As he prepares to face Said Nurmagomedov on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 39, Douglas Silva de Andrade finds himself in a situation of rare good fortune. At 37, an age at which most fighters are in decline—especially in the fast-twitch, frenetically paced world of men’s bantamweight—“D’Silva” has won back-to-back fights via violent stoppage. Both of those performances were accompanied by postfight bonuses, which sweetened things even further for the ecstatic father of a baby girl, who has been open about fighting to earn a better life for his parents in Brazil. Silva spoke to Sherdog about family, gratitude, and approaching the “kill or be killed” mindset as respectfully as possible.
Douglas Silva De Andrade’s Risk and Reward
