Dana White Says Colby Just Ducked Woodley

[3nigma]

Maybe Colby should stop bragging about making more than other fighters and acting like he is set.

 

[TimberGhost]

Just being Dana

 

[TheNinja]

1. White probably offered Colby a very low ball number knowing he'd resist and maybe even not accept it.

2. White probably knew if he offered Colby Woodley then Colby would not agree because he wants a titleshot, and that he (Dana) would then be able to tell the media Colby ducked Woodley just to troll Colby.

This is the truth. I believe what Dana said about Colby turning down the fights. But I also understand Colby's reasons for turning them down. So ya....I normally don't believe anything Dana says but he just planned this whole thing so he could tell the media his version of the truth.

 

[D-Volt]

Jesus, the top of this division is a mess and Dana lowballing fighters isn't making things any easier. No one likes Colby so just book someone to fight Usman. Clearly it's not going to be Colby since you don't want to pay him.

Don't be surprised if the winner of Diaz vs Masvidal gets a shot at Usman next. Heck, wouldn't even surprise me if Edwards or even Woodley is next. I honestly don't care, I just want the division out of stasis at the top already.

 

[keepemup]

Dana is weird to me. Just give them their money and if the numbers suck you can lord it over their heads.

This is the actually champion and the interim champ but yet he wants to be tight with the purse strings. Grade A weird imo.

 

[listrahtes]

So they offer less then against Lawler and say Take it or Leave it. No negotiating at all and after he says no they just take away his titleshot and offer Woodley. He says no to that and White talks about Colby ducking <Lmaoo>

This is so precontructed absurd. Really how can anyone fall for that? Are people that retarded.

Especially as they seem to do the same crap with Usman

 

[TrueBias]

Why would he possibly accept the Woodley fight...

Perhaps he was promised the first championship purse for a fight that has no championship.


Like it or not boys and girls, this is how these matchups happen. Its obvious when they happen. Injuries, refusal, usada, fuck agreements, all while following the entertainment adage, not the sport's: "the show must go on."

 

[humdizzle]

why doesn't Colby just go to bellator then?

hilarious to see Colby talk so much shit... then cry about money and play the victim.

Had he taken the first opportunity to fight Woodley, even it was for scraps, he might have been champ now and 500k richer. Rose and Andrade both got paid 100k each to show in their title fight. And that was Rose's second defense. Imagine if they had complained....

 

[markys00]

Hes saying Colby ducked Usman then refused Woodley. Basically Colby only fights those he's confident he will win against, so he stays clear of both Usman and Woodley

basically means colby is also afraid of dana, and robbie lawler got robbed of a decision win

 

[markys00]

why doesn't Colby just go to bellator then?

hilarious to see Colby talk so much shit... then cry about money and play the victim.

Had he taken the first opportunity to fight Woodley, even it was for scraps, he might have been champ now and 500k richer. Rose and Andrade both got paid 100k each to show in their title fight. And that was Rose's second defense. Imagine if they had complained....

very different situations, tbf

 

[ArtemV]

Honestly, Colby shouldn't need to fight Woodley. He already deserves a title shot over everybody at WW right now.

 

[richardjohnson]

lol for a like a year Colby has been calling out Usman and Woodley claiming they are scared to fight him but when it came down to it he's the one who turned down fights with both of them. funny how that works

 

[CPH]

This is the thing that Colbie is too stupid to understand: The UFC sits on all the numbers. They know what each fighter is worth. They do not lowball the needle-movers. If Colbie was a draw, Dana would pay him and laugh at his jokes at the pressers.

 

[Joseph f moore]

After Colby Covington beat Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark, all signs pointed to him fighting welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman next. Many also expected that fight to be at UFC 244 in Madison Square Garden.

Yet, that is not the case. Instead, negotiations between the two fell apart and the UFC booked Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal as the main event of the card.

Now, speaking at the UFC 244 press conference, UFC president, Dana White explained why Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington did not come to fruition.

