White said he will cut Silva with another bad effort

[fightfan311]

he seems pretty serious about not wanting to watch another episode in the ring from Silva

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[AJAX]

Alot of guys can have a bad outing and not have an exiting fight but he has done this his last 3 of 4 fights and is getting to the point where you make fans angry and drive them away from the sport.

[Popkins]

Stick him in with Belfort or Rua or GSP or even Dos Santos or Velasquez next. Whichever division Silva wants to fight in next, give him a fighter who will not allow him to clown around like an asshole. Give him the toughest challenge available I say! Silva vs Rua would be sensational!

[fightfan311]

Stick him in with Belfort or Rua or GSP or even Dos Santos or Velasquez next. Whichever division Silva wants to fight in next, give him a fighter who will not allow him to clown around like an asshole. Give him the toughest challenge available I say! Silva vs Rua would be sensational!

he said next fight for silva will be sonnen

[Popkins]

he said next fight for silva will be sonnen

Great. Silva will probably retire then. Yet another boring as fuck title defence where he is light years ahead of the other guy and barely even needs to try to get the win. Fucking shite.

[fightfan311]

Great. Silva will probably retire then. Yet another boring as fuck title defence where he is light years ahead of the other guy and barely even needs to try to get the win. Fucking shite.

silva needs to grow a pair and move up to 205 where he belongs

[Rebel]

I think he wants to be cut, well see how he acts fight time.

[fightfan311]

I think he wants to be cut, well see how he acts fight time.

seems really odd if he wants to continue to fight, maybe he does not.

[James23]

GOOD! I saw this, too. I really hope that if he does this garbage again White does give him the fucking boot! Bye-bye! See you the fuck later! (Or not...)

[amhlilhaus]

can't wait to see if it happens how the move would look in the history books

anderson silva was stripped of the title for being obnoxious

[JohnJohn]

Well I guess that's one way to get out of a UFC contract without taking a loss.

[Nuke]

Its not obnoxious, its disrespectful and counter-productive for business. Dana wants to attract viewers not have his champions drive them away because they are dickheads. For first time viewers Silva appears to them to be grossly overrated.

[achillesthegreat]

Some really serious words. What suprises me is people who got so angry during rounds 1 through 3. I got angry at rounds 4 and 5 mainly.

[techks]

He needs to fight a blood thirsty fighter with no quit in them. I would give my left arm to see Belfort/A. Silva. Belfort is my 2nd fav fighter below Rampage.

[southpaw jab]

That is just Dana talking shit. Even if he did want to cut him, he wouldn't. Why? So, Strikeforce can pick up another big name ex-UFC free agent?

[thejokerswild]

I'm partial to it, going through boxing history every fighter was entitled to his off fights. Watching some of Muhammad Ali and RJJ fights and they make Silva look like a saint.

Dana White has no place to be antagonizing such a valued figure in MMA. This is the problem with UFC's corperate monopoly and domination, the fighters have only one real avenue to earn a decent living and practise their art.

I wouldn't be surprised if Silva in intentionally acting out for that reason, if he is it needs to be made a statement.

Otherwise, you're just letting the fans down aswel as yourself.

[Grievesy]

Bollocks he is! No way in fucking hell will Dana cut a guy who he has been parading as P4P #1 and let him fight for another org and quite frankly it would be retarded to do so. In fact Dana's whole reaction to this whole affair has been childish. For a guy in a position such as his, as a figurehead of the sport, he should not be acting like a fucking child.

[fightfan311]

I'm partial to it, going through boxing history every fighter was entitled to his off fights. Watching some of Muhammad Ali and RJJ fights and they make Silva look like a saint.

Dana White has no place to be antagonizing such a valued figure in MMA. This is the problem with UFC's corperate monopoly and domination, the fighters have only one real avenue to earn a decent living and practise their art.

I wouldn't be surprised if Silva in intentionally acting out for that reason, if he is it needs to be made a statement.

Otherwise, you're just letting the fans down aswel as yourself.

he has done this several times

[Koa]

I don't think he would cut Silva, but I wouldn't put it past him. He's already let go of two of the only guys who can even compete with Silva at UFC middleweight in Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland.

He's going to make a mistake if he thinks the UFC can maintain the sort of status it holds right now as far as top competition, with so many great fighters outside the org.

He has to make up his mind. Best fighters in the world facing one another, or most entertaining organization. Sometimes matchups are going to suck. That Silva fought the way he did, and acted a jackass doesn't help.

But, Dana White has acted a jackass and screwed over his own org by letting go of some guys who could compete with Silva, being so controlling and infantile with contracts that he chases away other potential big fish, like Fedor and letting go of legends.

Go ahead, let Anderson Silva go, then try to convince everyone Rich Franklin is the best at middle on the planet.

[achillesthegreat]

Silva has done this a few times now. They are not off nights, it is him being negative and not engaging. White is right in not being interested in doing what boxing is doing and that is producing shite. He knows fans will disappear.

[Koa]

What he could do, is not make Silva's matches televised, make them prelim matches, the sorts that are shown only after the main cards if they are good fights.

I think this sort of thing disqualifies him from fight the knockout or sub of the night bonus. Silva also doesn't seem to be the humble sort, so you bet if White does this sort of thing, he will put an effort in to be a main event material again..

Also, sometimes the matchups are lame, and are going to do this to guys who are in it purely for the win. Why, would someone like Silva want to go to the ground with super high lvl bjj fighters with dangerous ground games, when he can prevent them from taking him down at all? The UFC rewards guys for NOT LOSING, as well as being winners. That Silva fights in such a way the is super boring, is in part a result of not taking risks, along with him fighting like a bit of an asshole.

[southpaw jab]

The only reason Dana said this load of bologna is because he knows Silva is going to wreck Sonnen. He knows Silva isn't going to take the last 3 rounds off again.

[Popkins]

How can White try to sell a UFC event with Silva as the headliner??? Who the fuck would buy a ticket or buy the ppv, knowing what could very well happen? Silva is an ATG fighter and current champion, but he can no longer feasibly headline a show because of his antics. It's a bizarre situation, no wonder White is considering giving him the boot.

[southpaw jab]

How can White try to sell a UFC event with Silva as the headliner??? Who the fuck would buy a ticket or buy the ppv, knowing what could very well happen? Silva is an ATG fighter and current champion, but he can no longer feasibly headline a show because of his antics. It's a bizarre situation, no wonder White is considering giving him the boot.
Anybody who understands MMA would buy a Silva headlined card. Get real, dude. He is the most phenominal striker in history.

[Stoo]

Anybody who understands MMA would buy a Silva headlined card. Get real, dude. He is the most phenominal striker in history.
I think almost every MMA fan knows that. But the point is he isnt usings those skills in his fights, the Griffin fight aside. So buying a Silva headling card could well be like buying a cheese sandwich which has no cheese in it, to use a strange example

[Boyd]

Anybody who understands MMA would buy a Silva headlined card. Get real, dude. He is the most phenominal striker in history.i will never pay to see him fight again.

[fightfan311]

Anybody who understands MMA would buy a Silva headlined card. Get real, dude. He is the most phenominal striker in history.

i understand mma but i dont pay for shit