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Ready for Machida, Silva focus title Tuesday 25th of November 2008 02:20 PM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Marcelo Alonso

Ready to face Lyoto Machida at UFC 94, Thiago Silva is 100% recovered from a back injury, which postponed the fight to the beginning of 2009. Training hard at American Top Team, Thiago spoke with TATAME about the next two months, that promises some big changes in the UFC light-heavyweight division. “My category is tough, there are only good guys, top level athletes, and it’s hard… It’s getting closer and only one will pass, we’re in out track. Each one has his goals and it’s not easy”, said Thiago, who’s undefeated in the career after thirteen fights.

Analyzing the huge fights in 205 division in December and January, TATAME.com challenged Thiago, and he made his bets in each fight. Starting with the title fight, between the champion Forrest Griffin and the challenger Rashad Evans, Thiago bet: “I think that Rashad is in an excellent phase in his career, I bet on him”, point the Brazilian, who commented the fight between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, that happen in the same night. “Of course I’ll cheer for Wanderlei, always to Brazilians. Although I’m making my second fight against Brazilians, I have to cheer to my people…Wanderlei has great conditions to win”, says the ATT athlete.

At UFC 93, Maurício “Shogun” Rua comes back to UFC to face Mark Coleman, and Thiago one more time bets in the compatriots. “I already had the opportunity of train with Shogun, he is a very talented guy. He’s coming back now, has been doing great training and has everything to come back well, I believe on him… I think he’ll win this rematch”, opines Thiago. At UFC 94, that closes January in big style, Thiago faces the also unbeaten Lyoto Machida at Las Vegas, and didn’t escape from making bets in his fight too. “I bet on me, of course (laughs). I’m well trained and I’m ready. If the fight was in one week I’d already be ready. It’s an important fight for me, I’m in the moving on and I’m going there to kill or die”, finished.

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