ARIEL HELWANI: DANA WHITE is EMBARRASSED

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14 жыл бұрын

Ariel Helwani: Dana White is embarrassed by Anderson Silva's UFC 112 performance!
This interview took place after the Silva vs Maia fight in 2010, back when Ariel and Dana were on speaking terms.
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@TheSteel101 6 жыл бұрын

Atleast Maia proved he could have a exciting title fight with Woodley and actually changed his gameplan when he couldn't get a takedown... oh wait he didn't lols

@mmafyasco 3 жыл бұрын

and who did Dana blame in that boring fight? Was it a BJJ guy known for boring fights? nope, he blames the black champion, as usual

@TheSteel101 3 жыл бұрын

Archduke Franz Ferdinand true

@swaglad9728 3 жыл бұрын

@@mmafyasco go watch Maia vs Rory That was a fun fight Silva was clowning around It's Silva's fault lol

@mmafyasco 3 жыл бұрын

swag lad I'm a huge fan of Meia, when he can get it to the Ground he's definitely very exciting. And silver is partially to blame since it takes two to fight. But the Woodleigh fight I believe Damien Maia broke the record for most he'll take down attempts at 27. It's hard to have an exciting fight when the person is literally shooting on you every 30 seconds, and even with that Woodley still manage to knock him down. So it's not like he wasn't trying to go for.

@irishscience580 2 жыл бұрын

@@mmafyasco anderson could of finished maia at any point and chose to clown around. race has nothing to do with anything, all dana cares about is putting on good fights dummie

@davidlopez-io5kk 6 жыл бұрын

I miss the love Dana and Ariel had 😭😭

@mindchimp 10 жыл бұрын

man i would have loved to see that conversation afterwards, silva seems too chilled to get in a heated argument.

@b12ian72 14 жыл бұрын

" I didn't go in and fight like a jackass for 5 rounds" LOL

@richenar9256 4 жыл бұрын

Checking this out after the Izzy and Yoel fight.

@ollybirkbeck8888 4 жыл бұрын

Too be worse than this disaster was a glorious achievement.

@ry8539 3 жыл бұрын

Fucking casuals

@sukhdevr3489 3 жыл бұрын

@@ry8539 You are yeah.

@roz3142 2 жыл бұрын

@@ry8539 what? that fight was pathetic too

@AHealthySnack 2 жыл бұрын

@@ry8539 another guy who's favorite word is "casual" for some dumbass reason. Fucking douche bag

@Jaikay1 8 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't Maia be the one apologizing? Silva give him endless chances to bring the fight to him and he was just a sitting duck for anderson to play with for 25 minutes - Dana should've chosen a better, more capable opponent if he wanted a better fight.

@MarinoBadut 8 жыл бұрын

ok expert

@Jaikay1 8 жыл бұрын

Shut Up Thanks.

@andymccreight5555 8 жыл бұрын

+Jaikay1 you are so smart

@Jaikay1 8 жыл бұрын

Andy Mccreight Cheers buddy.

@MrMinidude123 8 жыл бұрын

You're dumb that's what Silva does. Maia was smart not to engage its what Silva always does and takes you out when you over commit via Forrest Griffin

@zoomanjo925 Жыл бұрын

Love him or hate him, you really have to respect Dana’s brutal honesty.

@kingme1034 6 жыл бұрын

7 years later same thing happened with Tyron Woodley but Demian Maia still coming out clean, always the other guy's fault. Unbelievable, Demian Maia is the most boring fighter in UFC history, the fool refuses to hit people.

@weiner392 5 жыл бұрын

Colby covington finally made him give a good fight. beat him to a pulp LOL

@bryanfrombuffalo7685 5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@illfuckuup1168 5 жыл бұрын

King Me bjj

@mauriciosalgadogonzalez2305 4 жыл бұрын

As t-wood says: they're racist

@putin2918 4 жыл бұрын

And now Yoel Romero and Izzy did it even worse

@EricM_305 7 жыл бұрын

anderson finishes guys back to back, ge has one 5 round fight and dana white throws a bitch fit

@darkskull1155 7 жыл бұрын

He was very obviously able to finish the fight early, but he goofed around instead.

