Stämningen är minst sagt sval mellan Dana White och Randy Couture, då Couture tagit sig över till Bellator för att medverka i deras nya realityserie. Nu går Randy ut och ger oss lite mer kött på benen angående varför han valde att göra som han gjorde, via ”SiriusXM Fight Club”:
So I tried like hell to get them to keep me with the company in some significant way and they had nothing for me. I made them aware that this offer had come onto the table, that the TV thing was heating up for me, that there were significant offers being pushed to me, but I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement to even hear those pitches and could not tell them specifically what was going on or who was offering what.
So, you know, in my professional estimation, they had an opportunity to keep me and use me. They chose not to, and a week later, after this whole thing leaks, they give a job to Matt Hughes in a significant fashion. Frankly that was a big f@#% you to me from Dana. And that’s exactly what he intended to do.
That’s the way it felt to me. I’ve been trying for over a year to get them to use me in some way, shape or form, and they chose not to. They didn’t have anything for me. They continually told me that. And then Matt announces his retirement, and within a week has a Vice President position for fighter relations.
Bellators nya serie kommer att sändas senare i år, inspelningarna kommer att starta nu i februari.
