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White does not believe Silva was clowning around

By Steve Cofield

You'd think that the MMA media paid $500 for their ringside seats by the way they went after UFC president Dana White and his middleweight champ Anderson Silva for what appeared to be showboating for two rounds of fighting in the UFC 90 main event. Patrick Cote suffered a fluke knee injury to hand the victory to Silva early in the third round. But the story of the fight for many was Silva's behavior and lack of activity. White came on ESPNRadio1100's post-fight show and refused to say that what Silva did was on purpose:  

"A lot of people thought he was playing and goofing around but that's not his personality," said White. "Guys come out sometimes and they're not in their rythym. For some reason, they can't pull the trigger and I think that's what happened to Anderson tonight."

That was about the best White could come up with to answer his own questions:

"What else am I supposed to believe? Am I supposed to believe that he came out to not throw one punch or not do anything for three rounds? I don't believe that."

He said it simply doesn't play with Silva's normal mindset:

"I've known this guy for over two years, he's anything but disrespectful."

Click below to hear White's appearance on the post-fight show (ESPN1100):

White said he felt like he was in bizarro world when things came unraveled when Cote injured his knee:

"All I know is I wanted to put my head through the table I was sitting at. You ever watch Star Trek? I wanted to transport myself back to Vegas in my bed."

White also broke down the Sean Sherk win over Tyson Griffin and Junior Dos Santos' shocking upset against Fabricio Verdum. He also had a good theory about how his pre-fight video blogs had a major effect in Las Vegas.

Listen below to the replay of the UFC 90 post-fight show from the All-State Arena.

Part 1 (Cofield w/Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal):

Part 2 (Cofield w/ Neil Davidson, Canadian Press):

Part 3 (Cofield w/Elias Cepeda, InsideFighting.com and Hill):

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  1. riverdog33
    1. Posted by riverdog33 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    looks like some one was payed off
  2. uwdawggs
    2. Posted by uwdawggs Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    You would think that these professional athletes would stop disrespecting their sport and thus disrespecting themselves in order to "look good".....wide receivers dropping the ball on purpose, trying to time it just perfectly but not, and now we have MMA fighters goofing around in the ring ? why? to look good...?
    Silva is an idiot if this is truly what he was doing...trying to look good.....here is a clue...we spectators pay $$$$ to watch the sport played at it's highest level....not to watch some idiot who thinks he is better then all of his peers...how often they crash and burn in disgrace and embarrassment. This smells so much like to....and seriously is there anyone out there that isn't tired of to? Just play the game at 110%, win first, collect your money, and do it with class and respect for your sport......that looks good......
    Do you ever think tiger tanks it? hell no....he has too much class and respect for the sport that has made him rich and has kept him on top of the golf world for years....and many more to come
  3. MC
    3. Posted by MC Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Could it be that silva was just scared for the first time in the ring?I know he was scared.
  4. Crazylegs $wam
    4. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    i garauntee you Silva was not scared.
    however, Cote's the first guy i've seen put the ball in the Spider's court and say; you bring it to me. Franklin, Leben, Marquart all went straight forward trying to end it and got caught. also, that knee/punch combo to the head that Cote took in rd. 2 should've left any man in a crumpled heap... the fact he was able to fire back strikes of his own immediately afterward HAD to shake Silva's confidence and keep him extra cautious.
    SHAME ABOUT THE KNEE, was shaping up to be a classic, imo.
  5. cdavid469
    5. Posted by cdavid469 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    looked like an ok fight to me, i seen good striking, and i'll honest when silva offered to help cote up when cote wouldnt get up from his back i was cracking up, sure silva show boated, and sure cote was losing but cote showed heart and silva was fighting a measured fight against a fighter he obviously was giving some respect to inside even if he wasn't showing it the way a sportsman fighter would have liked him to do it, but i'll say this i doubt silva was intentionally trying to be a showboat, he was just searching for the surge.
  6. ARVIN
    6. Posted by ARVIN Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    Silva's pissed about what he's getting paid. That's why he keeps talking about retirement. They gave him a chump to fight so he showed his unhappiness in the ring. The guy is either the number one or two fighter in the world and he's getting paid less than other guys in the organization. Also he sees guys like Slice and Lesnar running to the bank after only having 2 fights. HE WANTS A NEW CONTRACT for more money.
  7. jtakeo11
    7. Posted by jtakeo11 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    hmmmm so who do you think was right after watching the fights??? ANDERSON SILVA IS TRYING TO LOSE ON PURPOSE TO LEAVE AND GO TO DREAM. GET IT IN YOUR HEADS. THERE IS NO COMPETITION FOR HIM IN THE UFC. EVEN WHEN HE TRIES TO LOSE, THESE CHUMPS CAN'T BEAT HIM. he needs real competition and that is only in DREAM with Jacare, Mousasi, Kang, and Zelg. These UFC chumps suck. Wake up all you self proclaimed UFC fans.....HE'S TRYING TO LOSE ON PURPOSE AND GET OUT OF HIS UFC CONTRACT
  8. Terry
    8. Posted by Terry Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    looks like mr white wants to become the next vince mcmahon. we all know "pro wrestling" is fake. etu mr white?if you are for real mr white.... DO something about this. but if you don't.... guess we know your a fake too.
  9. rocco
    9. Posted by rocco Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:05 pm EDT

