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UFC president Dana White has lashed out regarding the huge UFC 282 controversy! The main event fight between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon gave birth to the same. Throughout the fight, it was evident that Gordon has got this match under his grip. However, the judge’s decision changed the victory game for ‘The Flash’. Upon Gordon’s defeat, everybody was left in disbelief. The issue was so on fire that it caught the eye of the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletics.

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Recently in an interview with ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto, Dana White showed his concern regarding the issue. The president also went ahead to address the entire issue in a dead-serious tone.

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The consequence of the controversy:

The flame of the decision was raised so high up in the sky that it became visible to the Mohegan commission. In turn, the Director of the Department of Athletics, Mike Mazzuli, voiced out.

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Eventually, the UFC president, Dana White, also publicly announced his take on the controversy. In a recent interview with an ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto, White lashed out.

When asked about whether fight fixing concerns him, White mentioned that it’s a “huge concern.” He goes on to explain, “We’ve always told the fighters as all the gambling things started to heat up, ‘stay away from gamblings’.

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The fact that even after the warning that fight fixers always get caught, fixings still happen at times, upsets White.

How did the issue catch on?

After the degrading defeat, Gordon went ahead to publicly announce his disappointment. The fighter tweetedI was robbed everyone knows it i… I can cry about it but I been back from worst and gods plan is the best plan so I  know there’s something big to come from it

Following the tweet, Joe Rogan’s reaction also went viral. In the video, Rogan was seen in the Octagon, shocked. The reason for his shock was the same as everyone’s, Pimblett’s win over Gordon.

Is this the final ultimatum from Dana White?

Through White’s words, it is pretty evident that he was not giving an ultimatum. The president firmly told the reporter, “If this investigation ends up that this really happened, people are gonna go to prison. And hopefully, everybody else is watching and taking notes.

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It appears as though things have gotten more serious than expected. As promised by Dana White himself, there will be consequences. UFC fans should prepare to hear some big news soon.

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