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UFC's Dana White Calls Floyd Mayweather A Racist, Mayweather's Manager Tells Dana To Mind His Own Business

UFC president Dana White was a bit hostile toward fellow Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather on Tuesday night's UFC Tonight.

In a regular bit on Fuel's UFC Tonight, UFC president Dana White gives his 'Presidential Address' which is him riffing on some subject that's irritating him. Apparently, boxer Floyd Mayweather has raised the ire of the big boss, inspiring a 90-second rant Tuesday about his views on New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin.

Recently, Mayweather got headlines by saying that black players do the same thing Lin is doing every night, but don't get the same praise. White took exception to that, saying to Mayweather, "Yes Floyd, you're racist with the stuff that you said."

He also calls out Mayweather for his comment about Manny Pacquiao that read "Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----- make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."

White retorted, "Sushi's from Japan. Pacquiao's from the Philippines, dummy." He then went on to ask that Mayweather drop the act and just fight Pacquiao already.

White has recently been frustrated with the Nevada State Athletic Commission's history of "being consistent about being inconsistent" and cited their handling of Mayweather's recent 90-day conviction for domestic violence as an example.

Watch the clip after the jump and read the war of words that followed between White and Mayweather's manager Leonard Ellerbe...

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Mayweather's manager, Leonard Ellerbe, responded which led to another response from White (via Yahoo! Sports):

"He needs to shut the [expletive] up and mind his own business, stay in his own lane and keep on taking advantage of the UFC fighters, while underpaying them," Ellerbe told Yahoo! Sports after learning of White's rant. "If he keeps on running his mouth, we may decide to give a free seminar to all of the UFC fighters on how the pay-per-view revenue should be distributed. This is typical Dana, who is always prone to ignorant outbursts. He should be the last person to try to judge someone else."

After learning of Ellerbe's response, White sent a text to Yahoo! Sports directed to Ellerbe.

"Just for the record, shut the [expletive] up [because] I wasn't talking to you," White said by text. "I was talking to Floyd. We're doing something amazing. We're building a sport while you guys are destroying one. "

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Go get em' Dana!

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by jack knight starman on Feb 22, 2012 8:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

Meh. Dana sounded fake to me

with his whole first of all, third of all thing. Floyd is a real gangster. Dana just plays one on TV :D

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by SheepleBuster on Feb 22, 2012 8:56 AM EST up reply actions  

Floyd is a real gangster.

Are you serious, bro?

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by Krimson on Feb 22, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions  

I meant he is a tough guy. That's what I meant.

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by SheepleBuster on Feb 22, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Mayweather is going to jail for beating a woman

What a bad ass, huh?

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by Charles Awad on Feb 22, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Oh, lordy!

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by Unabomberman on Feb 22, 2012 1:10 PM EST up reply actions  

He is a despicable person

A god awful one. But he is still a tough guy. Just because he is a horrible human .. you guys are trolling me, right? Tell me that’s the case. What is this

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by SheepleBuster on Feb 22, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

One of the few times I'm glad Dana didn't shut up.

Good on Dana for ripping Pretty Boy. He deserves it. He’s a racist bum. Dana is one of the few with enough balls to go after the guy and not give a shit, either.

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by Jonathan. on Feb 22, 2012 8:31 AM EST reply actions  

Pretty sure Dana said this live on a TV program

Not on a Youtube video

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by Jonathan. on Feb 22, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions  

When has Chael ever said something racist?

by Shnak on Feb 22, 2012 9:10 AM EST up reply actions  

Sonnen did call Ed Soares' stable of fighters a "piglet tribe of savages."

racist enough for you? I don’t believe Chael is actually a racist or a xenophobe. He’s just acting, similar to what Mayweather’s doing here. So for Dana to claim the side of morality is a little ridiculous.

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by POW on Feb 22, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions  

just out of curiosity, what race is that picking on?

white ed soares, black anderson silve or native south american nogueira?

by tha dude on Feb 22, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions  

Not entirely sure.

Dark complexioned non-USA-born I guess. To reiterate, I’m not saying Chael is racist. This was more a commentary on Dana’s inconsistency and inability to take the moral high ground here.

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by POW on Feb 22, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions  

ah.

i get tired of dana’s pick-and-choose method of being offended. calling an asian an asian offends him calling someone a faggot doesn’t offend him. a man in a speedo offends him. kinda non-sequitar.

by tha dude on Feb 22, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Chael has said numerous things

equating brazilians to savages, primitives, etc. He lumps all the Brazilians together and depicts them this way. Now personally I think it’s all just race baiting without real belief, but my feelings about people who use racist language for effect as a tool even if they don’t believe it to be almost worse. Racists are ignorant. people who are aware of the effects and use it anyways are cynical fucking assholes. Hi Ron Paul.

