" his approach seems to be a major reason behind the wild success of the promotion, according to the man who pays his annual salary." ………which is how much ? lol

his approach is also why the best fighter in the world doesnt fight in the UFC.

this is a great Q&A…read the whole thing…Fertitta turns a few of these questions on their head.

Read the whole article…this stinks of monoploy fertita says that there are no other shows lke the ufc yeah cuz you bought your main compitition PRIDE mother %$^&**!!!!

This guy doesnt do squat dana is allowed to to whtever he wants too bad his fighters can’t get nearly that much respect like randy wanting to fight fedor,,,, oh that be bad for the sport, i cant comment on randy
take your head out of you pie hole Fertata!

I hope shamrock Randy and others sue the ufc, people should be more upset thatDAna took chuck to pride to compete but will not take randy to fedor,,, i would be mad too if i was randy!

Somebodys got to look into the ufc and like audit them, they are full of them selves and act like Presient Bush

Pretty good interview. It’s obvious that Fertitta’s approach to the Couture situation is to try to sideline the issue and not give it oxygen. Personally, I predict that Couture will eventually return to the UFC. Fertitta intelligently handled the Tito situation by insinuating that Tito is just a bit quirky (mildly bipolar and a bit of a complainer by nature). I agree with Fertitta’s assessment of the growth of MMA – it really parallels the growth of the UFC. I do think that behind closed doors that the Fertittas are probably contemplating hiring someone else to work along with and synergistically complement Dana. It will be interesting to find out who the “blue chip” sponsors will be. Also, recently Dana said that there will be over the next few weeks some major announcements with respect to the UFC. This should be an interesting year.

Great interview, but If they UFC wants 2008 to be its BIG YEAR, they are gonna have to do better then UFC 81, 82. These cards are crap when u take into consideration all the talented fighters in the UFC stables.

Fertita seemed almost ignorant in the interview. Dana can sleep with the Fertita’s wive’s and they’d still be kising Dana’s ass.

Great interview, but If they UFC wants 2008 to be its BIG YEAR, they are gonna have to do better then UFC 81, 82. These cards are crap when u take into consideration all the talented fighters in the UFC stables.

I agree 100% Johh, and I have been saying for a while now that UFC 81 and 82 stink. With the aquisition of PRIDE, all of the fighters that are ranked in the Top 10 of thier Division, and all of the fighters that have been of TUF you’d think that the UFC would together excellent cards once a month.

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.

I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.

Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.

I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.

Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

I agree wholeheartedly. It appears that some people have some sort of psychological hang-up with respect to Dana White. Obviously Dana needs to improve in some ways. But overall, his impact has been positive for the sport.

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.
I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.
Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

" his approach seems to be a major reason behind the wild success of the promotion, according to the man who pays his annual salary." ………which is how much ? lol

He owns a percentage of the company. His pay is predicated on the financial success of the organization.

Great interview, but If they UFC wants 2008 to be its BIG YEAR, they are gonna have to do better then UFC 81, 82. These cards are crap when u take into consideration all the talented fighters in the UFC stables.

UFC 82?? Silva vs Hendo are u kidding that could be fight of the year. Plus UFC 81, Mir making Lesnar look stupid, and who doesnt like watching Timmy get beat down. Thats gonna be great. Both us these cards are better then UFC 80. BJ and Stevenson, thats the only good fight of the night, and it probably wont even be much of a contest, BJ will probably handle him fairly easily. You want a bad card, go back and watch UFC 78. Hopefully no more cards like that in 08…

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.

I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.

Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

Amen to that. Many bloggers on here want to prove that their a ‘true MMA fan’ and reel off support for all the other organisations.

Truth be told every single fighter out there (except Fedor) wants to be in the UFC, its where the fame, money and girls come from.

I love the UFC, yes pride was good but apart from that you can keep your K1, ELITE, IFL and M1. No other company can hype, promote and pull off the big events like the UFC and Dana should be thanked as he is responsible for a lot of its success.

Read the whole article…this stinks of monoploy fertita says that there are no other shows lke the ufc yeah cuz you bought your main compitition PRIDE mother %$^&**!!!!

