Anderson Silva Apologizes To UFC After Complaints

Former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva has faced some rough times inside of the Octagon over the last few years. After serving out a suspension during 2015, “The Spider” returned to action last February only to drop a closely fought decision to current champion Michael Bisping in Bisping’s home of England. Silva then stepped up on two days’ notice to take on light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at July 9’s UFC 200, a bout he also lost by way of decision.

Despite losing to Cormier, Silva put up a valiant effort, and displayed his warrior spirit just by accepting the fight alone. Silva, however, hasn’t been happy with the way the promotion has treated him since then, recently saying that he hasn’t even received a call from the UFC. President Dana White then disputed these claims:

“Let me tell you what, there’s probably some guys that can come out and say they felt like they’ve been mistreated. Anderson Silva is not one of them. Okay? That is a guy who has been far from mistreated. Far from mistreated,” White said on an edition of “Speak For Yourself” last week.

It now appears as if the Brazilian legend has changed his tune on the situation, recently issuing an apology to the promotion:

“Definitely, I need to say sorry for everything that happened now with UFC,” Silva told TMZ. “Because, you know, Dana White is Dana White.”

At age 41, Silva has undoubtedly seen better days regarding competition, but he’s expected to return later this year although a date and an opponent has yet to be named.