@texasmadeboy 2 жыл бұрын

Loool

@garnetk3751 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched the fight, total disgrace and I was a AS fan... but DW said that this was the 3rd time he's pulled that crap on him.

@feebypeels2883 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever watch the fight? You get it now?

@algoodie7761 6 жыл бұрын

Its not Anderson Silva, its miaa. look at the t wood fight. Dana is mad at T wood for fighting smart

@Brantendo64 5 жыл бұрын

Al Goodie Maia constantly puts on boring fights and everyone blames the people he fights haha

@midouban1094 3 жыл бұрын

It was maia fault. That's the problem if you're a one dimensional fighter. A one dimensional fighter will always bring a boring fight. Yeah maia is great on what he does, great jiujitsu and submitting people but not all the times you have to rely on that because the time will come that he will face a fighter who are stylistically a bad match up for him. He got the price when he faced silva and woodley.

@Ta3iapxHs 8 жыл бұрын

Maia is at least as much if not more to blame than Silva. Just saw that fight. And Dana was so pissed off at Silva and not a word about Maia, Justice where?

@FXGARZA 7 жыл бұрын

Ta3iapxHs cause Silva could of ended the fight but just walked around in circles and stopped trying to attack. Maia isn't amazing at stand up and is going against Silva so he can't even get a hold of him silva should of just ended it but instead stopped fighting and was even running around the ref

@rymtotheprime11 5 жыл бұрын

Yea you didn’t watch the fight

@93King 4 жыл бұрын

@@FXGARZA Have you seen Silva's fights? People keep saying he could have ended the fight but fail to realize that's not Silva's style. He is a counter fighter. All the knock outs he has are by his opponent engaging him and then he counters. Maia I believe only through maybe 7 strikes throughout the entire fight and even then he didn't commit with those strikes.

@Ricardo7250 3 жыл бұрын

@@93King It's not about style. In combat sports both athletes have to be actively engaging in the fight, it's part of the rules to prevent tedious (or even null) fights. If you keep running in circles around your opponent (like Silva did from round 3 onwards), you aren't actively engaging. The judge saw that in this fight but he interferred too late and Silva didn't lose any points from stalling.

@Arthur-ti4vb 3 жыл бұрын

@@FXGARZA 66666666

@adammancini2427 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else find it ironic how Dana says "spread the virus and infect 15 other people" and this fight was taking place on Yas Island which is now the home to the ufc because of covid? Lol

@MinoritiesRlazy 3 жыл бұрын

Dana is a prophet mmmmmmmm

@moeleicster2737 2 жыл бұрын

@@MinoritiesRlazy More like, well aware of the oncoming plan

@andrijaperkovic3793 2 жыл бұрын

Omg

@Leg3ndKilla687 13 жыл бұрын

I wish I was a fly on the wall for that convo lol...You can sense how pissed Dana was...Dana screaming,Silva speaking in tounges,Dana saying "WTF IS HE SAYING?" to his translator.. lmao..Damn Dana that woulda been epic footage for us UFC fans

@Nolimit4show 14 жыл бұрын

HE DID APOLOGIZE! Did you listen to Anderson after the fight while in the octagon. He said he didnt know what got into him and that he is sorry & that it will never happen again.

@Stefanhaukur1998 Жыл бұрын

Anderson is remorseful

@thelotus8285 8 жыл бұрын

I actually liked watching this fight. I thought it was comedy. during the time it was embarrassing to watch. but watching it now, it's actually really interesting.

@michaelspoto8720 2 жыл бұрын

the good old days when Dana and Ariel were buds.

