Dana White on Israel Adesanya's next fight, Anderson Silva's future | ESPN MMA
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- UFC president Dana White chats with ESPN MMA's Brett Okamoto after what potentially might have been Anderson Silva's last fight inside the Octagon. White says that if Silva fights again, it won't be under the UFC label and updates on Israel Adesanya's potential move to the light heavyweight division.
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Whittaker did not say that😂😂😂 let the man look forward to his newborn kid🤦🏽♂️
@Dunnit Again Dana wouldnt last a round w a 50yo Silva!
Whittaker also said he’s looking to fight around March. That’s four months from now. He also said he wanted a title shot, he’s not campaigning for a fight against Izzy in particular, he just wants the title fight. No offence to Rob, but if he’s looking to take that kind of time off, he can take the backseat. Let Izzy go for the second belt
@Dunnit Again no reason hahah just putting it out there hahah!
lmao you guys act as if you dont hear it on youtube then it aint happening. wow, smh...i mean really.
@@michaelj.f.4602 March will likely be around when Izzy fights Jan anyway, so the timing is not an issue in the slightest
Khabib: I've retired.
Dana: Khabib's still the champion.
Cejudo: I've retired.
Dana: GET OUT YOU MIDGET! VACANT TITLE AT 135!
@@bohrora2293 bro u ok?
U wot m8? Conor and dustin fighting for the belt.
😂😂😂 Smh
@@bohrora2293 ok but abu Dubai is legit bro
@@bohrora2293 yeah, petr yan was defending he's belt, and so Figueredo, and so jan, except for the DOMINANT 155, 185, and hw champions
Pretty sure Whittaker said he does want to fight Adesanya, just not until after Christmas.
He also said Izzy should do his thing at LHW first. If you're gonna quote Rob quote him fully.
@@snappa77 lol, he said that in the context of if Issy want to fight before March 2021. Just to be clear, what you just did there wasn't 'a quote', you need to chill...
lets be honest Rob doesn't want that fight... and i don't blame him
Rob said he wants Izzy March/April. If Izzy was to go to LHW then maybe the time lines will coincide.
Dana twisted his word but Adesanya should i just move up pretty sure he doesn't want to wait for Whittaker.
Why is he lying about what Whittaker said? Whittaker has been an upstanding employee and just said he'll be ready to fight in march.
$$$$$
Whittaker said he didnt rlly care didnt he
see that the problem Dana wants fights asoon as possible December more likely Whittaker declined that an Said he want to enjoy the holidays an his new born. By March Israel could probably be fighting Jon Jones if he beats janz. The problem with Robert is timing he takes 8 months to 16 month lay offs Ufc can’t afford to hold up the division again.
Cause Dana is a greedy scumbag lol, total promoter talk - they're all the same. They just want to run these fighters into the ground and pay them dirt.
I think Whittaker might have said that. If you heard him in interviews, you get the feeling that he doesn't think he's ready for Israel yet. And surprisingly, whittaker even said that Israel can go fight for the light heavyweight championship.
Izzy's wins against ranked MWs:
#1 Robert Whittaker(title fight)
#2 Paulo Costa(title fight)
#5 Yoel Romero(title fight)
#7 Derek Brunson
#8 Kelvin Gastelum(title fight)
#12 Brad Tavares
#14 Marvin Vettori
He has EARNED the right to go for champ champ status.
i mean did he win against romero doe?
@TheKid Okay ?
And the middleweight champion who beat the top tier fighters.
You missed Wilkinson and silva
@@arubuolaebenezer9986 They weren't ranked.
If he was some big ambassador of Muslim religion and a nice respectful guy people would already call him 2nd GOAT after Khabib or something like that. But he is not so no one even thinks that way.
Izzy has been saying for years he'll fight Jon Jones in July, 2021 at Raider Stadium during International Fight Week. His plan is to beat Jan in March, become LHW champ n that sets up Izzy vs Jon perfectly as the biggest fight of all time. This man is a mastermind lol.
