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| Silva Talks UFC 79 and Blackhouse |
| Written by MMAWeekly.com | |||
 There are several Brazilian fighters competing at tonight’s UFC 79 event in Las Vegas. Chief among them is Lyoto Machida. MMAWeekly’s Ivan Canello recently caught up with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to discuss Machida’s fight, the other Brazilians fighting on the card, impending changes at Black House, and more.
Of the Brazilian’s fighting at UFC 79, Silva was confident they will do well. “Lyoto has all the tools to win this fight,” he stated. This is Luis Cane’s first fight in the Octagon, but Silva commented, “His opponent is a good fighter, but Banha (Cane) has been proving that he has what it takes to be a UFC fighter.” And despite tough competition in the form of Tony DeSouza, Silva was confident in Roan Carneiro, saying, “Jucao (Carneiro), he is totally ready. He is an excellent athlete and I’ll bet he will win.” He also went on to discuss moving his Black House team and an impending name change for the team. “We had a brand problem and we are about to change the name,” said a good-natured Silva.
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