Anderson Silva on his upcoming fight with Nick Diaz: It’s a good fight for the fans and for me. We both haven’t fought for a while and I’m coming off an injury. Nick likes to fight standing and moves forward. Everybody knows he has an excellent boxing and will do the standup fight that everybody wants to see. I believe that it’s going to be the best standup fight of all time in the UFC, he said. I always pay attention to the best fighters in the UFC and the fighters that could one day be my opponents. I never imagined I would fight Nick Diaz, but I watched his fights because I think he’s an excellent fighter. He has a good jiu-jitsu, an excellent boxing, and I think it’s going to be a great fight. If he doesn’t try to grab me and stall, it’s going to be the best UFC fight ever. I have seven fights left in my contract, and I will be able to do all seven because I like to fight, he said. I obviously fight at 185 pounds, so if I earn another chance to fight for the title I would do it, but it’s not in my plans right now. My plan is to fight and get some confidence. I have watched the recent fights, the new great talents. Weidman showed the great champion that he is. We also have ‘Jacare’ (Souza), Vitor (Belfort), who is a great opponent for Weidman. We have many athletes coming. I’ve been beaten many times, so I’m not worried about what Weidman has done lately, or Lyoto. Every fighter searches for what they want, and I’m going after my goals. My fights with Weidman are in the past. They would be in the past even if I had defeated him. My focus is my fight with Nick Diaz, so I can do my comeback in the best way possible for me and for my fans. Taunting and provoking are things Silva used to do in his fights, and Diaz is one of the masters at this area. But don’t expect a trash talk war between them before UFC 183. I’m thinking about doing my job like I always did. I can’t talk about Nick as a person because I don’t know him. I had a few opportunities to be with him and talk to him, but he never disrespected me and I hope he doesn’t disrespect me because he has no reason to. I respect what he has done as an athlete and I hope he respect what I’ve done. Let’s do a great fight for the fans. My family didn’t want me to get back, but they understand my reasons and respect what I feel and what I want to do, he said. If it was for them, I would never be coming back. No family wants to see you go to a war, especially my family after the accident that I had. I fight because that’s what I love to do. I never fought because of a title or something like that. I like this sport, I love to do this. When I first started I didn’t have any of this. What I’m feeling right now is the will to do what I always did and test myself one more time. It’s time to get back and fight as I always did, train and do what I love. -Nick
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:26:05 +0000
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