{"id":295429,"date":"2018-12-19T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=295429"},"modified":"2018-12-19T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:00:21","slug":"anderson-silva-downplays-similarities-between-himself-and-israel-adesanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anderson-silva-downplays-similarities-between-himself-and-israel-adesanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva downplays similarities between himself and Israel Adesanya"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 9, at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will battle red-hot contender Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n

Heading into this matchup, many fans have suggested that Silva and Adesanya are quite similar. Some have even suggested that the latter is a newer, younger version of the former.<\/p>\n

Anderson Silva isn’t so sure about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael is a great fighter,\u201d Silva said at a press conference at his new Spider Kick gym in Los Angeles this week (transcript via MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cI think he\u2019s super talented, he\u2019s young, he has a brilliant future ahead in this sport. I believe he might be a version of him and he\u2019ll become a better version of himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe Israel is not my new version,” he added. “But I think this fight is very interesting, because I believe this is the first time I have the opponent (with) the same style. That\u2019s a good test for my martial arts skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson Silva went on to assure that he’s going to look as dangerous as ever when the cage door closes in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody is going to see the old Anderson, but more experienced,\u201d he explained. \u201cI don\u2019t have nothing to prove. I passed through different moments in the sport. I win, I lose. I have a lot of experience. I am just doing something for my fans. I am so happy to be back to fighting and I\u2019m here. Every day I come to training and say, \u2018Thank you God. Thank you for giving me one more opportunity to do something special.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on this UFC 234 matchup between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/19\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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