YAHOO! Sports interviews Wanderlei Silva

Yahoo Sports recently did a interview with Vanderlei Silva, here are several if the interesting questions that came up:

"Q. Due to Chuck Liddell's recent two losses and, specifically, his last loss against Keith Jardine, does a fight with Chuck mean the same to you now as it would have when Chuck held the belt?

A. I've wanted to fight Chuck for a long time. I think about having that fight a lot because our styles are very similar – he is a very good striker like me. It's no problem that he is not the champion. After I beat Chuck, then I want to fight the champion.

Q. Are you worried about receiving too many concussions and how that will effect you later in life? Are you still affiliated with Chute Boxe and Shogun Rua in any way or are you all separate now? Would you fight Shogun if the UFC asked?

A. I have only one problem in my head, and that is that I am only more hungry to win. I'm training very hard this time around, because I need to give my next victory to my fans. I am not affiliated with Chute Boxe. We are separated, because I wanted to start my own team. I don't want to fight Shogun, because he is a good friend. I've trained with him for 10 years, so for me that fight would be very hard. There are a lot of other light heavyweights I could fight.

Q. Steroids? Do you think that the lack of drug testing and possible use of substances banned in UFC and not tested for in Pride have anything to do with the struggles that the majority of Pride fighters are having in the UFC? If not, why do you think these fighters are having such a problem transitioning to the UFC?

A. Actually, they do test in Japan. I was tested before and after my fights in Japan. But if you are thinking of Mirko (Cro Cop) and Shogun as examples, Mirko may have lost because he has so many other things going on in his life, such as his duty in government, and his business. Shogun went through a lot of changes before he fought in the UFC. He changed his home, he changed his training, and he changed fighting organizations. I don't know why they lost their fights in the UFC; only Shogun and Mirko understand the reasons why they lost. "

For the rest of the interview, click HERE