EDMONTON, ALBERTA - JULY 27: Cris Cyborg of Brazil has her hands wrapped prior to her bout during the UFC 240 event at Rogers Place on July 27, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Cyborg apologizes to Dana White for misrepresenting backstage video

7 years ago

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Cris Cyborg issued an apology to Dana White after the UFC president announced her impending release from the promotion earlier Friday.

The former UFC women's featherweight champion says she misrepresented a video that was posted on her official social media pages after UFC 240.

Cyborg confirmed that White was misquoted as saying, "And listen, whenever you hear me saying stuff I'm not saying ... the truth." She clarified that White actually stated, "And listen, whenever you hear me saying stuff I'm not saying ... negative things about you."

Cris Cyborg has posted an apology to Dana White on IG, for misrepresenting their backstage interaction last week in a video she posted on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/cujqmdeFzX
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) August 3, 2019

White, for his part, seemed to appreciate the apology.

Thank you, Cris https://t.co/B20QW3WTtI
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 3, 2019

Cyborg (21-2) defeated Canadian Felicia Spencer by decision at UFC 240 on July 27. She was undefeated through her first five fights in the promotion before losing to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 in December.