{"id":277358,"date":"2018-05-29T06:41:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=277358"},"modified":"2018-05-29T06:41:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:41:34","slug":"dana-white-defends-decision-to-cut-yair-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-defends-decision-to-cut-yair-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White defends decision to cut Yair Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, red-hot UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez was ejected from the UFC roster. The reason, we were told by UFC President Dana White, is that Rodriguez had turned down multiple fight offers. Apparently, that’s a no-no<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the UFC Liverpool post-fight press conference, White defended his decision to cut Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offered him fights, he turned down the fights,” White said (transcribed by\u00a0Adam Guillen Jr. for MMAMania<\/a>). “There was a lot more back and forth that went on with that. If you don\u2019t want to\u00a0fight,\u00a0this isn\u2019t the place to be. There\u2019s plenty of places out there that will take Yair Rodriguez and would love to have him, and would sign him and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll have a great career.\u00a0This isn\u2019t the place for you.”<\/p>\n

White didn’t completely shut dow the possibility of Yair Rodriguez one day returning to the UFC, but again reiterated that if the UFC offers you a fight, you should take it.<\/p>\n

\"Yair<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll see. When I call you and offer you a fight, you should probably take it. You should probably take it. I make 42 fights a year, and if you don\u2019t want to\u00a0fight and you want to\u00a0be picky and choosy\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and you don\u2019t want\u00a0do this and you don\u2019t want\u00a0do that\u00a0\u2014 you probably need to go somewhere else. And I\u2019ll help you get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it’s easy to understand how matchmakers might get frustrated with fighters turning down bouts, it’s not really an “offer” if you’re going to be fired for rejecting it. Furthermore, if you risk getting fired for turning down a bout suggestion, it doesn’t sound like you’re an “independent contractor.”<\/a>\u00a0It sounds like you’re an employee<\/a>. You know, the kind that’s allowed to unionize<\/a>. And finally, Rodriguez is not the first fighter to turn down several bouts in succession<\/a>… So why was he punished so severely? Sorry, Dana White, the logic just doesn’t stand up here…<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/28\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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