Why did Vitali "Allowed" Wlad to be greater than he is?

[Thraxox]

He let Wlad have all the belts in which he could have just easily took the unification fights before him.

[Anderson Silva]

Thats what older bro's do.

[BM dnobagaV]

Thats what older bro's do.

What I was thinking...

Older always tries to push the younger.

[SthPaw]

Just the fact it's his little brother man.

As his big brother Wladimir probably made him proud as a brother and in turn he wished him well with his own career just as much as he cared for his own.

They always said it was a big deal for them to hold the belts as a family so once they got to that level that probably meant more to him/them rather than who actually had what.