment? Will help the Minotauro?

My next appointment is to help the Rodrigo in his training for this fight with Randy Couture. I'm here in CT and we will continue this training, everyone is considering this fight, then let's see how we can help him. I hope one more win, we will work hard for that to happen.

And Roy Jones Jr., you again about that fight with Dana White, that situation was this fight?

He was there at the event, was watching my fight, great person, a nice guy, polite ... With all respect in the world, I'm happy in the UFC, I love with passion, I am very well treated there, but is not nobody decide this, because it is my personal wish, I hope I can do that as well.

You come in talking about retirement, but seemed more motivated in this fight and let the guys willing to see you more often fighting.Are you still with the idea of retirement?

Let's wait and see what happens, but these ideas remain strong in my head.

You always were a fan of Michael Jackson. How do you feel after the death of the idol?

I was barely two days. I was much upset, and I cried, I was really bad. The guy was part of my history, I am fan of him and did a cover, dancing on the parties, I loved. He has a beautiful story of dedication, hard work, has much ... He was a Guy that I had a great reference. A guy that will do much for me with no doubt, made a big difference in my life as a person in my path ... I loved Michael with passion, the guy was crazy, I had a poster of him in the room.

You suggested a fight between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.Do you think this fight can happen?

With all respect to Vitor and Wanderlei, I am not diminishing nobody, but would be a good fight, a fight that, the guys have fought in the season Wanderlei was the first UFC fight in him, I was twisting for Wanderlei, despite I´ve been a fan of Vitor, in the real ex-fan. I think this fight would happen, it would be a good fight for Dana White and fans of MMA. The Wanderlei is a great Striker, he is going up, demand the fight is a fight that anything can happen, but I think that Vitor will not want to exchange punches with him. But it is a fight that sells good, would be a good fight for Wanderlei.

Have someone you would fight?

It has a lot of tough guy, you have to train. What gives me stimulus is always someone who has trained to win Spider. So while I'm struggling, I will be training not to be surprised. It is logical that if I fight more three or four years, an hour I´ll loose, this is fact, we also work with this hypothesis.