Lol almost verbatim what I posted on the MMAFighting FaceBook post. My man. Great minds think alike.
Izzy can see the future I'm convinced 😂
Bahahahahaah
Greatest fight all times????
Bahahahahaha
Its not the grratest fight all times..
P.s. And its not gonna be even close..
Jones is gonna take him down and literally murder him.
Easy win.
Didn't look like a mastermind against Romero, guess that doesn't fit your arguements architecture. lol
@@jhammer7441 hammer hit the nail...💪🏻😎👍🏻
Never heard whittaker say those words
You listen to his interview he never said he wanted the fight either. Sounds like he didn't
He said he did he just wanted to have Christmas with the family first which is understandable
He also said line them up after xmas
come on He shoulda jump on it once mentioned. He's clearly scared of Izzy
@@Grenplen he said he has a kid coming and wants to spend the holidays with his family.
Really wish Dana would STOP saying Robert said he DOESN'T wanna fight Izzy. He NEVER said that. He said he's not chasing it. Huge difference
Seems like Dana feels bad about letting him fight this long. He helped grow the sport so much already. He’s a GOAT of the sport for sure!
@Mr Johnson pioneer of the sport it was I was getting at. I doubt we’ll ever have a GOAT that we all agree on lol.
Well GOAT stands for greatest of all time and Anderson Silva is def one of the greatest to compete in MMA across all time... well at least for now...
@Mr Johnson Silva is on the mount Rushmore of the UFC for sure... One of the greats
Dana and Feels Bad shouldnt be in the same sentence.
@Mr Johnson you know how I got my wife? I paid five GOATs
Whittaker never said he doesn't want to fight Israel. He said he wants to spend time with his family and welcome his new born. Can't blame dana though,he wouldn't know anything about spending time and being there for his family.....
He won’t be fighting Izzy....what he’s doing while not fighting Izzy isn’t relevant dude. Whittaker is choosing to pass on the opportunity. Dana is absolutely correct.
Lol Dana knows exactly what robert meant when he said he wasn’t gonna beg. People forget Dana is a true promoter.
He doesn't want to fight israel. Doesn't matter if the reason is to spend time with family or jack off to cartoons. Not saying hes scared, but he doesn't want it at the moment.
You guys are all tripping. Bobby Knuckles said it doesn’t matter who he fights next and he knows sooner or later he’ll fight Izzy. Robert doesn’t play games, he never once said he doesn’t want to fight Izzy, in fact in his interview with Ariel after his last win he said ideally after his be born arrives he’d be keen on fighting Izzy. He also said let Izzy fight whoever he wants next even Jan and maybe come February the time lines will March and then he can fight Izzy. Bottom line is Whittaker does want to fight Izzy, but the holidays/family is priority until after the new born comes in January. He fought twice in the last 3 months he deserves two months off.
Technically Robert doesn't want to fight Adesanya.. yet. And Adesanya wants to stay active. Robert basically doesn't want to fight Adesanya in Adesanya's next fight, so Dana could be right in saying that.
0:09
Dana is so used to calling guys kids he almost called Anderson a kid
It's just his way of mixing friendliness with condescension.
Dana: “Anderson Silve should never fight again ! “
Anderson: “ I BACK. Trust me I BACK !”
Es normal. Es normal! Come on, guys.
💪🏻😆😆😆😆😆😆👍🏻
Piri pi piri...
thisn is big sport
Dana: "Women will never fight in the UFC"
@@kiwiterran1 🤣🤣
Didn’t rob say he wanted to fight Izzy in March or April I don’t recall him saying he didn’t want to fight him
Ya I thought it was the other way around being Izzy didnt want that fight
@@prodbkg nah izzy wanted the fight he thinks it's easy work.
Right he said the fight is inevitable.