This guy doesnt do squat dana is allowed to to whtever he wants too bad his fighters can’t get nearly that much respect like randy wanting to fight fedor,,,, oh that be bad for the sport, i cant comment on randy
take your head out of you pie hole Fertata!

I hope shamrock Randy and others sue the ufc, people should be more upset thatDAna took chuck to pride to compete but will not take randy to fedor,,, i would be mad too if i was randy!

Somebodys got to look into the ufc and like audit them, they are full of them selves and act like Presient Bush

Your English teacher should be fired.

The main points I picked up are that
1. The money from PPVs that is not going to fighters is bieng reinvested back into the business to fuel continued growth of the UFC – which is a good long term approach but he fails to mention how much Dana is getting payed.
2. The UFC will be bigger in Europe than in the US in 5 years time – they hope to achieve this through a move to other European countries like Germany and Russia and hopefully a better TV deal in England, where current coverage by Bravo is poor.
3. He sings Dana’s praises – who like him or not is a major reason for the success of the UFC and the acceptence of MMA as a Sport, when it was at a low point.
4. On a bad note, he seemed happy with the success of Bisping vs Evans as a main event – and may look to put on similiar main events because they will still sell tickets and bring in PPV Buys.

UFC 82?? Silva vs Hendo are u kidding that could be fight of the year. Plus UFC 81, Mir making Lesnar look stupid, and who doesnt like watching Timmy get beat down. Thats gonna be great. Both us these cards are better then UFC 80. BJ and Stevenson, thats the only good fight of the night, and it probably wont even be much of a contest, BJ will probably handle him fairly easily. You want a bad card, go back and watch UFC 78. Hopefully no more cards like that in 08…

My bad, I ment UFC 80, and 81………I dont dare complain about a card featuring the spider vs. Hendo..which has the potential to be the greatest mma middleweight title match of all time.

his approach is also why the best fighter in the world doesnt fight in the UFC.

lol

Amen to that. Many bloggers on here want to prove that their a ‘true MMA fan’ and reel off support for all the other organisations.

Truth be told every single fighter out there (except Fedor) wants to be in the UFC, its where the fame, money and girls come from.

I love the UFC, yes pride was good but apart from that you can keep your K1, ELITE, IFL and M1. No other company can hype, promote and pull off the big events like the UFC and Dana should be thanked as he is responsible for a lot of its success.

People tend to forget that PRIDE was selling out STADIUMS! The UFC is selling out basketball arena’s….There is a big difference. You know how many tickets you have to sell to fill up the Saitama Super Arena in Japan? Probably double what the UFC has to sell to fill up a basketball arena. Y did the UFC have to Purchase Pride? If I would have known they just wanted to kill pride, I would have rather seen Vince McMahon from the WWE!

I hope that the UFC starts trying to sign some Lightweights. Like where the hell is Takanori Gomi? I know he prefered to stay in Japan, but he hasnt fought in a year, has any other organization even signed him yet. How many fights does JZ have on his contract left. I would give my right nutt to see JZ vs.
BJ!

Joakim Hansen won his fight on New years eve, in his long awaited return to mma. I was very surprised to see Gilbert loose his match, still he is ultra talented!

UFC 82?? Silva vs Hendo are u kidding that could be fight of the year. Plus UFC 81, Mir making Lesnar look stupid, and who doesnt like watching Timmy get beat down. Thats gonna be great. Both us these cards are better then UFC 80. BJ and Stevenson, thats the only good fight of the night, and it probably wont even be much of a contest, BJ will probably handle him fairly easily. You want a bad card, go back and watch UFC 78. Hopefully no more cards like that in 08…

Dude how can u be excited about Brock? He is 1 and 0. I am curious to see Brock, not excited. Mir is one step away from falling off the face of the Earth. The Mir/Lesnar fight should be the first televised fight of the card, not the co-main event. I am not a hulkamaniac WWE fan who is dying to see Brock fight, he needs to work his way up and I feel insulted that the UFC is trying to sell me this fight as a main event.
Bisping vs. Rashad was a much more main event worthy fight then this one! I dont understand why more mma fans arent pissed at this!

