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Published 20:11 23 Feb 2016 GMT
Updated 20:34 23 Feb 2016 GMT
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Dos Anjos's camp have confirmed that the Brazilian will be out for six weeks with a broke foot. However there seems to be some discrepancy about whether or not Dos Anjos wanted to carry on with the fight. Ali Abdelaziz, Dos Anjos' manager, says that he wanted to fight on with a pain killing injection but was blocked by the UFC. White claims, however, that Dos Anjos pulled out once medics confirmed that the foot was broken."When we told Conor, he said, 'Come on! This f****** guy! Oh my God! He's pulling out?' " White said. "But when we went through the options, he said he'd fight any of them.
"I swear to God, he said, 'I'll fight anyone.' He just doesn't give a f***.
"People talk about this strained relationship between us and Conor, and he has a different style than I've ever seen, but I have never seen anyone like Conor. The closest was Chuck Liddell, but we've never had one like Conor. You think he's not hurt? But when he says he's going to fight, he's going to fight no matter what."
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