
"The Last Word" with Kimbo White Rashad video ink: www.youtube.com Junkie article link: mmajunkie.com Junkie/John Morgan: TORONTO -- While this weekend's UFC 140 event provided plenty of fireworks for fans, the biggest bombshell of the week was dropped on Thursday night, when Miguel Torres (39-4) was released from the UFC. Two days after the controversial move generated much debate in the MMA community, UFC president Dana White said he stands firmly behind his choice. "You can agree or disagree with me, and if you want to see if anybody disagrees with me, go on my Twitter," White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I've been getting my head kicked in for two days on Twitter. But the bottom line is nobody has any business making jokes about rape. We're in the fight business." White released Torres after the former WEC champ tweeted a remark that made light of a windowless "rape van" and how more people would be willing to ride in them if the name was changed to something more agreeable. Many fans felt the move was unnecessary, especially in light of similar examples of controversial statements by former UFC champions Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin. White defended the move, noting that not only did Torres not provide a reasonable explanation but that it also wasn't the first example of an off-color comment from the bantamweight. "I'm a pretty fair guy," White said. "I've been a very fair guy through all kinds of crazy stuff. If you can't explain yourself, if you can <b>...</b>
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