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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 24: UFC President Dana White interacts with media during the UFC on FOX press conference on January 24, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 24: UFC President Dana White interacts with media during the UFC on FOX press conference on January 24, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The controversy surrounding the main event of the UFC 282 seems to be taking new turns and Dana White is being criticized for it. The main event saw a split draw between Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz. The fans and commentators were of the opinion given that the Russian was the clear winner in the fight in the main event in their eyes. Subsequently, Ramzan Kadyrov shares the view of the fans. As a matter of fact, Kadyrov is a fan of the sport and follows some of the famous Russian fighters such as Magomed Ankalaev and Khamzat Chimaev.
Thus, Kadyrov fired shots at White.
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Dana White was ridiculed by Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov questioned Dana White for not crowning Russian fighter Magomed Ankalaev for his bout with Jan Blachowicz. This news was reported by Karim Zidan on Twitter.
“Dana White, what happened to you? You were a normal, principled man, and today you took the championship belt out of the ring without handing it to the clear winner. Or has politics entered the UFC ring and requires you to referee dirty? …,” Kadyrov wrote.
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov called out UFC President Dana White following the split draw in the UFC 282 main event.
The result saw Kadyrov’s fighter (Ankalaev) denied a UFC title, which the dictator ironically blamed on “politics” before demanding UFC change the result pic.twitter.com/zN3LMvXgI7
— Karim Zidan (@ZidanSports) December 11, 2022
“Take an example from Mairbek Khasiev (ACA league), who stops any juggling in the league, any bias, demanding objectivity and not mixing sports with politics. Hey, Dana White, where are you going? Save the face of the league, your own face…,” Kadyrov added.
Through this message, Kadyrov has more or less criticized Dana White. He has also given some stern advice to the White following the debacle.
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Dana White’s decision will not please Ramzan Kadyrov
Meanwhile, the UFC Boss has already made the decision to crown the next light heavyweight champion. Much to the disappointment of the Chechen dictator, in light of recent events, White calls a fight between Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill for light heavyweight champion. This decision will undoubtedly not go well with Kadyrov as he was rooting for Ankalaev.
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Dana White has boldly made a claim that explicitly goes against the Chechen dictator. Presently, the light heavyweight title is vacant, and it will be interesting to see if the UFC boss takes Kadyrov’s decision into consideration. It will be intriguing to know what the fans think.
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