Ethics in MMA

Dana White terminates Silva contract after being arrested. Photo credit UFC 

by L.A. LeVan 

Anyone who keeps up with MMA, or more to the point, the UFC, has heard this weeks news about one of the UFC's fighters getting their contract terminated.  Tiago Silva was arrested this past friday on two counts of attempted murder, aggrevated battery with a deadly weapon and obstruction without violence, as reported by NBC Miami.  Miami SWAT was called to go in and get out of his house, where he had barricaded himself.  Within a very short time, UFC president Dana White announced that they were terminating his contract and that "This guy will never fight in the UFC again."

UFC and Dana White...Enough is Enough.

Dana White and Brock Lesnar. Photo credit ESPN 

by Lance LeVan

In my last blog, I discussed what the UFC was going to do about their lack of "household name" fighters.  These are fighters that EVERYONE know...not just fans of MMA, but soccer moms and business men.  These huge names equate to huge Pay Per View (PPV) numbers for the UFC fights.  So I wasn't sure how to react when I heard that Dana White and the UFC were considering bringing back Brock Lesnar to fight in the heavyweight division again.