Wanderlei Silva has lost four of his last five fights, and you wouldn’t have wanted to miss a single one of them.
The Axe Murderer’s dominant days are done, but he still brings it in the cage. His most recent performance wasn’t one of his best. It ended decisively, like most of his matches win or lose, when Quinton Jackson knocked him out 3:21 into the first round of their Dec. 27 bout at UFC 92.
“I lost my last fight by a technical error, an error that I’ve committed for a long time,” Silva said. “I paid so much for it. I lost six months of work due to throwing open punches and took a punch on the chin.”
To correct the error, Silva, 32, has returned to the basics. He has worked on his jab, footwork and takedowns.
“On top of that base, I hope to get rid of some defects, such as exposing myself too much,” he said. “Sometimes I fight with my heart, then I open myself way too much. I'm trying to fix this and be aggressive in the same way, but in a more technical and more secure way. They are vices that I have had for too long and are not easy to correct. Because when the adrenaline hits and you start to give and take punches, you go on instinct. So, where possible, I'm structuring myself to leave these vices and acquire a new and more refined technique, to adapt to this new time of MMA and head back to the top because this is what I want. I’ll really show a different game now in the next fight.”
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/silva-fixing-defects-still-aiming-to-entertain-16747
Sorry for posting a shytdog article, but this one was actually good and at least Wandi is working on his boxing.