“I want to be one of the greatest middleweight knockouts ever.”
Bruno Silva reacts to his victory by KO over Brad Tavares in
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April 23, 2023
After back-to-back losses at the Octagon, Bruno Silva returned to the winning streak last Saturday by knocking out Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 222.
“I was never good at strategy, but this time every move was planned out with my coach, Andre Dida. I didn’t want to fight. My focus was on finding the right distance and getting to Tavares,” Silva said in an interview with UFC Fight Pass Brazil reporter Evelyn Rodriguez. In the cage, that’s what I did.
Famously asking announcer Bruce Buffer to dance with him in the octagon after his victories, Silva showed his sense of humor by speaking directly to the UFC Fight Pass team in a Sao Paulo studio – Andre Azevedo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Carlao Barreto – and asking them to dance to the beat he calls “Ax-Ty”. “. Silva’s happiness proved contagious, as the studio team stood up and danced for a hilarious moment. The Ax Thai dance intrigued the fans and quickly became a huge source of memes that invaded Brazilian MMA social media.
Meanwhile, Silva refused to call out an opponent for his next UFC appearance.
“For the first time in my life I want to relax a bit and have fun with my family,” he said.