My bad, I ment UFC 80, and 81………I dont dare complain about a card featuring the spider vs. Hendo..which has the potential to be the greatest mma middleweight title match of all time.

LOL, I read thru pretty quick, and me and John have been complaining about UFC 80 and 81 (ESPECIALLY UFC 80). Just letting it be known that I was referring to 80 and 81 as well. Dan Henderson is my favorite fighter of all time. I am looking forward to that event more so than any!!!!!!!

Like where the hell is Takanori Gomi? I know he prefered to stay in Japan, but he hasnt fought in a year, has any other organization even signed him yet.

It looks like the UFC is still interested in signing Gomi.

http://samcaplan.proelite.com/86004

Read the whole article…this stinks of monoploy fertita says that there are no other shows lke the ufc yeah cuz you bought your main compitition PRIDE mother %$^&**!!!!

This guy doesnt do squat dana is allowed to to whtever he wants too bad his fighters can’t get nearly that much respect like randy wanting to fight fedor,,,, oh that be bad for the sport, i cant comment on randy
take your head out of you pie hole Fertata!

I hope shamrock Randy and others sue the ufc, people should be more upset thatDAna took chuck to pride to compete but will not take randy to fedor,,, i would be mad too if i was randy!

Somebodys got to look into the ufc and like audit them, they are full of them selves and act like Presient Bush

Why would the Fertitta brothers not let Dana do what he wants? He is doing exactly what the Fertittas want him to do with their investment, he is making money! Money comes first, this is a business, this is how they make money, entertainment value comes a distant second, and for some reason you can’t understand basic economics. Got a question for you, how can you audit a company that is not publicly held company?

Dude how can u be excited about Brock? He is 1 and 0. I am curious to see Brock, not excited. Mir is one step away from falling off the face of the Earth. The Mir/Lesnar fight should be the first televised fight of the card, not the co-main event. I am not a hulkamaniac WWE fan who is dying to see Brock fight, he needs to work his way up and I feel insulted that the UFC is trying to sell me this fight as a main event.
Bisping vs. Rashad was a much more main event worthy fight then this one! I dont understand why more mma fans arent pissed at this!

I agree 100% Johh, and I have been saying for a while now that UFC 81 and 82 stink. With the aquisition of PRIDE, all of the fighters that are ranked in the Top 10 of thier Division, and all of the fighters that have been of TUF you’d think that the UFC would together excellent cards once a month.

I don’t know which is worse 80 or 81 ?? For now I 80. So Dana is walking around without a leash..huh.. nobody to check him..lets see how long he can rome free until he gets run over by a car.

It looks like the UFC is still interested in signing Gomi.

http://samcaplan.proelite.com/86004

WOW! Thanks for that link. Gomi was at UFC 79 and there still is a good chance of him landing in the UFC……..That just brightened my day a bit. I wont get my hopes up though cause Mach sakurai was in attendence at UFC 73 and we all thought he would sign, but then he signed with a japanease promotion. Keep your fingers crossed because other then Fedor, he is probably the best fighter out there not under contract with the UFC.

I do not agree with the monopoly the UFC has on MMA. Different organisations at least give the MMA fans more choice, instead of being given just what Dana and the UFC want to give you. I really do not like the total control Dana seems to have, he thinks he’s some kind of god. Just because he has an issue with fighters like Barnett and Lindland the fans don’t get to see them fight. That’s bull. How many fighter have been tested for steroids or other illegal substances and have still been allowed to fight in the UFC, that wasn’t even the case with Lindland. The sport was destined to get huge once it had proper tv coverage Dana just happned to be there at the right time. Once it gained the proper exposure it was bound to blow up, it was just a matter time with or without Dana. Wanker.

What you get with ths match-up is a champion wrestler (collegiate and WWE) with a big name and freakish athletic ability going against one of the slickest HW ground fighters in the world who also happens to be a former champ. Brock has been training for the last few years and is at least as ready to be in the octagon as some of the stiffs who come off TUF for one fight and never get called back. I’m curious to see if Brock tries to keep this standing or reverts to his wrestling background and puts his wrestling and GnP against Mir’s subs.

Its not that i dont want to see Mir vs. Brock because I am very curious about that fight. I just feel that fight is in no way worthy of a co main event for what is supposed to be the greatest event of the year. It should be the 1st televised card of the night!