@Dunnit Again That's what I thought
Kevaughn Henderson Izzy didn’t want the fight. He said he’s already beaten him pretty easily so doesn’t see the point. Ariel reported it a couple of days ago
I dont't think Rob is going to appreciate what Dana said. Rob said he wanted to take a break for xmas and his new baby, and will be back early next yr. He didn't say he doesn't want to fight Israel, he said whoever is available when he's ready. Dana didn't have to put him on blast like that. I think Rob can beat Israel. Just needs to rest that chin.
It doesn't matter the impression he gave what's like if it happens it happens. If he was really eager to fight Izzy he would have said yeah I want the rematch immediately to avenge my loss.
This is why Ali is done with his fighters talking to Ariel. Ariel only cares about Ariel's narrative so he can seem smart. He was blabbing before the fight about how even if Robert beat Jared then Robert didn't deserve a title shot. Then when he ended up being wrong he actually invited Robert on his show and manipulated Robert into saying he didn't want a title shot.
@@zeaferjones1404 Ariel is the real weasel. That's Ariel Helwani for you. It's not surprising he can never interview Dana or even come to the UFC building, or even dream of going to fight island.
He will not beat Izzy, you keep believing that fairy tale, guy was kod twice in 2 rounds, Kelvin did way better. Whittaker would be lucky just to survive a round more in a rematch, resting his chin wont help, if Izzy lands the perfect shot robert is going down just like Costa who also has a good chin.
@@kushweiser Bobby Knuckles fans are to biased to see that.
Whittaker: I want to fight Israel in March.
Dana: Whittaker doesn’t want the title fight.
Naaa stop the lies. I love Bobby knuckle but... He clearly doesn't want a rematch next. When they ask about tittle shot. He said not next. Go online, read and learn
I wish my girl loved me as much as Silva loves MMA 😌❤️
Money*
Lol
Find someone new mate 💪
You don't have a girl.
I keep her kneeling all day for that fresh nutrient.
How can you disrespect someone as cool as Whittaker? Get your facts straight before you try to put good people down Dana or it will come back to you.
Right! Rob never denies a fight. He wanted time off for Christmas & his baby 😂
Anderson Silva is one of the GOATS 🐐🐐🐐🐐🏆🏆🏆🏆🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️
Goats dont cheat
Chris Beach gsp took steroids too
@@ozzee5094 he never got caught your just assuming
@@ozzee5094 gsp never got busted ever
@@chrisbeach423 that means Khabib and GSP are the two goats
"When I broke my leg, the first thing I said is, 'I need to go back," -Anderson Silva
Anderson's choice of continuing after he broke his leg is phenomenal. The limit of his dedication as a fighter is unimaginable.
It's completely understandable why he continued. Just imagine seeing something you live for to be put down unexpectedly. It will surely haunt you for the rest of your life.
I think you mean 'unimaginable' but I echo your sentiment.
bro that's what happens when you get old Especially you keep fighting. Things break easier muscles tear easier. Anderson Silva is 2-7-1 in his last 10 fights I think he should have retired way before this. His bones snapped in 2 fights. That should tell you something
He didn’t say he wouldn’t fight Izzy just will wait till after Xmas and birth of his new baby and then he will look at it u have to respect that
Dana’s did this fight for two reasons, force Anderson to retire, and to keep Uriah down.
How to keep Uriah down tho?
@@throwsandtony3131 “he beat Anderson Silva, he’s still not a title contender”. Dana has done stuff like this before and he’s already trying to say it about Uriah, criticizing him for a “lack of output”
@@casillasscorer yea suppose, he really put him down in post presser, called him the most gun shy fighter in history of ufc😂
@@throwsandtony3131 Dana doesn’t want Uriah to fight for the belt anytime soon. And Dana only knows how to keep people away by saying “they don’t deserve it” or “they don’t want it” even if he’s lying. He said the first about Uriah and the second about Robert Whittaker all in one night. I have a feeling Dana is going to start protecting Izzy and only making prize fights for him
@@casillasscorer yea looks that way unfortunately
This is a PERFECT chess move by Izzy. Fighting Jan helps him feel out the 205 division before jumping to the Jones superfight. Once Izzy become Champ Champ he'll surpass Jon on p4p rankings n will have Jon's 205 belt so Jon will be dying inside crying everyday 😂😭.. Then he can easily bait Jon into a superfight on his own terms with ALL THE LEVERAGE on PPV points having two belts. Izzy is 10 steps ahead lol
jon is goat stop it you causal
@@michaelkiflu4815 Jones bullied oversized middleweights for 10 years without moving up to HW. Izzy will hold 2 belts in under half that time. That statement was well put together and you can't even write 1 sentence properly lol nothing he said would suggest he's a casual buddy.
