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Dana White sets record straight on firing UFC cutman 'Stitch' Duran: 'We were never friends'

UFC's president tries to quell the situation surrounding the fight promotion's abrupt firing of longtime cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran last week.

Many folks in the mixed martial arts (MMA) community cried foul when they heard that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fired renowned cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran last week.

The controversial dismissal came just one day after Duran spoke out against the oft-criticized promotion's partnership with apparel giant Reebok. He asserted that since Reebok became the official clothing provider of UFC that he began seeing less income because of sponsors who had been forced to drop him.