{"id":158049,"date":"2015-07-30T04:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T11:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=158049"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:26:13","slug":"ufc-releases-statement-on-wanderlei-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-releases-statement-on-wanderlei-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Releases Statement On Wanderlei Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137332\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei.png\" alt=\"wanderlei\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/wanderlei-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wanderlei Silva done messed up. The MMA legend, who has resorted to calling out the UFC every chance he gets on social media is now looking at a legal battle with the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the UFC is going after Silva for his comments, specifically regarding the statement he made about them fixing fights.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent statment to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/7\/29\/9069891\/zuffa-issues-statement-on-wanderlei-silva-lawsuit?_ga=1.186517417.1828390479.1415128981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>, the UFC released this statement on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Zuffa, LLC, dba the Ultimate Fighting Championship, filed suit against Wanderlei Silva in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas last evening based on the false and defamatory statements published by Mr. Silva last week. The company will have no further comment on the matter at this time, and refers all inquiries to its counsel at the law firm Campbell &amp; Williams.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, &amp; Frank Trigg Talk Fighting&#8230; Eachother &#8212; EPIC! &#8211; AMAZING! &#8211; MUST WATCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4362815275001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wanderlei Silva done messed up. The MMA legend, who has resorted to calling out the UFC every chance he gets on social media is now looking at a legal battle with the promotion. Yes, the UFC is going after Silva for his comments, specifically regarding the statement he made about them fixing fights. 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