My favorite fighter is fighting in two weeks, and hopefully he can give us a much better show than his past couple of fights where guys either got injured or literally laid down on the floor for 5 straight rounds. Against, Forrest Griffin, Anderson Silva will finally find a fight worth fighting, and here is how he's training for the fight:
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