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Tim Sylvia Blasts Dana White, Recalls Potential Brock Lesnar Bout

It's hard to remember an MMA career more turbulent than Tim Sylvia's.

The two-time UFC heavyweight champion, who pairs wins over Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell with losses to Abe Wagner and aged ex-boxer Ray Mercer, has degenerated into something of a laughingstock in recent years.

But the retired 41-year-old still has some strong opinions about the way his UFC career ended, and he aired those feelings Wednesday on Chael Sonnen's You're Welcome podcast (h/t David St. Martin of MMA Fighting).

Perhaps not surprisingly, Sylvia (31-10-1) saved his choicest words for UFC President Dana White, who he maintains blackballed him after he left the UFC to fight for the rival Affliction promotion:

You know Dana White.