I'm glad he is saying what he said. People need to stop with this "He'll be cut" bullshit.
UFC fires people left and right for a lot less and the keep guys around who have done a lot worst. People need to understand that the UFC is a job. It maybe a dream to some people outside of it(like being a straight male porn actor. Yes, boning girls is cool, then you realize that all of them are loose and you shoot in a room full of dudes) but unless you are the champ or have a key demographic on lock, you are just as likely to get cut if you did not say anything. This way Phil has the chance to get good money from WSOF, One FC, or Belllator.
Right now, he is very safe because if Gus beats Rumble, then wins the rematch,Phil would have win on him that would need to be taken care of in the UFC. If Rumble wins, not so much. But if talking got Conor(a fighter with a very easy set of oppenets in the UFC) and Chale some where, it will work for Mr. Wonderful