Vitor Belfort has said that he respects Anderson Silva, but is not afraid of him. Both being Brazilian and having trained together in the past, Belfort has quite a bit of respect for "The Spider" and his abilities, but he pledges not to make the same mistake that many of Silva's past opponents have: respecting his fearsome aura too much.
"I think Anderson has a lot of power, a lot of skills," said Belfort. "Anderson is an expert [standing], his kicks, his knees, his elbows--I respect that, but I'm not afraid of that. I'm gonna face that."