@@bme9161 lmao you talk about oversized middleweights when Adesanya is 6’4 with 80 inch reach literally dwarfing every middleweight on the roster
@@Carlito_Brigante eg Kevin Holland
@@Carlito_Brigante he's planning on moving up soon. I'm saying he's not gonna stay in one weight class for 10 years like Jones did. Nice try lol
Khabib needs to fight Tony for 30-0 please
👍 👌 hopefully yes, Tony needs to get his title shot that he never got
Dana: No man should still be fighting at 46 years old. Period.
Reporter: So your 54 year old friend Mike Tyson is fighting 51 year old Roy Jones Jr soon, thoughts?
Dana: OH I’LL BE WATCHING.
He did say Mike shouldn't be fighting. But he's going to support it as a friend.
Dana's such a liar man. He wants Khabib to stick around for the Mcgregor rematch. He's been campaigning for that fight for like 2 years now.
He is screwing Tony everytime
7:55 Brett got Dana emotional for a sec there
Robert never said i don't want the fight, he said he is not gonna beg for it
I bet Anderson will be Allowed to Fulfill His Last Fight!
No Doubt!
Anderson is the goat , but doesn't need to fight again
Who is Lorenzo that Dana spoke of
One cannot be the Greatest Of All Time when you are 1-7-1 in your last 9.
@@JT-jb4mr former owner of UFC
Anyone who cheats cant be the goat....
@@canadianlove2128 he fought way past his prime , in his prime he was the best no one compared
Whittakers fans here defending him from what dana said he said. Dana here telling you what whittaker said front stage and backstage but fans get emotional even in the face of facts from the man who owns the game himself
Rob didn't say he didn't want to fight Izzy. He said he's not going to beg for the fight right now. There is a difference in that. Man, Dana can mince the words.
I don’t think Dana is a big fan of Brett
Who is Lorenzo that Dana spoke of
@@JT-jb4mr the previous owners of the UFC. pshhhh casual
lol jk
@@JT-jb4mr back then the company (UFC) belonged Dana and Lorenzo
ironically the only reason brett has a job at espn is because dana does like him
Why do you think that?
Anderson is the Goat.
Can't be the GOAT when u take PEDs.
@@kaliboi2475 You're right. That's why GSP is the GOAT.
Delusional
1. George
2. Fedor
3. Khabib
4. Jones
5. Anderson
@@unclepalo atleast silva cheated only after he broke his leg but Jon's a born cheater.
I've been a big fan of Anderson Silva since his first fight in the UFC. Dana is 100% right when he says it's time. I think fighting so far past his prime is tarnishing his legacy. Respect.
@FrosI I couldn't agree more. The fact that he's all most 50 and fighting the best guys in the world still, is absurd. Haha.
When that R word even pop up in your mind you should retire unless your DC or Khabib
Same thing is gonna happen as always..
(Before the fight) Izzy haters: "Jan is gonna destroy Izzy. Too much size and power. Watch Izzy get knocked out and humbled.. Biting off more than he can chew"
(After rhe fight) Izzy haters: "Jan didn't fight like himself. Jan was overrated anyways we all knew this would be an easy fight for Izzy."
