Alan Belcher Wants Anderson Silva At Any Weight

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Coming off his Submission of the Night win over Patrick Cote at UFC 113 on Saturday, Alan “The Talent” Belcher was feeling good about himself and his game. Belcher felt so good that he made his intentions known to eventually fight the UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva, even if that fight takes place at a different weight class.

The fight may have to take place at light-heavyweight however. Dana White would like to see Silva move up to the 205-pound division after fights with Chael Sonnen and Vitor Belfort. Belcher didn’t seem to mind the change in weight for a possible match-up against the man many believe is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

“I’ll fight him [Silva] someday if he keeps winning because I’m going to move up to light heavy after a couple of title defenses,” Belcher told MMAJunkie.com following his UFC 113 win over Patrick Cote. “It’s a guarantee that I’ll move up to light heavyweight. I’d like to win the belt first, but I can guarantee I’m going to move up.”

Belcher (16-6) won for the fourth time in five fights. Belcher’s only loss came to Yoshihiro Akiyama in a split decision at UFC 100 last July. In his last four fights, Belcher has won Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night two times each.

Count UFC President Dana White as one of Belcher’s fans that would like to see the 26-year-old face The Spider one day soon.

“I was very impressed with Belcher tonight, and he gets more and more impressive every time he fights. I don’t disagree with him. When he went up there tonight and said he’s in the mix with Anderson Silva and could fight for the 185-pound title, I don’t disagree with him at all.”

Belcher has had three separate two-fight win streaks fighting in the UFC, but he’s never been able to sustain a long enough streak to fight for a title. Belcher believes he is improving each time he steps inside the cage, and he’ll be at his best when he fights for a title, no matter who he faces.

“I feel like I’m getting better every time, and I got to fight someone that’s been in there with the champ, and it makes it a little bit more realistic for me to fight for the title in the future some time,” Belcher said. “I overcame the crowd and getting booed and all that. I overcame a lot of fears and stuff, and I’m just really proud of myself.

“I performed closer to my potential. Maybe I’ll peak whenever I fight for the title.”