Dana White and UFC’s Shady Practice Unearthed as Stephen Thompson Ugly Affair Forces Confession From Former UFC Star

UFC 291 did not turn out to be anything like what Stephen Thompson had planned. The UFC welterweight was going to face Michel Pereira in an exciting matchup in the PPV. However, the fight was canceled after Pereira missed weight and Thompson chose to not fight him. Soon after this chaos, news surfaced that ‘Wonderboy’ was not paid to show up at UFC 291. This news triggered several kinds of reactions from fans and pundits alike.

Some individuals in the MMA world believed that the UFC welterweight should have received a part of his purse because whatever happened wasn’t his fault. Meanwhile, others thought that since it was his decision to not fight, Thompson was rightfully not paid. Recently, Dana White also addressed this situation, and his words seem to have bought a response out of a former UFC fighter.

Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy opens up about UFC’s unfair treatment amidst Stephen Thompson’s chaos

In his recent statement, Dana White revealed the UFC offered Thompson another opponent, but he declined. Reacting to this, former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy recalled a similar incident that he faced. “This is what happened to me after my scheduled fight with Rashad,” he wrote.

Back in 2016, Kennedy was going to face Rashad Evans at UFC 206. However, Evans opted out of the fight, and UFC bought in Kelvin Gastelum as a short-notice opponent. As a result, Kennedy had to cut weight twice. “I had to cut weight twice and fight a new opponents on short notice. Gustlem smashed me,” he added.

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Kelvin Gastelum indeed dominated that fight and won via a 3rd TKO. Interestingly, it was Kennedy’s last MMA fight. When the fans read about this, they had some wild reactions to share on social media.

Fans react to the recent statement by Tim Kennedy

This statement has been making rounds on Reddit, evoking different reactions from fans. Apparently, many are calling out the UFC for this mess.

• “Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy”
• “Was this before or after the fighters union stuff?”

Meanwhile, there were some who disagreed with Kennedy

• “I think it might be because nobody gives a shit about Tim Kennedy. Especially compared to GSP, Cain and Cowboy.”
• “He just shouldn’t be paid for weight cutting and Tim is complaining about something he controls in weight cutting.”

But the UFC was at the receiving end of a lot of criticism.

• “we’ll take care of him”
• “Fighters are incentivized to cut weight. If the UFC gave a shit they’d institute rules that would make cutting weight non-beneficial to the fighters which is pretty simple really.”
• “Dana sh*ts on boxing and compares himself to the big 3 sports leagues when he’s trying to hang dong to the media. All those organizations pay athletes to train/practice what is stopping the UFC from doing the same?”

After hearing an honest confession from Kennedy, many fans strongly showcased support to him. Although years ago, his situation seemed similar to Thompson’s. What do you think about this scenario? Let us know in the comments below.

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