{"id":120965,"date":"2014-11-30T15:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T23:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=120965"},"modified":"2018-02-24T20:57:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T04:57:32","slug":"vera-ufc-respect-fighters-given-big-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/vera-ufc-respect-fighters-given-big-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Vera on UFC: &#8220;The respect the fighters are not given is a big deal&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/vera-ufc-respect-fighters-given-big-deal\/vera-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120966\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Vera.jpg\" alt=\"Vera\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Vera.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Vera-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Vera-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brandon Vera, a UFC veteran of 16 fights, who was recently signed by ONE FC, will be stepping back into the cage this weekend in the Philippines at ONE FC: Warrior&#8217;s Way.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the bout, Vera spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/11\/brandon-vera-says-one-fc-shows-its-fighters-more-respect-than-ufc\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie <\/a> to discuss his departure from the UFC, and why he believes fighters should be respected more.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was kind of a shock.  I was still in negotiations. Me and (UFC President) Dana (White) were supposed to be talking and all of sudden it came out (I was cut). As soon as that came out, I sent Dana a text and I was like, \u2018What are you doing? What\u2019s going on?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave Dana a chance to talk and let me know what\u2019s going on.  He heard about the offers and last thing I heard from Dana was, \u2018F\u2013k, kid, you (fighting) in Asia makes a lot of sense. It\u2019s an amazing offer, so good luck out there.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was time to move on.  (I didn\u2019t want to be with the UFC) after I talked to ONE FC and started seeing their platform and what they\u2019re trying to do with MMA over in Asia. Everything happened at the exact right time. I can\u2019t even explain it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing bad to say about the UFC, but I have a couple things I\u2019m still salty about.  Everything from the decision with Randy Couture all the way to the PEDs and everything in between. The respect the fighters are not given is a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest thing was the respect issue. Not just for me, but for other fighters and all fighters. The stories you hear in the back, the injuries that aren\u2019t taken care of and just the lack of respect. It\u2019s nothing I want to dive too much into.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What do you think PENNation? Does the UFC treat their fighters appropriately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Vera, a UFC veteran of 16 fights, who was recently signed by ONE FC, will be stepping back into the cage this weekend in the Philippines at ONE FC: Warrior&#8217;s Way. 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