{"id":79590,"date":"2013-12-27T09:39:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T17:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=79590"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:20:37","slug":"silva-defends-fighting-style-i-always-have-to-be-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/silva-defends-fighting-style-i-always-have-to-be-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Silva Defends Fighting Style: &#8220;I Always Have To Be Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Anderson-Silva3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47001\" title=\"Anderson Silva3\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Anderson-Silva3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Anderson-Silva3.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Anderson-Silva3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Anderson-Silva3-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;There was one more thing: I learned that I have to be myself. I always have to be me&#8230; From the moment that a fight ends, that fight is in the past, win or lose. Even when I was winning my fights, once it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. It\u2019s in the past, and you\u2019ve got to look forward. It\u2019s no different with this fight. When it was over, it was over, and now I\u2019m looking forward to the next one. It\u2019s definitely a big fight. It\u2019s an important fight. It\u2019s something people have been waiting to watch. They want confirmation that Chris is the real deal. But a fight is a fight. All that changes is the date and the opponent. The octagon is still the same, and the atmosphere is always the same. I don\u2019t think I have anything to prove to anyone, but I\u2019m very motivated.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Often criticized for the way he toys with his foe&#8217;s inside the cage, Anderson Silva tells <a href=\"http:\/\/%20http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2013\/12\/anderson-silva-suggests-in-cage-antics-will-remain-i-always-have-to-be-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMaJunkie.com<\/a> during this week&#8217;s UFC 168 media event that he has to stay true to himself, even if that means going against his critics wishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There was one more thing: I learned that I have to be myself. I always have to be me&#8230; From the moment that a fight ends, that fight is in the past, win or lose. Even when I was winning my fights, once it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. 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