Donn Davis Admits Kayla Harrison Feedback Shouldn’t Have Been Made
Donn Davis not too long ago had a chat with Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com. Through the interview, Davis insisted that his feedback had been taken out of context.
“What I stated had immense respect and immense context, however when it will get lower down in social media, was taken fully out of context,” Davis instructed MMA Combating. “So I’ll attempt to re-put it in context once more, however I’m certain it can re-get lower out of context.
“To repeat, I solely stated three issues. One, we’re immensely proud that we developed her from scratch. She was considered one of my favourite fighters and I feel she’s one of many best fighters of all time within the ladies’s divisions. So to begin with, Dana by no means says that.
“Quantity two, we made her a suggestion to be extraordinarily excessive paid and to spend her entire profession right here, and to do something she needed. I’ve an enormous quantity of respect and principally provided her a clean test and a clean ticket, not simply economically however submit her profession. Dana by no means says that. That’s as a result of we needed her.
“And quantity three, we provided her larger fights right here than she has on the UFC. Cyborg, larger battle. Pacheco, larger battle. They’re larger than the 2 fights she simply had. No one would disagree with that. So why is she on the UFC? That’s what I stated.”
With that stated, he admits that the Kevin Durant comparability would’ve been higher left unsaid.
“I in all probability ought to have stated nothing, however I used to be making an attempt to elucidate the scenario.”
Previous to Davis’ clarification, Harrison fired again on the PFL Chairman. She claimed that fighters are handled poorly in PFL and that the reality could be revealed sooner or later.
Time will inform if Davis’ try at clearing the air results in cooler heads prevailing.
