Recapping with Jay Silva - I'm gonna rip your head off

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Jay Silva stepped up on short notice to fight CB Dolloway at "Ultimate Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard".  While the outcome of the fight was not in Silva's favor, the last round saw Silva dominate and implement the game plan he had going into the fight.  MMA Recap sat down with Silva to discuss all aspects of his game.

What's it like training with Rampage and Kongo?
Yeah Rampage, Cheick Kongo, Brad Blackburn, Mayhem a lot of great guys.  Its good training with these top guys because I feel like I get more experience than most of these guys I fight.

Your fight with CB Dolloway was a tale of two fights.  For the first round and most of the second, CB controlled the action.  Then he locked in that rear naked choke and I swear you went to sleep and just woke up.  It was after you woke up that you just unloaded.  Take me through your thoughts on the fight?
I never fell asleep, I was about to.  It was tight, and I thought about it, but then I thought this is what I do and I thought I need to get out of this.  It's kill or be killed.  I am going to go all the way out cause I won't tap.  I wanted to fight until the end.  I remember praying and I didn't want to quit and I wanted to knock this guy out.

Before your fight with CB Dolloway you said something along the lines of "I just want to go out there and hear some skin slapping."  Why did it take you till the third round to actually do that?
I told everyone I was going to knock him out and I tried my best.  I knocked him down three times.  Next time I will make sure that I have a full gas tank.  The short training camp was like I only put $5 in the tank, next time there will be the full $50.

The new season of TUF is going to feature middleweights, are you looking at auditioning for that?
Everyone has been asking me about it, but I am already a UFC fighter.  Why would I go back to the show?  The show is for exposure.  I don't need exposure.  I am a good fighter; everybody likes me.  Some people don't like me because I am cocky.  I said I was going to knock CB out and I knocked him down three times.  They asked me to go to the show but I didn't want to go to the show and be in a house of guys.  I think I will be fine without the exposure of the show.

Do you have an idea of when you will fight next for the UFC?  Any particular opponent you want to fight?
I can't tell you who it is yet, but Joe Silva talked to me and my next fight is going to be a bang.  And this guy is going to come and try and rip my head off.  He has never had one boring fight and this is going to be a great fight.  I know if I lose that fight, it will be by knock out.