Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Anderson Silva was so valuable to the world’s preeminent mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion — even after acting like a jackass — that UFC President Dana White and then-CEO Lorenzo Fertitta gave him one of this richest contracts in combat sports.
Turns out they probably could have just said “thank you” and saved the company a few million bucks.
“The Spider” went on record to complain about the promotion’s lack of gratitude, stemming from a short-notice fight the Brazilian took after Jon Jones pissed a hole through a Dixie cup ahead of UFC 200.