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UFC on FX 3's Mike Pierce says Brazil bashing all in good fun

Chael Sonnen isn't the only guy who likes to pick on Brazilians.

His fellow Oregonian, UFC welterweight Mike Pierce, gets a kick out of it, too. And it's paying off in getting fights.

"I don't know if it facilitated it, but it sure got a lot of attention from Erick Silva fans," Pierce (13-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com Radio (MMAjunkie.com Radio | MMAjunkie.com).

Of course, Silva is not who Pierce is fighting next – despite Pierce's online assertion that the Brazilian is "an easy fight." That job goes to Carlos Eduardo Rocha (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), whom Pierce meets at UFC on FX 3 on June 8 at a location to be announced.

"That's fine," Pierce said. "It's just a different Brazilian."

Pierce has taken a page from Sonnen's book in recent weeks by calling himself "an Oregon gangster" and going after Brazil on Twitter. The two have trained together in Portland, Ore.

"Man I'm ready!" he wrote a month after a split-decision loss to Josh Koscheck at UFC 143, which he jokingly said he won if not for announcer Bruce Buffer's flub. "Are there any Brazilians at 170 [or] did they all bump up to 185? Looking for an easy fight "

Then: "WANTED: no work ethic, no cardio, terrible striking and limited ground game. Brazilians, please send fight applications to (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva."

The attacks are all in good fun, Pierce said. He might have a hard time proving Rocha has a limited ground game seeing that the Brazilian has submitted eight of his 10 opponents, seven of them in the first round. But hey, they've gotten him noticed.

"They're just fun to beat up on," Pierce said of his South American counterparts. "I have a submission win over a Brazilian guy last time, and I'm looking for another finish this time, and I'm pretty sure I'll get it."

UFC on FX 3's Mike Pierce says Brazil bashing all in good fun | MMAjunkie.com

[Bearded Big Country]

I have a feeling hes writing a check his ass wont cash.

[macewen]

I almost fighter bashed..he lost me as a fan

[JustScrap]

This is a tasteless way to gain hype.

[dbader08]

Lets no forget that he only said this after Eric Silva said he wanted to "beat up some American wrestlers" or something of that nature. I like this guy, though, seems like a pretty nice and decent guy and he isnt crazy like his fellow gangster Chael...

[0mega1]

Originally Posted by dbader08

Lets no forget that he only said this after Eric Silva said he wanted to "beat up some American wrestlers" or something of that nature. I like this guy, though, seems like a pretty nice and decent guy and he isnt crazy like his fellow gangster Chael...

Agreed, I think it's pretty damn funny. Lets just hope he doesnt start to like the sound of his voice too much. Ala Chael Sonnen.

[KevoOnTheRadio]

Swagger jacking.

[CRisCO]

It's always nice to get variety. It breaks up the "Brazilians are super human warrior gods" motif going on lately.

[goodtimes]

Originally Posted by macewen

I almost fighter bashed..he lost me as a fan

Ya me too. I thought he fought a good fight against Koscheck and deserved the win, but if he's going to talk like that when he's a gatekeeper at best I could care less for him. Erick Silva would massacre him imo.

[Spyke]

Chael has a mini me