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Oh and watch out Anderson:
From the interview.
"How do you think a matchup between Melvin and Anderson Silva would work out?
Well, Anderson Silva is a very good fighter. He's good both on the ground and standing up. He makes excellent counters. This fight was supposed to happen a couple of years ago in Cage Rage. So we studied him a bit, but I think Melvin is sharp and very quick. He's also very strong. Anderson has good knees and good reflexes, but Melvin is very quick.
Has Melvin trained to deal with the Muay Thai clinch of Anderson? It seems many people have trouble with it.
Yes, well but most fighters in the UFC come in from a background of grappling or wrestling. With wrestling you have some kind of clinch but you give away your head for the knees, but with Muay Thai you don't. Melvin's background is kickboxing and Muay Thai. That would be the difference. Melvin is also one of the few fighters who works with the low kick, and normally the other fighters don't work with low kicks, they work with middle kicks and high kicks. One or two low kicks slows down the reflexes of the body and the legs. For every fighter there is a different kind of strategy, and I think a fight between Melvin and Anderson Silva would be one everyone would look forward to.
Dan Henderson's fight against Anderson was good, but Dan is a bit one sided. He has good wrestling and a good right hand. Anderson Silva has two hands and two feet. If you are worn out standing up, you won't be able to do anything on the ground as well. This is what happened to Dan Henderson.
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