A. Silva (photo) would have received more than R$16 million, between salary and participation in PPV sales. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Last weekend, the “Radar Online” column, written by journalist Lauro Jardim on the “ Veja ” magazine website, published the news that Anderson Silva had been left without payment of US$6 million (around R$16 million, at the current exchange rate), which would have been withheld by the UFC after the former Brazilian champion's doping case. However, as soon as it reached the international press, the information was quickly denied by the organization.
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The blocking of Spider's million-dollar payment was denied by Ultimate's vice president of public relations Dave Sholler, through his official profile on Twitter. “This news is not true”, guaranteed Sholler, in response to the North American website “Bloody Elboy”, which had released the information through the microblogging network.
Soon after, asked by a fan, who said “he heard that it was US$2 million (R$5,5 million)”, whether the problem with the information was the values, Sholler reinforced that the organization did not withhold the salaries of the fighter. “You heard a rumor. The financial reports of ' Veja ' are not true”, said the director.
With a declared salary of US$800 (R$2,2 million) at UFC 183, with US$600 corresponding to his fight purse and US$200 to the bonus for the victory over Nick Diaz, Anderson Silva would have received the other US$5,2 million (R$14,4 million) referring to its share of sales of pay-per-view the event.
After being away from the octagon for 13 months due to a serious fracture in his left leg, Anderson Silva returned to action on January 31st and beat the North American Nick Diaz by unanimous decision of the judges. Just three days after the triumph, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced that Spider had been caught in a surprise doping test due to the use of anabolic steroids, in a test carried out during his preparation, on January 9th. Anderson's trial at the Athletic Commission that regulates combat sports in Las Vegas (USA) is scheduled for February 17th.
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