UFC news: Dana White told to 'shut the F*** up' over Chuck Liddell claims That is the view of Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya, who launched a scathing attack on the president. The two disagreed about the best interests of MMA fighter Chuck Liddell, who last weekend, was knocked out by fellow rival Tito Ortiz in their trilogy fight.
The fight was promoted by Golden Boy - but White believes Liddell should have retired years ago. "Dana is so small and threatened by our success with DAZN and now in MMA that he is bringing up news from a decade ago to try to stay relevant," De La Hoya told. "Boxing has entirely rejected him. And, MMA fighters are now realising they don't have to risk their lives just so he can get rich. "Golden Boy and I are moving forward and are bigger than ever.
Dana should shut the f**k up and try to figure out how to save his own company." White had previously had his say about the situation. "People even think I'm remotely bad mouthing Chuck Liddell, but the reality is - first of all, I heard last week the c***head 'Oscar De La Weirdo' is talking shit that I don't have any place to tell guys when to retire," the UFC boss ranted. .
"First of all, it's called 'friendship' you f**king c***head. " Liddell previously fought for the UFC and was involved in many of their events - solidifying himself as a pioneer of the sport. White believes that Liddell had no business being in the octagon against Ortiz. "I've been friends with Chuck Liddell for 20 years and the reality is that Chuck Liddell retired when he should have retired, eight, nine years ago, however long it was," White said. "And Chuck Liddell's almost 50 years old and has no business fighting anymore. The fact that the state of California even let that fight happen is disgusting.
Disgusting." The two have been back and forth before, when Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fought back in August 2017 - a fight that was said to have affected the promotion of the Golden Boy-promoted Canelo/GGG fight a month later. De La Hoya was massively opposed to the star-studded boxing event that involved McGregor. The Mexican boxing legend said the fight was "bad for boxing". Related articles:Conor McGregor mocked by Khabib for tapping at UFC 229: You should fight to the end.
Nurmagomedov successfully defended his lightweight title against his predecessor at the summit of the 155lbs division last month in the main event of UFC 229. Russia's first UFC belt holder dominated the contest from the outset, though he did relinquish the third round to 'The Notorious'. Nurmagomedov closed the show three minutes into the fourth round,.
Given the immense bad blood and animosity between the fighters and their respective camps, which still lingers, one would assume that Nurmagomedov would have been delighted to have made McGregor quit. However, that wasn't the case for the Dagestan native, who was somewhat frustrated by the outcome. "When he tapped out I was disappointed," Nurmagomedov said.
"Let me explain why, because when you have a worthy opponent it's really nice. It feels good to fight your opponent. "He had so many thousands of people who flew in and came to support him. "You shouldn't tap out. You should fight to the end. "After so much preparation I think it is unworthy. There should be some closure. I had this kind of frustration." Nurmagomedov hasn't spoken to McGregor since trash talking him during their multi-million-pound bout.
The 30-year-old was surprised he didn't receive the same treatment from the Irishman, saying: "Yeah we didn't talk. I talked in the normal way, you saw that. "He, I don't know, maybe he forgot his tongue at home because he didn't talk much. He was unwilling to talk and unwilling to compromise.
"I talked to him and well he said, 'It's only business.' But I did not seem him after the fight." Nurmagomedov's future, as well as McGregor's, is currently unknown as the pair are awaiting punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for their parts in the mass brawl which followed 229's main event.
Both men are serving temporary suspensions and are scheduled to appear before the NSAC on December 10. And until the duo are reprimanded for their actions, the UFC won't make any decisions on the future of the lightweight division. "We're on the Nevada State Athletic Commission's time now," White told Express Sport during the UFC 230 post-fight press conference. "We're waiting until November.
Whenever that thing is. "And when that thing plays out, then we'll know where we sit and then we'll know what's next." He added: "Conor and I talked for an hour last week. 'I would love an immediate rematch, I want to fight him again. Related articles:UFC 232: Jon Jones takes aim at critics ahead of return, slams 'cheater' claims.
Jones failed his final pre-fight drug test ahead of his UFC 214 showdown with Cormier, which he won via a devastating third round knockout. The screening discovered traces of the banned anabolic steroid Turanibol in the former light-heavyweight champion's system, which resulted in his victory being overturned to a no contest and the 205lbs title being returned to Cormier.