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    i've mentioned it in other posts.
    white needs to influence silva to retire $$$
    white at some point pissed off silva as white often does to his star fighters
    he should pay him off to retire
    either stomach your pride and pay him to stay in the company or pay him a large sum of money to retire
    it's in the ufc's best interest at this point to part ways with silva
    this is a bad situation that ufc has gotten themselves into with their star employee and it never works out
    once the bad blood is spilled it is hard to mend the wounds
    the pricipals of the ufc should consider sidelining d white as well
    he will cripple your organization to the point of failure
  10. Crazylegs $wam
    10. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    good way of putting it, #8~ 'searching for the surge'. as stated, Cote fought him differently than anyone else which obviously threw him off, thereby forcing him to 'manufacture some magic'. hence, all the voodoo hand movements and Ali shuffles.
  11. Crazylegs $wam
    11. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    #10, you need to get off the conspiracy brand coffee, if he was trying to lose he would've flopped when cote dinged him instead of answering with deft movement and a solid body kick.
    get it thru the thick skull: he was waiting for a mistake that never happened. well, actually it did but cote somehow survived the knee to the head. always been a favorite move of somebody who's throwing a fight.
  12. IDGAD
    12. Posted by IDGAD Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    Who the hell knows why a fighter losses concentation or acts the fool? Really, who cares? You are what you do, nothing les and nothing more. I have no idea what Silva was feeiling or thinking, nor do I care. I do care about being shorted. I would not invest any time or money in a future Sliva bout unless I thought he was going to be seriously challenged. I'm not interested in sparring sessions or ego triping adoration fests.
  13. Crazylegs $wam
    13. Posted by Crazylegs $wam Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    with all due respect, most of you 'fans' sound like Wetzel apes~ ooh, ooh, ahh, ahh...
  14. Steven W
    14. Posted by Steven W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:47 pm EDT

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    everybody is reading too deeply into it. i agree that it was turning out to be a great fight. silva was prepared to go 5 rounds with someone he might not have been able to knock out. and of course you're gonna bring your bicycle when you get in the ring with a guy with chris leben to the 10th punching power...there were some good exchanges, silva getting the better of most. but hats off to cote for taking silva somewhat out of his game while staying on his feet, something nobody else has been able to do. #7 and #8 are right on. and #10, you are truly insane and not worth arguing with.
  15. Nutcracker
    15. Posted by Nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    jtakeo.. You may be right Silva wants out. I think a huge part of it is he is underpaid as the supposed P4P of the MMA Universe. Whoever heard of a P4P stepping into the ring (octagon) for the types of paydays they are throwing at Silva. And you guys make fun of boxers running around??? This fight was a PPV headliner joke.. Total snooze fest.. Only the UFC fanboys will find something good to say about the sports P4P best doing his Hector 'macho camacho' imitation.... The whole card on a whole sucked...
  16. a77ijies
    16. Posted by a77ijies Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:43 pm EDT