Some of you might want to read up on Fedors contract details (sherdog, 26 dec article) to get an idea of what kind of tactics Dana uses. I defend dana and co quite a lot in various forums, but the contract offered to Fedor was shameful and incredibly disrespectful to such a great fighter (this coming from a guy who only a few weeks ago was saying it’s Fedors fault that he isn’t fighting Randy when it isn’t). It kind of makes me understand even further why Randy left, a person isn’t going to forget all the years of being shafted when it comes to contract negotiations.

Danas lack of business ethics, fairness, paranoia and most importantly his massive ego is going to come bite the UFC in the ass over the long term i believe, by which time Lorenzo might change his tune about Dana or at least reign him in.

Great interview, but If they UFC wants 2008 to be its BIG YEAR, they are gonna have to do better then UFC 81, 82. These cards are crap when u take into consideration all the talented fighters in the UFC stables.

I have to agree, even as a UFC fan. For example: Werdum vs. Gonzaga?…. As a featured fight?! Don’t get me wrong, I like payback matches, and both are great fighters, but with the talent pool the UFC has, you would think there are many other match ups that would fit better as one of the featured bouts for an event. It may turn out to be the fight of the year, but it just struck me as odd, even for a secondary main event, to kick off the year.

LOL, I read thru pretty quick, and me and John have been complaining about UFC 80 and 81 (ESPECIALLY UFC 80). Just letting it be known that I was referring to 80 and 81 as well. Dan Henderson is my favorite fighter of all time. I am looking forward to that event more so than any!!!!!!!

If anderson Silva cant KO Hendo by landing a big accurate shot on the button, then its official, Hendo is a freak of nature who has no button on his Jaw. A great main event is one where you cant even offer a prediction because its sooo close. That is what we get in this main event. I wont ever offer any comments reguarding this fight because who the hell knows. Silva is the man, but Dan “built Ford Tough” Henderson is a very tough, skilled and crafty SOB that I hate picking against. The odds of this fight have to be even.

Dan’s new official nickname is “Built Ford Tough”, remeber u heard it here 1st!

Some of you might want to read up on Fedors contract details (sherdog, 26 dec article) to get an idea of what kind of tactics Dana uses. I defend dana and co quite a lot in various forums, but the contract offered to Fedor was shameful and incredibly disrespectful to such a great fighter (this coming from a guy who only a few weeks ago was saying it’s Fedors fault that he isn’t fighting Randy when it isn’t). It kind of makes me understand even further why Randy left, a person isn’t going to forget all the years of being shafted when it comes to contract negotiations.

Danas lack of business ethics, fairness, paranoia and most importantly his massive ego is going to come bite the UFC in the ass over the long term i believe, by which time Lorenzo might change his tune about Dana or at least reign him in.

Very well written Post…….this is what I have been trying to say for a while now. Dana did a good job, but he made more then a couple of Big Mistakes…..Just cause Dana did a good job, it doesnt mean he is the best man for the Job. The Fertita’s seem more sensible then Dana….proof of that is that they have to negotiate Tito’s contract not Dana. I would like to see the Fertita’s having the ultimate say in all matters. They could have done a better job in negotiating with Fedor then Dana did for sure!

The retard quote of the year “Crazy F*ckin Russians” – Dana

My bad, I ment UFC 80, and 81………I dont dare complain about a card featuring the spider vs. Hendo..which has the potential to be the greatest mma middleweight title match of all time.

yea no argument there. 80 is pretty weak, and 81 isnt great, not bad, but could def be better.

Very well written Post…….this is what I have been trying to say for a while now. Dana did a good job, but he made more then a couple of Big Mistakes…..Just cause Dana did a good job, it doesnt mean he is the best man for the Job. The Fertita’s seem more sensible then Dana….proof of that is that they have to negotiate Tito’s contract not Dana. I would like to see the Fertita’s having the ultimate say in all matters. They could have done a better job in negotiating with Fedor then Dana did for sure!

