"Asked what he thinks about Belfort’s arrival in the UFC middleweight division, he sneered, "Which V...

"Asked what he thinks about Belfort’s arrival in the UFC middleweight division, he sneered, "Which Vitor is that? The one who trained with me, Rogerio and Rodrigo a few months ago?"

"Clearly Belfort’s willingness to fight him without complaint has touched a nerve. It is clear that Anderson sees it as a betrayal of some kind. "Maybe he will want to fight Rodrigo or Rogerio, even though he is training with them. I think Vitor has to find himself, he is totally lost," he spat.

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Let’s just divide each weight division in the UFC into two seperate teams and then guys won’t have to fight people on their own team. This shit is annoying, we already have this problem in the WW division where all the AKA guys won’t fight each other let’s just jam up all of the weight classes and that way none of the top fighters will have to fight each other.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 6:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs

So rec'd

If these Brazilian guys had their way, none of them would ever fight the rest of them.

It’s an individual sport. Suit up and get in the cage. You’ve trained together in the past? Good, then this will seem familiar, and this time you’ll get paid an assload of money to do it.

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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 23, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously what is up with Silva now?

All I hear him do now is bitch that this opponent has earned a title shot or that these 2 need to fight each other to determine the #1 contender.

News Flash Anderson: Dana doesnt want to let you destroy the whole LHW division if there is no chance you will fight Machida.

The only person who I have even heard him express interest in fighting is Frank Mir and honestly what sounds like a better match up Silva/Mir or Silva/Belfort?I would take Silva/Belfort any day of the week but maybe that is just me.

by bigdmmafan on Oct 23, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hasnt earned my bad

by bigdmmafan on Oct 23, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He got too big for his britches. Unfortunately, the guy is an MFing beast.

by HeroCasey on Oct 23, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shut the hell up Anderson Silva

This is just getting ridiculous.

by Charger567 on Oct 23, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Of course Anderson probably said all that in Portuguese because he STILL HASN’T LEARNED ENGLISH.

by Td9d on Oct 23, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1: Every great matchup will happen in the UFC eventually regardless of who trains with who.

2: It’s the resistance to friends fighting friends that offers so much drama promotionally. If two guys are friends but they both just say “what do I care, I’m getting paid?” then there is no drama with them fighting each other.

by casey manrique on Oct 23, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate Ed Soares

Just thought I’d throw that in, doesn’t really have anything to do with this post in particular.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As usual, I love watching Anderson get folks all riled up.

by JRN on Oct 23, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah, lol

I’m sure he realizes people will get riled up since he’s the best fighter in the world

We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.

by Robert Downey Sr. on Oct 23, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is awesome.

I can’t wait to see what an angry Anderson is going to be like in the cage. I feel a bit sorry for Vitor.

by Razreshat on Oct 23, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

silva named himself, rodrigo and rogerio…. the champ at 185, and two top contenders at 205 and heavy…. i wonder if anderson expects vitor to cut to 170???

funniest line taken out of context:
"If you don’t think one (punch) can land with a meow, punch a kitten...."
by themachiavellian on Sep 20, 2009 8:47 PM PDT

by ironic sumo on Oct 23, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I Understand

I see two things happening … UFC is underpaying Silva, and then they want him to fight his friends, I can see where he is getting disgruntled. If I were in Silva’s shoes, I wouldn’t do superfights either. I would wait until my contract runs out … and then agree to fight friends, etc.

by remeadial on Oct 23, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's not underpaid

Based on the PPV buys, he is overpaid when compared to others. This is about economics. If he is unhappy with his contract he shouldn’t have signed it.

Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.

by jebushchrist on Oct 23, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right

So what if Anderson says all the guys in the top ten are his friends, he doesn’t have to fight them?

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 11:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

The whole thing stinks

It’s about competition. That’s the sport he chose to pursue. It’s not like you have to seek out your buddies and fight them, but when you’re at the top .0001% of your profession and you’re in the same weight class, it’s your job. Period.

Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.

by jebushchrist on Oct 24, 2009 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Someone needs to knock this guy out. or slap him around a couple times

by dagoldenmonkey on Oct 23, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

GET OVER YOURSELF SILVA

by Shaun32887 on Oct 23, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He is making it harder and harder to remain a fan.

by SplitBreast on Oct 23, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I defended him after the Leites fight, but this is getting absurd now

by Shaun32887 on Oct 23, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how a angry Silva would so in the octagon, I mean if the Silva we saw against Forrest is just having fun then I wouldn’t want to be Vitor when they go head to head.

"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage

by TearsofaClown on Oct 23, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reading Comprehension and Drawing Weird Conclusions

Heads up and listen.
Do not project your feelings or how you would react on fighter’s statements. Not to mention they’re presented in a sensationalized and exaggerated manner.

I hate Silva, I hate Soares . . . sorry, it sounds like some of you are complaining over nothing. No disrespect. These fighters are not losing sleep over how fans feel when they make off-kilter statements (see: Matt Huges!)

Do you realize how old some of these statements are. He’s just talking, Parrots Talk (See: Shogun!), it is not a big deal. He’s just stating his opinions. He’s going to fight, it is that simple.

I want to fight and, if the doctor lets me to be back to training, I’ll train and I may fight with Dan Henderson, Vitor, I don’t choose opponent, dude. I’m here to fight anyone. If the weight matches, 195, or 205, or 185 pounds, if I have to fight, I’ll fight. Each one has an opinion and says what think is better, and I’m training to be back better than never to keep with my work, whoever my opponent is. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. I get there to do my job and there’s nowhere to run, that our life. Of course I have my personal opinion about some people attitudes, but it has no influence on UFC’s decision to make one fight or other. I want to defend my title and my personal interests, of course, and you gotta have strategy inside and outside the octagon. I’m crazy to grab somebody, I’m crazy to kick asses.

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by VeeisAnimated on Oct 23, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ok, I get it, we aren’t allowed to have our own opinions because the fighters don’t care. I hear stuff like this on here often and it makes me wonder why they even have comment sections in these articles, obviously what we think doesn’t matter so what’s the point of discussing it?

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 11:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

From what I have seen in the past, Anderson is one mis-represented guy...

I’m not sure if it is in the translations or the editing for content, but often he comes across one way, and then a little later someone show the full quote or retranslated quote and suddenly it comes across very differently.

I know my brother’s Brazilian friends complain constantly about how he is translated.

But, then again, he could put some serious effort into learning some English.

by Razreshat on Oct 24, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That might be true

But for the amount of stuff like this that comes out about him either the entire MMA media has a vendetta against him or he actually says and means most of what is printed.

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 24, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think a lot of mis-representation or translation occurs with fans’ feelings and their how they infer what a fighter feels or thinks. In addition to that, there is a lot of statements that are not put in their proper context and tidbits of information that fans are not aware of.

I also tend to think there’s a huge difference how fighters and fans think and view a fight. On top of that, there’s a definitely a cultural difference between Americans, Japanese and Brazilians.

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by VeeisAnimated on Oct 26, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As great as he is,Silva will never be a big draw, so whatever he says is just falling on deaf ears. Honestly I see the Spider’s popularity fading the more he wins.

by Koob on Oct 23, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sad.

I get Anderson wants to get as big a payday as he can at this point in his contract (I think he has two fights left). The one thing I’m starting to wonder is if he has peeked, and he knows eventually someone is going to punch his ticket and he won’t be able to make as much money as he can right now (alot like Fedor). Also, he can’t speak much english, and that has been an issue in his marketing, and if you take away his belt (in a loss), he will become even less marketable. So say what you will, but it is all about money.

The guy is a great fighter, and he should face the best of the best right now, but just like Hughes, Liddell and all the other guys who seemed “unbeatable” at one point, he will be beat. I just think he wants as much money as he can get right now, and I just can’t blame him for that, it just sucks for fans.

by JustinWF on Oct 23, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs