Congratulations with your Dream contract, how do you feel?

I feel more than good. I’ve been waiting a long time to enter a big organization. I Started fighting when I saw the shows in Japan. Now it’s a dream come true to fight for DREAM. I love Japan for its show, the fans and mentality towards M.M.A. Now it’s my turn, I’m ready and can’t wait to get in the ring and show the world what I trained for all my life.

Do you know when you will fight in Dream?

At the moment there is no official date but my guess it would be in the beginning of 2010. No matter what I will be ready.

There are a lot of fighters in the 84kg division who would you like to face?

I really would like to face fighters like Cyborg or Manhoef. They are tough and they like to trade just like me. Those type of matches are fights that fans would like to see. I also would like to face the Japanese fighters like Minowa and Sakuraba. They are the crowd favorite and I would love to fight those guys.

Can you comment about the following fighters in the division and tell us your thoughts?

Melvin Manhoef

Very strong and aggressive fighter, his ground game is his weakness but trust me I’m not afraid to bang with him.

Paulo Filhio

Hard fighter with superior ground game. His style is to one dimensional and his biggest fight is against himself. If heard that he has some personal difficulties.

Sakuraba

Legendary fighter, stepping in the ring with him would be a strange feeling because I watched him many times back in the days when I started M.M.A. but trust me I will be his worst nightmare when we fight.

Would do you like more a cage or a ring?

I like both but prefer cage because of its safety and there is no repositioning. However, a ring has a more interesting view for the public and it looks more like a combat sport. So if they go with a ring or end up being in a cage it is all fine for me.