I thought Lay N Pray was a stupid insult until I watched Tyron Woodley fight.

by DankNabbot on Feb 22, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Wtf did I miss something? What has Ron Paul ever said that was deliberately inflammatory?

by Armleglegarm Head on Feb 22, 2012 12:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Go look up the newletters Paul lent his name to.

Paul followers are either naive or insane.

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by Steen on Feb 22, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Other people said racist things

Through a borrowed megaphone, essentially.

by WheelieMonkey on Feb 22, 2012 1:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Seriously?

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by Richard Wade on Feb 22, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Non whites

Sheeeeeeeee-it

by Clay Davis on Feb 22, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow... You think Mayweather isn't racist?

Seriously? You think it’s an act like Sonnen’s? Did you even watch his racist rant about Pacquiao? Do you not see how he always brings up the race card every single time people criticize him? And every time people say nice stuff about other people?

Really?

by Anton Tabuena on Feb 22, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Mayweather is probably the greatest boxer of our generation

But yeah, you are totally on the money. With Pacquiao slowing down and Mayweather not fighting consistently, hopefully one of them loses and we can finally see that fight.

by discoandherpes on Feb 22, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions  

That's not what I said at all.

I don’t think Sonnen’s truly racist. Mayweather is a racist in the truest sense of the word and I don’t think he’d even bother to dispute it. I should’ve phrased that better.

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by POW on Feb 22, 2012 12:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh, I dunno, is “blowhard’s with blowdart’s.” racist enough for you. Didn’t he call Aldo a monkey or somethin’?

by bubbafat on Feb 22, 2012 11:15 AM EST up reply actions  

I think maybe...

you should tell Sonnen’s black corner man that he’s racist… also, let his (ex?) Asian GF know that he’s a racist as well… I’m sure he’s pulled the wool over their eyes for a while now, and would appreciate you filling hem in.

by Atomic Salmon on Feb 22, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Not saying Chael is racist

But having African American hired help and an Asian mistress isn’t a good argument against it.

by Armleglegarm Head on Feb 22, 2012 1:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

But some of his best friends are black!

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by gzl5000 on Feb 22, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions  

As far as I know, Sonnen has never actually used someone’s RACE as a way to insult them… him making jokes/insults towards Brazilians isn’t racism. Brazil isn’t a race.

by Shnak on Feb 22, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

this thread just came to a screeching HALT.

by phantom5691 on Feb 22, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Only for those who don’t know what rasicm means.

by Shnak on Feb 22, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions  

I have no idea what rasicm is.

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by gzl5000 on Feb 22, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions  

Neither do I...

…so please let me know, so I can then label other complete strangers as “racist”… I wanna join in!

by Atomic Salmon on Feb 22, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions  

.

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by gzl5000 on Feb 22, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions  

The difference between Chael Sonnens trash talk and floyds is that Chael doesn’t mean what he says, while floyd is an outright dick.

by MaximumWatermelon on Feb 22, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Also, maybe I'm being naive, but I do think that Dana actually wants to see this fight...

…and is speaking as a fan.

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by Jonathan. on Feb 22, 2012 8:32 AM EST reply actions  

You’re not naive.

Chael Sonnen has finished 1 of his 14 UFC & WEC fights.

by sexysassytravismmafan on Feb 22, 2012 8:43 AM EST up reply actions  

nope, not naive...

Especially cause he said it right in the video. :-)

by I_Mad on Feb 22, 2012 8:47 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Yeah, but it's Dana.

It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace

by Jonathan. on Feb 22, 2012 8:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Good on Dana for expressing his opinion,

But as POW mentioned Chael puts Mayweather to shame.

by The Armchair Juggernaut on Feb 22, 2012 8:53 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

oh yes

only someone noone is taking those seriously .. so they are forgotten.. till Chael brings so much money for the UFC he can go on

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by szanpan on Feb 22, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions  

Are you serious??

Mayweather is a racist period. The guy is an ignorant woman beater. This isn’t new. Floyd has made racist remarks toward Asians before.

by Crazynutts on Feb 22, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Mayweather is being controversial for the sake of being controversial

It keeps him relevant in the eyes of fans and in the eyes of the media. The fact that we’re even talking about it, proves he knows how to sell/market himself.

Chael Sonnen does the same damn thing, and Dana doesn’t get up in arms about it. Calling Jose Aldo a monkey, Brazil a contry of savages…those aren’t exactly PC things to say and DFW didn’t bat an eyelash @ Sonnen.

