{"id":190910,"date":"2016-04-02T09:34:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T16:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=190910"},"modified":"2016-04-02T09:34:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T16:34:38","slug":"anderson-silva-talks-potential-rematch-with-vitor-belfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/anderson-silva-talks-potential-rematch-with-vitor-belfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva talks potential rematch with Vitor Belfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was over 5 years ago that Anderson Silva delivered one of the most spectacular knockouts in UFC history as he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/on-this-day-anderson-silva-kos-vitor-belfort-with-front-kick\/\">dropped Vitor Belfort<\/a> with a front kick in the main event of UFC 126 to retain his UFC middleweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>Now, fast forward five years and the pair are both fighting different men at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-198\/the-ufc-198-card-in-curitiba-brazil-is-absolutely-stacked\/\">UFC 198 in Curitiba Brazil<\/a>.  Silva is slated to fight Uriah Hall, while Vitor Belfort is slated to fight Ronaldo &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza in what many expect to be a #1 contender fight.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview, Silva and Belfort were asked about a potential rematch.  While Silva declined to comment at first, Belfort decided to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Anderson-Silva-on-Vitor-Belfort-Rematch-He-Already-Experienced-the-Bad-Smell-of-My-Foot-102677\" target=\"_blank\">Sherdog<\/a> has the quotes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m really focused on my goal, which is the title,\u201d Belfort said. \u201cWhen we fought, it was a big deal because we had trained together, but I knew that fight would break barriers and open new fields for the sport. Today, we\u2019re all here enjoying the return from that fight. Anderson had a wonderful night, but the smell of his stinky feet is gone. As I said now, I\u2019m focused on the tough challenge against \u2018Jacare\u2019 that will lead me to the title.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After Fabricio Werdum stated that he &#8220;demand&#8221; Silva give an answer, Silva stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s too much for my 41-year-old heart,\u201d he said. \u201cLet me stay quiet here. You guys want me to fight for the belt and fight Vitor &#8230; He already experienced the bad smell of my foot, so forget about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looks like we won&#8217;t get a chance to see a rematch between these two MMA legends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was over 5 years ago that Anderson Silva delivered one of the most spectacular knockouts in UFC history as he dropped Vitor Belfort with a front kick in the main event of UFC 126 to retain his UFC middleweight championship. 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