First of all, May 28 is near, all MMA-world is looking forward to see the end of Your trilogy with Frank Edgar. Have You made any changes in training process? What should we expect to see at UFC 130? Who is helping You to prepare for this fight?
Haven't changed too much for my training. A couple small things, but I feel what I already have can beat whatever he brings to the table. I train at Xtreme Couture, so there's always great training partners there. I work with Jamill Kelly who is an Olympic Silver Medalist, also Alexis Villa who was a World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist from Cuba. Expect to see me a very motivated and determined fighter that won't let anything stand in my way of getting that belt.
On April 4 Strikeforce's Gilbert Melendez crushed Tatsuya Kawajiri, after fight he expressed his desire to unify UFC and Strikeforce lightweight title. What can You say about his statement? Would You like to have a bout with Melendez, and how You see this fight? Do You think the titles must be unified or not?
Gilberts been around a long time and has done a great job. He said it after the fight cause he had to concentrate on fighting Kawajiri. I can't think about anything but Frank Edgar right now. My plan has always been to fight the best, but right now my focus is on Edgar.
After April 4 some MMA-ratings ranked Gilbert Melendez #1 in lightweight division. What to You think about it? Whom You consider to be the best lightweight and p4p fighters in the world?
Rankings are just opinions, it's something for fans to and media to talk about. No one will ever no who is the best until we actually fight. So I'm not really concerned about rankings. Right now, in my opinion the top 2 P4P are Anderson Silva and George St. Pierre
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