Dana White Needs to Apologize to Anderson Silva

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Dana White Needs to Apologize to Anderson Silva
By MATTHEW FLEISCHER

After reading all the fallout on Yahoo! Sports from the Anderson Silva/Demien Maia fight, about how Silva is a disgrace to mixed martial arts and how UFC fuhrer Dana White is at his wit’s end trying to figure out what to do with the guy, I finally took the time to sit down and watch the fight. And you know what? Dana White and Yahoo! Sports are full of shit. Plain and simple.

The obvious fact was that Maia was simply outclassed from the start. He couldn’t touch Silva. In the second round, Silva stood directly in front of Maia with his hands at his sides, head motionless, for seconds at a time. Maia didn’t even throw a punch. Silva basically took the last three rounds off and Maia’s face was still a bloody mess by the end of the fight.

And people want to blame Silva for the bad fight?

Look, I don’t blame Maia either. He didn’t belong in the ring with Silva. He was terrified from the start. Twice I saw him fall to the ground in anticipation of punches that never landed.

This fight was Dana White’s fault.

White and his fanbois at Yahoo! say Silva should have used his killer instinct to finish Maia like Tyson used to do to his opponents in his prime. But this isn’t boxing. Silva is one of the most dangerous men on the planet, in a sport where he’s punching his opponents in the head with practically his bare hands. Does White want Silva to kill somebody in the ring? Is that what he means by killer instinct? Because when you place two fighters so wildly unmatched in the same cage, there’s a distinct possibility that could happen.

Silva has made it abundantly clear from previous fights he will not finish people who don’t belong in the ring with him. And, you know what, I don’t blame him. Demien Maia is a great fighter and would absolutely destroy me if I ever crossed him in a dive bar, but putting him up against Anderson Silva would be like sending Bobby Fischer to play the local YMCA champ. Or sending Paul Pfeiffer to beat up Wayne (All you kids out there need to look that reference up if you don’t get it. Hours of great television in store for you).

Silva may have clowned Maia, but he’s a warrior. He’s clearly got a code. He wants to fight the best. He doesn’t want to bully people who can’t stand with him. And he’s shown repeatedly he’ll only bring his game if he’s fighting someone who challenges him. This shouldn’t be that hard *Dana White* to figure out.

Yes, the Maia fight only happened because Vitor Belfort pulled out. Chael Sonnen was too beat up from his last fight to make this card. So why not set Silva up with a heavyweight if there’s no one else? Why should Maia get a title shot just because he’s the only middleweight healthy enough to fight? Silva has said he he’d like to take on Brock Lesnar one day. Put him in with a big guy and see how he does. How about a fight with Cro-Cop or Nogueira? How great would that have been? Heavyweights past their prime, but still great tests for the smaller Silva.

Instead we got the fight with Maia, the results of which anyone could have seen coming.
 
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Silva is one of the most dangerous men on the planet, in a sport where he’s punching his opponents in the head with practically his bare hands. Does White want Silva to kill somebody in the ring? Is that what he means by killer instinct? Because when you place two fighters so wildly unmatched in the same cage, there’s a distinct possibility that could happen.
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lmfao stupid ass article. I guess nobody should throw punches because they might kill somebody.

Silva may have clowned Maia, but he’s a warrior. He’s clearly got a code. He wants to fight the best. He doesn’t want to bully people who can’t stand with him. And he’s shown repeatedly he’ll only bring his game if he’s fighting someone who challenges him. This shouldn’t be that hard *Dana White* to figure out.
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Wow, whoever wrote this article obviously doesn't know shit. Silva IS a bully. He was yelling all kinds of slurs and degrading shit at Maia in Portuguese.

How about a fight with Cro-Cop or Nogueira?
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Any validity this article had goes out the window. ROFL!! The writer should do some research next time!
 
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lol

I like how everyone has more of an opinion on the soap opera stuff than the fights. When Silva demolished Forrest Griffin, there wasn't half as much coverage
 
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BROWN GUERRERO said:
lAny validity this article had goes out the window. ROFL!! The writer should do some research next time!
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Yeah, I was like, "Really?" Nogueira? C'mon son.

Back to the fight though. I've seen so many MMA fights that I don't even feel like guys are "fighting" anymore. It's more like they're participating in a sporting event. Silva vs Maia (at some points anyway) felt like a fight.

Message to you kids out there, don't say you'd like to break Anderson Silva's arm before you get a chance to fight him. He won't like that.

