Erick Silva (17-5-0-1) har en strategi inför sin match mot Ben Saunders (18-6-2) som äger rum på UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare.
I tisdags berättade Silva för media att han planerar att ta fighten till marken och avsluta via submission.
”Saunders is a big guy, which is good. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. My game plan is to take him down and submit him. I’m training a lot of Jiu-Jitsu. His legs are long, I’m sure I’ll twist them. It’s going to be a good and quick fight. I’m more focused and training more. I’m aggressive as a tiger and calm enough to wait for the right opportunity.”
Silva ansågs som en mycket lovande talang när han debuterade för UFC 2011, men han oroar sig inte alls över att inte vara så högt rankad.
”I had to test myself. They put me against great fighters and these tests were very important for me. I faced well ranked guys. I had good performances and now I have six bonuses. I had a chance to win in all of them. That didn’t happen because of some small things, but we are working on my mistakes in training. My team and I are building the perfect game plan. I know that I’m giving the best I have at the gym and preparing myself with well ranked guys like Ronaldo Jacare, Rafael Feijao, and Anderson Silva.
Saunders är ingen nybörjare på mattan och har tränat med Eddie Bravo och utvecklat en riktigt bra rubberguard. Saunders blev den förste fightern att avsluta sin mitståndare via omoplata.
