Lawrence Epstein RIO DE JANEIRO – With “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4″ set to debut on April 5, UFC officials have committed to depicting Anderson Silva ’s removal from the show with “total candor and transparency.” “Obviously, we’re going to be forthright with the whole situation,” UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein today told MMAjunkie. “I think the only way to present it is to present exactly what happened.” Epstein spoke with MMAjunkie at today’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4″ press conference at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium. Silva, the former UFC middleweight champion of the world, was expected to serve as a coach of “TUF: Brazil 4″ opposite fellow Brazilian MMA legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
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UFC ‘stands behind’ Anderson Silva but will be ‘forthright’ depicting ‘TUF’ removal – MMA Junkie