Matt Serra explains ‘f@$% him’ heard following Silva fight

When Anderson Silva fell to the mat screaming in agony at UFC 168, the sport collectively gasped. Until the reply, there was little clear idea as to what happened.

Never the less, when an audio recording from Chris Weidman’s corner revealed one of his coaches saying “good f— him,” fans assumed the verbiage was a reference to Silva’s broken leg, and took offense.

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Weidman and coach Matt Serra appeared on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour to clear the matter up.

Serra said the voice that was heard was him.

“I heard the thing,” said Serra as transcribed by B/R. “And then at first, I was like, ‘Oh, what did Longo say?’ Then I was like, ‘Oh man, f—-, that was me.’ ��None of us saw what happened. We saw him just drop, and I didn’t see Chris throw strikes.”

“For two months, me and Longo are talking every night, ‘Alright listen man, he does this, he does these shenanigans. This is where he’s going to f— him. This is where the kid’s going to f—him. This is where Chris is going to get him. If he gets him here on the floor, I swear this is where he’s going to f— the guy.’ This is how we talk. I hate to say it, but I’m being honest with you. …As far as Chris, we even tell him the mentality and all the mystique of this guy, ‘No, f— him dude. He’s stepping into the cage with you.’”

“I didn’t see it until the next day on how that thing broke. We’re not heartless pricks, we’re not bad sportsmen. He’s got kids, he’s got people who love him. The first thing I did when I knew it was me is I got Ed Soares number, and I gave him a call. If I hurt anybody’s feelings, of course Anderson’s kids, his wife and everything, I do apologize. That definitely did not come out of a bad place or negative place.”