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Dana White clarifies stance on fighter pay, says UFC made 'big mistakes' with Shane Burgos

UFC president Dana White hadn’t had a great rant in a while, but that changed on Tuesday during a 23-minute interview with Yahoo Sports. White erupted when asked about comments he made about fighter pay during a video last week with GQ.

For the interview, GQ gave White questions from Twitter and he answered them. Most were innocuous — one asked if he ever had hair — but the fighter pay one touched a nerve.

He was asked why the issue of fighter pay keeps arising. It’s a sensitive topic for White, who is being sued by a group of fighters over that and other issues.