Last month, UFC President Dana White was having issues with featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez reportedly turning down fights offered to him by the UFC. White even went so far as to inform Rodriguez of the promotion’s intent to release him over the situation. But the resolution of that issue last week and Rodriguez’s return to the UFC has seemingly emboldened White to take a hard line stance about fighters wanting more agency over their careers.
On the most recent episode of the UFC Unfiltered podcast, White talked about dealing with fighters who refuse certain opponents, discussing why he doesn’t like it and suggesting that more fighters could be getting released over it soon.