@broskimakorski3877 8 жыл бұрын

jay and dan podcast with ariel helwani brought me back here

@raphwalker9123 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not a Silva fan but that maia guy was shit ,just stood there didn't throw a punch didn't throw a kick ,how can you call yourself a fighter if you don't even try hit someone.

@Catsalotalot 7 жыл бұрын

Maia is 7-1 since 2014, while Andy is 1-2-1 and popped for anabolic steroids. Maia is possibly the most accomplished BJJ player to ever fight in the UFC, sorry you aren't impressed!

@xmonstunna7842 6 жыл бұрын

Todd and "andy" is sets the UFC record for most title defenses, choke on that.

@JackMahogoff1129 12 жыл бұрын

props to the interviewer, and dana, for having a honest, fair, and clean interview.

@MrSal5 14 жыл бұрын

im with silva on this one!! i think there is clear difference between holding a belt and fighting for one. on the road up i think a fighter brings the fight, not only to win but in order for division to take note of him/her, the promoter to take note and fans! once you have the belt and have held on to it as long as silva has, I think its the job of the challenger to do his home work and take the belt.

@Aguy198 8 жыл бұрын

damn shows how good silva was

@burningthecandleatbothends1658 4 жыл бұрын

Maia didn’t use epo or roids.

@AppendixDaphnis 4 жыл бұрын

Relax Dana, now you have an island

@OhDannyboy7 19 күн бұрын

At least Dana doesn't cry like Ariel does when embarrassed. 😂

@planesx12 14 жыл бұрын

@Orangewind ONe thing I noted in the fight was that after Maia nailed him with a good left in the 4th, was when Silva started running around the ring.

@JohnSmith-sm7dx 7 жыл бұрын

did he say Anderson fight Brock Lesnar

@ssanta8058 7 жыл бұрын

Yea lol

@thegreat1009 7 жыл бұрын

is dana a pr guy?

@bryanfrombuffalo7685 4 жыл бұрын

Yes ...wtf

@rudymagana2242 9 жыл бұрын

As I recall Maia was talking a lot of shit and when it came inside the octagon he didn't do crap lol Anderson whopped him, Dana just needs to open his eyes a little more.

@ShiddyShad808 8 жыл бұрын

It's been a few years man, you might wanna watch the fight again (although I advise you don't because it's boring as fuck and frustrating to watch), Anderson was running circles around the ring for 5 rounds dancing like a drunk guy, beating on his chest screaming and cussing, crawling on the floor, he was simply acting a straight clown.

@Jaikay1 8 жыл бұрын

+Rashad Almomani DO you not think Maia was just completely outclassed? Is it Silva's fault Damian was just a sitting duck for him to play with for 25 minutes.

@ShiddyShad808 8 жыл бұрын

Jaikay1 Even when sparring with someone, if you can play with them like that, you don't, theirs no point other than to disrespect and look like a fool. Anderson could have ended the fight multiple times but chose to run around and even away from Maia, it wasn't just a matter of Maia being outclassed, it was a matter of Anderson making them BOTH look like fools... He really should have just ended the fight in the 3rd or 4th, instead he was getting warnings from the ref to "engage and stop running or I'm gonna take a point". Maia was a sitting duck but Anderson was a dancin' fool.

@PinchinTheBear 13 жыл бұрын

@MMAonline24 how much is the collection going for, if I was to buy everything???

@feebypeels2883 2 жыл бұрын

He paid the fans back by giving Anderson to Chael Sonnen. That is still by far my favorite fight of all time. Greatest comeback of all time preceded by one of the most onesided beatdowns by a challenger in UFC history.

@djelite07 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Damn that fight was pure brutal,tactical, and entertaining !

@blitzed724 10 жыл бұрын

Dana white should fight Anderson silva. I'd love to see that go down.

@MarinoBadut 8 жыл бұрын

u dumb

@samcaraballo6218 4 жыл бұрын

Why? Murder is illegal.

