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ESPN app. Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight
Bruno
Silva is a firm believer of the saying “if it ain’t broke,
don’t fix it.” Riding an impressive streak of seven straight knockouts, “Blindado”
Silva is not planning to change his style any time soon. On March
12, he will face former two-division Glory
kickboxing champion Alex
Pereira, and he is ready for what comes in Las Vegas. Silva
spoke to Sherdog about his
UFC Fight Night 103 bout, and how his training camps have
evolved.
“I don’t do camps; I train the whole year the same way,” Silva
admitted. “So I didn’t change anything about that fight with
‘Poatan.’”
According to “Blindado,” which means armored in Portuguese, his
only adjustments preparing for a fight are to focus on his food,
and get his mind ready for the next battle. BR>
“The only thing I give a special focus to is to strengthen my mind,
do more sessions with the psychologist and of course I improve my
diet. But my training is basically the same,” the former M-1
champion revealed.
Not even the fact of facing one of the most respected strikers in
the world changes the
Evolucao Thai fighter’s way of training.
“During my whole I’ve always been the underdog,” Silva explained.
“They said I would be knocked out against Jordan [Wright],
[Alexander]
Shlemenko and [Artem]
Frolov in Russia. What people need to understand is that I’m an MMA
fighter. Wherever it’s good, I’ll fight. If I’m fighting anyone and
start to have a hard time standing up, I’ll try to take him down,
but my goal is always to look for the knockout.”
While on an impressive three-win streak inside the Octagon, he told
Sherdog that he did not choose his next opponent. Instead, his foe
selected him.
“They gave him three names, and he chose mine, and I’m really happy
with that fight.” Silva expressed. “‘Poatan’ is a really tough
opponent. He has his story in Glory, and I have mine in MMA. My
goal is to exchange punches with him, and provide to the audience
the best fight of the year. My idols are Wanderlei [Silva],
‘Shogun’ [Mauricio
Rua] and ‘Minotauro’ [Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira], and I will always fight like them; to kill
or be killed.”
