Dana White on Cro Cop Misunderstanding

by id1 on Jul 17, 2009 9:05 AM EDT

If you've been following the Cro Cop saga you would be well aware of the following comments:

“Isn’t that a dirty (expletive) thing to do?” He (expletive) me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he (expletive) me.” - Dana White

"I hope he goes on a three fight losing streak and gets the hell out of MMA" -Ariel Helwani on ESPN Radio.

Well now according to Dana White the whole thing was just a misunderstanding.

“By the time I landed from Europe, Cro-Cop called me 600 times. He said, ‘I didn’t sign with anybody,” White said.

White recanted more of the conversation between himself and Cro Cop.

“You’re calling me this and that. I said, ‘I didn’t call you anything. I said that if you did sign then that’s what I would have called you,” White said.

Now that the two have made peace and Cro Cop signed for three more fights with the UFC, White placed the blame for the miscommunication completely on the location of Cro Cop’s last employer.

“Some sneaky bad (expletive) goes on all the time in Japan. The day of Cro Cop’s fight for me they released the info in Japan. They did it the day of the fight,” White said.

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lol

("you don’t like Brock" – helping Weobo out)

by mythbuster on Jul 17, 2009 9:23 AM EDT reply actions

Was it not Cro Cop’s agent that let the Dream info leak, not Dream itself?

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Jul 17, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

no the story is much more simple than that

by id1 on Jul 17, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually, it’s not. In reference to Dana it’s pretty simple, but the misunderstanding is much more complicated than that.

http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com

by Tim Burke on Jul 17, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Come on, Dana!.......

Just admit that you blew your top off and were too quick to jump to conclusions.

by chrisbboy82 on Jul 17, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

I can handle alot of Dana’s bullshit, but everyone knows he jumped the gun on Crocop, alot of us jumped the gun on Crocop…but, all is well that ends well.

"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate

by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 17, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

Take a look at how Iole reported both stories (Cro Cop leaving/returning):

http://www.sackmikegoldberg.com/421/kevin-iole-reports-mirko-cro-cop-returning-to-ufc-best-striker-alive

Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
http://www.sackmikegoldberg.com

by Mike Fagan on Jul 17, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

Iole is unbearable.

by FRANKIE on Jul 17, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

At least CC’s is doing what he said he’d do.

How's the weather up your own ass? - Stephen Colbert

by Derek Suboticki on Jul 17, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

I said, ‘I didn’t call you anything. I said that if you did sign then that’s what I would have called you," White said.

That’s an impressive level of bullshitting even for Dana White.

by FRANKIE on Jul 17, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

My thoughts exactly

That’s up there with “I had sex with her, but I make love with you”.

("you don’t like Brock" – helping Weobo out)

by mythbuster on Jul 17, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

its too bad he can’t take back the line about how crocop was ducking real opponents and insisted on a gimme like al-turk.

“What I meant was… if you had left us with our pants down… then you were a coward for not fighting Velasquez when he needed an opponent… but since you came back… then Al-Turk was a quality fighter all along and a solid stepping stone on your road to a title shot!.” It doesn’t quite flow as nicely I guess.

by Stanlee on Jul 17, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions