UFC welterweight newcomer, Erick Silva has been giving his thoughts on his preparations for his UFC 134 clash with Mike Swick on August 27th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, explaining everything is on track as he works with a star studded list of training partners. Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Silva said:
“I didn’t have problems adapting because there’s no place like Rio de Janeiro. I’m living in front of HSBC Arena, so it’ll be like I’m fighting in my backyard. Everyday I pass by and I start at HSBC and I keep wondering how the show on August 27th will be like. The event will stop Brazil and thanks’ God I’ll be a part of it and make my dream come true.”
“My trainings for UFC Rio are as good as they can get and I couldn’t be better, I’m working hard along with Anderson Silva, Rodrigo Nogueira, Rogerio Nogueira, Rafael Feijao, everybody. The good thing is that everybody’s fighting in the same day, so we’re training all together, so one pushes the other, support the other and we’re training with much joy and motivated.”
“The secret not to feel the pressure of the debut is do what I’m doing, train with tough guys, top guys and I do it everyday. My opponent can’t bring me much danger then Anderson or Feijao offer me and on the floor he can’t be better then Rodrigo or Feijao. That’s why I’m really confident for this fight. Training with these guys give me much confidence and makes me completely focused for the fight, now on August 27th and I’ll prove it to the world.”
Silva, a training partner of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael Cavalcante and currently the Jungle Fights champion, is undefeated in the past five years, with a record of eleven wins and only one loss.
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