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'Bitter' Tim Sylvia: UFC shortchanged me, refused to let me fight Brock Lesnar

Dana White is holding a grudge, according to former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight titleholder Tim Sylvia.

The UFC president is a colorful personality, capable of Twitter tirades and fighting members of his own roster. Throughout his decade-plus reign as head honcho, White has seen good relationships with fighters seemingly fall by the wayside, while also cutting ties with several big names.

One of them being Sylvia.

"The Maine-iac" was holding a 6-2 UFC record when a clash of heads with White saw the former bolt for much greener pastures and a coveted fight against heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko in the short-lived mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Affliction MMA.