Anderson: “I’m focused on my division”

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Anderson: “I’m focused on my division” Wednesday 26th of May 2010 12:27 PM

By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Josh Hedges

UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva is sovereign on the division. After defending his belt six times, besides two massacres on the division above, Anderson is training hard for his belt defense against Chael Sonne, on UFC 117.

“The trainings are great… I’m training in the United States and we’ve been working a lot. I hope I manage to do a good fight and keep my belt, of course”, affirmed the champion to TATAME, after a short season on Thailand, where he trained to improve his Muay Thai. “It’ was nice… It was a short period, but a great one”, said.

Expert on the standing game, Anderson tells he is working on some trump cards to escape from the efficient ground and pound game of the American. “I’m training with Mark Muñoz, he is helping a lot on that part. I’m only hoping to do a good fight against Sonnen, independently of the result”, guarantees the athlete who is a black belt on Jiu-Jitsu.

Sovereign within the middleweights, Anderson saw his name being quoted to definitively change to a heavier division, the light heavyweight. According to Dana White, if Anderson beats Sonnen and Vitor Belfort, he would do anything to convince the athlete to change divisions and leave a vacancy on the dispute of the middleweight belt.

Training in the USA, the champion follows closely the trainings of Rogério Minotouro, who is preparing himself to confront Jason Brilz on UFC 104, which will happen next Saturday. “I believe Minotouro is on his best phase ever”, compliments Anderson, confident that his friend will win. “I believe he will win because of what I saw on his trainings, he’s really strong and well prepared”, concluded.

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