The retard quote of the year “Crazy F*ckin Russians” – Dana

 “Crazy F*ckin UFC Contracts”

Many people think UFC is the only mma brand worth watching. The funny part is that Yeronaka event provided us with 2 of the best fights of the weekend: Akiyama vs. Misake which was better then all of the fight on UFC 79 and Gilbert vs. Ishida was a freaking WAR!!!!

Any one know if Sergei Kharitonov is signed with any mma organization. He is probably the most under rated Heavyweight in the world. I think he could make a nice little splash in the UFC’s Heavyweight division.

Vladamir Matsyushenko (spelling) nicknamed “The Janitor” is a very underrated LHW. The guy doesn’t have too much standup, but he is just a beast of a wrestler and once he’s on top of you, you are not getting him off. I have seen several of his fights in the IFL and every single one of them have been complete lopsided victories for him. Unfortunately though, he is pretty old at this point.

i can’t stand dana or much of his influence on the sport, but i agree with lorenzo. for his level of education and seeming lack of above average intelligence, dana white has proven a remarkable businessman and has certainly made the fertita investment a very, very good one. and despite all his shortcomings and his unflinching drive to make the sport as annoying and frustrating as it is entertaining, i couldn’t have saturated my life with any aspect of mma prior to dana.

Fedor’s interview with Sherdog commenting on the failed negotiations and contract with the UFC.
“I never met Dana White, never spoke to him on the phone, never exchanged e-mails,” Fedor said. "However, I did read a lot on the Internet about what he said in regard to me and Vadim. I also read e-mails that he sent to Vadim; all of his correspondence was very upsetting. The contract that we were presented with by the UFC was simply impossible, couldn’t be signed — I couldn’t leave. If I won, I had to fight eight times in two years. If I lost one fight, then the UFC had the right to rip up the contract. At the conclusion of the contract, if I am undefeated, then it automatically extends for an as yet unspecified period of time, though for the same compensation. "

“Basically I can’t leave undefeated. I can’t give interviews, appear in films or advertising. I don’t have the right to do anything without the UFC’s agreement. I could do nothing without the OK from the UFC. I didn’t have the right to compete in combat sambo competition. It’s my national sport. It’s the Russian sport, which in his time our president competed in, and I no longer have the right to do so. There were many such clauses; the contract was 18 pages in length. It was written in such a way that I had absolutely no rights while the UFC could at any moment, if something didn’t suit them, tear up the agreement. We worked with lawyers who told us that it was patently impossible to sign such a document.”

" his approach seems to be a major reason behind the wild success of the promotion, according to the man who pays his annual salary." ………which is how much ? lol

Ok you all wanna know how much? Let’s simply use common sense, CEO’s and Presidents of Multimillion dollar companies, make Millions annually. Consider this, 12-14 PPV UFC events per year, add to that UFC Fight Nights, and Merchandise Sales, don’t be AT ALL surprised if Dana White, makes at the very least 20 Million per year, and that is not including his end of year bonus. BELIEVE IT.

Mir making Lesnar look stupid

You obviously don’t know Brock Lesnar. He is a killer, a psychopath with 5 times the strengh of Houston Alexander, faster than, stronger than, any HW in the UFC.
All you mf will jump on his bandwagon, like some of you have already started to jump back on The Iceman’s.

You obviously don’t know Brock Lesnar. He is a killer, a psychopath with 5 times the strengh of Houston Alexander, faster than, stronger than, any HW in the UFC.
All you mf will jump on his bandwagon, like some of you have already started to jump back on The Iceman’s.

How many MMA fight’s does he have??

Fedor’s interview with Sherdog commenting on the failed negotiations and contract with the UFC.
“I never met Dana White, never spoke to him on the phone, never exchanged e-mails,” Fedor said. "However, I did read a lot on the Internet about what he said in regard to me and Vadim. I also read e-mails that he sent to Vadim; all of his correspondence was very upsetting. The contract that we were presented with by the UFC was simply impossible, couldn’t be signed — I couldn’t leave. If I won, I had to fight eight times in two years. If I lost one fight, then the UFC had the right to rip up the contract. At the conclusion of the contract, if I am undefeated, then it automatically extends for an as yet unspecified period of time, though for the same compensation. "

“Basically I can’t leave undefeated. I can’t give interviews, appear in films or advertising. I don’t have the right to do anything without the UFC’s agreement. I could do nothing without the OK from the UFC. I didn’t have the right to compete in combat sambo competition. It’s my national sport. It’s the Russian sport, which in his time our president competed in, and I no longer have the right to do so. There were many such clauses; the contract was 18 pages in length. It was written in such a way that I had absolutely no rights while the UFC could at any moment, if something didn’t suit them, tear up the agreement. We worked with lawyers who told us that it was patently impossible to sign such a document.”

