Anderson Silva A report Sunday evening by Brazilian media outlet Veja.com stated the UFC had withheld a payment of nearly $6 million to Anderson Silva after his failed pre-UFC 183 drug test . The report claimed the withheld money was Silva’s (34-6 MMA, 17-2 UFC) $600,000 fight purse, $200,000 win bonus and the money he made off of his pay-per-view “points,” or percentage of PPV revenue, for the Jan. 31 pay-per-view fight, where the former longtime middleweight champion returned from a 13-month layoff to earn a decision win over former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC). The UFC released a brief statement to MMAjunkie: “The financial reports made by Veja.com are not true.” There are a few things worth noting on the situation. Most notably, the UFC can not withhold pay from an athlete. In this case, only the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has that authority
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UFC: Report of pay withheld from Anderson Silva after drug test failure ‘not true’ – MMA Junkie