D. White did not hide her irritation with Amanda. Photo: Reproduction / YouTube / UFC
The output of Amanda nunes of UFC 213, an event held last Saturday (08), still has repercussions. The Brazilian, who would do the main fight of the show against Valentina Shevchenko, he felt ill a few hours before stepping into the Octagon. After going to the hospital, the doctors released her for the duel, but she preferred to give up the dispute. Amanda's choice angered UFC president Dana White. The manager even said that the Brazilian's problem was mental and not physical.
“You can’t make anyone fight. It's not that she said, 'I'm absolutely refusing the fight.' I think it was 90% mental and 10% physical. Many fighters have moments where they don't feel well, and other events where they are completely ill. I don't think I've ever had a situation like today. She was physically capable of fighting. We've never seen anything like this from her before. There is no comparison and there is no standard of her refusing to confront someone,” White said.
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Visibly irritated, Dana even considered the possibility of taking the champion's title if situations like last Saturday were repeated.
“This type of situation where a champion refuses to face another, even though he is medically fit to fight. It just happened to DJ… When there is a pattern of this type of situation, then I will start thinking about taking away the title”, added the president, remembering Demetrious Johnson, flyweight champion, who refused to face TJ Dillashaw.
No main fight
Amanda's health problem will cause another problem for the Brazilian. The Bahian's reunion against Valentina should be rescheduled for UFC 215, in September, but Dana White stated that Amanda will not return to the main fight of the show.
“It makes sense (the fight at UFC 215). But that title won't be the main event again,” added Dana, revealing that she also won't pay the champion's purse, unlike Valentina, who will receive
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