Message to Demian Maia, stop contradicting yourself. Do you want to break limbs or get your victory without harming your opponent?
 
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Anderson Silva is a fighter, his job is to go in and win fights.
Contrary to what ppl believe its not his job to put on a good show.
Dana Whites job is to put together fighters whos styles will make a good fight and promote and sell the fights.
That dude didnt belong in the ring with Silva, and everybody knew before the match.
Its time for Silva GSP or Silva vs Heavyweights period.
Dana cant blame anybody but himself.

Also Yahoo sports UFC coverage is very biased, I think that Lole dude is on the UFC payroll
 
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BROWN GUERRERO said:
Dana just said on Jim Rome is burning that if Anderson ever pulls that shit again he'll cut him.

Oh, and he's fighting Chael Sonnen next.
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Let the Sonnen trolling spree begin.

This is gonna be hilarious.

edit- hahahahaha he's already starting. From a new interview with cagepotato

Did you perceive the goading, motioning, shouting by Silva to be showmanship or disrespect? Or perhaps a little bit of both?
Look, I'm not a gang banger. I don't talk about “respect.” That term is for street thugs, not me.

http://www.cagepotato.com/exclusive-chael-sonnen-weighs-anderson-silva-demian-maia-ufc-112
 
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BROWN GUERRERO said:
Dana just said on Jim Rome is burning that if Anderson ever pulls that shit again he'll cut him.

Oh, and he's fighting Chael Sonnen next.
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Dana White is full of shit, he will never cut Silva, cuz the dude would just show up on StrikeForce and help blow them up.

Once Dana pulls the panties out his vagina and stops crying I bet Silva GSP will be next, cuz its too much money for UFC to pass up.
 
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I really see both their points. I have to admit.. i was PISSED at Silva for not finishing Maia. But how many times has Silva gotta do this to get what he wants?? It's not the first or second time.

That's why IMO, UFC should do like Japan/Pride does have super fights.. for guys that really want to prove themselves, fuck weight classes. But the thing is Dana has to protect his fighters.. in a way im surprised he ever had GSP Vs Penn. Because he doesnt want his main guys to lose.. GSP and Brock are his babies.

It's starting to get like WWE.. I mean im going way out there, but what if Silva challenge Brock and Brock accepted. What if Silva got good punches in there and took Brock out.. Brock's character is ruined.. people would see it like, oh Big bad ass Brock got taken out by a little guy and Dana would lose big on that. I mean, Silva is one of my favs. but with how he's acting and for what he did on a huge show for the UFC, i would try to pick the best fighter to make him lose, just to shut him up. Kinda wished UFC has tournaments like the old days too.. even if its the same weight class. You need to challenge these fighters, and make things exciting again. ok, im done rambling. :ermm:
 
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SANDMAN said:
I really see both their points. I have to admit.. i was PISSED at Silva for not finishing Maia. But how many times has Silva gotta do this to get what he wants?? It's not the first or second time.

That's why IMO, UFC should do like Japan/Pride does have super fights.. for guys that really want to prove themselves, fuck weight classes. But the thing is Dana has to protect his fighters.. in a way im surprised he ever had GSP Vs Penn. Because he doesnt want his main guys to lose.. GSP and Brock are his babies.

It's starting to get like WWE.. I mean im going way out there, but what if Silva challenge Brock and Brock accepted. What if Silva got good punches in there and took Brock out.. Brock's character is ruined.. people would see it like, oh Big bad ass Brock got taken out by a little guy and Dana would lose big on that. I mean, Silva is one of my favs. but with how he's acting and for what he did on a huge show for the UFC, i would try to pick the best fighter to make him lose, just to shut him up. Kinda wished UFC has tournaments like the old days too.. even if its the same weight class. You need to challenge these fighters, and make things exciting again. ok, im done rambling. :ermm:
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good points.

I think one thing is clear - dana white has too much damn power and the fighters have very little if any power.

Pluses and minuses to that.
 
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OutcastedOutlaw said:
why is dana a bitch? He created the UFC........

UFC > anderson silva
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no he didn't lol! the UFC was already established before Dana White came along, he just opened it to a broader fanbase(the white college crowd, that's it with all that rock n roll bullshit lol) and he doesn't run shit(but his fucken mouth lol)! the Zuffa brothers do. at the pace Dana is going he will ruin the UFC straight up, Dana needs to shut the fuck up and do his job! PROMOTE!!!!
 
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