@themandude20 14 жыл бұрын

Im surprised at Dana's reaction. First off, the initial 3 rounds with silva was some of the most hilarious and entertaining ufc ive ever seen, Im now a silva fan. The last couple rounds of the fight was a joke... and very disappointing. But silva is an amazing fighter and far and above most of the competition. Like a cat playing with his prey, if he could keep that up for 5 rounds it would be awesome.

@ETHANGELIST 12 жыл бұрын

This was after Silva's fight with Demian Maia right? What did Silva do?

@emppupelikone 14 жыл бұрын

nice job ariel with the interview ! almost a million views.. if u could maybe u could just respond to this comment with your opinion of the fight with anderson silva

@LVSkinny 2 жыл бұрын

Why tf would Anderson apologize for LETTING a guy go 5 rounds with him while still beating the shit out of him lmao??

@whitworth5s248 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. We need a MMA company whose gimmick is that all their fighters win by running away while taunting. They'd call it Run Away Taunting Championship or RAT Championship. Their logo would be a big sniveling rat. They'd put UFC out of business by showing the fights fans really want to see, where two fighters run laps around the ref while shouting names at each other and flipping each other off. This is genius, bro. You really have your finger on the pulse of the MMA world.

@marioswindowcleaning5617 2 жыл бұрын

I wish he would've said this about Khabob

@TheGameCritc Жыл бұрын

@@whitworth5s248 sounds like you haven't been in a wrestling hold before. There is every reason for a stranding fighter to NEVER get close to a grappler. You watch mma for 2 lumps standing in front of each other throwing punches, or for 2 fighters to have to feel each other out? Anderson had no reason to risk being taken down and beaten. What would you do?

@NoName-wi4od 7 жыл бұрын

Anderson made it up to Dana at ufc 200

@Anvil35 7 жыл бұрын

Ray alva Is normal

@Mario1057 14 жыл бұрын

@rednek316 You are correct(Lombard). That is why I'd like to see him take on Silva. Both are good fighters with no one in their organization that can hang with them(in their weight class of course) I would love to see Silva move up in weight class and take on Rua, Rampage, and all the other good LHW's. There is no one in his weight class worth mentioning. Most important though, is that he fights and doesn't dance to a decision like he has done 3 times in the past.

@AikonXII 14 жыл бұрын

@kentbrockton Silva has at least two professional boxing bouts that I know of. Although it is possible that I'm mistaking, but how else can you explain his knock out punch?

@hamadalshaqsi2005 3 жыл бұрын

Now UFC fight island is in yas island

@RajmanGamingHD 12 жыл бұрын

Pass me some of dat weed

@VolkerDrach 3 жыл бұрын

You've come a long way.

@theunknownguy265 2 жыл бұрын

Hold up

@sayedalazam4228 2 жыл бұрын

This comment is 9 years old?? Wtf

@5150eclipse 10 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said Darren.. Real Talk..

@bosoxfan2525 14 жыл бұрын

@killerbee2k I agree with you about anerson, but what do you mean about matt hughes?

@hasinabrar3263 7 жыл бұрын

what is Dana talking about here? someone tell please

@SonicSW 7 жыл бұрын

I think Anderson Silva was acting like a dick in the main event.

@kershaw1450 7 жыл бұрын

he spent the fourth and fifth round toying with Maia and refusing to fight back, basically just to embarrass him.

@ask97amund 7 жыл бұрын

the next time he would do that was against weidman and he got knocked out stiff

@pombamz1 8 жыл бұрын

0:34

@gag1025 8 жыл бұрын

What the heck is Dana talking about. Fighters go in to win regardless of the tactics they use in a particular fight. A great fighter adapts. Who cares if it is not a full out brawl to excite the fans. It is all about winning. Why should he be embarrassed. I would tell Dana where to go.

