Jorge Santiago Not Ready for UFC Yet, Dreams of Fighting Anderson Silva

Published on: 8th October, 2009

Jorge Santiago Not Ready for UFC Yet, Dreams of Fighting Anderson Silva   | read this item

It has been a while since newly crowned WVR Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago (21-7) been in action as the American Top Team standout picked up one of his biggest wins in his MMA career when he defeated former PRIDE Grand Prix champion Kazuo Misaki at Sengoku “No Ran 2009″ this past January. However, Santiago also talks about returning to the US and the UFC in hopes of facing Anderson Silva in order to become the best 185 pound fighter in the world with a win over ‘The Spider’.

In a new interview with our good friends over at BrasilCombate.com.br Santiago says that life has been great living in the United States with his wife and daughter, but also the team has around him over at ATT to make him a better fighter.

“The advantages of living in here are the training conditions that are
the best nowadays. I can say we have the best for an athlete to
prepare for a fight without leaving the gym: great coaches (Liborio,
Ouali Mohamed, Parrumpinha) and teammates Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva,
JZ only to name some of them”.

But Santiago admits that he is not quite ready to prove himself once again in the UFC after going 1-2 in his three Octagon appearances, but is happy fighting overseas in Japan.

“Today I feel happy in Japan with Sengoku. There was already an
opportunity to return to UFC but I think it isn’t the time yet, but I
confess I miss fighting back in the United States”.

Whenever Santiago decides to make a return to the UFC, he wants the opportunity to face middleweight champion Anderson Silva as he not only wants to beat him, but be the best in his weight class in the process.

“Sure thing I want to fight Anderson in the future. I want to be the
number 1 of my category. I have already dreamed fighting him”.

Santiago is expected to be making his first defense of his title at Sengoku XI on November 7th, but does not have an opponent just yet as he has shot down rumors that he will not be facing Kevin Randleman or Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal who is a good friend of Santiago’s.

But, when he does decide to come back to the UFC Santiago will be a very different fighter as he has been successful in every promotion he has participated since, so expect that trend to continue.

 Nelson Rodriguez AKA: Nelo2.0 is the Co - Owner of URDirt.com who is also an Editor and Author on the site. Read more from this author

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