Wanderlei Silva gets lifetime ban

[riddleofsteel]

He lives in Las Vegas. His house is there. He also owns a business there. They can put a lien on it and if need be freeze his bank accounts.


BUT. They won't do any of that, because they can't. Anyone who says otherwise is incorrect.The NSAC is just a regulatory body, and don't have any authority outside of that capacity. They can't go after him for the money, UNLESS he tries to fight again.

Which he can't, because they banned him.

The fine is purely to set a precedent (35% of the purse) for the future. They don't expect to collect from Wand.

But the liens and account freezes come into play if the UFC sues him for breach of contract if he tries to skip out and fight for another org.

They can put a lien on his property, just like any other court judgment.
They'd need a court order to freeze a bank account(s), and then it would only be a certain amount defending on the state - a % of the amount owed - 150%, 200%.

Like you posted, very unlikely they pursue either.


Silva could still try to fight outside of the US; if the promotion doesn't hold fights in the US they couldn't care less what the NSAC says or does about anything.

 

[Gun'n'Run]

I refrained from voting when this poll first came up. I was thinking it was pretty damn harsh but I also understood it in a certain way.

I've decided now that it was the right call.

With Wand now admitting chronic injuries and brain issues, any meaningful suspension would've made it so when he finally can come back, he shouldn't. I barely thought he was OK to fight before, now we're talking about 2+ years later if he got a suspension of that length instead. I think he was the right guy to make an example out of because he didn't have many years left (if any) anyway.

 

[SerrabyTKO]

Silva could still try to fight outside of the US; if the promotion doesn't hold fights in the US they couldn't care less what the NSAC says or does about anything.

That's what I'm saying though, if he tries to go off and fight in Japan while still under contract with the UFC, they'll sue him. If he doesn't show up to court he'll be held in contempt and then the courts can absolutely freeze his accounts.

But none of this is likely to happen. He retired for a reason. He knows he wouldn't win.

 

[Jermei]

You know the poll is a big deal when DMF votes.

 

[Daniel Larusso]

Much love to silva. But there is waaaay too much juicing in the sport. Something needs to be done by athletic commisions to try to stop it. He just got caught up and make an example out of.

 

[riddleofsteel]

That's what I'm saying though, if he tries to go off and fight in Japan while still under contract with the UFC, they'll sue him. If he doesn't show up to court he'll be held in contempt and then the courts can absolutely freeze his accounts.

But none of this is likely to happen. He retired for a reason. He knows he wouldn't win.

UFC contract is a separate issue. I'd guess at some point the UFC drops him.

Even if Silva was to fight elsewhere I doubt the NSAC would do anything to Silva. But like you said I doubt he'll fight again.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

What penalties can they give a guy that doesn't fight anymore, will never fight again, and is not an American citizen? What authority do they hold over him now that he's retired? Take him to court? He's in fucking Brazil. Good luck serving him those summons papers. Good luck asserting your authority over him.

Except Wandy wants to live in America. And they could, and rightfully so, screw anyone who helped him, by giving them lots of random drug tests and making their lives difficult.

 

[Kingief]

That's good isn't it?
NSAC protecting WAND from further brain damage.

 

[Kanster]

Zero fucks given. Wand is still the man in my book.

 

[EnlouZalou]

Why would I not agree with someone who ran away? I like Wand but anyone saying he doesn't deserve this after what he's done is fooling themselves. inb4 emotions of wand fans.

 

[SerrabyTKO]

Why would I not agree with someone who ran away? I like Wand but anyone saying he doesn't deserve this after what he's done is fooling themselves. inb4 emotions of wand fans.

Dude, its 80 pages in. You're not in before anything. :icon_lol:

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

Why would I not agree with someone who ran away? I like Wand but anyone saying he doesn't deserve this after what he's done is fooling themselves. inb4 emotions of wand fans.

You are literally 803 posts too late to be inb4 that.

 

[Black Gi]

It makes perfect sense to treat guys who run more harshly than guys who fail. Imagine if the guy who ducked the test gets 6 months, and the guy who fails gets 9 (in addition to having the stigma of failing attached to his name). There would never be a failure again--not because guys would stop using, but because they would start refusing. The tests would become meaningless and cheaters would never be outed.

As it is now, there is an incentive to be honest. This means cheaters will be exposed. If you really want to clean up the sport, harshly punishing the poster boy for running is completely logical and a pretty smart move.

Pretty much sums it up.

 

[Frank23]

It's a very sad ending.

 

[pick999]

#prayforufc

 

[Peteyandjia]

War Wand

His anti-UFC tirades are retarded, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what he's given me as an MMA fan

Fan fo lyfe

 

[Spliff]

War Wand

His anti-UFC tirades are retarded, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what he's given me as an MMA fan

Fan fo lyfe

Back in the day, I used to use Wand's Sherdog HL vids to introduce my friends to MMA.

Wand did more for MMA than people give him credit for.

 

[Peteyandjia]

Back in the day, I used to use Wand's Sherdog HL vids to introduce my friends to MMA.

Wand did more for MMA than people give him credit for.

Not to mention, you won't ever meet a nicer fighter more giving to the fans in person.

 

[Spliff]

Not to mention, you won't ever meet a nicer fighter more giving to the fans in person.

It's crazy. Our PRIDE group expanded from like 4 to 12 solely because of Wanderlei Silva.

I've also heard other people on here say the same thing.

Wanderlei's HL vids built PRIDE. People will say it was the first GP that Coleman won, or Igor, or the collection of old UFC fighters, but in reality, PRIDE became what it was because of Wanderlei Silva.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

Release him already. Let him go make some money.