Silva (antoniosilva.proelite.com), who is dropping down in weight, is looking to continue his rise, but he understands it won't be easy. "Wiezorek is a good fighter who wants to take the fight to the mat because he's good at submissions,'' he said. "But I'm training very well and have a good strategy that will surprise him if he goes to take me down.
"Physically, I am great. I don't have to worry about him. He has to worry about me. It has been eight months since I last fought. I am very hungry for a victory.''
A winner of five straight, Wiezorek will be fighting for the first time since registering a second-round TKO (strikes) over Tim Persey on June 2, 2007, at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
"That was a great experience for me," Wiezorek (jonathanwiezorek.proelite.com) said.
The six-foot-three-inch Wiezorek came out working Persey with punches and knees, trying to force him down. A grappler, Wiezorek's strength lies on the mat, where he tries to get all his opponents. "If I could get a guy to the ground, I have a great chance to win the fight."
Wiezorek put down Persey for good early in the second, got his back and threw punches until the ref stepped in. It was his eighth submission victory. Also a master of avoiding damage, Wiezorek's victories have mostly come in the first round by various chokes.
Mauro Ranallo will call the cageside action with former wrestling superstar Bill Goldberg and Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, serving as color analysts. The executive producer of the telecast is David Dinkins, Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.
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