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31/07/09 - Anderson Silva: I have never had a scratch on me
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva says that money is not a driving factor in his career and does not determine the fights he chooses or the path he has taken through the sport of MMA.
Instead, the 34-year-old says he is driven by a desire to improve and evolve, something he feels has put him at the top of the pile.
“Personally I am in a constant transformation, improving my technique and game constantly. I told Dana White I’m training to face the best guys, to make big fights, whoever it may be. I study my work and I don’t do anything at random,” he said to Gazeta de Povo.
“I see my fights every day and try to get better in all skills. I don’t worry about the outcomes, winning or money. I just thing on getting out of there the same way I came in, that is, in one piece with no injuries. And trying to keep myself so means I do not always get the knockout, that is something that just happens during the course of some of my fights.
“I try to win through the mistakes of my opponents. It’s not interesting for me to expose myself and run unnecessary risks. I’m getting old and since I started fighting I never had a scratch or my face broken. Anyone who knows about fighting can see what I mean.
Referring to the Black House team he represents, which includes UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, he said, “God forgive me for saying it, but we’re years ahead of some fighters. We can also make mistakes of course. When we study our performances we see them, however it doesn’t always appear to the untrained eye.”
John Joe O’Regan
John.fightersonly@gmail.com
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