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Originally Posted by Dork8503
So what is the problem.
I remember when i seen the offer UFC gave him, it was more then his pride offer. It wasn't much more but i remember it being more then he made for his last pride fight.
So to me it seems he thinks he is worth more money then he really is.
Or maybe it has nothing to do with money.
But it would be nice if he said what the problem is instead of saying dumb shit over an over.
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C'mon Dork, really? Aside from the stuff you admit making up later in the thread, you're totally off base and incorrect here. When PRIDE FC folded, he was offered roughly half of what he was making in Japan for a long term contract. He declined, and in response, the UFC tied him up legally for ages so he couldn't fight for anyone else.
That's why he's pissed at Zuffa, that's why he's "talking shit"--if you call talking shit answering a question in an interview honestly. He was asked if he'd thought of coming to the UFC, and he responded. He didn't go out and schedule a press conference or drag some reporter in off the street.
Note that when GSP was asked about moving up in weight, when GSP and Liddell have answered questions about opponents other than the ones' they were scheduled to fight; they caught flack for it, and their fanboys jumped to their defense and said "they're only answering questions honestly."
The same standard applies here. He doesn't want to fight for the UFC, he's not looking to fight in a future date for the UFC, he's not burning bridges, because they were already burned
for him. I understand you can't necessarily blame the UFC for trying to play hardball with him and coming to the table with business as the bottom line, but you can't blame him for feeling jerked around.
I'd ask any one of you who is offended by what he's said how you would react if you showed up to work tomorrow, and wherever you work had been sold; with some smug bastard offering you the same job at half the pay...then when you declined and tried to get another job, they messed with whatever they could to prevent you from working. I'm sure you'd all be more understanding and give far more respectful soundbytes when the subject was brought up in the future.
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Originally Posted by mauladala
“I would fight anyone of the UFC light weights, but the problem is that I will never put my foot in the octagon after they (UFC) tried to be funny...”
I meant to ask this in the other thread, but what does this mean? How did they try "to be funny..."? Does he just mean the offer was ridiculous? It must be something more than that.
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