I’ve got no problem with White having negative comments about Mayweather, but if he’s gonna be so appalled at this, he needs to look inwardly at the Middleweight Title fight he’s been trying to make for the last year and a half.

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by Major B on Feb 22, 2012 11:37 AM EST via Android app up reply actions  

There’s a different quality to Floyd’s incendiary comments. Ie, when has sonnen ever made racially biased comments about players in other sports?

by Armleglegarm Head on Feb 22, 2012 1:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Race baiting, thinly veiled racism, and out right racism cannot be given cover

in the name “promoting” or intentionally seeking “controversy”. It’s too easy of a cop out and it begs the question as to why the racial subtext is present at all in the fighter’s “persona”. If I’m a fighter who finds myself going a bit bonkers for the sake of fabricating a persona and I keep referencing “rapin’ some bitches”, I hope the thought eventually occurs to me, that deep down, I’m kind of a fucked up individual.

As for Sonnen, unfortunately I think he falls into this very category, with various free flowing race loaded statements. And ever notice how when he faces alpha male white fellows (Stann, Bisping) he just can’t seem to get his bully on with quite the same conviction?

by Jetmo on Feb 22, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Except Chael beats up people in a cage

Mayweather beats women and takes cheapshots in the ring….other than that yeah totally similar!

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by ChillMike on Feb 22, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions  

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by halitosis on Feb 22, 2012 12:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Dana didnt say anything that bad, really.

Everyone knows Floyds one racist douche, but Dana just sounded like a frustrated fan.

If anything Floyd should be happy with Dana for bringing this into headlines again and possibly grabbing fans from his sport to watch this particular (probably record breaking PPV) boxing match, that will most likely never happen.

Seriously don't take me serious. Seriously....

by F.U.B.A.R on Feb 22, 2012 9:32 AM EST reply actions  

floyd has made some ignorant remarks in the past.

but saying that jeremy lin is asian is not racist. saying that i’m white isn’t racist either. it’s a statement of fact. saying that there are black NBA players that put up 25 points/game is true. floyd is trying to steal all of the fun and excitement from the jeremy lin story, nothing more. where is all of dana’s anger when his fighters (and his self) are calling people faggots?

by tha dude on Feb 22, 2012 9:46 AM EST reply actions   2 recs

i think the amount of press....

Lin has got lately has laid on thick on a lot of people, a lot of people react with negativity when things are shoved down their throats from every angle, so i blame the media, and floyd isn’t the only one taking aim at Lin.

by carmine99 on Feb 22, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

^ This

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by Major B on Feb 22, 2012 11:32 AM EST via Android app up reply actions  

I could not agree more

I am on the Linwagon pretty much because he is Asian and he has been playing pretty good. I not a Knick fan so I have to be honest I like because he is Asian.

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by SandboxKing on Feb 22, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Eh, what Dana says is true but he mainly comes off as a douche who doesn’t know how to express himself properly. In my humble opinion, of course.

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by Horselover Fat on Feb 22, 2012 9:49 AM EST reply actions  

Phillipino cuisine has.....

some Asian influence, so i woudn’t be really shocked if they are big on sushi, i could be wrong tho.

by carmine99 on Feb 22, 2012 10:43 AM EST reply actions  

Filipino

and sushi is Japanese

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Tasty Filipino food!

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by ChillMike on Feb 22, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions  

My first girlfriend was Filipina.

At a family function, her cousin’s gave me a bowl of “chocolate rice.” It was gross, and I threw up- she finds out about it and starts cursing them out in Tagalog.

It was rice w/ pig’s blood in it. And that’s the story of how I decided to stick to lumpia.

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by SanFranpsycho on Feb 22, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Cool story, bro

No I’m serious, that was pretty cool that they pranked you like that but i can’t imagine the wretched taste

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by Krimson on Feb 22, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

fact

r u retarded? filipinos are asian.

by One Bad on Feb 29, 2012 3:21 AM EST up reply actions  

How come Pacman isn't allowed to make sushi, just because he's Filipino?

Is it only acceptable if Floyd said, “Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that motherfucker peel the shell off a balut and feed it to me”?

by Ikuhisa Quinoa on Feb 22, 2012 10:52 AM EST reply actions   2 recs

oh man

I felt so bad laughing at that

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by halitosis on Feb 22, 2012 12:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

If Floyd said that my opinion of him would 180

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just check this out.

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by Victor Rodriguez on Feb 22, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Floyd Who?

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by Melodic KO on Feb 22, 2012 11:17 AM EST reply actions  

"HE GLOSSED ME!!!"

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by Sugel Mendoza on Feb 22, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

As an Asian:

Go Dana.

Mayweather is a disgrace to the great sport of boxing

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