Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, who trains "Cyborg," claimed that White offered Justino the chance to fight Rousey at Cowboys Stadium.
"I've heard from Cris, actually, that the fight that's supposed to be happening at the Cowboy's Arena. They offered the fight to Cris. I know her management said yes, and I've told her, 'Let's do it.' So I guess the ball's all in Ronda's corner, and Ronda wants to do it," Ortiz said, as quoted by MMA Fighting.
In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, White flatly shot down Ortiz's claims.
"That was a complete lie," White told Kevin Iole. "It's 100 percent a lie."
"First of all, the UFC doesn't even talk to Tito Ortiz, so let's start there," added White. "But we haven't offered any fight to (Justino). Tito Ortiz is just making this (expletive) up."
"In no way, shape or form did we offer her a fight against Ronda at Cowboys Stadium Completely untrue," he stressed.
Rousey is coming off a stunning 34-second knockout of Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in Brazil, and is expected to face Miesha Tate in a trilogy fight for her next title defense.
The Rousey-Tate showdown will likely be part of a massive doubleheader along with the featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor for December 5 at the Cowboys Stadium.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