You already know ahhaha
You forgot "izzy is too skinny"
@@prosperlkg9250 I don't agree with that. Izzy has a frame that can carry some extra mass. The only thing I would be worried about is going up to 205 then back to 185. Its alot harder to come back down after going up rather than maintaining. I think as long as Izzy does Izzy with his footwork. I don't see why he can't beat Jan.
@@dirtyharry2029 i was just mentionning what the haters say everytime he fight someone
I dont think it seems that way at all, people chose Dom over Jan. Corey over Jan. I think you and the other replies show Adesanya is the favorite.
@John i know i just find it funny to see how they get salty after the fight
Jones could've been fighting Izzy next. He'll prolly cry if Izzy KO's Jan and takes his belt, lol.
He won't cry, he will just come back and take his belt back. Izzy wasn't so quick to move up when Jones was champion.
Jones couldn’t have been fighting Izzy next bc Izzy would be staying at 185 if Jones was champ...Izzy just got done calling Jones out and when Jones said yes and Dana said he’d do it , Izzy said no
@@J.mansel4291 how long did it take Jones to move up to LHW, he kept on saying it for years before moving, why not let Izzy do his thing the way he wants. He already said he'll fight Jones next year but not now. Chill.
K.O.s Jan? Man it is a long way to get there.
Ent Blew I agree with you but it annoys me ... he just better hope he beats Yan and Jones don’t get beat in the mean time bc that would mess it up for me
I think dana is coked up! Hahaha he can't stop liking his lips 😂😂
Forsure lol
very happy to hear that none of the upcoming lightweight fights will be for a belt of any kind...that's the best move right there
Dana caught himself about to call Anderson a kid and then upgraded him to guy after remembering he’s 45 and retiring 😂
Whitaker never said he didn’t want Izzy
exactly, Dana is full of it
Holland has to be the most improved fighter this past few year, so underrated
Whittaker didn’t say that. He just wants to spend time with his family which is completely fair.
True but you have to be careful with Ariel and know what he is saying about you before you go on his show. Ariel was driving the "Robert Whittaker doesn't deserve a title shot" narrative. When he ended up being wrong he just had to bring Robert Whittaker on to manipulate him into saying something similar and then blasting his words out of context as the title of the video.
Silva, Chuck, Reem etc... All fighters who want to go out on their shields, KO’d into Valhalla - True Warriors.
I think Dana's opinion of Ariel improves the more he has to talk to Brett!
I had a dream that Khabib last fight was a triple threat match against GSP and Tony. Hopefully that comes true 👏
Cowboy Cerrone vs Islam Makhakev for the the coaches of 2021 TUF💪💪
I like Islam but he needs to work in his English to do something like that!
Bro what a bad idea , maybe khamzat 🤣 i dont see cerrone going to lightweight anytime soon and what does islam need off cerone
If you think about it Anderson Silva is still by far the best 46yr old fighter in the world, wasn't long ago he held his own against Israel Adeysanya.
Anderson should’ve either retired after his short notice fight with DC, his close fight that I thought he lost against Brunson or his close fight against Adesanya where he passed the torch
He’s one of the GOATs and he looked unstoppable back then
I hope Jan stops Izzy being humbled is always good
Anderson built mma and the ufc. The ufc should give him a retirement check for 100 milli minimum
Thats not how business works lmao.
Yikes
Khabib vs GSP Dana, no more BS. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
We all love Anderson. He need to understand his age now. Nothing remain the same all the time. But he will be always the legend. I think if not injured could go best few more years. Up to 50 may be
Izzy vs Jan.
Champ vs Champ.
Love it.
Here we go again with the Izzy doubters !
Would you prefer the Jan doubters?
@@sirdan357 well, Jan isn't as proven as a champ or even UFC fighter as Izzy so yeah. Ofc he's been in UFC way longer, but hasn't done close to what Izzy has
@@isaacduplantis1114 You don't understand why there are weight classes lol. Come on man, don't make comments when you have no clue what you're talking about.
