Anderson ”The Spider” Silva deltog tidigare i december i en presskonferens som hölls i Rio de Janeiro, då han passade på att berätta om sin sparringsession med den lätte tungviktsmästaren Jon Jones månaden innan.
Det här hade Silva att säga, via ”MMAFighting”:
I have a good relationship with him, we’re friends for a long time, since he started his career, but we never had the chance to train together before. We were both in Las Vegas and it happened.
It was a normal training, he did a few things, and I did a few things. It was a tough training for both of us. We learned a lot. He taught me a few things I didn’t know, I gave him a few tips. I like him a lot, and it was cool.
Jones håller just nu 11 raka vinster i UFC, vilket är 5 vinster från Silvas rekord på 16 raka vinster.
Silva berättar också att han tror på att Jones kan bli den bästa amerikanska MMA-fightern:
He has his history, he’s building his career. He’s young and has everything to become the biggest name of the sport in his country.
Jones möter härnäst Daniel Cormier under UFC 182 den 3 januari i Las Vegas.
