{"id":222260,"date":"2017-02-10T23:01:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T07:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=222260"},"modified":"2017-02-10T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T07:01:24","slug":"dana-white-addresses-tyron-woodleys-race-related-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-addresses-tyron-woodleys-race-related-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White addresses Tyron Woodley’s race related comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has caught quite a bit of criticism for comments he has made<\/a>, in which he stated that he has been the worst treated champion in the history of the UFC, and that he believes race plays a role in why certain fighters are portrayed poorly in the media.<\/p>\n

\"tyron<\/p>\n

Ahead of UFC 208, UFC President Dana White had an opportunity to respond to Woodley’s comments during an ESPN<\/a> appearance, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is with Tyron: First of all, he\u2019s a smart guy, he\u2019s a good looking kid, he\u2019s explosive, he\u2019s got knockout power, but he\u2019s a bit of a drama queen,\u201d White said. \u201cI think he means the fans are a big part of it too. When a fight is made \u2013 and Conor McGregor is a perfect example \u2013 Conor McGregor has that \u2018fight anybody, anywhere\u2019 attitude. But (he) doesn\u2019t just have the attitude, he lives it.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve stood in front of (McGregor on) 10 days\u2019 notice, and his opponent falls out and he doesn\u2019t care. He doesn\u2019t care. \u2018Bring them all, I\u2019m better than everybody. I\u2019m the man. I\u2019m the guy.\u2019 If Tyron Woodley had that attitude, Tyron Woodley would be a massive star \u2013 massive star.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe does these things where he literally \u2013 he\u2019ll say on Instagram when they know who he\u2019s supposed to fight next, he\u2019ll go out on social media and say, \u2018I\u2019m not fighting him. I think I want to fight him or this guy or this guy,’\u201d White said. \u201cThat\u2019s not what people want to hear. People don\u2019t want to hear that. Then what he does, then, is he\u2019ll start fighting and arguing with people on social media.”<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wonders why he shows up at a press conference, (and) the whole crowd is booing him. They\u2019re not booing him because he\u2019s black. There\u2019s tons of black guys fighting in the UFC. It\u2019s Tyron. If you look at the guy, he\u2019s the perfect specimen, he\u2019s the perfect athlete that you can get behind and promote until he shoots himself in the foot by doing that type of stuff.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Tyron<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 2\/11\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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