Dana White and Fedor Emelianenko are not friends.
Anyone who has followed the past 15 years knows that. For more than a decade, White played down Fedo’s accomplishments in the sport and his status as a heavyweight goat. He bought and closed many promotional activities Emelianeko participated in and said Fedor was too afraid to participate in UFC competitions. Although Fido is generally a taciturn and respectable person, the words he has used recently to describe Dana White include “obnoxious.” Shit.
“A very unfavorable impression”, Fedo Tell Russia Exporter TASS When asked what he thinks of White. “Money is everything for him. He respects neither the combatants nor anyone. There is only money, nothing more. It’s inhuman at all. I find that very offensive. Of course, money is important for life and family. But it is unacceptable to exchange interpersonal relationships for money. “
At the UFC 267 press conference, White responded to those words and Fedor’s impressive victory over Tim Johnson in Bellato’s recent match in Moscow. Well, everyone except Dana was impressed.
“Shouldn’t I think he’s overrated because he took out Tim Johnson?” Bai asked. “I do not think so.”
“I saw Fedor last week or a few weeks ago and I said, you know, ‘This person only cares about the money’,” he added. “First of all, I don’t even know Feiduo. Feiduo doesn’t know me. We met once. Did you say it was for money? When we made you an offer, you should pay more attention to the money no matter where, whatever island we are on. And you won’t fight when you’re 45. “
“You know I offered him a deal. Should he still lie on the bed and run? Bai continued. “We offered him a deal. We are trying to find an agreement with Fedo. Obviously, Fedo didn’t like him. So i can’t see [Fedor in the UFC] It happens. “
White was referring to an offer made in 2009 on an island off the coast of Venezuela, with the aim of leading Fedor Emilianenko in the super fight against then champion Brock Lesna. Offer, According to the UFC leak, This is a five-point PPV transaction valued at US $ 30 million. According to White, the deal fell through because Vadim Finkelstein, Fedor’s Russian M-1 Combat Promotion Director, wanted a joint promotion deal and built an arena in Russia.
“This is one of those transactions [we offered Emelianenko] It’s like, ‘It doesn’t make sense to the king. ‘”White Said in 2013. “Literally, when we came back and got on the plane, we thought, ‘Thank goodness they turned this offer down. “We thought, ‘Thank goodness they turned it down.’
At the time, Finkelstein denied the announced figure of $ 30 million. Fedo recently claimed that the negotiations failed because The UFC doesn’t want to sign any of their teammates. Who knows what the truth is, but it’s a simple reality: Fedor did a great job financially, he made a lot of money fighting Bellator, and he didn’t have Dana White as his boss. The last point is enough to ensure you get a good night’s sleep, we’re sure.
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