Anderson Silva says: 'Israel is a great fighter, but he's not my clone'

A. Silva hasn't fought since February 2017. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook ufcbrasil

In less than 20 days, Anderson Silva will make his return to Ultimate at UFC 234, on February 9, in Melbourne, Australia. The Brazilian will measure strength with Israel adesanya by middleweights. The young Nigerian was often compared to the organization's former champion for his similar fighting style. On Tuesday (22) in a conversation with journalists at a gym in the United States, 'Spider' spoke about his return and again rejected the opinions that 'The Last Stylebender' would be his improved clone.

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“I think Israel is a great fighter, but he's not my clone, he's not an improved version of me. I have three clones in my house who are my children. Everyone is talking about me and Israel. I went through different situations in this sport, I won, I lost. Now I just want to make everything happy, especially for myself. I train every day, I have a great team, friends, people around me. For me, at this point, I just try to do my best, not for anyone else, but for myself. I have nothing to say about Israel, just that he is young, a new talent, a good challenge for me,” said Anderson.

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Anderson Silva is back in Ultimate after serving a one-year doping suspension imposed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The Brazilian has 43 fights, 34 victories, eight setbacks and one unsuccessful fight in his professional MMA career.