{"id":41238,"date":"2026-10-25T05:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T05:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-says-he-never-meant-to-hurt-Farid-Basharats-reputation-203338"},"modified":"2026-10-25T05:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T05:28:27","slug":"dana-white-says-he-never-meant-to-hurt-farid-basharats-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-says-he-never-meant-to-hurt-farid-basharats-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White says he never meant to hurt Farid Basharat’s reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> CEO Dana White said his earlier
\nremarks about fighters leaving the promotion were not directed
\nspecifically at Farid
\nBasharat<\/a>, whose contract was not renewed.<\/p>\n

Speaking during
\nUFC 333<\/a> postfight press conference, White addressed the
\nunbeaten bantamweight\u2019s response to comments he made after UFC
\nEdmonton on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n

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Dana White clarifies UFC contract remarks after Farid
\nBasharat’s response<\/h2>\n

Basharat disputed suggestions that he had turned down fights or
\nbeen difficult to work with. White said he had been discussing
\ncontract decisions generally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was talking about why some guys get released, or their
\ncontracts don’t get renewed, I was just saying in general. I wasn’t
\npointing him out, specifically,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

White\u2019s earlier remarks had suggested that decisions not to retain
\nfighters could involve factors beyond their results inside the
\nOctagon.<\/p>\n

He said he had seen Basharat\u2019s response on Instagram and had not
\nintended to damage his reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw actually saw his video on uh on on on my Instagram and I was
\nlike, \u2018Oh I didn’t mean to do that to that kid.\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cIn no
\nway, shape, or form did I try to do that. I have I have no problems
\nwith him whatsoever, uh, personally or professionally. And, uh, you
\nknow, I’m I’m sure with with his record and what he’s got going on,
\nhe’ll get resigned somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

White also left open the possibility of Basharat returning to the
\nUFC, though he indicated that a reunion was not imminent.<\/p>\n