[joeodd2]

Originally Posted by The Donosaur

I think he was complaining. I don't see how you can read that, and say otherwise, unless you think he is saying that right now he is unworthy of a title shot. If that's the case, and he is saying he will fighr anyone so there is no doubt that he deserves it, then good for him. That's not what I got out of it though. The way I read it is that he thinks he deserves a shot, but the UFC won't give him Silva so he wants to force the issue. Both interpretations have the same result which is him wanting to fight top contenders, but besides that it's a matter of if you think that he thinks he deserves a shot right now.

Ok lets review.....

"Let's cut the bullshit, let's be honest, they won't give me Anderson Silva. We have to be realistic and talk about things that might happen. I've got to take one fight at a time and one-by-one I can take them out and by the end of the year people are going to say he deserves the title shot. I want it to just be my hard work. I want people to say that no one deserves the title more than him. I just don't want to fight guys that they say, 'Oh that was a easy match-up for him.' I want to fight the hardest match-up. I wish they (the UFC) could go now and make a pool of the toughest guys at 84kg that no one wants to fight and I want to fight that guy. I want to fight who the UFC and the people believe is the toughest guy out there. Not many people want to fight Palhares. Before we had the fight people were saying: 'Hector is gone, Palhares is taking Hector's leg back to Brazil.' I would like to fight Chris Weidman, he's a big name. I've been asking for (Yushin) Okami, I've been asking for Okami but they (UFC) won't give him to me because of his chin. Okami has no chin, he can't cop the punches. And where's Jake Shields? He's been around forever, he beat Dan Henderson. Those are the guys I want to fight.''

Seems to me that he wants there to be no doubt about his worthiness to fight for the title. I'd think that would be an attitude most fans would applaude. He didn't say anything about the UFC protecting Anderson or that he's getting screwed. If you have a fighter you think can beat him, than he probably wants to beat that guy's ass.....