The CEO and president of the UFC, Dana White has been quite outspoken about the things that he doesn’t like. Whether it is his competitors, haters, or even fighters, Dana is very open about his feelings on certain issues. In a recent interview with The Mac Life, White made some hilarious comments about Travis T. Tygart, the CEO of USADA.
“We help put them on the map, they helped us build an incredible program. This is how you’re gonna end your relationship with us,” said Dana in the statement made by the USADA CEO regarding their partnership with the UFC. “We’re moving on and good luck to them,” added Dana on the topic of the end of their partnership with USADA.
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Dana White then went on to troll the USADA CEO for his offensive comments on the UFC’s integrity. “Listen, this guy went full Britney Spears and lost his mind. Get ready, you’re probably gonna see this guy on Instagram dancing with knives in the next two weeks,” claimed Dana.
Furthermore, In a recent interview with Pat McAfee, he torched USADA for their recent statement about the UFC. USADA recently made a statement declaring the end of their partnership. Furthermore, they hinted that the Conor McGregor situation is the reason for the end of this partnership.
Dana White wants USADA to take back their statement
In his interview with Pat McAfee, Dana promised that he would fire back at USADA. He was furious at USADA for their statement on Conor McGregor and Joe Rogan. In his statement, the USADA CEO said that they were unsure if the UFC would honor the six-month rule in the case of Conor. He also went on to blame UFC announcer, Joe Rogan for the end of this partnership.
Soon after Dana White’s interview with Pat, UFC EVP & Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell & SVP of Athlete Health & Performance Jeff Novitzky confirmed that they had sent out a legal notice to USADA. Dana and the UFC demanded a retraction of the statement but USADA is firmly standing by their initial statement.
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“All we have is our integrity. Everything else is secondary,” said the USADA CEO making his stance against the UFC pretty clear. Travis claimed that they do the right things for the right reasons. Currently, USADA is in contract with UFC’s rival PFL to help them with their anti-doping program.
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