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Ready for Machida, Silva focus title Tuesday 25th of November 2008 03:20 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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nopain 05/31/2009 07:47 PM	nopain well if show guns get his shot !at lyoto thiago silva should get a remacth our the winner after 08-29-09 its agood fight with how every give the no pain no gain thiago silva a remacth thats what we want payback time!
nopain 05/24/2009 10:05 PM	nopain well i have one thing to say thiago silva want his remacth after 8-29-09 !it will be a differnt fight this time he will win its pay back time nopain no gain we will see him again !that belt belongs to him we r coming to take it !
jack dassy 05/18/2009 12:29 AM	Cosmo Alexandre I\'m a big Cosmo Alexandre fan. Cosmo is a monster in Muay Thai. Someone should convince him to train in MMA, and be the next Anderson Silva!
nopain 05/12/2009 04:01 PM	nopain i like anderson silva he will win!but the otheir two pitbull he have to want it more the gps no for the money its man to man if he want this the time ground game has to get better gps right is on top of his game that man is still want so iaming pulling for gps! lyoto machida this fight will be a chess macth nobody can make mistake u cant run when ur fighting not this time !i want lyoto machida to win !so thiago no pain no gaine silva get the remacth its payback time nopain
nopain 05/10/2009 12:16 PM	nopain thiago silva will be ready in 08-29-09 110% percent better then before the nopain no gaine thiago silva its payback time !
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