Dana White has rejected Alex Pereira\u2019s claims that the UFC influenced Daniel Cormier\u2019s comments about his title shot, insisting he has never told anyone what to say.<\/p>\n
Daniel Cormier has defended Josh Hokit getting a heavyweight title shot over Alex Pereira, pointing out that the former NFL star has already picked up two top-10 wins, including a victory over Derrick Lewis at the UFC White House card<\/a>. Alex Pereira isn’t happy with how things played out. He believes the UFC and Cormier pushed a narrative to convince fans that Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit was the right fight to make. Now Dana White himself has come out to address the claims.<\/p>\n Dana White Fires Back At Alex Pereira’s UFC Manipulation Claims<\/p>\n Dana White denied Alex Pereira’s<\/a> claims that the UFC influenced Daniel Cormier’s comments about the heavyweight title fight. White said he has never told Cormier or anyone else what to say publicly. At a recent press conference, the UFC boss said,\u00a0\u201cThese guys are the most paranoid people on the planet. I’ve never told DC to say anything. I don’t tell anybody what to say. If we did, Sean Strickland would have been gone three years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n White even brought up Sean Strickland, joking that if the promotion really controlled what people said, Strickland would have been out the door three years ago. Cormier has also fired back at “Poatan” over his allegations.<\/p>\n Daniel Cormier Shuts Down Alex Pereira’s Accusations<\/p>\n The former UFC double champ has responded to Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira’s claims that the UFC influenced him to support Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit<\/a>. DC denied being told by the UFC to promote the fight, and during a recent video, the UFC veteran said, “I was not told by the UFC to promote this as the fight to happen… I’m honest. Like, I don’t lie to these guys. I don’t sugarcoat to these guys.”<\/p>\n