Wanderlei Silva announced his retirement from the UFC in a video post on Friday afternoon. Silva blamed the UFC for having to retire. Silva’s retirement comes the week prior to his hearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
According to the retirement post on YouTube, Silva stated the UFC “tried to turn my fans against me.”
The full video can be seen on his YouTube channel here:
Silva’s disciplinary hearing is set before the NAC this week as it will assess a penalty for evading a drug test. Silva’s counsel has filed paperwork opposing the disciplinary proceedings and requesting that Silva’s complaint be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The argument is that since Silva did not have a license at the time, he was not under the jurisdiction of the state of Nevada.
Payout Perspective:
Will the Commission decide that it has no jurisdiction and let the state Attorney General proceed with its case against Silva? Does the fact that Silva announced his retirement make a difference? Silva’s retirement probably has no bearing on what the Commission will do this week. Perhaps if the case is dismissed against Silva, then we might see Silva rethink his retirement. But, if the Commission denies Silva’s motion to dismiss and rules in favor of the AG, we will never see Silva in the UFC again.
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