Jones was initially staring down the barrel of a four-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the minimum sanction for a second-time offender, but was. The arbitrator ruled that the amount of the banned agent in Jones' system, which was one trillionth of a gram, indicated that the New York native 'was not intentionally cheating'.
Despite being exonerated of any wrongdoing in both of his anti-doping cases, the first of which saw him test positive for the prohibited anti-estrogen agents Hydroxy-clomiphene and Letrozole after taking a tainted sexual-enhancement pill, many still believe Jones has cheated in the past. Jones has no issue with his detractors pointing outing out he twice had banned agents in his system but takes umbrage with the nation that he knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. "My last situation was a terrible situation.
Steroid allegation type of things," 'Bones' said during a recent appearance on ESPN's First Take. "Wasn't an allegation, I did have trace amounts of steroids in my body. "Thank goodness USADA went through the whole process to prove my innocence. Through science, we were able to prove that there was a very trace amount of steroids in my body.
"One of the people said, 'The amount of steroids in Jon's body was like taking a pinch of salt and throwing it into an Olympic-sized swimming pool.'" To this day, Jones still don't know exactly how the anabolic steroid metabolite got into his system. He added: "We have no clue how it got into my body. "We did everything in our power to figure out how it got into my body, where this came from.
"I spent thousands and thousands of dollars through all this testing to get supplements tested, and we were still not able to figure out where it came from." Many of Jones' peers, most notably Cormier, haven't been afraid to label the youngest champion in UFC history a 'cheater'. The claims of his rivals don't at all bother 31-year-old Jones, who is adamant he's been a clean fighter throughout his career. "I know in my spirit that I've never cheated the sport," he said.
"Like I said, USADA was able to prove that it was such a trace amount that it had no effect on my performance. "I've always passed every drug test. "I am the best fighter in the sport, I've always been the best fighter in the sport.
So I should perform exactly the way that I always (have)." Jones returns to the Octagon next month in the main event of UFC 232, where he'll r. UFC 232 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 29 and also features a champion-versus-champion bout between women's bantamweight and featherweight titleholders Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg.
Related articles:Conor McGregor rematch: Khabib finally opens up about UFC clash - 'CAN HAPPEN'. Speaking to reporters at a press conference, the star said "anything can happen" in terms of a reconciliation with Irish fighter Conor McGregor. However, Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed he did not regret his actions at the end of the October iconic fight. He said: "Well, we did not have some sort of a dialogue.
But I spoke to him, in a normal manner, you could see it yourself. But he, I do not know, maybe he forgot the language or whatever. But he was not showing interest to talk. "In the future, we will have to keep it together, neither jump in the octagon, nor jump out of it. I hope something like that will never happen again neither to me nor to our team. "I cannot use his manner of speaking, use such words, such a dirty language.
"I said that I would have shown myself on October 6, I showed myself. When it comes to what you suggested [friendship with Connor McGregor] anything can happen." McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title he was relieved of in April last month in the main event of UFC 229.
"The Notorious'' bid to become a two-time 155lbs champion . A few hours after losing the biggest fight in UFC history, McGregor expressed his desire for a shot at redemption on Twitter. The fight ended with a huge fight between Khabib's team members and McGregor in the octagon. After being attacked by friends of Khabib, McGregor opted not to press charges.
On the fight, Khabib said: "If I had ten tries to do it once again, I would do it. I do not go back on my actions and I am not going to retract. But, in any case, as a person who would look at it from the outside, I would say, I do not support it. "If you ask me whether I would do it again, yes, I would do it without any hesitation." McGregor and Nurmagomedov are both serving temporary suspensions and are due to appear before the commission on December 10.
Ireland's first UFC belt holder reiterated his eagerness to exact revenge on Nurmagomedov last month in an hour-long phone call with White, though he did state he's willing to face one of the other top contenders in the lightweight division if the promotion decides against giving him a rematch.
A second bout between McGregor and Nurmagomedov would bring the UFC yet another huge pay-per-view event given the animosity between the fighters and their respective camps, which led to a mass brawl ensuing moments after the culmination of their grudge match. UFC president Dana White has insisted he isn't 'thinking about' booking a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor at this moment in time.
Mr White won't make a decision on a potential rematch until the pair are punished by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "I don't know if the immediate rematch happens because we got to see what the Nevada State Athletic Commission hands down in December when that hearing happens," White told ESPN. "So I'm not even thinking about that, I'm thinking about possibilities in the future." "But, right now, not even worth thinking about until we find out what happens in Nevada.".
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