@archiveprivate 14 жыл бұрын

@Aeroceptyl , He is NOT the same fighter in the 3rd 4th and 5th as he is in the first 2 rnds. I believe his Cardio is in question and he is afraid to engage and expose himself in later rnds

@ppassmore25 7 жыл бұрын

UFC is going to end up like wrestling, scripted, shows that kids watch, probably what Dana wants, blank cheque time with toys figures sold in billions. it's entertainment. boxing is stale, but will always be taken seriously. your choice mr white. sam uk

@MrMeme-st2de 7 жыл бұрын

Sam Caddick Passmore I'm 14 and I enjoy this boxing also has fixed fights just like mma that RAW and WWE fake shit I find that boring but whatever

@infernal1258 6 жыл бұрын

Sam Caddick Passmore you call it

@samcaraballo6218 4 жыл бұрын

Funny still going strong so much for your predictions UFC is the biggest brand in the world and Silva is a legend as for Demian he stunk up the joint against woodley as well hes a boring half ass fighter who is not and will never be main event level ready hes a pussy who cannot and will not throw hands he just wants to smell balls n ass all fucking day

@mozartweb 8 жыл бұрын

Silva has no humility. Chris Weidman gave him what he deserved.

@Thomas-jf3eu 7 жыл бұрын

humility*

@dylantrumbla5239 7 жыл бұрын

Mozart Rocha anderson let wiedman win in the first fight he was dominating him in the second fight to until he broke his leg

@mozartweb 7 жыл бұрын

Dylan Trumbla he lose both

@shmoriy 7 жыл бұрын

Dylan Trumbla lol silva was getting dominated in the 2nd fight.

@thestoner9148 6 жыл бұрын

Dylan Trumbla Anderson Silva lost both fights. Chris Weidman is the winner of both fights. Deal with it. Lol. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.😆

@finarrykahn13 12 жыл бұрын

@LooopQ He basically danced around, taunted, refused to engage, etc. knowing that he had outpointed Demian Maia already. Dana was kind of overblowing it, but Silva did not really fight as we would understand the term.

@NotoriousTorashiro 13 жыл бұрын

The UFC was far more entertaining when it was an unregulated "bloodsport". Nowadays, there's people who complain about guys not wanting to throw hands, when the fights go to decision...then there's people who complain about mismatches when the fights end in the 1st round. When it was considered a "bloodsport" everything was far more open, there was more variety and a lot more fighting styles brought to the table. Too bad those days are gone...

@JoEClove 12 жыл бұрын

thank u sir!

@ALustyArgonian 14 жыл бұрын

@Mataphan That's exactly why everyone's pissed. People pay money to see Anderson fight like a champion should, fight like he actually cares, sure he gets the KO within 2 minutes, but that's better than watching him give just enough action to pull off the round.

@me1570 14 жыл бұрын

so what exactly happened in the fight?

@MrSal5 14 жыл бұрын

4) In my opinion Maia should be the one being criticized for not trying to fight him. jiu-jitsu guys always talk about how 80% of fights end up on the ground, but they forget to realize that 100% of fights start standing up. Stand up is a necessity in fighting, and maia was scared to try and stand up at all with Silva. He should be criticized for not wanting to fight. For me it is more respectful to be like Forest, and get knocked out early by trying to come at Silva.

@ALustyArgonian 14 жыл бұрын

@Mario1057 Lombard's been fightin' cans too. His 2 losses are to the only notable names he fought, Mousasi and Gono. I'd actually love to see Silva and Rua go at it =) Rua has a thing for stopping evasive fighters.

@kireepotter4762 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the fight... I like watchin silva mess around with his opponents like that. It's funny.

@vonheikoop 14 жыл бұрын

@Sagivbh: wow....really? what an intelligent and thoughtful argument you presented here.

@planesx12 14 жыл бұрын

@Orangewind That's a good point but I've never seen Floyd Jr. take it to quite the level Silva did. Silva basically stood in front of him and screamed at him for a whole round and gestured at him continuously. Floyd has never quite done that. Even Jones JR who I thought was worse than Floyd never reached the extent Silva did. BUt good point.

