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By FCF Staff

After being named in a lawsuit in which he is the alleged, victim of a sex-tape extortion, UFC President Dana White has released a statement.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that White is being sued by Ernesto Joshua Ramos, who is alleging White did not pay him an agreed $450,000 to not disclose the UFC President’s name, after the criminal case closed.

Ramos is reportedly denying that he demanded any money from White. The suit alleges White provided false information about him to the FBI as a means to investigate Ramos on extortion charges. Ramos ultimately pled guilty in federal court and served a 366-day prison sentence for extortion.

In a follow-up statement to the Review-Journal, White said this:

“I just found out that a b———- lawsuit was filed against me yesterday. This guy went to federal prison for trying to extort me over five years ago. Now he’s hired a lawyer who is also a convicted felon, and he’s trying to extort me again for $10 million. He got no money from me last time and he won’t be getting any money from me this time. I look forward to the court dismissing this quickly so I can get rid of these scumbags forever.

The civil suit alleges that an adult nightclub dancer, the girlfriend of Ramos, taped herself having sex with White in a hotel room in Brazil, without White’s knowledge. In addition, according to the Review-Journal:

“An FBI complaint against Ramos in 2015 identified the businessman only as a married local resident who has two minor children and who is “part-owner of a well-known business” with access to a company jet.

Over a two-year period, the businessman tipped the stripper roughly $200,000, usually at $10,000 per visit, to dance and have sex with him in a private room at an adult nightclub, the complaint said.”

The civil suit was reportedly prepared by attorney Ian Christopherson, and alleges:

“The actions of White were fraudulent, oppressive and designed to encourage Ramos to plead guilty so he could negotiate a substantial settlement, which would prevent the disclosure of his actions at trial for the personal benefit of White and his related businesses and interest.”

According to a report from MMA Junkie, Christopherson was convicted of tax evasion in 2012 and then suspended from practicing law. The Nevada Supreme Court reinstated his license in 2018.

The criminal case was first reported by the Review-Journal in 2015.