{"id":63324,"date":"2018-04-17T07:53:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T07:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=63324"},"modified":"2018-04-17T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T07:53:35","slug":"dana-white-banned-fighter-less-conor-mcgregor-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/dana-white-banned-fighter-less-conor-mcgregor-charged.html","title":{"rendered":"Dana White once banned a fighter for doing less than what Conor McGregor is charged with"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dana White once banned a fighter for doing less than what Conor McGregor is charged with<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

When Conor McGregor went on a rampage in Brooklyn two weeks ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White fumed that it was the \u201cmost disgusting\u201d incident in UFC history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The last time White was so angered by one of his fighters was in 2010, when British mixed martial artist Paul Daley punched rival Josh Koscheck as retribution for taunting him during a defeat at UFC 113.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took White less than 72 hours to change direction on McGregor and describe their relationship as one of \u201cmutual respect,\u201d but Daley remains banned from the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWas what McGregor did worse? Yes, of course it is,\u201d Daley said. \u201cHe and his team forced themselves into the Barclays Center, they attacked a bus of people. Me and Koscheck? It is completely different.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was going to play out the way it did. The difference between me and McGregor is the amount of money that McGregor brings to the UFC. That\u2019s it, that\u2019s always going to be the case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McGregor\u2019s antics included hurling a metal dolly at the window of a bus carrying UFC fighters. Two fighters were injured and a third, Artem Lobov, was found culpable in the fracas, resulting in the cancellation of three bouts at UFC 223,<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAfter fleeing the scene McGregor turned himself in to police and was charged with <\/span>
\nthree counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief. He is expected to avoid jail time.<\/span><\/p>\n

That puts all eyes are on White to see what punishment, if any, he imposes on the UFC\u2019s biggest draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UFC needs its superstars, yet the only real precedent White has to work from is the Daley saga.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daley put up a solid performance in losing a unanimous decision to Koscheck in the co-main event of UFC 113. The build-up to the fight had been littered with acrimony and Koscheck, with victory effectively wrapped up, added some choice words to Daley as they clinched late in the bout. After the final bell rang, Daley punched Koscheck before being dragged away by referee Dan Miragliotta.<\/span><\/p>\n

White was apoplectic afterwards and used his post-fight press conference to lambaste Daley, proclaiming Daley, then 27, banned from the UFC.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care if he fights in every show all over the world and becomes the best and everybody thinks he is the pound-for-pound best in the world,\u201d White said. \u201cHe will never fight in the UFC again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Daley hasn\u2019t become the best in the world but has put together a strong career fighting in several organizations, most notably Bellator. He has beaten Lorenz Larkin and Jorge Masvidal, both of whom have spent time in the UFC\u2019s top-10 divisional rankings, and will fight former UFC title challenger, Jon Fitch, at Bellator 199 in San Jose, Calif., on May 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has definitely been a driving factor for me in my career,\u201d Daley said of his UFC snub. \u201cHere is this guy who was banished from the UFC still doing my thing and fans still love to see me fight. To have the longevity I\u2019ve had, even though I was banished from the biggest promotion, is a testament to my fortitude. I put that down to wanting to prove you can still succeed in the sport if you have the talent, whether you are fired from the UFC or fired from another promotion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Daley, who said he apologized to White after his attack on Koscheck, is 35 now and still fiery but has a more philosophical view about it all. He believes White\u2019s actions are hypocritical \u2013 \u201cplain and simply, yes\u201d \u2013 but knows enough about the fight game to appreciate that financial factors carry the greatest weight.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a business and it is all down to money and I can\u2019t hate on that,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously it is double standard and (McGregor) should be treated exactly the same as I was treated. But it’s Conor McGregor and he makes the UFC money so \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf they let McGregor go they have nothing. Dana knows that. Hence why he can attack a bus load of people, damn near ruin a whole weekend event, cut up Michael Chiesa, whatever, do all that (expletive) and still be allowed to fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2018\/04\/16\/dana-white-once-banned-fighter-doing-less-than-what-conor-mcgregor-charged\/520465002\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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