UFC:s VD Dana White sade nyligen att welterviktsstjärnan Jorge Masvidal och de andra missnöjda fighters borde se deras jobb som en möjlighet och inte en karriär där VD:n tycktes mena att fighters borde acceptera den lön de erbjuds istället för att vara svårförhandlade. Nu går Masvidal till motattack.
Masvidal valde att besvara detta genom en video som han lade upp på sociala medier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMXfxHSddaQ
MMA Fighting citerar honom som följande:
I want to address something actually, because of the Dana White thing. Dana White said the other day – and maybe you can explain this – he said this is not a career, this is an opportunity. I’ve been doing this 16 years, sh-t I’ve had a lot of opportunity, huh? That’s crazy. So, it’s not a career Dana White, that’s interesting to know man. I really think sometimes we don’t see eye-to-eye on anything you f-cking you say, bro. How is this not a career, you know? It’s crazy.
Trots de strandade förhandlingarna och den offentliga dispyten säger Masvidal att han inte känner något hat mot White även om han inte tycker om honom så mycket.
He’s my co-worker. It’s not like I’m going to go hang out with him anywhere anytime soon or anything like that. I don’t have no animosity towards him but I also don’t really like him too much either because he has to do his job which is to generate the most money for his company. I got to do my job which is to generate the most money for me and myself. So, you see where that clashes? You know, we’re not always going to see eye-to-eye but I don’t think he’s like a devil or this evil f-cking person. I just think he is doing his job and I got to do mine.
Masvidal var tänkt att ställas mot welterviktsmästaren Kamaru Usman men då förhandlingarna gick i stöpet möter denne istället Gilbert Burns härnäst.
