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Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva has been engaged in a very public dispute with his employers recently prior to the announcement that Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre wasn’t going to happen.<\/p>\n

Silva called for the UFC to create an interim middleweight title for he and Yoel Romero to fight over while Bisping and St-Pierre fought for the middleweight title. While the UFC ultimately ended up scrapping the fight between Bisping and GSP, Silva went as far as to threaten to retire if the UFC didn’t meet his demands.<\/p>\n

He spoke on The MMA Hour<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just complete bullshit [Bisping vs. Romero],\u201d Silva said. \u201cI\u2019m tired for save the ass of the UFC all the time. I\u2019m so tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe nothing in Dana\u2019s talk,\u201d Silva added. \u201cBecause, I\u2019m very dissapointed. I\u2019m tired, bro. I\u2019m sorry for talking about this, but I\u2019m so tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. Yeah, I think I\u2019m done,\u201d Silva said. \u201cI fight for long time in my life, you know? And, I\u2019m tired, bro.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Anderson<\/p>\n

Now, Jorge Masvidal has stepped to defend Silva in an interview with MMAJunkie<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cA guy like Anderson Silva is one the greatest champions we\u2019ve had,\u201d said Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who meets Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) in a pivotal clash on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 211 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday. \u201cIf he\u2019s not happy, that says a lot.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With that hot topic, Jorge Masvidal segued into talks of his own potential title shot, saying:<\/p>\n

\"Jorge<\/p>\n

\u201cMaia, he should have fought for the title,\u201d Masvidal said. \u201cHe\u2019s the No. 1 guy by far. And people keep asking me, do you think you\u2019re going to get the title shot if you beat Maia? If, God willing, my hand is raised on Saturday, and I don\u2019t fight for the title? The sport has gone circus show.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/11\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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