Silva once ruled the UFC’s middleweight division and was considered the best fighter in the world during his prime. ‘The Spider”s relationship with White wasn’t always perfect, as the UFC boss criticized Silva’s performance when he felt it was warranted. Silva also had a rather unceremonious departure from the company despite his legendary status.
During a press conference to headline his boxing match with Tyron Woodley on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua card, Silva made it clear that he never took things personally (via MMA Junkie).
“A lot of people talk bad about Dana, but he’s a businessman,” Silva said. “He stayed in the business for many, many years. It’s hard to say anything bad or good about Dana because it’s all about business. It’s numbers. Numbers don’t lie. If you don’t get the same numbers, why am I keeping you here? Dana is Dana. He’s a boss.”
When asked about White getting into the world of boxing promotion, ‘The Spider’ said it’s a different beast than MMA.
“I think it’s a different sport,” Silva said. “I don’t like to talk about that because people think I don’t respect Dana or I don’t respect anyone. But I believe boxing is a different sport, and it’s a very old sport, and a lot of people in this sport need respect. It’s not about how much money you have to put on the best fights together, but about tradition and respect.”
Silva’s aforementioned boxing match with Woodley took place after Chris Weidman was withdrawn due to injury. Stay with BJPenn.com on Friday for live coverage and video highlights of Silva vs Woodley, as well as Paul vs Joshua. We’ll also bring you all the post-fight tidbits once the action wraps up in Miami.
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