The last time the UFC went to Abu Dhabi, Dana White lost a lot of proverbial hair. There probably were more than a few TV screens around the world that needed cleaning, as well, after various things were thrown at them in the waning moments of the promotion’s first effort. That was April 12, 2010, when a psychodrama broke out in the octagon as then-middleweight champ Anderson Silva vented his frustrations with opponent Demian Maia, fighting, the UFC, and whatever else was swirling in his head as he danced and mocked his way to a unanimous decision in the headliner of UFC 112. It was a pay-per-view that would go down in infamy after a heavily hyped buildup in which promotion did its best to sell Maia as a credible contender, then watched as his earnest effort did more to win over the crowd than the petulant champion, who clearly was in control but not willing to pull the trigger.
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