{"id":301147,"date":"2019-02-09T07:53:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301147"},"modified":"2019-02-09T07:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T15:53:21","slug":"coach-explains-why-anderson-silva-was-in-tears-at-ufc-234-weigh-ins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/coach-explains-why-anderson-silva-was-in-tears-at-ufc-234-weigh-ins\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach explains why Anderson Silva was in tears at UFC 234 weigh ins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Friday night, MMA legend Anderson Silva stepped onto the scale to weigh in for his UFC 234 middleweight showdown with Israel Adesanya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After stepping onto the scale, Silva was asked for his feelings on the fight, and began tearing up as he addressed his fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 234: Anderson Silva Breaks Into Tears After Israel Adesanya Weigh-In Staredown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhDttpAUIvE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you, guys, thank you,\u201d Silva said (transcript via MMA Fighting). \u201cI work my entire life for this sport and I try to do my best, and I need to say thank you God for giving one more time the opportunity to give great show for you guys. Thank you so much Australia, thank you Dana [White], thank you. Thank you, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This emotional moment from Anderson Silva even got to his opponent Israel Adesanya, who was stifling tears in his own post weigh-in interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dHe\u2019s trying to make me cry. F**k him,\u201d Adesanya said with a laugh. \u201cHe\u2019s trying to make me cry for real.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/2\/8\/18217783\/coach-anderson-silva-emotional-post-weigh-in-interview-ufc-234\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a> after this dramatic scene, Silva&#8217;s conditioning coach Rogerio Camoes explained why the legend was so emotional on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dThat was the emotion of coming back,\u201d Camoes said. \u201cThis is what this guy loves to do. He does it because he loves it. It\u2019s even hard for him to say what he felt at that moment. 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