Yes, Anderson Silva has done everything he needs to do in MMA. Hell, he’s done more than he needs to do in MMA, but that doesn’t change the fact that a hungry east coaster by the name of Chris Weidman has been calling for Anderson’s head and belt for almost a year now. Sure, the hype is there, created by the media, the UFC, and by Weidman, but Anderson knows that Weidman is dangerous, and anything can happen, but at 9-0 and on a year-long layoff, the fortune swings in his favor.
Yes, Chris Weidman is a very dangerous man. Yes, Anderson Silva is the greatest ever. We’ve been over this story for the last year, so here’s what Anderson said on todays 162 conference call:
“Every new fight is a new challenge,” he said on Tuesday through an interpreter during a teleconference. “It’s really going to be up to whoever’s better prepared that night. Win or lose, a loser or a winner always walk side by side, so that doesn’t really matter. I’ve been doing this since I was eight years old. There’s always new challenges, there’s always new things. My biggest concern is going out there and doing better for myself. I’m not concerned about what my opponents do. I want to better myself and I want to overcome anything that I have.”
“I think what’s most important is to set good examples for those kids who watch UFC and the kids that are coming up,” he said. “And whatever I should have done in the sport, I’ve already done. Win or lose, I’ve already done everything there is to do. Now it’s just a matter of doing what I love to do.”
