If you haven’t heard, UFC President Dana White called out the world’s favorite sport and dubbed soccer players the least-talented athletes on the planet.

“Can’t stand soccer. It’s the least-talented sport on Earth. There’s a reason three-year-olds can play soccer. When you’re playing a game when the net is that big and the score is 3-1 (and that’s a blowout) – are you kidding me? You know how untalented you have to be to score three times when the net is that big?”

Oh, hell no! Them’s fightin’ words, Mr. White (pun fully intended). No soccer fan or player is going to take that lying down, especially from a man with a girl’s name. *Sigh* See what you did, Dana? You brought out the schoolyard bully in me. That’s not cool.

Enter Jimmy Conrad, former U.S. MNT and MLS player who is ready to defend the beautiful game and it’s players’ honor. He has sent an open letter to Mr. White, challenging him to a friendly game of soccer, “unless [he's] scared, of course.” Gauntlet thrown down.

Most soccer fans can appreciate a good fight, so you can believe my excitement when White accepted Conrad’s challenge. Check out his response over Twitter after the jump.

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