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“It all went out just as I planed, as I trained hard along with my coaches. I didn’t lose my focus, which was to do the fight standing and, thanks God, my strategy worked. I set a strategy for this fight and managed to use it. Usually we train one thing, then when you get there, everything changes and goes to a different way inside the octagon.”
“My game plan was standing, because I’m doing that just fine, improving every day, correcting my defects… two months ago, my exchanging coach, Muhamed Ouali solved his issue with the immigration and came back here, after Werdum’s fight and I decided to do my own camp. I spoke to everyone at American Top Team and I decided to get off there to do my own camp, I’m feeling fine, at ease. A lot of people said Arlovski is not the same fighter he used to be… It’s not that he’s not that same good athlete, it’s me that am changing my game plan and improving each day, thanks God.”
On where he sees himself in a stacked Strikeforce heavyweight division, Silva said:
“Man, it’s all great, it’s a great division and there are only good people like Arlovski, Fedor, Werdum, Overeem, who came back with all his strength. I fought on Saturday, got home on Sunday and yesterday I trained five rounds with Banha. I had promised him that, independently if I win or lose, I’d help him on his preparation for his fight (UFC 114) and yesterday we did a five rounds preparation on the gym. After his fight I’ll take two weeks off, which is normal. I’ll way for the Strikeforce, because now it’s complicated, since Overeem said he wants to fight against Fedor, and he’s the current champion, and Fedor has a commitment with Werdum.”
“As I said to Werdum, I’ll be on his side, I want him to win, because he is a Brazilian coming on that ring. I told him that there’s always a favorite for any fight. The favorite is Fedor, without any doubts, but a fight is a fight. He will train a lot and I’m sure he will be focused. We don’t know what will happen in the future. The winner of this fight is the guy that will fight against Overeem, but I don’t know if they’ll do another fight before this one or not. I’m waiting. I want to end this training with Banha and hold on. Strikeforce is very exciting, is feels very good to be in there. I’m very happy, thanks God.
“My game plan was standing, because I’m doing that just fine, improving every day, correcting my defects… two months ago, my exchanging coach, Muhamed Ouali solved his issue with the immigration and came back here, after Werdum’s fight and I decided to do my own camp. I spoke to everyone at American Top Team and I decided to get off there to do my own camp, I’m feeling fine, at ease. A lot of people said Arlovski is not the same fighter he used to be… It’s not that he’s not that same good athlete, it’s me that am changing my game plan and improving each day, thanks God.”
On where he sees himself in a stacked Strikeforce heavyweight division, Silva said:
“Man, it’s all great, it’s a great division and there are only good people like Arlovski, Fedor, Werdum, Overeem, who came back with all his strength. I fought on Saturday, got home on Sunday and yesterday I trained five rounds with Banha. I had promised him that, independently if I win or lose, I’d help him on his preparation for his fight (UFC 114) and yesterday we did a five rounds preparation on the gym. After his fight I’ll take two weeks off, which is normal. I’ll way for the Strikeforce, because now it’s complicated, since Overeem said he wants to fight against Fedor, and he’s the current champion, and Fedor has a commitment with Werdum.”
“As I said to Werdum, I’ll be on his side, I want him to win, because he is a Brazilian coming on that ring. I told him that there’s always a favorite for any fight. The favorite is Fedor, without any doubts, but a fight is a fight. He will train a lot and I’m sure he will be focused. We don’t know what will happen in the future. The winner of this fight is the guy that will fight against Overeem, but I don’t know if they’ll do another fight before this one or not. I’m waiting. I want to end this training with Banha and hold on. Strikeforce is very exciting, is feels very good to be in there. I’m very happy, thanks God.
