Guilherme Bertholdo may eventually follow in Uncle Anderson Silva’s MMA footsteps

LAS VEGAS – While his name isn’t the same as his world famous uncle, there’s still some pressure if you’re getting into the fight game and related to pound-for-pound MMA king Anderson Silva.

But 19-year-old Guilherme Bertholdo shrugs off his famous l…

LAS VEGAS – While his name isn’t the same as his world famous uncle, there’s still some pressure if you’re getting into the fight game and related to pound-for-pound MMA king Anderson Silva.

But 19-year-old Guilherme Bertholdo shrugs off his famous lineage and told MMAjunkie.com he’s trying to forge his own fighting path, which right now is strictly muay Thai.

“No, I don’t feel any pressure,” said the soft-spoken Bertholdo, who faces 24-year-old Chris Lazaro tonight at Lion Fight Muay Thai VI. “I’m just trying to do my own thing.”