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Biogenesis PED scandal brings dread for UFC brass

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000

UFC President Dana White is hoping none of the fighters under contract with the promotion is linked to the Biogenesis scandal. “Obviously, it’s an athletic commission issue, but it’s just one of those things,” White said. “It’s just another f—king headache I don’t need.” The executive hasn’t been keeping tabs on the story and said he had no idea how he’d handle it if UFC fighters are linked to the shuttered South Florida clinic, which reportedly supplied performance-enhancers to more than a half-dozen MLB stars. This past week, a Biogenesis employee-turned-whisteblower said the number of athletes connected to the clinic actually numbers more than a hundred and includes athletes from MLB, NBA, NCAA, tennis, pro boxing and MMA. So far, no MMA athletes have been named in connection with the scandal and subsequent investigation into the clinic. But White said he would deal with it if that happens. White, though, said he needed to learn more information before deciding a course of action. Following this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event, which took place at KeyArena in Seattle, he peppered reporters with questions about the case and what kinds of drugs Biogenesis had supplied to athletes. He did not say definitively if he would cut a UFC fighter who appears on the clinic’s client list, but said, “If a guy signs a contract with me and then comes out a list, it’s not going to be good.

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Prior to UFC HOF induction, Dana White and Stephan Bonnar ‘hugged it out’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:30:00 +0000

After first avoiding it, UFC President Dana White had a conversation with Stephan Bonnar about his positive steroid test following UFC 153. As it turns out, the talk took place this past week prior to White honoring the longtime UFC fighter with a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame , which drew criticism from critics and then a fiery reply from the executive. “We hugged it out, and he kept explaining to me why he did what he did, and I said, ‘It doesn’t f–king matter why you did it. You did it. You lied to me,’” White said. Bonnar (15-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) retired after losing to now-former champ Anderson Silva at the pay-per-view event this past October

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Dana White says he can solve UFC fighter pay gripes – by eliminating bonuses

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 04:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – The UFC is contemplating the elimination of fight-night and discretionary bonuses to fighters, the promotion’s president told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “You don’t like the structure? All right, we’ll pay the lower-level guys more money – no more f–king bonuses,” Dana White said. “You guys come in, you negotiate your contracts, and we do away with all bonuses. That’s what I’m thinking about doing.” White today said he and UFC co-owner and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta came up with the idea to redistribute wealth after several former and current UFC fighters publicly criticized the way the promotion pays its fighters. And if they follow through with it, they could find out very quickly if those currently under contract believe the current system is as bad as its often made to be. White said that for every UFC event that “kicks ass,” the promotion “makes sure that everybody gets a piece of the extra.” Now, the promotion could boost fighters’ base salaries across the board and take away rewards for those that perform. “The bonuses are something we’ve been doing out of the kindness of our f–king heart,” White said. “It was something we liked to do. Apparently, people don’t like it.

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