Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney responds to Dana White’s ‘dirty, scumbag’ comments
Check out Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney’s response to Dana White’s comments about matching contract offers of fighters that have been cut:
On initially hearing White’s comment:
“It’s a very, very hypocritical statement.”
On Zuffa’s handling of a similar situation:
“We had to go through the exact same process with Zuffa when we signed ‘King Mo.’ Zuffa released ‘King Mo’ Lawal on March 27, 2012. They went public with their release, they put it up on their own website, on UFC.com, Dana confirmed the release of ‘King Mo’ to the media on the exact same day, and then in April, when Bellator looked to sign ‘King Mo,’ we had to submit our full contract to Zuffa. We sent it certified mail to their attorneys. Then we had to wait 14 full business days, which is typically 20-to-21 days in total, for them to decide if they were going to match or not going to match — which thankfully they didn’t, and we ended up with one of the most exciting and entertaining light heavyweights in the world — but, this is, to the letter, the exact same process.
On comparing the two situations:
“So it’s one thing to call somebody out on doing something,” continued Rebney. “But when you follow the exact same process, the veracity of the comments have to be taken in context with what the real world dictates.”
Source: The MMA Hour
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