Ivan Salaverry on Dana White: "He's a scumbag, that's what he is."
by Natalia Baage on March 24, 2010

"Dana White makes things difficult. Dana White is not somebody you should be scared of. He's an ex-aerobic kickboxing teacher. He is not an MMA fighter. He's never been an MMA fighter. He used to be a pretty nice-mannered agent, and then all of a sudden, he got this power via the Fertitta brothers and he is this "demi-God" for the MMA world. Everybody is all scared of him. 'Oh, my god, Dana White!' Fuck that little bald fucker man. Piece of shit... he is. He's a scumbag, that's what he is." - Ivan Salaverry

Retired UFC fighter Ivan Salaverry recently had some very unsavory remarks to say about his former boss.

While some fighters have criticized White in the past for the UFC pay scale or how he treats fighters, Salaverry's attack, which he told to FightingPolitics.com, seemed to be unprompted.

White's celebrity status has grown tremendously since taking over the business with Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta back in 2001. The trio bought the UFC for $2 million, and have turned it into a company that's worth north of $2 billion. All of their changes to the sport brought about a different attitude about MMA and the UFC.

Before becoming the UFC president, White managed fighters Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Even earlier, he dragged 80 pounds of equipment around Boston to train his fitness clients.

Is that an unearthed feud between Salaverry (who retired in 2008) and White?

 |  (30) Comments Mtx: LMAO, someone is angry :D Kable: Seems a bit silly to say this stuff now. HackBennys: This is out of left-field, can't say I disagree a whole lot though, but you have to be a dick to be in the position that DW is in and to have helped the sport grow so much. I miss Salaverry's fighting style though, he was a great crowd pleaser. Wandering_Minstrel: All aboard the DW Hate Train! Toot Toot! Wandering_Minstrel: I forgot that most of you guys never saw all my posts defending Dana White over at the "Other Forum." I am chuckling at this. I am a pretty big DW fan, guys. If you don't believe me I suggest you go "over there" and search for my posts. I spent a lot of time arguing with people about Dana. The Hitman: what set him off? Internet Tufguy: I want to hear what Dana has to say about Ivan. I like Ivan, but his last couple matches in the octagon weren't exactly competitive. I'm sure that issue is buried in the drama somewhere. Mickey knox: I hadn't seen this before, so I had to give it a bump cause I thought it was funny. Old news, but still accurate. lol GO HARD: i like dana. i dont knock ivan for his opinion.... snuff: Half of who posted in this thread don't post anymore. :(
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