The alternative polite, dismissive and not communicative UFC middleweight champion has been replaced by a man who breathed fire at his opponent, Michael Sonnen, before leaving early, the smoke still clearing his words.
"First, Michael is a criminal," Silva (31-4 MMA, 14-0 UFC), said through a translator and manager Ed Soares. "It's been convicted of crimes.
He does not deserve to be in the octagon. And when the time comes and the time is right, I'll break your face and break their teeth in each mouth."
But do not stop there - and he still continued. Any mention of Sonnen (11/01/27 MMA, 6-4 UFC), who also participated in the call, came a new stream of vitriol from Silva.
"People who live in the past, and things that are in the past, are in museums," said Silva on his performance in the past against Sonnen, which took place at UFC 117, and ended in one coming from behind, the fifth round submission victory for the champion. "Right now I'm concentrating on what will happen in the coming weeks, and at this time, the recreation is over.
"I beat Michael has ever been hit before. The joke is over. No more talking. I know it's in line to hear, and the game is over. I hit your ass off UFC. He never want to fight back after finishing with him. "
Silva and Sonnen UFC 148 title, which takes place July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Billboard main attack was broadcast live on pay-per-view following preliminary in FX.
Silva reported hesitated to fight Sonnen again when the rematch was proposed and was enraged by the comments of the average rival once scorned as the wife and her native Brazil.
Today, that anger overflowed and was surprised not only the field of Silva, who told MMAjunkie.com the fighter was taking calls today, while Brazil moved away after his regarding the conference call is dropped, but the UFC president Dana White.
"I promoted the fight Anderson Silva in UFC because he is, and I've never heard of that even comes near it," White said. "In general, do not say anything negative (or) a lack of respect. Never heard of Anderson Silva like this."
White finished the conference within 30 minutes after it began when Sonnen suddenly disconnected the call. Before its launch, the average of once rival Silva, called "amateur" and refers to the famous barb - one of many released before and after the first fight - Silva anger that enthusiastic.
"Tell him I have two words for him. Medium Rare," said Sonnen, a joking reference to an interview where he said he wanted to Silva's wife to make him a steak.
First meeting Sonnen at UFC 117 and Silva has been widely regarded as one of the best fights of the year and the performance of the definition of Silva, which was dismantled and Sonnen hit by over four rounds before a Cinch strangulation triangular / key arm that forced Sonnen touch.
White said the rematch, he suffered a delay of two years, among other things, a suspension of six months for Sonnen served by high levels of testosterone after UFC 117 is expected to generate pay-per-view numbers to rival with UFC 100. This event has a reported 1.6 million PPV purchases.
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