{"id":93863,"date":"2014-04-17T14:14:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T21:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=93863"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:47:44","slug":"dana-white-talks-diaz-brothers-this-will-be-a-sad-story-when-we-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dana-white-talks-diaz-brothers-this-will-be-a-sad-story-when-we-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Talks Diaz Brothers: This Will Be A Sad Story When We Look Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-dana-whites-ufc-170-post-fight-media-scrum\/dana-white-png-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87515\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87515\" title=\"Dana White PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dana-White-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dana-White-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dana-White-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Dana-White-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Evan Stoumbelis<\/p>\n<p>Last night, UFC President Dana White touched on <em>(during <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-watch-dana-whites-tuf-nations-finale-media-scrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his post-fight media scrum<\/a>)<\/em> the interesting situation he finds himself in with two of MMA&#8217;s most popular fighters, the Diaz Brothers. After Gilbert Melendez renegotiated his UFC contract, fellow teammate Nate Diaz unsuccessfully tried to do the same thing. Shortly after that Nick demanded $500,000 minimum to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White isn&#8217;t having any of that.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is one of those situations that is going to be a sad story in a few years when you look back on it.\u00a0You\u2019re going to say they were two talented kids that had fans and had interest in fighting and they sat out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat people don\u2019t realize when you\u2019re in the moment and your time is now, guys don\u2019t realize until it\u2019s over. You will never make that kind of money again for the rest of your life. You should fight as much as you can possibly fight, get as popular as you can ever get and make as much money as you possibly can.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After turning down a fight with Hector Lombard, Dana is unsure of Nick&#8217;s future plans with the organization, and when asked why not just express his thoughts directly to Nick White replied:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf course I would, but you can\u2019t talk to these guys. You can\u2019t pick up the phone and call these guys. I talked to Nick, I offered him the Lombard fight, he said he was interested in it, then gone \u2013 he disappears. You can\u2019t contact him again. You can\u2019t get a hold of him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>White finished off the interview with some stern advice for the brothers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLife goes on without anybody. Presidents of countries leave, die, move on, whatever. The world moves on without you, man. This is your time to make money. This is your time to do all these things. If you just let it pass you by, that\u2019s your decision. You\u2019re grown men. I heard all the things: \u2018We don\u2019t know how to pay our taxes, we don\u2019t know how to buy houses, we don\u2019t know how to \u2026\u2019 Well, you\u2019re grown men. You better figure it out quick because the bus is going to pass you by.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Evan Stoumbelis Last night, UFC President Dana White touched on (during his post-fight media scrum) the interesting situation he finds himself in with two of MMA&#8217;s most popular fighters, the Diaz Brothers. After Gilbert Melendez renegotiated his UFC contract, fellow teammate Nate Diaz unsuccessfully tried to do the same thing. 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