Updated Note 9/9/10: Yves Lavigne is saying that he did not make the statements attributed to him in Le Journal de Montreal about the upcoming Georges St. Pierre-Josh Koscheck fight and more. You can see the transcript of what he allegedly voiced at Watch Kalib Run. If he didn't say these things, someone has a pretty big apology to make.
Furthering all of this, here's what Lavigne stated via David Simon's Twitter account (Ringside Report Host):
"I NEVER gave an interview to that journalist. I NEVER gave an interview regarding GSP vs Koscheck. My lawyer is taking care of this matter."
In general, he was alleged to have stated that Georges St. Pierre is the best fighter in the UFC welterweight division and would likely defeat Josh Koscheck after TUF 12. Kosheck then took offense to the supposed remarks by someone who is supposed to be unbiased. And so he fired back on his own Twitter account.
"UFC referee, Yves Lavigne is clearly not suited to be a referee after his rant of personal attacks and opinions on me as a fighter," Koscheck said. "It's supposed to be his job to look at a fight unbiased, but how can anyone trust this guy to fairly referee any fight ever again after his comments? It's scary to think this guy has been calling fights in the octagon for this long. It's very fair to say Mr. Lavigne will never ref one of my fights again. I would never put all my hard work as a fighter or my livelihood in the hands of this ref.
The (UFC) and the commission would be irresponsible to let him continue his job- any call this guy makes would have to be questioned. You call MMA a professional sport? Well, professional starts at the top. Never would an NFL, NBA or other major sports official state there personal opinions publicly about a player and keep their job. I now question every call Yves has ever made as a referee. Hopefully no fighter ever has to step into a fight with Yves Lavigne as referee. Better get that resume ready Lavigne....."
It will be interesting to see how this thing plays out.
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