“Unfortunately my manager is American, he speaks Portuguese but he is American. But I'm putting myself as a Brazilian... Whether you are in the UFC or not, when I’m outside my country i'm going to represent my country well and I think everyone has to position himself in the right way,” he said on Tela Nitida.
“His position was not good, was not cool, as a manager he needed to have a more professional attitude. He was not professional and I don't know why… I think it was not cool. But everyone knows what's best, he is a grown man and he is going to deal with the backlash of what he did.”
“First thing is that nobody can talk for me except myself. Second is that I don't have a contract with anybody, except with Nine9 and my sponsors, so anything can happen,” he said.
Classic case of a fighter getting too big for his britches. You rarely hear a small time fighter complain about a manager speaking on his behalf. But when they get some money, all of a sudden...
I really like Anderson, but I can't get behind this.
Soares just said what he's always said (1) Chael is a cheater, we shouldn't fight him (2) We have limited # of fights left.
If he changed his mind and says he has six years of fighting left, great, but he wasn't saying that just 5 months ago. He probably should have told his manager about his change of heart.
Also, many sports managers take interviews. Not unusual. If he wanted a silent manager, again, he needed to communicate that. If its unprofessional for Soares to speak ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT, its unprofessional for a fighter to reprimand a manager in public.
Authority Figure - Classic case of a fighter getting too big for his britches. You rarely hear a small time fighter complain about a manager speaking on his behalf. But when they get some money, all of a sudden...
I really like Anderson, but I can't get behind this.
Soares just said what he's always said (1) Chael is a cheater, we shouldn't fight him (2) We have limited # of fights left.
If he changed his mind and says he has six years of fighting left, great, but he wasn't saying that just 5 months ago. He probably should have told his manager about his change of heart.
Also, many sports managers take interviews. Not unusual. If he wanted a silent manager, again, he needed to communicate that. If its unprofessional for Soares to speak ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT, its unprofessional for a fighter to reprimand a manager in public.
Yep, once they are successful they never needed anyone to get where they are
You guys realize he had a massive management powerhouse behind him now right? This really shouldn't shock anyone, soares is great at what he does but, silva has now aligned himself with one of the best management firms in the world. Like it or not, there is no real reason for Anderson to have a manager anymore. He knows what he wants, can get what he wants, no point in paying a manager anymore.
Anderson's handling of this situation isn't any more professional than Soares IMO. Why take this to the public instead of resolving the coflict privately?
Jamiee - Anderson's handling of this situation isn't any more professional than Soares IMO. Why take this to the public instead of resolving the coflict privately?
Because he wants people to know that he disagrees with what Ed has been saying?
Brigham - You guys realize he had a massive management powerhouse behind him now right? This really shouldn't shock anyone, soares is great at what he does but, silva has now aligned himself with one of the best management firms in the world. Like it or not, there is no real reason for Anderson to have a manager anymore. He knows what he wants, can get what he wants, no point in paying a manager anymore.
If you were a world-class athlete, one of these firms would love to have you as a client...so they could turn you against your friends, cut you off from your family - then bleed you dry.
