Thales Leites focused for the belt

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Thales Leites focused for the belt Sunday 30th of November 2008 11:13 AM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

With 15 victories and only one loss in whole MMA career, Thales Leites keep growing at the UFC middleweight division. With fours straight wins, the Nova União athlete wants to grow even more, eyeing a title shot against Anderson Silva, for the middleweight belt. “I’m in a good position in the category, coming from five victories and getting better in UFC. I don’t know what’s gonna happen, if they’re going to give me the title show, put me as the TUF coach, but whatever comes is good to me”, said Thales, who doesn’t know who’ll be his next opponent and when he’ll be back in action: “I don’t know anything yet. André Pederneiras (his manager) is taking care of that, but I don’t have anything right yet”.

In a category dominated by a Brazilian fighter, Thales is also doing a great job, just like another Brazilian: Demian Maia. While a lot of talents in the middleweight division, the possibility of facing a compatriot to take one out and avoid a Brazilian domination in the category is big, but Thales isn’t worried about that. “I’d accept a fight, I’m a professional. Demian is a great fighter and has been doing a great job in UFC. It’s possible that they put this fight, because the belt is with a Brazilian guy and we’re growing, so they can put this fight to take one of the Brazilians from the tops”, believes Leites, who believes that would be a great fight. “I believe it’d be a good fight, we almost have the same game and it’s kind of different from the American guys, who goes from striking and work on the ground n’ pound. We know each other’s game and it’d be a huge fight. Demian has been doing a good job, but I’d accept this fight”.

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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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