Video: Dana White Tells Jim Rome He Will Cut Anderson Silva If He Pulls This Crap Again

Just how bad was Anderson Silva’s UFC 112 performance in Dana White’s eyes?  So bad that DW hasn’t even seen anything worse in all his years watching boxing.  That’s right.  Boxing, playa.  That’s why White tells ESPN’s Jim Rome that he’s had enough of these embarrassing antics from his middleweight champ, and if he ever sees it again he will cut his a**. 

Just take a second and let that sink in.  Imagine Silva going and doing to Chael Sonnen (who, White confirms, he will face next) what he did to Demian Maia.  Imagine him jumping around the cage in between fits of face-smashing, shouting things at Sonnen in Portuguese and imitating Chuck Norris’ fighting style.  Then imagine him waking up the next morning, still the UFC 185-pound champ, but suddenly a free agent.

If that’s the situation that goes down, whose interests will have been served?

What Happened Next

Dana White did not have to follow through on his threat. Anderson Silva‘s next fight was against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in August 2010, and it produced one of the most dramatic title fights in UFC history: Sonnen dominated for four and a half rounds before Silva caught him in a triangle choke in the final round to keep his belt.

Silva’s bizarre performance against Demian Maia at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, where he taunted and danced rather than engaging, is still remembered as one of the strangest title defences ever. Within a year he had produced some of the best moments of his career, including his front-kick knockout of Vitor Belfort in 2011.