@ScarfaceFranckRibery 12 жыл бұрын

against who did silva fight this night

@Ejexion 14 жыл бұрын

@TORRES91982 : I was just thinking that! You must have noticed how quickly he came up with an alternate question after the 'privacy' issue.

@catamaranman333 14 жыл бұрын

Before I get a bunch of comments trying to defend the champ just realize that I agree, Maia jumped TWO people to get the fight. Had he not, he would NEVER have been matched with Silva. Joe Silva and the UFC needed a double-title fight for their debut in Abu Dhabi and they did the best they could getting the middleweight with the best chance of beating him. Silva belongs MAYBE at 205 and definitely at 220 if he can get there. There would be PLENTY of competition for him as a heavyweight.....

@antih0lic93 14 жыл бұрын

This is what i saw at ufc 112...Anderson Silva being very dominate..he said before the fight that he's going to make a statement and he did. If you saw the fight and didnt get the message here it is: He stated he is so good that he can toy with his opponent and run around the ring taunting and still do so much damage cause he is that good. and he did..anderson had not 1 scratch on his face and if you saw damian mia face it was so beat up...his eye was closed shut..Anderson silva is a beast!!!

@JordanDinstrumentals 13 жыл бұрын

dana white seems like a great guy i never really thought that for sure up until recently watching interveiws like this

@norwayitalo 12 жыл бұрын

pls someone.. i dondt know whats happend? what did Anderson do?

@Orangewind 14 жыл бұрын

And something to note about Silva: When he was boxing at Freddie Roach's gym...Silva only gave about 30% or something like that. It's just the way he is. He can turn it on or turn it off. He does what he wants more so than others. Bottom Line. Make him fight. Threaten him and make him lose. If you can't do that....that's on you.

@MrSal5 14 жыл бұрын

2) Come on for being the number one contender and Silva had his hands down half the fight and jumping around all over the place and Maia couldnt land one solid punch. I couldnt help but to enjoy it. That just shows Silva is on a complete different level. I know a lot of the fans want that 10 second knock out, but really look at what Silva was doing in there he made the number one contender look weak and vulnerable from every angle.

@TriggerHappyD 14 жыл бұрын

whyd they bleep 'fight'?

@42MinJourney 14 жыл бұрын

...Dana must ensure his fighters perform to a certain expectation. To Anderson, I write, keep up the good work...you're an awesome fighter! Anderson, I look forward to you destroying all comers and going down in history as one of the greatest fighters of all time!!

@42MinJourney 14 жыл бұрын

Bosanac15 said exactly the same thing I purposely came here to say. Anderson is a phenomenal fighter and one whom I think will never be beat. I'm his biggest fan! However, Dana DOES have a right to be angry. I'm personally angry with Anderson's performance because he simply didn't "finish" the job after showboating. There's nothing wrong with taunting your opponent when your superior, but if you chose to, you MUST finish the job! My high opinion of Anderson doesn't change because of this fight

@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe Жыл бұрын

Looking back: ufc 112 is an INCREDIBLE lineup. Just goes to show how high his standards are for the company AND more importantly, the fans!

@Orangewind 14 жыл бұрын

People like to throw around the "Art" word...well...that's all a part of the "Art" of the fighter. He is expressing himself. Of course, I would say the majority don't like "Art" or a fighter/person expressing themselves the way he wants...instead...how you/we want them to be. I just know it doesn't work that way and can accept what the fighter is about. Again...if you want it different...challenge him to adjust. UFC makes the match-ups and not the fighters...right? It starts from the top.

@PwnZoneification 12 жыл бұрын

Wasn't the sonnen fight after that? and Silva was injured. And against a more skilled fighter. But to be fair Silva still punished Sonnen for insulting the school where he got his black belt. He submitted him like Sonnen said he sucked at and took him the distance besides that. I'm not sure if it was his game plan (while injured) to take it that long before submitting him (as an insult?) or just to submit him at some point but he still payed him back. and it was still hilarious.

