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Is Anderson Silva Trying To Send A Message?

Anderson Silva apparently is as smooth and calculated out of the Octagon as he is in it. While many speculate about what could be wrong with Silva, or why his last two title defenses have been lackluster at best, it seems to be that the real issue is, ???What is Anderson Silva trying to say???? Silva???s actions at UFC 97 could lead one to believe that he is looking to send a very loud non-verbal message to the UFC.

It would appear that his prefight spectacle of rubbing Vaseline off of his face and onto his body, while staring in the direction of people / someone at cageside was one way to draw attention to this. Coming so soon after the UFC and Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre were steeped in controversy over an alleged ???greasing??? allegation, why would Silva seeming go out of his way to so blatantly do the same at a time when he is certain that a camera is firmly fixed on him.Anderson Silva

Because of the close proximity in time to the previous incident, Silva would know that any action even remotely resembling spreading a foreign substance on his body would be seen, reported, and criticized. In addition to that, he was fighting in Montreal, Canada, home of Georges St. Pierre, and the champion was at ringside for the event. Clearly the move could be construed as a message to St. Pierre himself, or an attempt to put UFC officials right back in the hot seat over the issue.
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This is the first part of a long article, but it's a really good one about Silva's behavior recently.

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