"I mean, you know what? There's a lot of things going on. I mean as far as competitors. I think all of them, I look at Anderson's career and I just want Anderson being involved in the biggest fights possible.
Unfortunately, in the middleweight division right now, it's kind of a little bit murky in that area because the guys who are out there earning their shots aren't very potentially big fights. There's just not a huge amount of fights right now. So I think we need the dust to settle a little bit, let Anderson let his body rest. He's not a young guy anymore, he's 37 years old and he wants to take some time between his fights.
At the end of the day whoever the UFC puts in front of us, we've never turned down a fight. Not only Anderson but none of our fighters have ever turned down a fight. Whoever the UFC deems is best then we'll go ahead and take it. We'll cross that bridge when it comes."
I really believe that people like Bill Murray or John Belushi are just as great and just as valid as Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. And I don't think you can say One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a better movie than Animal House (1978); they're different genres. I think they're both examples of great craftsmanship.
Maybe he hasn't come outright and turned down a fight but he certainly bitches about his potential challengers a lot in the media. When Dana White has to spend 3 hours talking him into a Chael Sonnen match there's some problems there. Especially since Chael represented the greatest PPV rates for Anderson.
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Hating on Anderson Silva before it was the cool thing to do.
The idea of a "true number one contender" is the stupidiest MMA idea to be perpetuated by fans and media, EVER.
its been said before, and Im gonna say it again. Its _REALLY_ hard to be a fan of anderson with the people he surrounds himself with. Anderson's camp has to be the whiniest, most delusional group of people this side of the iron curtain.
Soares: Anderson Silva never turns down fights 
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