Anderson Silva Dana White at a UFC 101 press conference. Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
One of the greatest and most successful champions in UFC history, Anderson Silva He holds no resentment towards Dana White. Despite not to die of love by the CEO of Ultimate, the former middleweight belt holder (up to 83,9 kg) came to the defense of the bald man during a press conference held this Wednesday (17).
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The former fighter, who competed in the world's largest MMA organization between 2006 and 2020, was questioned about the executive's conduct regarding athletes and their contracts. Without getting into controversies, the Brazilian was calm in his assessment of White.
“A lot of people talk badly about Dana (White), but he’s a businessman. It’s hard to say anything good or bad about Dana because he only thinks about business. 'If you don’t meet the same goals, why should I keep you (under contract)?'. Dana is Dana. He’s a boss,” said the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg).
Anderson Silva says it's pointless to be mad at Dana White for how he operates
“A lot of people talk bad about Dana, but he's a businessman. It's tough to say something bad or good about Dana because it's only about business. When you don't make the same numbers, why should I… pic.twitter.com/6h4qnDe2ei
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) December 17, 2025
Anderson Silva returns this Friday.
Anderson Silva e Tyron woodley They're going to box on Netflix. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/mostvaluablepromotions
Even though he's retired from the octagon, Anderson hasn't hung up his gloves for good. At 50 years old, the Brazilian faces... Tyron woodley, former welterweight champion (up to 77 kg.) this Friday (19) in a boxing match. The event will be broadcast on Netflix and marks another experience for Spider in the noble art.
In that sport, he has even managed to knock out opponents. Tito Ortiz and beat names like Julio Cesar Chávez Jr.
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