Basharat thanks White for clarifying his UFC exit remarks
Farid Basharat welcomed Dana White's clarification of the comments around his UFC departure, which came with an unbeaten 16-0 record. White said his remarks were not aimed at Basharat and did not shut the door on a return, though he made clear a reunion is not imminent.
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Farid Basharat comemorou o esclarecimento de Dana White sobre os comentários em torno da saída dele do Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Basharat, invicto como profissional em 16-0, deixou o UFC quando o contrato terminou sem renovação. Questionado inicialmente sobre a saída, White levantou a hipótese de atrito com os matchmakers. Basharat rejeitou qualquer insinuação de que tenha recusado luta e alertou que esse tipo de fala poderia prejudicar a reputação dele.
White então disse que as observações não eram dirigidas a Basharat, explicando que falava dos motivos mais amplos pelos quais lutadores deixam a organização. Segundo o CEO do UFC, ele não tem problema pessoal ou profissional com Basharat e nunca quis prejudicar a carreira dele.
White também disse que esperava que Basharat encontrasse outro lugar, dado aquele cartel invicto, e não fechou a porta para um retorno futuro, embora tenha deixado claro que a reaproximação não é iminente.
Basharat reconheceu o esclarecimento em uma publicação nas redes sociais em 25 de outubro.
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