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Dana White Fires Back at “Dumb” Fan, Who Made Serious Tom Brady-Jon Jones Pay Accusations Hours Before UFC 285

Published 03/04/2023, 7:21 PM EST

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UFC 285 has cards packed with the potential to take the fans’ excitement to the highest levels. Without a doubt, the return of Jon Jones back into the UFC after three years, to fight Ciryl Gane, has taken over the world. One such excited soul was none other than the legendary quarterback, Tom Brady

Brady took to Instagram and welcomed Jones back into the UFC. He believed that ‘Bones’ was indeed one of the greatest fighters. Furthermore, he praised the UFC president, Dana White, for knowing how to put on a great show. However, one of the fans had a difference of opinion. The fan believed that White paid money to Brady for the comments. Surprisingly, White took it upon himself to clear the air.

Dana White defends himself against a fan

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Hours before one of the most awaited comebacks of the season, Brady thought it would be nice to share some love and support with ‘Bones’. He recorded a video and shared it on Instagram, where he congratulated the fighter for his return. Furthermore, he wished him an amazing career and greatness. 

 

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White shared the video and captioned it, “From one goat to another.”

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However, one of the fans took to the comments section and wrote, “What’s crazy is that Dana probably paid Tom more money for this promo than he did Jones and Gane.”

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Without a moment’s delay, the UFC president charged himself and replied to the fan. The UFC boss went ahead and declared what he thought was really crazy. He wrote, “@ianlikesdrums what’s really crazy is what a dumb DOUCHE u are.” Without a doubt, White knows how to defend himself from such allegations.

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The former UFC light heavyweight champion simply had to reply to the legendary quarterback. He navigated to the comments and wrote, “It’s great to hear from you @tombrady, do us all a favor and give us one more season?!”

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Undeniably, Jones’ fight against Gane not only has the fighters on edge but also the MMA fans. The fans finally shall watch the former champion make his heavyweight debut and let the world know who the greatest of all time is.

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Krushna Prasad Pattnaik

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Krushna Pattnaik is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Coming from a pharmaceutical background with a master's degree in the same and multiple scientific publications, his passion for combat sports and writing brought him to EssentiallySports, where both of his passions met in a beautiful collaboration. He is an instrumentalist and has a profound love for books.
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Vineet Nandwana