Quote of the Day: Wanderlei Silva Feeling Confident About Weight Cut

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“I eat a lot to make 205, no?” he said. “It will not be difficult for me to drop weight. My normal [walk around] weight is about 205, and my opponents have around 240.

“So I am going to test now a drop to 185, but I hope to fight in both weight division. I am going to test before [making the drop] but I only need to lose 20lbs, it is not a lot of weight. I think I am going to feel very well.”

Wanderlei Silva talking to Fighter’s Only about his UFC 99 bout with Rich Franklin at a catchweight of 195 and his eventual move down to the middleweight division.

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Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.