Darren Till has defended Dana White by pointing out "friends look after friends" after his $250,000 gift.
White came into the spotlight once again after a video emerged of White leaving YouTube comedian and friend Kyle Forgeard stunned after gifting him $250,000 cash for his birthday. Forgeard is part of prankster crew Felk who hold a mammoth subscriber base, and was left speechless when handed the cash - which was a sum more sizeable than flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo's last UFC purse.
Fans and fighters in the sport were left anguished by the move at the plush meal and once again brought the issue of fighter pay under scrutiny. However Liverpudlian star Till had his say on the generous gesture, tweeting: “I don’t know if it’s just me but seeing Dana (White) give his mate (Kyle Forgeard) a bag of readies (sic) for his birthday isn’t really a problem or any of our business is it? Them Nelk guys he gave the money to always spend their money on Dana so he’s making sure they are okay as well. Friends look after friends.”
