de sherdog forums, traducido de dreamofficial.

----- Ito39;s been a half year since your last fight.
Saku: Wow youo39;re right. Ito39;s been over six months huh. Time goes by quickly when you get older. (laughter) It doesno39;t feel like ito39;s been six months. When I broke a bone before (DREAM.4), I didno39;t fight for six months and didno39;t do any physical activities throughout. But this time around I haveno39;t had any serious injuries so Io39;ve been able to do some training. Io39;m in pretty good condition.


----- Your opponent for DREAM.14 is Ralek Gracie. Whato39;s your impression of him?
Saku: Well, I just know how big he is. Heo39;s around 95 kg, right? Man, I hate fighting bigger guys~


----- Your fight is a 88 kg catchweight bout. How much do you weigh right now?
Saku: Around 85 kg. And so ito39;s safe to say that Ralek will cut weight to make 88 kg and will be heavier on fight day, right? Damn, I need to renegotiate.(laughter)


----- Whato39;s your impression of Raleko39;s fight game?
Saku: Io39;ve seen some footage, but it was from a while ago and I dono39;t remember much of it.


----- Just like DREAM.12, the cage will be used this time again.
Saku: That doesno39;t bother me much. The cage didno39;t come into play last time, and ito39;s not like I have a counter-plan. When Io39;ve been training in the cage here at this dojo, ito39;s rare to get shoved against the cage or to shove my opponent into the cage. So I want to keep those situations in mind when I train.


----- Sasahara EP said that Sakuraba is undefeated in the cage.
Saku: But Io39;ve only had two fights in the cage. (laughter)


----- Whato39;s your preference? Ring? Cage?
Saku: It feels like a wall is formed in a cage, so if I had to choose one I like the ring better.


----- At the press conference, you hinted that you have a special move designed for the cage, "Kanaami Taro"?
Saku: That move isno39;t really just for the cage. Ito39;s a technique designed to be used when youo39;re alongside the edge of the ring or cage. Io39;ve used it during training, but not yet in a fight. Thinking about it now, thereo39;s been times when I couldo39;ve locked on the move in a fight. But at that time I wasno39;t really that comfortable with it so I wasno39;t able to use it.


----- Could we see the move against Ralek?
Saku: Io39;ve been incorporating it into my training as much as possible so I can be ready to use to if the opportunity is there.


----- The fans obviously focus in on the "Sakuraba vs Gracie family" rivalry.
Saku: Yeah. But to me, I dono39;t really see it like that. Ito39;s not like ito39;s the same one fighter when you talk about the Gracie family. Io39;ll leave it to the fans. I will train very hard and go fight.


----- So in your mind, the focus is on doing your best on fight day.
Saku: Yeah, Io39;ve been working hard to make sure I can be at my best. Also, I need to make sure that I watch the new Evangelion DVD.


----- So it only starts after you watch that huh. (laughter)
Saku: Io39;m going to watch it a few times. Io39;ll cry and cry again and then Io39;ll be ready to fight!


----- Switching topics, you were at ASTRA and got on stage to send your farewell message to Yoshida. What did you think about his fight?
Saku: To see someone the same age as me retire makes me feel lonely. But he went out banging at the end of the fight, didno39;t he.


----- Yes, Yoshida and Nakamura had a furious exchange of punches.
Saku: Watching that made me think that I need to do my best. Yoshida-san has retired, but I want to keep doing this as long as I can.


----- Lastly, is there anything you want to say to the fans?
Saku: Please let me graduate from the Gracies. (laughter)