Brandon Vera: Yeah, I'd go in confident knowing that if I trained and I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, and I do what our coaches run over - then we should just be fine in the ring.

MMANews.com: Now, let's say that you accomplish that and you get both titles - which one would you give back?

Brandon Vera: I don't know, probably the 205 one so I don't have to keep cutting weight.

MMANews.com: Aren't you kind of small heavyweight?

Brandon Vera: Yeah, but I don't like cutting weight.

MMANews.com: Oh, you don't like cutting weight at all?

Brandon Vera: Hell no, I like to eat man. I like to eat good, I eat a lot.

MMANews.com: So how much would you have to cut?

Brandon Vera: 17 pounds? 20 pounds?

MMANews.com: Alright, so not too bad.

Brandon Vera: Nah man, not too bad at all. That's what everyone else is doing. I just wouldn't want to be doing it unless they paid me real well.

MMANews.com: Now give me your thoughts, we talked about it a little already, but give me your thoughts on the PRIDE heavyweight division. Guys like Mirko [CroCop], Fedor obviously, Nogueira, Barnett.

Brandon Vera: Barnett is probably the most well rounded heavyweight that PRIDE has. Yeah, he's probably the best well rounded fighter.

MMANews.com: Aside from Fedor?

Brandon Vera: No, I don't think Fedor is as well rounded as Barnett he's just too dominant, too good at punching people in the face. The way he punches people man he's trying to kill people, with both hands. He's in a whole different class by himself.

MMANews.com: [Pawel] Nastula actually tagged him a few times when they were standing.

Brandon Vera: Who did?

MMANews.com: Nastula, the guy he fought in the PRIDE U.S. debut.

Brandon Vera: I don't remember that fight. I remember [Kazuyuki[ Fujita caught him with a good one. Fujita's looked like a tank.

MMANews.com: That guy hits hard. But yeah Barnett got tagged quite a few times.

Brandon Vera: Yeah it was a good fight.

MMANews.com: There's a whole story behind it, the guy [Nastula] got tested for something like four steroids.