Dana White: "Anderson Silva might be the first champion fighting on a prelim card."
by Natalia Baage on April 11, 2010

If anybody was mad about Anderson Silva's UFC 112 performance, it was President Dana White. White dropped the belt in the fourth round and exited the arena.

At the post-fight press conference, White did not hide his emotions about the fight.

"Believe me, I'll answer the questions of what a disgrace the main event was," he said. "To end it the way that we did was an embarrassment for me, the UFC, the Fertittas and the U.A.E. If you're that talented, be Mike Tyson, go in there and finish."

White also expressed his feelings that Frankie Edgar's win over B.J. Penn would be overshadowed by the middleweight title fight.

Even though Silva is largely considered to be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, this is not the first title defense where fans have questioned him. UFC 90 saw Patrick Cote bow out in the third round with a knee injury, and at UFC 97, Thales Leites took Silva to the judges' scorecards. After both fights, the fans and the media took shots at Silva's fighting. So which one did White think was the worst?

"This one took the cake," he said. "I'm blown away, disgusted and saddened. I don't want to see GSP vs. Silva after tonight. Silva might be the first champion fighting on a prelim card. I don't want to see that shit."

White then vowed that he wold make it up to the fans, saying that while he did not currently know how, he would find a way.

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 |  (50) Comments thebutterflybee: I totally concur. I'm done with Silva now. Sorry to all the fans of his. He's a great talent but a complete douche bag. Mtx: I think what people find really annoying in Silva is all his "wasted" talent. We know he can fight and we know how good he really can be, but almost every time he gets in the octagon, he starts doing something stupid. I usually like Silva, and always tried to defend him, cause although I don't like his antics inside the octagon, he showed us again and again that he really is a great fighter. Yesterday I wanted to punch myself in the nads. I will still probably support him, cause I like watching him fight when he is serious arlovskiviako: I like him, I even enjoyed the shit out of the whole fight. Kable: Let's be honest, When Anderson was leaning forward with his head out...I was hoping Maia would kick him in the face...cause his knees weren't on the ground. Razia: I had Silva winning rounds 1, 2, and 3. Maia had rounds 4 and 5, because Silva didn't do a god damn thing. I even found round 3 debatable, but overall, by rounds, Silva won. But, I also saw that Silva nearly gave up fighting in the last half of the fight. To me, you aren't a champion if you give up fighting, so by that, he lost the fight. In the end, I've lost all respect for Silva, and feel bad for Maia for trying so hard and not letting Silva get into his head. I wish Dan Miragliotta took two points off. One for inactivity in the last half of the fight, and another for just being stupid and disrespectful. Wandering_Minstrel: So apparently Anderson was cursing at Maia in the middle of the fight (that point where Rogan was saying, "I wish I spoke Portugese"). D_V: Okay, he would kill JDS, and I'm not even kidding for a second. They spar anyways and JDS can't handle straight lefts up the middle because he doesn't move his head and his speed wouldn't bother Silva. That would be an easy fight for silva. The heavy weights suck, for real. Outside of the wrestlers, Silva easily destroys any heavy weight in the UFC. Carwin, Lesnar, Cain and Fedor are the ONLY heavy weights I'd favor against silva, and I hate Silva. Shogun would take him apart. I think his chin is too good so he'd close distance and take Silva down and win on the mat quite easily. Bones would get wrecked, sorry guys, not a good enough striker, he'd get flat lined. Wandering_Minstrel: I would lose my shit if Nelson beat Anderson. Seriously. I'd have to change my pants. Although, from what it looks like, Nelson is more interested in fighting James Toney. GO HARD: hi gang mma3dge: just watched the fight and was confused/angered. i don't really want to see him fight anymore if that's how it's going to be. great write up natalia nygiant: You guys don't see that Silva has some unsettling issues with the way Dana "the money hungry" White has done business with him and the fact he wont let him box Jones? Sure, call him what you will for being a sore sport, but he clearly is the much better fighter the Maia, he embarrased him for 3 rds to show he was the much better fighter then showcased that he was upset with the UFC the following 2... Rob: Thanks for welcoming me (even if I've been here longer than you) but I won't be shooting the shit with someone I don't respect as a human being any time soon. And you're right that often nobody is truly right, but speaking about the post you quoted, only one of us is right. Being deaf is not a form of retardation.
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