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Anderson Silva DEFENDS Dana White And The UFC Over Pay Issues But Admits Trouble With President Talking About Fights Who ‘Never Participated In MMA’ In His Life
- Anderson Silva has left the UFC and now competes in boxing matches
- Former champion takes on Jake Paul in October
- Many UFC fighters past and present have criticized promotion over paying fighters
- But Silva points out that it’s a business and fighters don’t have to sign contracts
- However, he objected to White commenting on fighters’ performances
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Anderson Silva has addressed the issue of UFC fighters’ pay, defending his former employers and Dana White.
In recent years, in particular, there has been a lot of criticism of the promotion, with athletes wanting more money for their efforts.
But Silva, 47, who is now preparing to fight Jake Paul in a boxing match after leaving the UFC in 2020, believes fighters should take more responsibility for their actions and blame managers, rather than the blame. UFC for shortfall in wages.
Anderson Silva, pictured here opposite Jake Paul, defended the UFC over pay
Dana White and the UFC have been criticized by some fighters over the payment
He told the MMA hour: ‘It’s two things, Jake and his brother [Logan] was trying to draw attention to something very important. On the other hand, when you come to UFC you have your manager, you have your team and you have to take care of your business, right?
“Your manager, your lawyer and your team have to handle this part of the business because you don’t have time to focus on that.
My personal opinion, of course the UFC can pay the fighters better. Especially a few fighters who are doing something very, very incredible within UFC and making the UFC name strong and powerful. make more [respect] for the brand.
“But it’s all over, talk to your manager, have a good cause behind you to protect you so you don’t sign something you don’t like in the future.
Silva has since left the UFC but is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever
“A lot of very talented fighters sign something really crazy because the manager doesn’t take care of the fighters. It’s all about numbers and money, and that’s the problem.’
Silva had a bone of contention with White, saying he doesn’t think it’s the president’s job to criticize fighters for their performance when he’s not qualified to do so because he’s never competed in MMA.
He continued: “My problem with Dana is… [when he] talk about fights because Dana has never fought MMA in his life. That’s my problem, when he talks about, “You can’t, you can’t, you don’t fight well.”
“No, no, no, that’s my only problem with Dana. I think Dana is a good person. Everyone’s talking about Dana, “He’s no good, blah blah blah.” He’s a good person, but he’s a businessman.
The Brazilian has never had a problem with his salary in the UFC and now competes in lucrative boxing matches against the likes of Tito Ortiz (left), whom he knocked out
“UFC is not coming to this point as a big, big company in the world now when people think, ‘I did something, I’m sorry fighters, I did something wrong.’ No, the company grew up because scammers did something and that’s the game. You are in or not. You may or may not draw.’
Silva is a UFC legend and considered one of the greatest fighters of all time. His slippage from the organization was undignified, winning only one of his last nine fights.
But the Brazilian has since added a new chapter to his career by beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Tito Ortiz in the boxing ring to set up his showdown with Paul.