@fatchickenswitnoribs 14 жыл бұрын

@KBoogs719 I see I see. I agree it was definitely one of the most amazing and dynamic submissions ive ever seen too.

@xs1358 4 жыл бұрын

Yo respond to this after 9 years

@StayPrimal 2 жыл бұрын

@@xs1358 hahahah

@xs1358 2 жыл бұрын

@@StayPrimal and you respond to me after 1 year

@DLD76 14 жыл бұрын

@dcapp123 I totally agree with your point, he should have chosen to finish the fight instead of choosing to act like a clown. However, he wouldn't have made the wrong choice if Maia would have actually tried to fight him. He handled it wrong and didn't act like a professional, but it was caused by a non-worthy opponent. Peace!

@NaveenTheVillain 14 жыл бұрын

i love how people hate on Anderson for winning fights effortless. to me the fight was entertaining enough, he clowned Maia the first 2 rounds, and the last 3 he just skipped around Maia and won. "Apologize"??? maaaan, saying that is ridiculous, if anyone should apologize its Maia, he didnt even try winning. Anderson is already a legend. he has nothing to prove. also, Dana is just mad at Anderson because the crowd boo'd Anderson.

@del1000005 14 жыл бұрын

@stockmaster1982 The problem is that the 185 division is probably the weakest in the UFC. Other than having a "super fight" between GSP and Silva, there are few options here. Maybe Silva goes to 205 lbs and fights some bigger opponents. I don't know, but it's not a hypocritical thing at all. With regard to Fedor, the UFC has given him everything he wants, but Fedor does not want to fight unless he gets a stake in the UFC itself. Nobody is going to give him that.

@catamaranman333 14 жыл бұрын

Silva apologized but obviously didn't mean it...His excuse was that Maia had disrespected him. I just never heard how? My second point is that while a little of the showboating was entertaining, he has a responsibility to finish the fight fast if he can. It's his job! If we have the champ continually disengaging to dance and hiding behind the ref meanwhile his corner screaming for him to finish the fight..... people are going to start complaining about fight fixing! That is the real danger.

@JKT84 14 жыл бұрын

I didnt see the fight, but I did hear plenty about it. if it was worse than the Leites fight, then I have a good idea about what went on. Put Silva up against another striker. Someone aggressive and unorthodox, not another Jiu Jitsu guy. They are afraid to engage with him and he will not put his belt at risk unnecessarily. I blame White for the match up as much as Silva for showboating/stalling.

@Jacckkkkkkk 14 жыл бұрын

This is excatly why i like boxing so much more than UFC, im not saying UFC isnt a great sport, but when people say boxing is crap now, or that its going out you just need to show people videos like this, there are to many exploits in UFC and this fight was a good example of that.

@42MinJourney 14 жыл бұрын

...because I honestly believe Anderson has learned his lesson. He will NOT behave this way again. To Anderson, if you happen to read this AND if it must be said, fans wanted you to commit all your skills to finishing the fight...not to end the fight dancing around. We were truly cheated out of an end to a fight and a professional showing. Dana has a business to run and must be at the forefront of what fans think. Don't blame Dana for doing what is his job.

@Orangewind 14 жыл бұрын

But I'm also not blasting Dana for what he said because he has that right to say what he wants as well. He can hurt Silva by cutting him like he said he would do if it happens again...but the ball is in Silva's court as well because he can choose to go elsewhere or just retire and live life the way he wants to. After all, it's his head/brain...it's his health. There is no script in a "real" fight. This isn't WWE like many fans seem to be from.

@GodDamnit7711 13 жыл бұрын

@JASPURR9933 deluminator is not lying. He literally just ran around, not throwing anything, just literally running from the dude so he didn't get hit. He got beaten every round, which were all very uneventful. Then out of no where, he decided to actually do something and got an arm bar at the end of the fifth round. It sucked balls.

