Tidningen GQ Brazil har utsett UFCs regerande mästare i mellanvikt, Anderson The Spider Silva, till Brasiliens bästa atlet alla kategorier. Här kan du läsa juryns motivering och Silvas egen kommentar om utmärkelsen.
GQ Brazil’s motivering Sportsman Of The Year
”It was an historic year for the Mixed Martial Arts – the sport exploded in popularity on prime time TV – and especially for Anderson Silva. By defending his middleweight title for the ninth time , The Spider won the fight of the year against Japan’s Yushin Okami in Brazil, and was proclaimed the greatest athelete in the history of MMA.”
Anderson Silva’s kommentar
”I know that my victories helped the success in the sport. I’m glad that people talk on the streets, that the academies sign up new students. We need new idols.”
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