When He Started Fighting, Anthony Johnson Just Wanted to Be Like Wanderlei Silva

Anthony Johnson, on “Beatdown,” explaining that his only goal when he entered MMA was to be like Wanderlei Silva:

“He was at the top of Pride, and I just wanted to be like him. I just wanted to be like Wanderlei. That was my ultimate goal, was just to look crazy and fight crazy like Wanderlei. Other than that I didn’t have too much of a goal.”

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