“So here’s the thing with that,” White said during the news conference (h/t MMA Junkie). “Obviously, you heard me say in interviews after [Diaz defeated Pettis] that was the fight I was going to make.

“So Colby Covington can say whatever he wants, but we make fights for a living. That’s what we do. We go after guys and we say, ‘This is next. This is the date. Do you want the fight?’ Obviously he wanted more money to fight Usman. We went back and forth.”

Dana White was obviously not pleased he could not get a deal with Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman. But, ‘Chaos’ says he turned it down because it was not a negotiation. Instead, it was a take it or leave it offer, and it was less money then what he was paid against Lawler.

However, according to White, Colby Covington also turned down a Tyron Woodley fight after the Kamaru Usman negotiations hit a snag.

“This is the second time he’s done it,” White said. “He had a fight in Dallas, too. So we said, ‘If you don’t want to fight Usman then we’ll give you Tyron Woodley’. He turned down Tyron Woodley, too. You either want to fight or you don’t. When Colby Covington is willing to fight, he’ll let us know.”

-BJPenn.com

 

[Joseph f moore]

Woodley is not a fighter Covington can dominate with wrestling and he's a better striker than MAGA Mouth. If he wants Usman he'll have to bite the bullet and take less. He's not the first to have to do it for a title fight. Would not be the first to earn way less as a winner than the loser. This division needs more well rounded fighters at the top. The one that emerges that has developed true MMA skills will walk through these snoozers and aging ex champs.
Btw Diaz fits that profile. I say this without being a big fan but with growing respect. He's maturing and dangerous. Ask Conor McMoney.

 

[CPH]

Dana is weird to me. Just give them their money and if the numbers suck you can lord it over their heads.

Here’s the thing though: Dana already has all the numbers from Colby’s previous outings. He wouldn’t let a fighter who is worth the money walk, hence: Colby is not worth more than he was offered.

 

[Mark Parker]

Dana White logic: "I promised Colby the title shot multiple times and keep refusing to give it to him. He turned down X contender because he wants a title shot, so obviously he's ducking this guy."

Colby probably didn't duck Woodley so much as he's demanding a fight for the belt (with fair compensation). If Woodley was the champion and the UFC were offering Colby $1 million for the title shot, I bet he'd fight Woodley in a heartbeat.

LOL really you think he'd be down for a million dollars?!? Im sure he would as if Clobby has ever done anything to earn anywhere near a million dollar payday. His MAGA thing is good for a couple laughs-thats it. You don't put asses in seats, Dana doesn't give a fuck about you. That's how its always been. Clobby doesn't like it then he can go get a job the nearest Trump hotel.

 

[PlatinumColbyCovington]

Dana is still pissed Colby exposed his side piece on instagram live

I'm sure Mrs. White would not have been happy

 

[oscerthegrouch]

So confusing and likely untrue.

So first time- he passed up a fight against champion Woodley because he didn't get offered enough money.

Instead he fought Robbie Lawler... according to him for money than he would have made fighting the champ?

And again- he passes up a fight against champion Kumaru... according to him, because he would have earned less money than he made fighting Lawler?

Neither of these 2 situations seem believable.

It's highly unlikely that the UFC would offer him more money to fight non-champions than champions on 2 occasions.

At worst, he'll get equal money offered- in which case, it still makes sense to take the championship fight.

And the general approach to making more money is climbing as high as you can (becoming champion if that's possible) until the fights on your contract are up before forcing the UFC to offer you more because you're not obligated to fight anymore and they want to keep you.

Chris Weidman didn't renew his contract and ran up his last fight against Anderson Silva for sub-optimal money because he took a gamble, beat Silva, and negotiated a new contract that made a shit ton of money even after he lost the title.

Seems like Colby knows how beatable he is.

this ! they offer him a fight not a new deal $.. dont know how many fights are on his contract but nobody is getting low balled until they renegotiate

 

[Exemplar]

Lol @ DFW trying so hard to Fitch Colby into obscurity.