Legendary MMA fighter named the toughest opponent of his career

The legendary Anderson Silva has named the toughest opponent of his MMA fighting career.

"This is Hayato Sakurai, as fighting him was the first title fight of my life. I had fear because when we arrived in Japan for the fight with him, my teammates locked me in a room with only a TV. I had to watch all the highlights from Hayato's career. I was truly enthralled as I watched his fights.

I watched his movements and noticed a lot. At that point, as I recall, Sakurai had beaten five Brazilians. So I said: "Oh my God, I'm in trouble." Fighting Hayato Sakurai was my first serious fight fighting such a famous fighter," Bloody Elbow quoted Silva as saying.