That's funny. This isn't WWE boss. You seriously think you lost on rigged fights tonight? Yea, I wouldn't wager again on mma either...
Exactly my point! Also, you wager a +175 and lose like it was a "lock".
Pre-determined....lmfao. Sore loser more like it...
If it were up to UFC president Dana White, Holly Holm wouldn’t have stepped back into the cageuntil Ronda Rousey was ready for a rematch. But Holm, 34, didn’t want to wait on Rousey to recover from her November loss and instead fought Miesha Tate in UFC 196 — a fight she finished unconscious after being choked out.
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Now, instead of the UFC promoting a Rousey/Holm rematch with the bantamweight belt on the line, a third meeting between Rousey and Tate is expected. As for Holm, it may be quite awhile before she has another meaningful fight — and White places that burden on Holm’s trainer, Lenny Fresquez.
"The sad part about that is, listen, he's an old boxing guy who thinks he's smart, and he's not," White said of Fresquez on ESPN Radio’s “Russillo & Kanell.”
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White said he told Fresquez he thought Holm should wait for a Rousey rematch, but Holm wasn’t a part of the meeting that ultimately decided the Tate showdown.
"It's one of those things. I feel bad about it. I feel bad for Holly. I don't know if Holly really knows what she lost. I think she has so much faith in the people that surround her,” White said. “Holly, that's your life. You should be in that meeting. Don't leave it to these people.”
Fresquez defended Holm’s decision, saying “Holly is the boss” and “she wanted to fight, and she got her wish.”
If Holm (10-1) didn’t get caught in a rear-naked chokehold in the fifth round of Saturday’s bout with Tate (18-5), she likely would have won a judge’s decision and retained her belt. Fresquez, who gave Tate credit for capitalizing on her chance in the fight, said Holm wants a rematch for the belt “right away” to hopefully regain the title and set up another meeting with Rousey.
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“Even with the title, a fight between Miesha and Rousey doesn't have the glamor a fight with Holly and Ronda does,” he said. “Yeah, Holly lost. She made a mistake, but she'll learn from it. Everyone saw she's a warrior."
So while Holm and her people clamor for another shot at Tate, White is shrugging his shoulders and thinking, "I told you so."
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Now, instead of the UFC promoting a Rousey/Holm rematch with the bantamweight belt on the line, a third meeting between Rousey and Tate is expected. As for Holm, it may be quite awhile before she has another meaningful fight — and White places that burden on Holm’s trainer, Lenny Fresquez.
"The sad part about that is, listen, he's an old boxing guy who thinks he's smart, and he's not," White said of Fresquez on ESPN Radio’s “Russillo & Kanell.”
MORE: Watch Rousey get KO'd by Holm | UFC 196 winners and losers
White said he told Fresquez he thought Holm should wait for a Rousey rematch, but Holm wasn’t a part of the meeting that ultimately decided the Tate showdown.
"It's one of those things. I feel bad about it. I feel bad for Holly. I don't know if Holly really knows what she lost. I think she has so much faith in the people that surround her,” White said. “Holly, that's your life. You should be in that meeting. Don't leave it to these people.”
Fresquez defended Holm’s decision, saying “Holly is the boss” and “she wanted to fight, and she got her wish.”
If Holm (10-1) didn’t get caught in a rear-naked chokehold in the fifth round of Saturday’s bout with Tate (18-5), she likely would have won a judge’s decision and retained her belt. Fresquez, who gave Tate credit for capitalizing on her chance in the fight, said Holm wants a rematch for the belt “right away” to hopefully regain the title and set up another meeting with Rousey.
MORE: Classic photos of Ronda Rousey
“Even with the title, a fight between Miesha and Rousey doesn't have the glamor a fight with Holly and Ronda does,” he said. “Yeah, Holly lost. She made a mistake, but she'll learn from it. Everyone saw she's a warrior."
So while Holm and her people clamor for another shot at Tate, White is shrugging his shoulders and thinking, "I told you so."
