UFC President Dana White is unsure what to make of Anderson Silva’s recent critical comments towards the promotion.<\/p>\n
Silva built a legacy under the UFC banner. He became the longest-reigning UFC Middleweight Champion in history and at one point looked unstoppable with 10 successful title defenses.<\/p>\n
As the years went by, “The Spider” began to lose his touch inside the Octagon and he was released in 2020. Many felt the UFC didn’t give Silva a proper sendoff after all he had done throughout his legendary career.<\/p>\n
Anderson Silva recently told SportsNaut that he believes the UFC doesn’t have respect for a fighter’s legacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the problem for the people in this sport, especially UFC because UFC doesn\u2019t respect the legacy that fighters have. They try to use you and kick you out. And when you\u2019re out, they try to destroy your career [so] you don\u2019t fight anywhere. This happened [to] a lot of fighters. People don\u2019t think about that. I had a good time in UFC, and bad times too. The bad time for me is the experience I have behind the scenes. But inside the cage, inside the fight, I do my best. It\u2019s the only time I have control. Outside I don\u2019t have control.\u201d<\/p>\n During the UFC 274 post-fight press conference, Dana White had a response to Silva’s comments (via Aaron Bronsteter<\/a>).<\/p>\n White says that recent comments from Anderson Silva have confused him. He says that he never said anything bad about Silva and doesn't get where it's coming from.<\/p>\n White says that he'd been pushing for Jake Paul to box Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n — Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n