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JM Barrie
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02.03.2013 | 4:00 AM ET

Couture's deal with Spike ended up coming an inopportune time for his son Ryan, who was brought over from Strikeforce to the UFC recently when SF was closed down. According to Dana, he texted Ryan Couture earlier this week and said that if he wanted out of his contract to go to Bellator, Dana would be okay with that. Ryan said it was his dream to fight in the UFC though, and he wanted to stay. Dana says he responded with "this is your house and I'm honored you said that". He was happy that Ryan was staying and wants him to feel welcome, but he also said that his father won't be welcome to corner him, or even buy a ticket to shows.

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So on what grounds can he do this? i mean legally, on what grounds?

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Angrymanmma
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02.03.2013 | 3:21 PM ET

I wonder if Dana White drinks Coke and Pepsi? What a ******.

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02.03.2013 | 3:21 PM ET

@Angry, Well, he is the President of the UFC. If Ryan Couture is ok with it, I don't see why you are taking it so personally. Besides, it is a business.

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02.03.2013 | 3:38 PM ET

That's really unfortunate for everyone involved. I think sometimes Dana gets a little hotheaded sometimes and probably should calm the **** down and think about things before he starts running off at the mouth, but I think for once he has a good point. I have thought a lot about how some fighters act behind the scenes when we aren't watching them. What kind of person they actually are if they are as "cool" and friendly as they seem on tv (like say Faber) or if they are actually ***** like say Overeem or Lesnar? But then again this is Dana calling someone less than a man so we got to take it with a grain of salt or the whole damn shaker considering it is coming from someone with such strong opinions about everything. 

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02.03.2013 | 3:43 PM ET

Im with Dana on this one, you wanna go with Bellator after the UFC made you a star, stay over there. Oh, and you dont get to come to any of my events, as a fan or cornermen. 

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02.03.2013 | 3:47 PM ET

Until I see irrefutable proof, I just don't believe it.  Not even Dana could be that much of a *******.  

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02.03.2013 | 3:47 PM ET

THE UFC AND RANDY MADE EACH OTHER STARS.  Without Randy there would not be some of the most memorable fights from 02-06.  So to say UFC made Randy a star is pretty stupid.

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02.03.2013 | 3:49 PM ET

Uh-oh.  I'm agreeing with Lopati?  What's the matter with me?  

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02.03.2013 | 3:50 PM ET

Yea i can agree with that, but even still. I wouldnt have thought Randy would want to go, and sign with Bellator after what he and the UFC had been thru. Randy was a 2 division champion in the UFC. I would have thought he would have been on the broadcasting team for Fox or something like that. 

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02.03.2013 | 3:53 PM ET

FOX and the UFC have had ample time to make a deal with Couture and have not.  So Randy went and made his own deal.  In the scrum last night Dana said if Randy would have told him about it he would be fine, but since he lied to him about making the deal he is upset.  It really has nothing to do with Bellator and more to do with Randy not being up front with Dana about it.

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02.03.2013 | 3:53 PM ET

Yeah I can see Dana's point. If Randy really lied about the whole thing in instead of being up front about it I would be pissed off too. He could have told the UFC that he was jumping ship and that was the bottom line no hard feelings just need a change of scenery, thanks for the memories and happy new year. But according to Dana that wasn't the case, so I don't really blame him but we will see how long it takes for all of this to blow over and see Randy back in his sons corner.

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02.03.2013 | 4:03 PM ET

They have too much history to let this remain an on-going thing.  These things have a way of working out.  Dana has a forgiving nature.

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02.03.2013 | 4:20 PM ET

Randy may not have been legally able to tell Dana. It may have been in his contract similar to how fighter on TUF are allowed to say who won ect.

* Edited at 02.03.2013, 4:20 PM ET *

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02.03.2013 | 6:47 PM ET

i see jm troll is at it again

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02.03.2013 | 6:54 PM ET

and jm i dont believe for a second your in school you make almost a 100 posts a day and say when your not on here your on sherdog when do you study ? even anik takes breaks and studies you write so much and write about nothing cause your very bored and lonely person seems all you care about on this site is getting on peoples nerves you dont seem to care about mma at all

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02.03.2013 | 7:05 PM ET

damm dana gets pissed lol hes the man though he really can do whatever he wants

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02.03.2013 | 7:07 PM ET

I don't believe Ryan is ok with it, and yes it's a business,so why do you ban a hall of famer from attending? Is that good business? I do not believe it is. Banning Randy  is a personal decision,and Dana showed that during his rant. In short I feel that there was a man to man problem and Dana responded with " nanny nanny boo boo". 

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wolfmanhowl
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02.03.2013 | 7:08 PM ET


that will  be dana's downfall. from the culinary union, to the Maloofs and to at least two ufc HOfamers and i'm sure more that we don't know about (behind the scenes) and of course future problems he will cause. DW out of a job mid 2014.
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02.03.2013 | 7:22 PM ET

keep dreaming @wolf, ain't gonna happen

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wolfmanhowl
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02.03.2013 | 7:27 PM ET


I'll put my AV vs your AV on this. Dana White will be gone from  his job from the ufc july 1st 2014.  the two people who have kept there AVs the longest have got to do this. plus i'm talking about his current job. no getting a lower job with the ufc like announcing or maybe Valet at Mandalay Bay for Bellator events. lol.  Game on?

* Edited at 02.03.2013, 7:28 PM ET *

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02.03.2013 | 7:29 PM ET

@Wolf, id take that bet against you.

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