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Anderson Silva Addresses Dana White’s Comments About End of His UFC Career
Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva posted on Instagram disputing Dana White’s account of how his UFC tenure ended. Silva addressed both the tone of their final conversation and White’s count of his late-career results.
May 30, 1:46 PM·1m read1 source
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Anderson Silva posted a response on Instagram to Dana White’s recent comments about the end of his UFC career. The former middleweight champion wrote in Portuguese that he has been out of the organization for many years, yet both current fighters and White himself continue to reference his accomplishments.
” Dana White stated that Silva has not spoken to him since being told his UFC career was over.
White said the conversation left Silva feeling disrespected. Silva managed one win in his last nine fights in the UFC Octagon. A three-fight losing streak marked the end of his career. Silva stepped up on less than two days’ notice to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200.
He also volunteered to move up a weight class on short notice for UFC 151 after Jon Jones declined to fight Chael Sonnen following Dan Henderson’s withdrawal. The UFC 151 card was cancelled altogether after Jon Jones declined the fight. com reported the Instagram exchange and the background details on Silva’s late-career appearances.
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