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    Any you guys seen Redbelt? You watch that movie and then you will know why.
  17. HeyNow
    17. Posted by HeyNow Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    cage fighting has ruined martial arts and set a bad foundation for MMA. Everyone loves the hormone raged fighters that celebrate like fools after they win, talk smack, throw un-necessary extra punches after they have some one out, but Silva true to martial arts form offers respect during fighting and he comes across like a jerk....doesn't make sense
  18. bruce
    18. Posted by bruce Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    With the demise and allegations of a EliteXC.....fight fixing and all of that innuendos flying around, I expected to see UFC capitalize. Unfortunately, after last night's UFC 90 and all....maybe UFC will soon follow. The main event featuring Anderson Silva vs Patrick Cote fell flat on it's face. This seemed to be a exhibition match more than a title fight , I would hate to think that Patrick Cote figured that he knew he was no match for Silva and just gave up. But that is what it appeared. First about this fight, Patrick Cote has been defeated by Chris Leben previously, Silva tatally destroyed Leben in the first round. How can UFC say that Cote was the number 1 contender? It is beginning to smell like BS to me.
  19. stretcharmstrong
    19. Posted by stretcharmstrong Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    i'm surprised parachute man didn't land in the cage! White should refund everyone's money for crock of $hit.
    On a side note.......the place I usually go to see the fights is always crowded on fight nite. last night the place was nearly empty. maybe the only good thing was that not alot of people had to suffer thru crap.
  20. Someone plz KO Anderson Silva
    20. Posted by Someone plz KO Anderson Silva Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    i would give up my first born child to see anderson silva ktfo'd in the middle of the cage. i don't even care who does it, as long as it is one that gets played in ufc highlight reels for the rest of my life. my only regret is that i can't do it myself.
  21. Jeffrey
    21. Posted by Jeffrey Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Ide fight any of them for the money that they make. ide fight 2 of the best at the same time.give me a contract dana.5oo,ooo for 15 min
  22. Joseph M
    22. Posted by Joseph M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    that ppv wasnt worth the cover at the bar and it was only $7. two good fights and the knockout were cool but that main-event was garbage. if a pro football or basketball player showed the same lack of professionalism as silva, there would be consequences.
  23. jimmy s
    23. Posted by jimmy s Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    white always did a good job. he isnt happy with this he'll give us another free be . but silva needs to fight fighters up on his level like liddle,griffen,evens rampage need i go on. let him stay in 205 that the tuffest right now lets se if he can handle it .if not give gsp ,or bj penn a try step them up to 175 put both titles on the line winner takes both belts.
  24. jimmy s
    24. Posted by jimmy s Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    white always did a good job. he isnt happy with this he'll give us another free be . but silva needs to fight fighters up on his level like liddle,griffen,evens rampage need i go on. let him stay in 205 that the tuffest right now lets se if he can handle it .if not give gsp ,or bj penn a try step them up to 185 put both titles on the line winner takes both belts.ufc is bigger then ever now they should have fights almost weekly now .
  25. Dave
    25. Posted by Dave Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    To me Silva was doing nothing but playing around and Dana is a big joke for not doing anything about it. Makes you wonder if he was watching the same fight. I think Silva should be stripped of his belt and made an example of. This way other fighters will wake up and pay attention. For Dana to do nothing is making the UFC a bigger laughing stock than it already is. UFC could be great but Dana is only making it worse by doing nothing.

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