Nelson: White wants to be a fighter, but he’s not
UFC President Dana White said this past week that the “TUF 10” winner and coach of the reality show’s latest…
UFC President Dana White said this past week that the “TUF 10” winner and coach of the reality show’s latest installment was already creating trouble in his new role.
“It’s probably because he wants to be a fighter, and he’s not,” Nelson countered in a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com.
Nelson said the on-set conflict stemmed from his choices for his assistant coaching staff, which included Olympic gold medalist and pro-wrestling veteran Kurt Angle, former Strikeforce champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, and convicted steroid dealer turned anti-steroid advocate Victor Conte.
“I think we were talking about coaching or something like that, and [White’s] not a coach,” he said. “There’s an understanding of being a fighter, and I don’t think he understands.”
“I’m always at the back of the bus when it comes to the UFC,” he said. “I’m just trying to further MMA to the next level, hold journalism up to higher standards, holding fights to higher standards, holding promotions to higher standards, holding athletic commissions to higher standards, and even holding the fans to higher standards.”