Anderson Silva Shakes Head at White For Blocking De La Hoya vs. St-Pierre

Retired MMA fighter Anderson Silva is not pleased with the recent decision by UFC President Dana White, who rejected Georges St-Pierre's request to face six division champion Oscar De La Hoya in a boxing match.

“I think it doesn’t make sense, especially because Georges did a lot for the sport, especially for UFC,” Silva told MMA Junkie during a Wednesday media event. “Why you hold the guy? This makes no sense.”

Last week, Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh came out on social media and blasted White for preventing St-Pierre from fighting De La Hoya.

St-Pierre last fought for the UFC in 2017, and later on retired from MMA, but his UFC contract remains frozen.

In order to compete for a company outside of the UFC -  St-Pierre needed permission from White.

For several years, Silva went through similar issues with White.

During his long run with the UFC, Silva tried unsuccessfully to secure a boxing match with Roy Jones Jr.

White consistently rejected his request to move in that direction.

Last October, after losing to Uriah Hall, Silva was released by the UFC.

Now Silva has the ability to move forward with his boxing dream - and faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 19.

In a recent interview, St-Pierre confirmed that White rejected the idea of allowing him to box in a 'dream fight' with De La Hoya.

“Georges is a fighter,” Silva said. “You can’t hold a fighter. It’s the same if you take the lion in the jungle and put him inside a cage. The lion is going to die. You can’t do that. Nobody can do that. This makes no sense. This is terrible, terrible – completely terrible.”

“First of all, I think when you do your job, especially fight in the level me and Georges do it, you need to respect. Georges worked hard to make a lot of things for UFC. It makes no sense, Dana White holding Georges St-Pierre. I have my personal opinion about Dana, and I’m not anymore in UFC. I don’t like to talk about UFC because everything I do inside UFC is done for me. I do my best, I put in my heart in the company, but now it’s a page in my life that’s done.”