Dana White Needs to Apologize to Anderson Silva

[2-0-Sixx]

^^and mayweather. And before that Pernell Whitaker and the list goes on and on.

Like I said, Hit & don't be hit. Some people have that style. Some people fight head first and have no defense. Dana should understand that or accept that. Nothing wrong with being a defensive, accurate striker if that's what you want to do - it's effective. Not always very exciting, but effective nonetheless.

 

[naner12]

So he's saying Chael Sonnen would have been an acceptable opponent for Silva .. Sonnen who was choked by Maia in about a minute .. fantastic article. I guess anyone can be a writer these days.

 

[DAT NIGGA TAZZ]

THE UFC SHOULD HAVE MORE THEN ONE PERSON CALLING THE SHOTS...

 

[MrPeete]

They do, they just need one figure head though

 

[surcaliman]

fuckin shame when i first read that dana white was thinking of a way to ''punish'' anderson silva.the fuck is this,college basketball?is dana white turning into bobby knight?treating this dudes that are putting their lives on the line like they some kind of kids that need to be spanked..smh.

you know who ''punishes'' fighters for shitty fights?..the fans do.

like i said in the b-hop,jones thread..when they have shitty fights then just dont put them on the main event.

 

[T-Rip]

Dana White has the right to be upset but at the same time cant do a damn thing about it cuz Silva is untouchable and imagine if Silva bounced on the UFC went to Strikeforce or some shit then what would Dana say? Obviously it would never happen

 

[Likwid]

Dana has him for like 6 more fights, if he really wanted to be a bitch he can just fight him like once every 2 years thus waiting out his career. But that would be super pussy status. Fuck Dana White, dude talks so much shit because he controls the checks and would sue if anyone delt with him phyiscally.

 

[MOREBASS]

I don't think promoters should try to dictate how any fighter fights, especially not in order to entertain the crowd. The promoter's role in making entertaining fights is making entertaining match ups.

This was NOT an entertaining match up.


Silva dominated the fight, and though it wasn't very entertaining, his job was done.


I think Anderson needs to move up to 205. If its so easy for him, why wouldn't he want to challenge himself...?

 

[T-Rip]

Dana has him for like 6 more fights, if he really wanted to be a bitch he can just fight him like once every 2 years thus waiting out his career. But that would be super pussy status. Fuck Dana White, dude talks so much shit because he controls the checks and would sue if anyone delt with him phyiscally.

my question is would he be able to some how get out his contract if shit really hit the fan and was treated like shit? Im telling you boxing politics is bad but its worse to me that mma fighters cant fight anyone they want in any organization giving certain promoters way to much control lol

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

I agree that a promoter shouldn't dictate how a fighter fights in the octagon, but what Anderson Silva was doing wasn't fighting. Dude was doing his best Ricky Martin impression in the octagon and not engaging at all.

 

[MrPeete]

Dude was doing his best Ricky Martin impression in the octagon and not engaging at all.

For the last 2 rounds.

The first 3, he beat Maia's ass and did it easily and with flare. People are complaining like the fight only consisted of Rounds 4 & 5

 

[B-Buzz]

but the "best p4p fighter" shouldn't be gassed after 12 minutes from stunting on a guy either. Those 4th & 5th rounds were the same amount of time as Fedor's last five fights have lasted.

 

[MrPeete]

but the "best p4p fighter" shouldn't be gassed after 12 minutes from stunting on a guy either. Those 4th & 5th rounds were the same amount of time as Fedor's last five fights have lasted.

When he murders Sonnen, everybody will be on his sack again.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

but the "best p4p fighter" shouldn't be gassed after 12 minutes from stunting on a guy either. Those 4th & 5th rounds were the same amount of time as Fedor's last five fights have lasted.

that doesn't mean anything. Floyd mayweather rarely ever knocks anyone out and everyone knows he's the best in boxing. Same applies in MMA. You don't have to be a knockout artist to be considered the best pound 4 pound. Different styles, different ways of getting the job done.