If everyone believed without a doubt that Izzy was going to win, there would be no point in having the fight.
@@artiew8718 you think Izzy will weigh 185 when he fights Jan at 205 ?
Ali obviously doesnt want Khabib to give up the title until after Conor's fight in Jan. Won't be surprised if Khabib had the same idea.
Also another yt comment pointed out that ususally Dana says if someone retires, Dana doesn't care to ask them. But Khabib says retired, Dana is like no.
Dana is having a feud with Conor. Khabib said to the world he has retired. The 155 belt is therefore vacant.
Anderson never fully said he has retired. He 45 btw
He's way too old to be fighting
At least before he had a good chin but now even that's gone
It's a forced retirement from the UFC. People got angry when they didn't do it with BJ Penn, they should support it now whether Anderson likes it or not.
whittaker said multiple times he wants a rematch agaist adesanya
he only said he is not campaigning for it, which means he thinks he already deserves it without asking for it
Second fight with Izzy and Whitaker will result the same and Whitaker knows that, so there's no point to have a second lost with Izzy
Whitaker sounded like he's not in a rush to fight for the title yet. Dana appeared not impressed by that move.
Dana says 'the kid' so much he almost called Silva it 😂
Lorenzo was probably a lot more generous with Anderson like he was with Lyoto
Lorenzo had a lot more money to play with if he wanted to cut his own profits he could
Lmao what Izzy said he wasn't ready to move up until 2021 as the excuse for ducking Jones. This confirms Izzy is scared to death of Jones 😱
Now watch emotional Izzy fangirls CRYING below lol
You know what year is gonna come next in a couple months, right? It seems like you are scared to death of school.
He’s been saying he wanted to fight Jones Summer of 2021 for over a year and Jones vacated his title and ran away to another division before 2021. Now be true to yourself, who looks more scared?
@@karthiksabareesh2869 Dana said Izzy vs Jan NOT Jones lmao Why not Jones if izzy said it was just about clearing the division?? Lmao pvssy hypocrite
@@theinvictussamaritan4778 Jan not Jones idiot. And Jones asked to fight Izzy but Izzy kept saying I'm not ready and my team thinks I'm not ready for Jones "
@@CowneloAlvaroid your brain can't comprehend basic knowledge so let me explain. If Izzy wins thr LHW belt, the belt Jon had, he can use that to persuade Jon to come back harder. It's not rocket science.
Why Dana licking his lips like that 😂
He's imagining the money a Jones vs Adesanya PPV would bring in
Drugs mate.
@deadlyfeet is it similar to Sugma?
The conor fight just got signed
Dana dressed up as Mr. Clean for Halloween
I do want to see Anderson fight one more time Dana against Robbie Lawler or an older striker.
Whittaker needs a better manager. Ariel basically talked him out of a title shot just because Ariel likes Israel and thinks he deserves a bigger fight.
Can you imagine Izzy beating Jan and bumping Jon down to #3 P4P? The feud would be epic.
At least Silva is making some good money taking the beatings. Still my favorite fighter ever, prime Silva was something else
Whittaker didn't say he didn't want that fight!! He said he isn't gonna chase fights
Even though I believe Israel wins the rematch vs Whittaker, Israel kept saying he wont chase 2 belts/super fights and will be a true champion and clean the division. Whittaker has helped a lot by eliminating 2 contenders for him, and then his own win over Costa. I think he needs to beat Whittaker again then move up but I'm basing this off what Israel himself said. He beat Whittaker when Whittaker was coming off a ton of injuries and not active.
“The Spider’s Legacy”
It was hard to see Anderson Silva lose consciousness, especially after a fight that he appeared to be winning through 2 rounds. Daniel Cormier said in the lead up to Silva’s final UFC fight that legends “generally go out on their backs.” That was literally the case, Saturday night.
In an odd twist, the shot that put him there bore a resemblance to Silva’s famous KO of Forrest Griffin: a fadeaway jab, right on the button.
