Interviews
Paulo Filho
By Guilherme Cruz
“He is the liar! He screamed just like a little girl and after that he said he didn’t tap out, but he tap twice and everybody saw it”

After face the depression with the same drive as he conquered the WEC 84kg belt, Paulão Filho conceded an exclusive interview to TATAME website and talk about his return to trains and the controversial with Chael Sonnen, that call the Brazilian of “liar”, when the news about Filho’s depression were posted at the internet. “He is the liar! He screamed just like a little girl and after that he said he didn’t tap out, but he tap twice and everybody saw it”, said the WEC champion that talked about his friend Anderson Silva last bout. Check out the complete interview below:

How is your train?

They are good. Now I stand up, with the help of Thiagão Mediros, Buiu, they are very well with me… I am happy to comeback and I am loving to train.

What is your plan now for WEC? Do you still want to face Sonnen?

I have a contract with the event, I will fight against who they want, I don’t choose. I don’t know what is going to be, but I believe that is going to face him. Sonnen fought very well against an undefeatable fighter. I believe people are arguing with this fight, two tough guys and I believe that is just him at WEC, at the same event as me.

What happened this period that you were away from train?

I was depressive and I could not make anything, just eat and sleep… I earn a lot of weight and it was too close to loose weight, I was with 106kg and I couldn’t get the right weight, I could damage my health. I explained the situation to the owners of the event and they were comprehensive, they know that it is a disease not whining of children. I will comeback soon and giber pride to everybody.

Sonnen call you liar…

He is the liar! He screamed just like a little girl and after that he said he didn’t tap out, but he tap twice and everybody saw it. He screamed and I make the position. He was better then me at the fight, but it was a five rounds bout, I submit him at the second round, we have already three rounds. He start better, it is normal, he is a top wrestler fighter, but he must believe that Jiu-Jitsu is a complete art. He screamed and the judge stopped, otherwise I could broke his arm and he say he didn’t tap out. He has to be honest, he can say he tap out and that he can defeat me, but he can’t say he didn’t tap out.

Did you watch Anderson Silva’s bout?

I watched live, and I was very proud… Dan ( Henderson ) was at Sonnen corner when he fought me and said he was going to win, that Sonnen was the perfect guy and that I could not win, but he saw that against me is different… He was submitted, Anderson is Brazilian and never give up, he is a warrior, a good man.

Many appoint you as a strong guy to defeat Anderson … Would you face him?

I don’t have any intention to face him, unless for something that is good for both of us, a lot of money. We are professionals, but It has to be something very good to us. We are friends, I don’t want to fight, he deserves to be where he is. He is a warrior, collect belts, a good father, an exemple as an athlete and as a Brazilian.

Is there anybody in especial that you want to face?

Sonnen is past… Scarred and was submitted. He doesn’t have strong punches. I was calm, in a very comfortable situation, at the end I was with that normal damages for a fight, but I was ok… He just take down goodly, but don’t decide the positions. When he took down I was good and I make the arm-lock twice. When I am under my opponent, I am very dangerous, he make silly with his elbows and were submitted, was ridiculous and now he wants the return fight…He is a liar! My message: Lions don’t make deals with men. My manager is going to deal with this now and I don’t want to know who am I going to face, I think it is going to be him. I want to destroy him, he is going to face a much more prepared guy and I am not going to let it out, he is going to tap out to everybody see it.




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