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Dana White's thoughts on LI's Chris Weidman and Costa Philippou

Monday March 12, 2012 3:08 PM By Mark La Monica

When the boss pays you a compliment, it's a good day. It puts you in a good mood and lets you know which side you're closer to on the pink slip-or-promotion debate.

At last Tuesday's UFC on FOX 3 presser, we took a few minutes of our time with UFC president Dana White to seek his opinion on a pair of Long Island middleweights who are a combined 7-1 in the UFC since February 2011.

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