@ArTicLunar 8 жыл бұрын

Silva was just too good at 185. It was a game for him. Dana obviously upset but when you look back you realize. Holy shit this guy is a god.

@adamsmith4043 8 жыл бұрын

+WARDIAZ That's why Weidman beat the shit out of him twice.

@ArTicLunar 8 жыл бұрын

Sean Smith Idiot.

@adamsmith4043 8 жыл бұрын

WARDIAZ Brilliant response.

@ArTicLunar 8 жыл бұрын

Sean Smith Nothing more needs to be said.

@adamsmith4043 8 жыл бұрын

WARDIAZ You're incapable of saying anything, you fucking swine.

@Eyeofthetiger69 11 ай бұрын

I can't imagine what a fight between Brock Lesnar and Anderson would've been like.

@charliecobras 13 жыл бұрын

Anderson silva VS Jon Bones Jones... Would be a sick fight at 205. Make it happen M. White. You made the GSP VS Diaz happen. Great match ups.

@tman229 13 жыл бұрын

@M1GU3L07 This is exactly what I mean. Whether you want to see it or not, Silva fought, whooped Maia, and then fought while messing around for the rest of the match, and won by desicion. He isn't required to finish anyone off merely for the crowd. If you enjoy the sport then you take the fights for what it is. You don't go on a "I want my money back" rant because you weren't entertained due to not seeing a finish. That's what WWE is for.

@RiftRaft123 12 жыл бұрын

Give him a good fighter and he will give you a good fight. He owes the fans an apology for not knocking the guy out in the first round. I want to see him fight Bones Jones.

@bluedegree 14 жыл бұрын

The true level of disrespect here is shown by Dana White. The embarrassment is the low caliber of the opponents White keeps matching up with Silva. Silva merely demonstrated at the physical level the lack of White's respect for his fighters and audience.

@elmeeone 14 жыл бұрын

who knows.... GSP can switch up his shoots with his striking meaning its hard to see it comming...

@JHEPPLE100 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't realise they were on fight island!

@kalebskungfucinema 13 жыл бұрын

@EyeTalkShit69 I don't know who Antonio Silva is. But I agree on what you said about Anderson

@Orangewind 14 жыл бұрын

Going back to Jack Johnson: It is relevant. Although I don't think Johnson ever apologized for the way he fought. He just laughed. From what I read; Johnson couldn't fight like that when he was fighting competition that could take his head off.

@frankiepumpkineater 14 жыл бұрын

since i didnt watch the fight what exactly did anderson silva do wrong

@dmlisa1987 13 жыл бұрын

@Super8astard what rematch and who fought

@thatt-shirtguy9669 12 жыл бұрын

this performance made hector lombard's look like the best ufc match in history.

@milohasagun 3 жыл бұрын

That fight was hilarious lol. Maia just had to suffer and get slapped around for 25 mins

@caltrof 14 жыл бұрын

@saorsa64 didn't he apologize right after the fight when Joe interviewed him?

@tman229 13 жыл бұрын

I still can't understand what was so bad about the fight. I was highly overwhelmed seeing Silva totally toy with Maia. It showed he was on a whole different level which I've never seen. I guess ufc fans just loves to see there big finishes. How brainwashed and simpleminded people can be...

@MagicJBalla21 14 жыл бұрын

Anderson silva next fight is chael sonnen not GSP Sonnen vs silva now thats the fight I really wanna see can't wait!!

@mimsc00 14 жыл бұрын

great fight...I love Silva!

@GnarlyCharlie2000 14 жыл бұрын

I've never seen Dana so upset before. He looks sad, yet very pissed at the same time. I wonder what he had to say to Anderson Silva after his performance.....

@idshifter 14 жыл бұрын

I agree. Like come on. They keep bringin in these hacks who probably are good fighters but just won't test Sliva. I saw that fight and you know what Silva's opponent's face was decimated so he did his job. It aint his fault that the guy wouldn;t go after him. I think he should cut weight and go GSP becasue that would be a great fight and test for Silva.