“Nobody trusts or likes you” – MMA Journalist critiquing UFC’s fight negotiation tactics after Dustin Poirier drama gets FLAMED by CEO Dana White

Only hours before, Dustin Poirier revealed his fight with Benoit Saint-Denis was canceled. He claimed there were no contractual agreements made regarding the fight. As such, MMA Fighting journalist Guilherme Cruz proved his point by sharing a clip of Saint-Denis’ coach, Daniel Woirin. Further, he took a jibe at the UFC CEO Dana White.

In a recent tweet, Guilherme Cruz accused Dana White of announcing fights that were never a ‘done deal.’ As such, he shared a clip of Daniel Worin, Benoit Saint-Denis’ coach, stating even ‘God of War’ didn’t know about the Dustin Poirier fight until White announced publicly. Here is what he said:

BSD' coach Daniel Woirin told me weeks ago they had no idea about the fight before it was announced by Dana. They loved it, sure, but were surprised by the announcement. "Benoit was sleeping when news broke. His wife woke him up saying, ‘Hey, you’re fighting Poirier’

Guilherme Cruz (via X)

Dana White announced Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis in January as the co-main event of UFC 299. However, Dustin Poirier stated the fight was off due to contractual disagreements. But, in his latest tweet, he called it a misunderstanding on his part. As such, Poirier apologized for the confusion and affirmed his fight would happen as planned.

Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis meet inside the octagon on March 9 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. This would be a golden opportunity for ‘God of War’ to break into the top five of the lightweight rankings since ‘The Diamond’ is ranked #3. The PPV card in Miami features Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera II as the headlining bout.

Dana White slams MMA reporter Guilherme Cruz regarding Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis drama

MMA Fighting reporter Guilherme Cruz claimed Benoit Saint-Denis had no prior knowledge about his fight with Dustin Poirier before UFC CEO Dana White announced it. In response, White took to Instagram to share screenshots of his conversation with the Frenchman regarding the fight. As such, he slammed the reporter for spreading false information.

Dana White shared a screenshot on his Instagram stories disclosing a private conversation with Benoit Saint-Denis. In the chat, ‘God of War’ verbally agreed to the fight. The message is from before January 7 of this year. It is evident from the text messages that Saint-Denis knew about the opponent despite Cruz and Saint-Denis’ coach claiming otherwise. With this, the UFC CEO proved Guilherme Cruz wrong. As such, he trashed the reporter in his following story. Here is what he said:

You media guys are such pieces of sh**. Writing whatever clickbait you can to be the first and not right. This is why NOBODY trusts you or likes you. Guilherme Cruz

Dana White (via Instagram)

Also, Dustin Poirier, in his latest tweet apologized for the confusion he caused and subsequently confirmed the fight. As such, ‘The Diamond’ would face Benoit Saint-Denis in a five-round battle in the co-main event of UFC 299.

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