I would like Anderson Silva to retire. Blows to the head are bad, and I imagine that’s especially true for a middle-aged man who has absorbed a lifetime of them.
But this fight doesn’t hurt Silva’s legacy in my eyes. It solidifies it.
The Spider had no business being in that fight. Dana White called Uriah Hall “one of the most gun-shy fighters in the UFC.” True. He’s also one of the most unique athletes ever to step in the cage, and as spectacular a striker as you’ll find.
Anderson was right there with him.
He was smaller than Hall. Barely. He was slower. Not by much.
More than anything, his movements were fluid and creative. Most veterans grind and guile their way to victories. The Spider landed a 360 back-heel leg kick.
The more the sport grows, the more its talent crop transitions from world-class tough-guys to world-class athletes. It’s harder and harder to weigh the accomplishments of the past against those of today. Could Anderson really have achieved all that he achieved, against today’s killers?
Saturday’s fight should go down as a firm “Yes.”
The best athletes leave us with strange feats once their prime is long gone. Michael Jordan averaged 22 points per game when he was 38. Dominique Wilkins is still dunking at 60. George Foreman won the heavyweight championship of the world at the ripe age of 112.
5 months shy of his 46th birthday, Anderson Silva shared the Octagon with Uriah Hall. He belonged.
46 years old and still fighting the elite of what the world has to offer. Unreal
Anderson vs Nick Diaz should've been made as Silvas last fight and a return for Nick, Izzy is lining up to be the GOAT, McGregor gonna beat Dustin and gonna get the rematch vs Khabib, 2021 gonna b one of the best yet
Rob said he's not going to beg for a title shot but he wants it.
Wow, Silva went from goat to "is a great name name to have on your resumee" :(
Anderson is such a legend in the twilight years of his career he fought no one but beasts
Izzy running away from Whittaker cause he knows that first fight was a fluke?
Did that make you feel better princess 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dana White is one of the true Geniuses of time.
Just sounds like Anderson isnt ready to leave and the Ufc is trying to force him out
Anyone else get the proper 12 ad during this video 😂
I like Thug nasty im started be a fan
Why not Izzy/Jones??? The time doesn't seem better than now for that fight.
Silva was doing great but should of been a 3 round fight.
Dislike just for the dig at Whittaker who NEVER said he didn't wanna fight Izzy. Whittaker said he doesn't care who's next, just wants to spend time with family for a few months.
Whittaker never said he didn’t want to fight
Wittiker didnt say he didnt wanna fight him, he said he isnt campaigning for it that it will come whenever.
Rob.. the only guy that says I don’t want the title shot and still seem like beast saying it haha
Easy on the Coke dw
The non stop lip licks haha
Dana “interview exactly the same as press conference” White
I think silva is best left in the passed. Watching him fight this fight was nostalgic more than anything. But if people are honest... like me... we were just waiting for this result... not wanting but this isn't the silva that has a chance
Whittaker never said he didn't wanna fight. He said he'll fight whoever they bring him including adesanya.
The Whittaker response was strange. How would you not want that fight back?! Bobby is a gangster so I wouldn't think he's afraid but his post fight and following interviews made him seem shook
This is why no one takes the GOAT talk seriously. Anderson lost hella fights and the fan boys are still stuck in the past. Hall of famer without a doubt but GOAT? NOT EVEN CLOSE.
Well Anderson fought under the UFC banner for so long because Dana didnt want him fighting for anyone else..
Is Danas goal to make Khabib end up like Anderson Silva? Why not be happy for him and let him live in peace.
Bellator can’t wait to get some hands on him🤣
They gonna try to do Chael v Anderson 3 for sure .
I like izzy, backed him all the way and was never unsure about any of his opponents but Idk about this one, tough fight for izzy
Dana out here disparaging Whittaker's name. He said he wants to fight for the title but he wants to take some time off first, more then reasonable seeing as he fought twice recently and just came off a bout vs a top contender a week ago