Rua was scheduled to face Thiago Silva at UFC 149 next month, but Silva fell off the card with an injury. And as MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier this month, the UFC asked Rua to take on fellow Brazilian Teixeira, who this past month debuted in the promotion with a first-round submission of Kyle Kingsbury to extend his winning streak to 16. With Rua turning down that fight, he was shifted earlier this week to the headlining spot of UFC on FOX 4 in August, where he'll now meet Brandon Vera.
"No (I'm not OK with him saying that)," White said of Rua. "But you know what? It's one of those very weird situations to hear one of the top-five guys in the world say,
'I'd rather be cut than fight a guy who isn't ranked,' and the reason they were saying that was, 'Oh, he's not top 10.' But then we offered him Brandon Vera and he took it in two seconds – and Vera isn't top 10 either."
The new situation does have some benefits, White said. With a previous UFC on FOX 4 headlining fight between Brian Stann and Hector Lombard falling off with a Stann injury, White can now headline the next FOX broadcast with Rua, who has not fought since a November loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 139 that was instantly regarded as an all-time classic.
"'Shogun's' on free TV (now), and he's coming off one of the greatest fights ever in mixed-martial-arts history," White told MMAjunkie.com.
But the whole situation still appears to have left White a little baffled at Rua and his team's stance on turning the proposed Teixeira fight down – especially with the threat of a possible pink slip.
"The reality is, 'Shogun' is a guy whom I respect," White said. "The guy's been through a million wars with all the best guys in the world.
But for some reason, he does not want to fight this dude Glover. And you know me – if you don't want me to tell the truth, don't say stuff to me on the phone. That's exactly what happened. That's exactly the way it went down. And me and (UFC CEO) Lorenzo (Fertitta) said, 'Look, you can't turn down fights at this level. The money you're making and where you are ranked in the world,
you don't turn down fights at this level.
We might have to cut you.' He said, 'I'd rather be cut than fight him.'"
Rua, of course, has not been cut and will fight Vera in August, perhaps leaving White and the UFC brass wondering about a fight that might have been. Teixeira, meanwhile, still does not have his next fight booked.
Edelleen Shogun ei ole missään kertonut että Dana olisi edes valehdellut ja kaikki viittaa 100% siihen että Shogun kieltäytyi tuosta matsista.
Matsi jota Ufc nivosi kasaan oli Shogun vs Teixeira ja ainut syy minkä takia vastaan tuli Vera on se että Shogun ei halunnut otella Teixeiraa vastaan.
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No uskokoon kukakin ketä haluaa tässä videolla asia Shogunin omasta suusta kuten joku tuossa taisi tätä lainatakin...
Jos et oo huomannu niin Danalla on monasti vähän tapana paisutella asioita kuten tais käydä tässäkin..
Tuossa videossahan Shogun nimenomaan kertoo että ei halunnut otella Teixeiraa vastaan. Käytännössä siis Shogun laitto kaiken peliin että saisi
vastuksen vaihdettua ja kuinka ollakkaan näin myös kävi, mutta tuskin tulee enään onnistumaan.
