Anderson Silva will compete at the official taekwondo tryouts for a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and he’s willing to get beat up in the process.
Alongside with Carlos Fernandes, president of the Brazilian Taekwondo Federation, "The Spider" announced in a press conference on Wednesday that he will indeed battle for a spot on the Brazilian Olympic team.
"I stopped training taekwondo when I was 17 so it’s going to be tough, because taekwondo is very different today," Silva said. "I’m not worried about being embarrassed by the other athletes.