UFC president Dana White doesn’t have to like his middleweight champion Anderson Silva, but he does know that the Brazilian is one of the greatest fighters in the World and he’ll let you know why.
When asked recently whether he thought the “Spider” had dropped among the World rankings after Silva had been dominated by his last opponent, Chael Sonnen, throughout most of the fight till the come from behind submission win, White was clear on his opinion.
“Are you (expletive) nuts? POTENTIAL FUTURE pound for pound king. Anderson Silva hasn’t lost since 2006! He’s never lost in the UFC!
“Listen moron, I’m at dinner right now (hours after WEC 51). But you’re really pissing me off,” White said. “Anderson Silva is a pain in my ass. This isn’t Chuck Liddell, we aren’t best friends. But you can’t deny what the man has done.”
“He (Silva) HASNT LOST in the UFC! The guy has not only cleared out his division, he’s gone up to 205 (from 185) and beaten a guy like Forrest Griffin (former 205 champ), who beat Rampage Jackson AND (current champ) Shogun Rua,” countered White.
You can check out the rest of the article, along with White’s comments on other champions Frankie Edgar and Georges St-Pierre at CSNCalifornia.com.