Dana knows way more than we do. Hes the fucking president of the company. Dana doesnt like Cyborg and if he didnt know something about her getting a slap on the wrist i dont think he would say this
"It's actually looking really good now," said White during a recent interview with
ESPN's Brett Okamotowhen asked about Justino receiving a retroactive exemption for the banned substance. "Apparently, the three [medical conditions] she has is what this medicine is used for. It's looking really good. It was looking bad for a minute, but now it's looking better. We're in a good place."...
yes, where did that information come from? from USADA?
NO, IT CAME FROM HOWARD FUCKING JACOBS
Its Howards job to go round telling everyone it looks great for his client..
basically the story is this
+ the tue panel have asked for more paperwork
(this means nothing really, just means the paperwork they have recieved isnt suffiecient)
+ Howard Jacobs came out and said "theyve asked for more paperwork, we think this is a good sign, normally if its a no they just say no straight away so we think them asking for more paperwork is a good sign"
+ Dana hears this, and also the story from Jacobs saying that the drugs were for medical use etc and says what he says
He is purely parrotting what he has heard from Jacobs, just as he did in the Jones case
And Jacobs is doing what hes paid to do, put out stories that sway public opinion in favor of his client and have everyone thinking they are innocent.
he did exactly the same in the Jones case, and Dana parrotted it in that case as well (as did schmucks like Luke Thomas)
And hes done it for years with client after client, thats his job.
Frankly, im amazed that someone as on the ball as Okamoto has actually fallen for it a second time.. most of the MMA media has been fairly cautious over how they report what Dana said.