At the biggest challenge of his career, Luis "Banha" Cane did a great job. Facing the tough Thierry Sokoudjou, the Brazilian fighter used the perfect strategy and surprised the Cameroon athlete with a knockout at UFC 89. In an exclusive interview with TATAME.com, Cane commented the excellent win, his expectations for the future in UFC and promised a Christmas gift to Sokoudjou. Check below the complete interview with Luis Arthur Cane.

What do you think about your victory against Sokoudjou?

It’s was tough. It was a very important fight for my career, beat a Top 10 is a great experience, and for the first time I fought more than one round, saw how I did and it was very important.

Which tactic did you prepared for him?

I knew he was dangerous, I couldn’t go striking like a crazy against him, because he knocked some good guys out lately and has a heavy hand. I was ready to do a three round fight, but on the second one I got a good distance and knocked him out.

Do you know your next step in UFC?

I don’t have anything set yet, I’m just waiting, no rush. I fought with a injured elbow, so I couldn’t train well for this fights, so now I’ll do a surgery, a simple one, and stop training for three weeks to recover it, and then I’ll be back and check what else UFC has to offer me. I trust on their work and I’m sure they give me a good fight.

Who do you think can be your next opponent?

Maybe they put me against (Keith) Jardine, a tough fighter, another Top 10, but I won’t choose opponents. I’ll wait for Joe Silva decide who I’ll fight and I’m sure it won’t be easy, they’ll put me another great fighter and that’s what I want. I’m ready for that and I want to be between the best.

And you also won the knockout of the night bonus…

Shit, that was great. He said (before the fight) that Christmas was coming and he needed to win some money… I’ll send him a “turkey dinner”. I’ll finish paying my car and invest this money, I won’t spend it all. In fighter career you never know what’s gonna happen.