Anderson Silva does not like fighting other Brazilians

Anderson Silva has always seemed uncomfortable when asked about fighting a few potential opponents. One opponent that immediately comes to mind is fellow Brazilian and current number one middleweight contender Vitor Belfort.

In a interview with Tatame.com the middleweight champion confirmed what many of our fans have always suspected, he does not like fighting his countrymen.

“I don’t like to fight against Brazilian, mainly fo t’s Brazilian title”, decrees Anderson, who’l probably fight Vitor Belfort in 2010, without an official confirmation of Ultimate. “Brazilians ar harder to be beaten, but is part of our work an harder to be beaten, but is part of our work an we fight with whoever UFC put us to”.

Silva is not the only Brazilian fighter who has seemed to have a issue with taking on a fellow Brazilian. Before UFC 106 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira made it very clear he did not want to fight Luis Cane, because he was friends with his opponents manager. There was even a rumor before the fight UFC match maker Joe Silva grew so frustrated from the constant requests to book a different bout, he threatened to book Antonio Minotauro Nogueira in a fight against Junior Dos Santos.

In a perfect world for fighters they would not be challenged by teammates, friends or countrymen. But when they begin to ruin big fights, how much can you work around every fighters preference?