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10th August 2006, 04:40 AM
Hi Antonio. You contacted MMA Universe this morning. It seems like there is something that you would like to get off your chest?
Yes, I wanted to tell you my side of the story about my time in Liverpool.


You have claimed that Wolfslair Gym’s management owe you £6,000 in unpaid fight purses. It is not our place to delve in to your financial dealings with Wolfslair. But why would Wolfslair Gym say that it was actually you who owe them money, quote "£20K+"?
I don’t know why they would say this. These are lies! They do not have the courage to tell the truth about what really happened. I was promised payment of £3,000 for a fight. That never appeared. Then again, I was owed another £3,000 for a fight and that was not given to me either!


More here. (http://www.mmauniverse.com/interviews/SS90)

He owed money to people in the academy and promised to pay them back from his fight purse. When he decided not to pay them we stepped in and paid them from his purse, as is only right.

At a time when he trained when he felt like, and took liberties with smaller members of the team regardless of his size. All these problems became too much and he was asked to leave the team.

The team had enough of him and his prima donna ways. His claim of two £3000 purses from Cagewarriors can easily be proved as lies with Cagewarriors’ Management, it never happened!

More here. (http://www.mmauniverse.com/news/SS776)

RedHawk
10th August 2006, 07:48 AM
Does Antonio Silva not have a team now?


He owed money to people in the academy and promised to pay them back from his fight purse. When he decided not to pay them we stepped in and paid them from his purse, as is only right.


As is only right? IMO, they dont have a right to take any money from his purse and give it away. That's his personal business and they should have let him handle it.


And what the hell is Antonio Silva doing carrying a purse in the first place. :)

ANdYX
10th August 2006, 10:17 AM
Intresting, I didn't know this..so he is with ATT now, they got some great fighters.

Titan
10th August 2006, 11:07 AM
This really sounds unprofessional. Business is much easier with signed contracts.

AKA
10th August 2006, 12:28 PM
This really sounds unprofessional. Business is much easier with signed contracts.
FYI fighting world is very unprofessionnal. Including biggest organizations....
The most organized and serious one are by far UFC...I know its surprising but it is the truth!

kainer2
10th August 2006, 01:27 PM
For the record Junior had a 5 or 6 year deal with the Wolfslair and any payment from Promoters went straight to his managment as is the norm.

Titan
10th August 2006, 04:05 PM
FYI fighting world is very unprofessionnal. Including biggest organizations....
The most organized and serious one are by far UFC...I know its surprising but it is the truth!
No, nothing surprising there. I've heard plenty of stories to back that up. And, with a lack of proper business documents, I guess it just makes the case for managers that know to how to deal with that.