Before I married Randy and we started dating three years ago he made me aware of his frustrations with the UFC and all of the uphill battles he has been fighting. I’ve witnessed some of them firsthand. Dana and the Fertittas, in particular, have never been anything but nice and genuine to me. It’s not a personal issue with them, but my experience with the organization. When anyone from our staff has called to ask for anything, be it tickets to a fight, rooms or something that was very important to myself and Randy like the Xtreme Couture GI Foundation charity fundraiser, the answer was always no or no response at all. We could list a lot of petty little things, but that’s what it is - petty. So no need to list them. Every time we asked them for anything they acted like we were bothering them, unless they needed something from Randy; then their attitude was different. Dana’s statement that he offered me a job when Randy asked him for it is silly. I need another job like I need a hole in the head. I offered my help when Shannon Knapp left the UFC as the celebrity interviewer because I had experience doing interviews before. I was excited to be part of the organization and to be working alongside Randy.

I wish they could really see this for what it is. If Randy really means anything to them, stop blaming this on a “Hollywood agent,” or worrying about the fact that people think he might be going to fight for another organization. It’s purely people’s opinions and speculation. Dana knows in his heart of hearts how they have treated Randy.

For the past six years, Randy has given the UFC 100% hard work and effort, while I don’t feel they gave him 100% honesty and respect. I feel sad that it all had to come to this because both of us have such love and passion for the UFC and the sport in general. We love and enjoyed working with all the staff and certainly all the fighters. Being one of the biggest fans of the sport and my husband, I’ll miss seeing him fight as well.

From my perspective as his wife, the UFC saying this is about the money is a joke; they know better. Our other businesses Xtreme Couture Clothing, Couture Nutrition, and the gyms have paid him more money in the last year than he has ever been paid in a fight. Over and over again he has stated it isn’t about the money, but I guess people hear what they want to hear. At the press conference, Randy asked the press if they were a journalist for 11 years and were the top producer and their company brought in a guy from another organization and gave him a signing bonus and more salary than they ever made, wouldn’t they be insulted as well?