UFC President Dana White reacted to the headlines that a boxing match between YouTuber turned skilled boxer, Jake Paul and former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is within the works.
Over the previous few days, information appeared to interrupt that ‘The Downside Youngster’ would face the largest check of his fight sports activities profession towards arguably the best fighter to ever step contained in the Octagon. Rumored to go down on October twenty ninth, 47-year-old Anderson Silva is rumored to step into the squared circle for his fourth profession boxing match. ‘The Spider‘ beforehand defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz in 2021. Most not too long ago, Silva competed towards Bruno Azeredo in an exhibition bout.
When requested concerning the rumored match-up, Dana White as soon as once more let it’s identified how he feels about Paul however acknowledged that the combat will probably be his hardest check but.
“I don’t give a s***, however, if he’s actually combating Anderson Silva, if he’s actually combating Anderson Silva, if that’s true, it’s about time,” White stated throughout this week’s DWCS post-fight press conference. “He’s bought an actual combat on his arms there, no matter how previous Anderson is. That’s an actual combat.”
As one other member of the media tried to carry up Jake Paul once more. Dana White was having none of it.
“Cease asking me about Jake Paul, you guys. I don’t give a shit what Jake Paul does. I do know you like this shit, and I do know it provides you clicks, however come on. Come on. The man has nothing to do with my enterprise. He has nothing to do with my enterprise. He doesn’t combat for me. He’s not even in the identical f*cking sport as me. I don’t wish to discuss him anymore.”
Dana White and Anderson Silva’s Deteriorated Relationship
For almost seven years, Anderson Silva reigned supreme because the UFC’s middleweight world champion. With 10 title defenses, ‘The Spider’ may have his personal chapter within the UFC report books. Nonetheless, within the latter a part of his profession, ‘The Spider’ admitted to feeling disrespected by Dana White and the promotion in an interview with SportsNaut.
“After I was carried out in UFC, all people — particularly Dana White — stated, ‘Oh, Anderson can’t combat anymore. No one in the identical age [group] with Anderson can combat, it’s horrible,’ and blah, blah, blah. And speaking numerous sh*t about me,” Silva instructed. “And I really feel disrespected as a result of it doesn’t matter what occurred — combat is combat. You’ll be able to win, you’ll be able to lose.
“They attempt to use you and kick you out. And whenever you’re out, they attempt to destroy your profession [so] you don’t combat wherever. This occurred [to] numerous fighters. Folks don’t take into consideration that. I had fun in UFC, and dangerous occasions too. The dangerous time for me is the expertise I’ve behind the scenes. However contained in the cage, contained in the combat, I do my finest. It’s the one time I’ve management. Exterior I don’t have management.”
Confused by the feedback from Silva, Dana White responded by saying that he handled ‘The Spider’ with nothing, however respect and even inspired a bout between Silva and Jake Paul.
“Anderson Silva, what the f*** is Anderson Silva speaking about?” White stated on the UFC 274 post-fight press conference. “When have any of you ever heard me discuss detrimental, apart from the combat in Abu Dhabi, about Anderson Silva? By no means. I’ve by no means talked dangerous about Anderson Silva. Not solely that, we let the man combat by way of his contract, he misplaced seven of his final eight, or eight of his final 9 combat, and at all times handled him with — I don’t know the place the hell that is coming from, from him that then I began attempting to make is so he couldn’t earn money after. I stated, ‘Jake Paul is trying to combat someone, combat Anderson Silva, that man’s on the market, he’s out there, he’s 47 years previous.’ It’s baffling to me.”
