Dana White just unleashed all hell on a journalist. And no, this time, it wasn’t Ariel Helwani. In a very wild turn of events, the UFC 299 bout between Benoit Saint-Denis and Dustin Poirier has finally been confirmed. The speculations and confusion around the fight had everybody confused until now.
So what really happened? One journalist reported that Saint-Denis wasn’t even aware of the bout before its announcement. On the other hand, Poirier had his own qualms with the fight. Here’s how Dana White seemingly dealt with it all and now fans believe, perhaps, he was at fault at least a little.
Angry Dana White for the win
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Dana White probably started collecting the pieces after Poirier insisted on his social media platforms that the fight was off. He even told ESPN that him and the UFC were not able to reach financial agreements. Meanwhile, a journalist by the name of Guilherme Cruz reported that Sain-Denis was out of the loop.
Dana White soon took to his Instagram to share screenshots where it appears that him and Saint-Denis reach an agreement over the fight on chat. It could just be Saint-Denis and his manager since the parties involved are cropped out in the pictures but either way, White showed that the fighter was very well aware of it all.
“You media guys are such pieces of sh*t,” White wrote in his Instagram story. Writing whatever click bait you can to be first and not right. This is why NOBODY trusts or likes you. Guilherme Cruz”. Clearly, everything went a little bit out of control. But were White’s screenshots convincing enough?
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Poirier quickly addressed the situation once he was back in the loop with White. He confirmed that there was some misunderstanding on his part that led to him believing that the fight was off. Dana White’s screenshots do work in his favor but some fans were not convinced. Was the reporter really at fault here?
Fans react to White calling out the reporter
Dana White isn’t the type of CEO to be very kind if the promotion is falsely represented in media. Journalist Guilherme Cruz reported that Saint-Denis’ coach told him that they didn’t know about the bout before it was announced. Did White’s screenshots tell the whole story? Fans believed it wasn’t fully so.
“The texts Dana posted don’t contradict the notion that BSD didn’t know his opponent was Poirier, which is what Cruz reported”Some believed the bout wasn’t official yet.
“Even if he knew. It wasn’t signed and official so it’s still off.”“Dana deflecting on this one, regardless of this guy should not be announced until official no?”Yet others sided with him
“Dana got the receipts”
While some said White came in with all the proof, others accused him of causing a distraction.
“Distractions from the 300 main even announcement”
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Yet others flamed the journalist with the UFC head honcho.
“And DP just confirmed the fight is still on… Another L for that journalist”
Some fans were still obsessed with the idea of oiling Dana White up for delaying the UFC 300 main event announcement.
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“bring the oil boys”
Finally, some fans stood by Poirier.
“That’s true but they didn’t have things squared with porier at all. They weren’t willing to pay him is what I’ve heard.”
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Either way, everything has washed off now. The fight is back on, and ‘The Diamond’ will fight Benoit Saint-Denis in the co-main event at UFC 299. The pay-per-view will go down at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Sean O’Malley and Marlon ‘Chito‘ Vera will be headlining the event as they compete for ‘Suga’s’ bantamweight title. What fighters are you rooting for for the 10th of March? Let us know in the comments.
