Randy Couture vs. Dana White: Trading Punches

The original rift between Randy Couture and the UFC happened back in September when Couture expressed displeasure with the amount of money he had made- from being underpaid compared to other UFC fighters to what he was paid to appear on Spike TVs “Pros vs. Joes.“
The latest in the increasingly nasty battle sees Couture claiming he wasn’t paid $500,000- a promised signing bonus, with UFC Chief Financial Officer John Mulkey fighting back by producing documents refuting Couture’s claim.
And don’t expect UFC head honcho Dana White to keep quiet on this issue.
“We think (Couture’s) puke Hollywood agent has got in his ear and fed him a bunch of bullshit.”
So while it seems no one is pulling any punches in this battle of the egos, it seems not all hope for a kiss-and-make-up is lost.
“I don’t know how we got here with Randy Couture. Maybe we didn’t pay enough attention to him”, said White.
And when faced with the question as to who is the true heavyweight champion of the world, White minced no words in defending his newest blacksheep bro.

“I don’t consider Fedor (Emelianenko) to be the number one fighter in the world. Fedor is a farce. Randy Couture is the number one heavyweight in the world…I was trying to get Fedor because I thought Randy could beat him.”

White didn’t rule out a reconciliation with Couture, who remains the UFC Heavyweight Champion. At least for now.

“If Tito Ortiz and I can work things out, I’m sure Randy and I can”, said White.

Heart-warming, don’t you think?