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And the facts all back Tito too. Dana White is trying to make himself the star of the show, the face of the company, THE superstar. The bullshit about Tito rather being a superstar is two faced. He has his faults as a businessman but huge strengths too. I actually admire how he can tell big TV companies to fuck off and wait for the deal that suits him, I admire the man has guts. However, he is an idiot for knocking Tito's drawing power but talking about him like a chump. If your biggest star is a chump, what does that make everyone beneath him?
At the press conference, a reporter asked why is Silva making 150k and Jardine made 10k. Dana said Jardine made more but his official purse is that sum which is reported to the atheltic comission. Bottom line, he made 10k. As a guy who was semi main event according to Dana, this is bollocks. And Tito Ortiz did things the right way unlike Randy Couture, waited out his deal and fought under the contract he signed. And to top it off, it ain't like he is asking for Mayweather money or anything. A percentage of the gate and PPV buys (more than he is getting) isn't too much to asking for.
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