{"id":292473,"date":"2023-09-14T09:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292473"},"modified":"2023-09-14T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:43","slug":"ufc-legend-anderson-silva-deletes-x-rated-rant-aimed-at-adesanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/ufc-legend-anderson-silva-deletes-x-rated-rant-aimed-at-adesanya\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated rant aimed at Adesanya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated post aimed at Israel Adesanya &#8211; as Brazilian shuts down comparisons with &#8216;Stylebender&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anderson Silva deleted an Instagram post that lambasted Israel Adesanya\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In the post, the Brazilian aired frustrations over comparisons between the two<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>REPORT: Sean Strickland hands Israel Adesanya shock defeat at UFC 293<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC legend Anderson Silva has deleted an X-rated post that criticised comparisons with himself and Israel Adesanya.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mixed martial arts world is still digesting the shock results from UFC 293 on Saturday night, where Adesanya was defeated by Sean Strickland in their UFC middleweight title bout.<\/p>\n<p>It was a surprise defeat for &#8216;Stylebender&#8217;, who had been expected to breeze past the American in their bout in Sydney, Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, following the news, a number of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars have spoken out &#8211; including former UFC middleweight champion Silva.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons between the two stars have been circulating ever since Adesanya made his debut in the organisation but, after the result at UFC 293, the Brazilian shared stern words for &#8216;Stylebender&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421189-12517145-image-a-2_1694680030141.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Israel Adesanya (pictured) was the target of an X-rated rant on social media by Anderson Silva\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421197-12517145-image-a-1_1694680023399.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Silva (pictured), who left the UFC in 2020, shut down comparisons with &#8216;Stylebender&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In a now-deleted Instagram post, Silva wrote:\u00a0&#8216;I&#8217;m the one in charge of this s*** here, and you&#8217;re not going to open your mouth again to compare yourself to me in this s***. Do you understand? I&#8217;m the one in charge of this s*** here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The post was quickly removed by Silva but fans were quick to re-share it before he deleted the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Silva is known as one the company&#8217;s best ever fighters, following his long-standing run as the UFC&#8217;s middleweight champion from 2006-2012.<\/p>\n<p>Conflict between the two had been unexpected, given the praise which &#8216;Stylebender&#8217; had previously showed towards Silva.<\/p>\n<p>When they fought at UFC 234 back in 2019, where Adesanya won via unanimous decision, the New Zealand fighter revealed how the Brazilian &#8216;inspired&#8217; his MMA career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This guy inspired me to be able to believe a skinny black guy can just come in here and f*** everyone up. He brought me into this game and for me, it will be an honour to take him out the game,&#8217; Adesanya revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Stylebender&#8217; suffered his second defeat from his last three fights, having also been defeated by rival Alex Pereira before avenging that loss five months later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night, Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when he beat his opponent via unanimous decision to be crowned the new champion against all odds.<\/p>\n<p>All three judges scored the bout 49-46 in favour of the 32-year-old, who is known for his out-of-the-ring sexist comments and murderous desires.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421213-12517145-image-a-4_1694680047318.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya was handed a shock defeat to Sean Strickland (right) at the recent UFC 293 event<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421199-12517145-image-a-3_1694680037667.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya came out on top when he and Silva shared the octagon at UFC 234 back in 2019<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC\u00a0featherweight and lightweight champion McGregor said that Strickland&#8217;s use of &#8216;spar only&#8217; training was the reason for the upset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McGregor\u00a0took to social media platform X to react to Strickland&#8217;s win and emphasise the incredible nature of MMA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted: &#8216;The &#8216;spar only&#8217; method crowns the new UFC middleweight world champion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Well done Sean. Unlucky Izzy. Two quality operators as well as complete opposite characters facing off, where else would you get it. Incredible! What a sport. What a company! UFC is King.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12517145\/UFC-legend-Anderson-Silva-deletes-X-rated-post-aimed-Israel-Adesanya-Brazilian-shuts-comparisons-Stylebender.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated post aimed at Israel Adesanya &#8211; as Brazilian shuts down comparisons with &#8216;Stylebender&#8217; Anderson <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated rant aimed at Adesanya - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/ufc-legend-anderson-silva-deletes-x-rated-rant-aimed-at-adesanya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated rant aimed at Adesanya - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UFC legend Anderson Silva deletes X-rated post aimed at Israel Adesanya &#8211; 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