There is a section of the MMA community (a large one, apparently) that is painting Dana White as the villain. Cyborg has gotten a fair share of the criticism herself for her unceremonious departure.
In a recent interview with MMAFighting, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko spoke about White and stated that she always found him to be polite and nice.
She gave White props for managing the biggest MMA promotion in the world while also adding that she hasn’t been paying attention to the war of words between Cyborg and White.
In case you didn’t know…
Cyborg fought her final fight for the UFC against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240, after which her relationship with White completely broke down. White claimed that Cyborg was scared to take on Amanda Nunes and has always ducked away from the rematch.
The Brazilian fighter’s social media team put out a doctored video of a backstage interaction between herself and White, in which the UFC head honcho was portrayed in poor light. Cyborg later came out and apologized to White for the video.
As things stand, Cyborg is done with the UFC with many promotions currently negotiating for her signature.
The heart of the matter
Valentina Shevchenko shared her views on Dana White during a chat with MMAFighting. She had nothing but good things to say about her boss.
Shevchenko was asked about whether she had ever thought of facing Cris Cyborg. ‘Bullet’ claimed that she never considered the fight as they are in different weight classes.
What’s next?
Valentina Shevchenko will defend the UFC Women’s Flyweight title against Liz Carmouche on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 156.
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