MANILA – Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva acknowledged he made mistakes in his title defense against Chris Weidman at UFC 162, which saw him lose inside the Octagon for the first time in his career.
Weidman caught Silva flush in the second round, knocking out the Brazilian legend to become the new middleweight champion.
“My mistakes in that fight – and that’s the first time I’m saying this – were basic mistakes,” Silva said in an interview with SporTV.
“I did everything I had to do, except to hit him,” he added. “I didn’t counter-attack. When I stopped with my feet parallel, I should have hit him and walked one step behind. I didn’t do that.”
After the fight, Silva came under fire for showboating, and some even believed that his antics inside the cage led to his loss.
But the Brazilian said he does not regret his actions, and vowed to clean up the mistakes he made when he and Weidman meet again on December 28 in a highly-anticipated rematch.
“I saw my mistakes, and I’m working on that to train for this next fight,” he said. “It’s going to be a tough fight, and it won’t last too long if it stays standing.”
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
