{"id":133252,"date":"2015-03-17T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=133252"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:44:05","slug":"erick-silva-will-beat-whoever-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/erick-silva-will-beat-whoever-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Erick Silva: &#8220;I will beat whoever is in front of me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/erick-silva-says-will-submit-ben-saunders\/erick-silva-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129329\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129329\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Erick-Silva.png\" alt=\"Erick-Silva\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Erick-Silva.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Erick-Silva-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Erick-Silva-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Erick-Silva-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;My first opponent (Saunders) is 6\u20193&#8243;, a southpaw and mainly a kickboxer. Koscheck, however, is shorter than me, orthodox and a wrestler. That\u2019s a huge difference when it comes to practice. Strategically, we had to make some changes, but it won\u2019t be a major problem, because I\u2019ve fought guys like him before. I train everything, so I\u2019m always prepared for surprises. He\u2019ll try to win using his biggest weapon, his wrestling, but he won\u2019t grind me down. I\u2019ve trained for that and it won\u2019t work. My team and I have come up with a strategy to nullify his takedowns and it will prevail. It\u2019s going to be hard punches, knees and kicks for him, all the time. I will beat whoever is in front of me. I want to defeat Koscheck the same way I wanted to defeat Saunders&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rising UFC welterweight Erick Silva talks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/2015\/03\/erick-silva-tem-antidoto-para-jogo-de-koscheck-mao-dura-o-tempo-todo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazilian Press<\/a> about his last-minute switch up in opponents.<\/p>\n<p>He fights in this weekend&#8217;s co-main event. Who you got?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;My first opponent (Saunders) is 6\u20193&#8243;, a southpaw and mainly a kickboxer. Koscheck, however, is shorter than me, orthodox and a wrestler. That\u2019s a huge difference when it comes to practice. Strategically, we had to make some changes, but it won\u2019t be a major problem, because I\u2019ve fought guys like him before. 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