If silva wants to clown around in the ring, while dominating the fight, that's on him. That's who he is. People might not like it but that's his choice. Roy Jones in his prime did it all the time, he'd take rounds off and just taunt, posture and talk shit to his opponent, but still dominate. And he was the best.

Like others have said no promoter should dictate how he fights, that's up to Silva and his trainers.

And to be honest I think you're going to see more of this in MMA fights in the future. As the skill level continues to increase and there becomes more and more of a science involved, you're going to see a lot of tactical fights that aren't necessarily crowd pleasing. At the end of the day, it's still about winning.

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

that doesn't mean anything. Floyd mayweather rarely ever knocks anyone out and everyone knows he's the best in boxing. Same applies in MMA. You don't have to be a knockout artist to be considered the best pound 4 pound. Different styles, different ways of getting the job done.

If silva wants to clown around in the ring, while dominating the fight, that's on him. That's who he is. People might not like it but that's his choice. Like others have said no promoter should dictate how he fights, that's up to Silva and his trainers.

And to be honest I think you're going to see more of this in MMA fights in the futre. As the skill level continues to increase and there becomes more and more of a science involved, you're going to see a lot of tactical fights that aren't crowd necessarily crowd pleasing. At the end of the day, it's still about winning.

Can't compare Anderson Silva to Floyd Mayweather. Floyd is using all technique to dismantle his opponents. Yes, it's boring to some, but he's not running away to do capoeira in the middle of the ring or completely stop to do some wing chun shit. Honestly Anderson is more like Prince Naseem.

Sometimes I feel like Silva doesn't want to engage cause he's scared. I see dudes in the gym all the time who can look so sick only doing a handful of things here and there, but when you ask them to see if they can keep up that level up consistently, at a higher pace they become nothing. They show small glimpses of greatness, but that's all they are.

But I agree 100% with you on the skill level increasing leading to more technical, chess like fights ESPECIALLY since more fighters are finally starting to realize that boxing is the superior stand up discipline and that fighting isn't all coming forward.

 

[drunkaholic707]

dana white cant sit there and act like he doesnt give a shit bout how silva fought he has to get pissed cause of the fans that spend $50 to watch these ppv's he cant be like oh well silva can do what ever he wants

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Can't compare Anderson Silva to Floyd Mayweather. Floyd is using all technique to dismantle his opponents. Yes, it's boring to some, but he's not running away to do capoeira in the middle of the ring or completely stop to do some wing chun shit.

Silva did it to the extreme, and you're right floyd never did anything that far. Roy Jones in his prime was a better example, he was known to talk not only to his opponent but to the guys commentating the fight! However Roy was much more explosive and flashy and his blinding speed was always a thing of beauty so even then it was usually entertaining.

Prince Naseem Hamed was another arrogant cocky bastard that did insane amount of showboating too, he's another good example, but he always went for the KO at least.

My whole thing is if that's what Silva wants to do, that's on him. He just needs to realize there are consequences and the fans get turned off by that shit.

 

[MrPeete]

And to be honest I think you're going to see more of this in MMA fights in the future. As the skill level continues to increase and there becomes more and more of a science involved, you're going to see a lot of tactical fights that aren't necessarily crowd pleasing. At the end of the day, it's still about winning.

Yup. Machida/Shogun is a good example of this.

From a casual perspective it wasn't the most entertaining fight, but if you appreciate the slightest technical skill in a stand up fight that shit was amazing to watch

 

[B-Buzz]

we're getting away from the point here lol, I'm all for technical fights but Anderson was only technical for about 5 minutes of that fight. The rest of the time he was clowning Maia or running away because he was too tired to fight.

 

[MrPeete]

we're getting away from the point here lol, I'm all for technical fights but Anderson was only technical for about 5 minutes of that fight. The rest of the time he was clowning Maia or running away because he was too tired to fight.

He 'technically' whooped that ass. Maia COULDN'T do anything

You can't say switching stances and disciplines and LANDING strikes isn't being technical :lick:

The first 3 rounds (15 minutes) he did what he wanted, got a big lead and the last two he ran the clock out, lol ... He's been watching American sports :knockout: