Antonio Silva Not Thinking About His Losing Streak Going Into UFC Fight Night 95

Antonio Silva spoke with MMAjunkie about his fight with Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 95. Some highlights are below:

On his two-fight skid: “I don’t think about that because if I think about that, about retiring, about maybe being released, it takes my mind away from the fight and my performance. I don’t want to think about that any more because it was bad. I’m thinking about fighting against Roy Nelson. Every fight no matter what situation you are, you have pressure. I always feel the pressure and feel obligated to win. Four fights ago I feel the same way and that’s why I train hard to fight every time.”

On his fight with Nelson: “I wanted (to fight Nelson) back in 2012 but then we became friends. We are going to fight because we work for the UFC, but if I could choose I would like to fight another fighter and not him. My motivation is the same because I love to fight. Once the octagon is closed it ends our relationship, but once the fight is done we’ll be friends again. I’m still motivated to fight.”

On fighting in his hometown: “The crowd here is special and usually I would say I’m going to go for all or nothing, but this time I am going for all or all. I trained with Roy Nelson before the fight against Overeem. I know his trends, what he’s good at. We know each other well, but that’s why I did some different things this time, so I can surprise Roy Nelson.”

On his prediction: “Dan Henderson is 46 years old and knocking out younger fighters than him and is going to fight for the belt now. I still enjoy fighting so retirement doesn’t cross my mind. I don’t care how I win I just want to win. That’s my prediction. I just want to win.”