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14/09/09 - Anderson: "I am 200% healthy, no injury"
TheBrazilianNinja was in Rio de Janeiro last Saturday for Bitetti Combat 4, an event that put on great names from Brazil such as Murilo Ninja, Pedro Rizzo, Paulo Filho and Ricardo Arona.
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was in attendance as a VIP guest and our Brazilian Fighters Only correspondent sat down with ‘The Spider’ for a quick talk.
He denied having any kind of elbow injury, is not booked for surgery and says he is surprised that such reports are circulating.
“I don’t know anything at all about any elbow injury,” he said, adding with a laugh, “I wonder who hurt me?”
The UFC is set to match Frank Mir against Cheick Kongo in a heavyweight clash at UFC 107. Anderson had been quoted as saying he wanted to fight Mir at heavyweight and he is still ready for that match.
“I’m 200 percent healthy and there’s no injury. UFC can set the next fight whenever they want, I’m ready. I’m interested in fighting Frank Mir. He can be the next one,” he says.
UFC president Dana White said this week that Silva would not be fighting at heavyweight unless he first cleans out the 205lb division (which would mean a meeting with his close friend Lyoto Machida).
But those concerns aside, the more immediate impact of Anderson’s comments at the weekend is that he is ready to fight again this year.
He is coming off an impressive KO over Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in a light-heavyweight match. Stay tuned at Fighters Only for more details.
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