The UFC Fighter Retreat was held in Las Vegas this past weekend and a couple altercations occurred based on social media posts. First, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Angela Magana were involved in a confrontation in which Cyborg allegedly hit Magana. Secondly, Kajan Johnson was removed from ta UFC discussion on the Reebok sponsorship.
According to Cyborg’s twitter account, a confrontation occurred:
confronted Angela Magana for her numerous derogatory social media posts and things got heated.
— #UFC214 #LetsGoChamp (@criscyborg) May 21, 2017
I was the victim of roid rage today. Hope it was worth your job. Sue happy lawyers hitting me up left and right now #Cyborg
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) May 22, 2017
Lets be clear I did not call cops UFC did. But I decided to press charges after speaking with them. I have my teeth pic.twitter.com/BKrAMpz8Sy
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) May 22, 2017
According to Ariel Helwani’s report, words between the two were exchanged and Cyborg punched Magana. The two were separated thereafter.
In another unplanned incident for the UFC this weekend, UFC lightweight Kajan Johnson was reportedly removed from a session on the Reebok policy. Per his twitter account, Johnson noted he was speaking up during a session about the official outfitter of the UFC.
Well, I had to do it. I couldnt sit there any longer listening without speaking my mind. Let the chips fall where they may
— kajan johnson (@IamRagin) May 21, 2017
It appears that he was able to come to an amicable solution with the UFC.
Had a great sitdown with the UFC to figure out solutions to some of our problems in order to make things better in the future.
— kajan johnson (@IamRagin) May 22, 2017
Payout Perspective:
Anyone remember when Matt Mitrione and Tito Ortiz almost came to blows at a UFC retreat. Well, it appears that Cyborg threw a punch at Magan although it’s not known if there will be a criminal charge pending. As for Johnson, his last tweet above appears to me that cooler heads have prevailed and what was a spirited discussion on the Reebok issue has calmed down. Obviously, this weekend was to be a chance for the new ownership to officially meet its fighters and perhaps paint a picture for the future of the company. We will see how the UFC addresses these new dustups.
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