This left a lot of fans watching at home scratching their heads, wondering who Molenkamp is and why Cruz appeared to have such a major beef with him.Ĭruz suggested that Molenkamp, an employee of UFC sponsor Monster Energy, was making unreasonable demands and potentially withholding sponsorship money if those demands were not met. Rather than use his post-fight interview time to name his next UFC opponent though, Cruz instead challenged Hans Molenkamp to a charity fight. That’s my two cents,” White said.Dominick Cruz had one of the stranger callouts in recent memory following his win at UFC 259.Īt Saturday’s event, “The Dominator” snapped a two-fight skid-the first losing streak of his 16-year career-with a unanimous nod over Casey Kenney. Everybody needs to realize when you get a sponsorship deal and you get the money it’s a privilege. They’re a damn good company, solid, and they care of people. I remember the first time I ever talked to the owner about a deal, we had talked about numbers, and he said yeah no, I want to give the fighters an extra $25,000. But Monster as a company? They’ve been solid, man. I get it, he doesn’t like him, and some guys have a problem with him. So if you don’t like the way they do business, don’t do business what them, you know? But they’ve been good to us, they’ve been good to the sport, and they’ve definitely been good to the fighters. It’s a privilege to get money from a sponsor. “Nobody’s guaranteed money from a sponsor. White actually had some choice words for Molenkamp himself a few years ago, but on Saturday night, the UFC executive was singing the praises of the Monster Energy brand. These guys can spend their money and run their company however they want to,” Dana White said. This isn’t like a work situation where you’re working for somebody and you’re not happy about how you’re being treated. They can run their business however they want. Monster is one of these companies that really, really takes care of people, and it’s their company. I mean, these guys are great sponsors and pay these guys a lot of money. Is Hans a goofy dude? Yeah, he’s a very goofy dude. Speaking to reporters following UFC 259, White spoke about the UFC’s relationship with Monster and praised the brand for giving the fighters financially-lucrative sponsorships. UFC president Dana White responded to Dominick Cruz’s UFC 259 unusual post-fight comments about Monster Energy’s Hans Molenkamp.Ĭruz defeated Casey Kenney via a split decision on the UFC 259 preliminary card, then called out Molenkamp, a Monster Energy drink executive, for a charity MMA fight. I didn’t become ‘best friends’ with Rob through you and you are FAR from being the guy who ‘influences the influencers’ stop blowing smoke up everyone’s ass! #realtalk” – Dana White I usually just laugh and say is he f*cking serious right now? I don’t know exactly what you do for but it seems like you decide which fighter gets a sponsorship and which doesn’t so I’m sure that’s why they let you post the crazy sh*t like you attempting to spar with them and other goofy sh*t. You walk up to people and have someone secretly taking pics and then posting pics like you are in some meeting and post corny sh*t like ‘soaring with the eagles’. I’m assuming you met most of the fighters through Tiki. When I see everyone of your posts I think is this guy joking right now or is he actually serious? I met you through Tiki, when Tiki asked me to take a picture with the T-Shirt he asked me to wear. Hans, who is a BJJ black belt under Dean Lister, would later delete the post this after Dana White responded with the following lengthy comment. Yeah, times have changed… F wit me and meet new friends lol #ufc66″ – Hans Molenkamp #realtalk They actually put us in horrible seats until it caused such a problem with security they moved us to the floor. The Rob and Big show had just dropped and was already a hit, but they still had no idea lol. So, I took Rob and Big to their first # ufc and had to convince them (UFC) they were cool and legit celebrities. I’ve shot him for skate mags and Rolling Stone etc. “You wanna know how and became best friends? Rob and I go back to the 90’s skateboarding, #dcshoes and his OG TF in San Diego. MMA community member captured the dispute before it was removed from social media. Dana White was not happy after seeing an Instagram post from Hans Molenkamp who had shared his version of how the UFC President became ‘best friends’ with Rob Dyrdek.
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