Wanderlei Silva isn’t happy.
He’s got issues with everything from Reebok to UFC president Dana White to the promotion’s treatment of featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
Silva’s become much more opinionated since he was handed a lifetime ban from fighting and fined $70,000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission in 2014 for evading a random drug test.
Silva began a crusade against White and the UFC, claiming their business practices were mistreating its athletes.
While the UFC’s uniform deal with Reebok got off relatively light, the former PRIDE FC champion tore into White Monday with another signature video rant.
In the aftermath of featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s controversial rib injury, Silva seems furious with White’s public remarks questioning the Brazilian’s mettle.
“It’s obvious that Aldo would never lie about an injury,” Silva says in the video. “So for me it’s absurd already that he had to prove it. But he did prove it and that still wasn’t enough. Then the [UFC] picks up some local doctor to say that the rib was not broken.
“But the x-ray doesn’t lie. So what’s going on? Did they pay a doctor here to say it wasn’t broken?”
Silva says he spoke to Aldo earlier this week and that the champ was ‘very upset.’
“Calling the biggest champion in history a liar?” said Silva. The big liar in this story is the promoter of the event. [White] is the only one who has anything to gain by lying. He’s the business man who only cares about his bank account. He’s never been punched in his face. He doesn’t know what it’s like to train with a broken rib.”
Silva took exception with his perception of an obvious favoritism being placed on Conor McGregor, now the UFC interim featherweight champion.
For instance, after scoring a TKO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 189, McGregor was filmed toasting backstage with UFC brass. Silva even called the main event a ‘fake fight’ on Twitter before asking his fans if they believed the fight had been fixed.
“The promoter of an event can’t take sides,” said Silva. “He can’t give better conditions to one fighter over the other. Everyone has to be treated with quality. This guy just has to be put in his place. His job is only to set up the Octagon and arrange the music.”
Silva says White should have showed support for Aldo, but ‘slandered’ him instead.
“Aldo invested a lot of time and money into this camp, even brought help from overseas,” Silva said. “Nobody came to help him with his losses. Not financially, morally nor physically. Alone he suffered all the damages. instead of [White] helping and supporting Aldo he tries to dishonestly slander Aldo’s image.”
According to White, McGregor will challenge Aldo later this year to unify the UFC featherweight title.
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Long watches.
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TWEETS
Nice.
@EllenbergerMMA thank you my friend.. Was an honor to step in the cage with such a good fighter and good guy
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) July 14, 2015
Hang in there.
Hey @RdosAnjosMMA please please let’s do this September, October. I’m going crazy. Feel like a creak head out of crack
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 14, 2015
The Chad.
What an INSANE two weeks! We didn’t get the W but it’s something I’ll never forget. It’s such an… https://t.co/hfkNf5ke1X
— chad mendes (@chadmendes) July 13, 2015
Get well soon.
broken clavicle 3 weeks afterinjury.cartilage torn n rib out of Didn’ pull an aldoSingle mama need to feed her baby pic.twitter.com/y3bNGK1FUG
— Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) July 14, 2015
Feeling stronger by the week…stay patient with me, I’m working my body + my brain ALWAYS! I’ll b… https://t.co/ZgV0I4GOsS
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) July 13, 2015
.@FFaasii I’ll be back to fix this weird situation with these imposters soon. Thnx
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) July 13, 2015
This was tough to look at last night but the Dr did an AMAZING job fixing it. Lawler looked great tonight. pic.twitter.com/HFubRvy37s
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 13, 2015
Beef.
Congrats @MarcinHeld peace and blessings to you and your new wife… Now let’s fight 🙂 https://t.co/mFGsGZNvY7
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 13, 2015
@danawhite shut up you are not warrion to speak like warrior, who has never been to war can not… https://t.co/WfrsBiVer7
— Wanderlei Silva (@wandfc) July 13, 2015
I’m hungry!!! #horsewomankiller #andnew #UFC190 FAMINTA! https://t.co/7VrxTwRzn1
— Bethe (@bethecorreia) July 14, 2015
Almost.
On top. pic.twitter.com/5lzaRwttsO
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 13, 2015
Interested?
Let’s go https://t.co/DCrU6QEZVm
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) July 13, 2015
“@M_Williams_GT: Cowboy hey Cowboy, should @FrankieEdgar and @TheNotoriousMMA be the next featherweight fight? #peopleschamp #ironarmy” Yes
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 14, 2015
Now he’s excited.
@danawhite im on my way!
— Gunnar Nelson (@GunniNelson) July 13, 2015
@GunniNelson awesome!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) July 13, 2015
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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