Two time former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia recently did an interview with the Baltimore Sun, and spoke on a variety of topics. Look for Sylvia to headline Affliction:Banned as he takes on the daunting task of fighting Fedor Emelianenko on July 19th at the Honda Center in California. Here’s the highlights of the interview, in which Sylvia comes off honest and his usual candid self.

(On Kimbo Slice): I commend him for becoming somebody and making a living for himself. I’m not mad at Kimbo for making a living — he’s a self-made man. They put his fights on You Tube and then they said, I wanna pay you $300,000 to fight on prime time TV. You can’t get mad at him for that. You gotta get mad at the people putting fights on TV. There are better guys to showcase, guys who have busted ass, who have fought for 200 bucks and had to get stitches and have paved the way for other fighters. A guy like Kimbo can walk in and be on prime time to fight a bum — it’s not fair to the true mixed martial artists.

(On Brock Lesnar):: I think once again, he’s a guy who it’s not fair to come in and be the co-main event. To have one fight and get half a million, it’s not fair to guys like me and guys like [Antonio Rogerio] Nogueira. I know why they try to do this — to get more fans — but there are guys out there who have been loyal to the sport and when stuff like this happens it’s like a slap in the face.

(On the Forrest/Jackson decision): No, I didn’t. I love Forrest, he’s a great guy and they are both good friends of mine, but that’s why I was talking about judges. I really believe Forrest won round two and I believe he won five, and Quinton dominated the first round — maybe a 10-8 round — and won rounds three and four 10-9, but judges just weren’t educated enough in MMA.

He’s got a valid point when it comes to Lesnar, and while Lesnar is certainly a monster and a potential future force, the longtime mma fighters shouldn’t be paid based just on popularity, they should be paid based on skills and wins.