RSG, thanks for posting this. Dana turned the UFC into a power house, no doubt about it. That said, there’s a couple different ways people can handle success and he’s decided to turn into a egomaniac who thinks he’s bigger than the sport. Instead of staying humble and taking care of the fighters, he’s turned into a total dictator who doesn’t seem to respect ANYTHING but his own opinion. If Fedor’s on point with his quote, we can all expect a mass exodus from the UFC. Whoever does what it takes to make the Randy/Fedor fight happen will go a long way to position themselves as a solid alternative to the UFC. Keep an eye on what Mark Cuban’s doing – he’s taking a totally different approach – work with all the organizations to offer the fans the best possible fights.

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.

I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.

Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

Absoulutely agree with this statement… Dana White has to be given the credit he’s due. Maybe he’s done his job in ways that all dont agree with, but he’s done his job none-the-less. For all those ticked off about Pride being put on the shelf, what more can you do from the UFC standpoint when an entire country isnt wanting to work with you? I dont mind one bit that it was shelved personally, it just means that along down the line, we’ll be able to see all the Pride stars at one point or another in the cage. And if they dont agree to fight in the cage ie. Fedor… Then so-be-it, its his loss, the world will continue to produce more talent for the UFC to delve into. That said, Dana may not be the most well liked person on the face of the earth, but he is a smart business-man, and I for one do beleive that as long as Dana is around that the UFC will only continue its ride into what is to be a very long run.

I am so sick and tired of the “hardcore fans” bitching about the UFC. If you don’t like the UFC then DON’T FUCKING WATCH IT!!!! The UFC is the pinnacle of mma. I love it. You should all be grateful that it is almost mainstream thanks to the mastermind behind it, Dana White.

I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY. some folks with a bit of sense.

It’s amazing to me that the majority of the comments are full of contempt toward the UFC. Why? The UFC is the best promotion on the planet with the greatest fighters. Who cares if some of the fighters are only getting paid $6,000. They aren’t being forced to fight. Outside of Randy and Tito, I don’t see any of the other fighters complaining about their compensation.

I agree with Lorenzo Fertitta. Right now, to the casual fan, the UFC IS MMA. Nobody else is even close. Dana White and the Fertitta bros. have done more to legitimize MMA in the U.S then anyone else ever has. Not only are they legitimizing MMA in the U.S. but they are taking their product to Europe.

Go ahead and continue to spew your hatred for Dana White and the UFC, but without them, MMA would still be stuck in obscurity.

Thats a little far fetched. I mean he did bring UFC to what it is, but what your stating is that there are no other business man in the world like Dana. Like he is that unique and special, and that there are no other investors like the Fertita bros. Wrong. If it wasn’t Dana it would be someone else, just a matter of time.

I don`t care about fighters being upset about what they are getting paid because thats their choice. The thing that pisses me off about Dana is the way that he acts in interviews and press conferences. How can a president of such a big organization be swearing and be abusive towards other people and still wants the business to be respected. The UFC is the leading organization the the MMA world. MMA is trying to create a positive image towards people who criticize the sport and yet you have your main figure head, the person who interacts with the fighters, press and fans, act in such a stupid manner. I don`t care who you are but a person in such a privileged position in a major organization, whatever it may be, should never act the way Dana does.

Read the whole article…this stinks of monoploy fertita says that there are no other shows lke the ufc yeah cuz you bought your main compitition PRIDE mother %$^&**!!!!

This guy doesnt do squat dana is allowed to to whtever he wants too bad his fighters can’t get nearly that much respect like randy wanting to fight fedor,,,, oh that be bad for the sport, i cant comment on randy
take your head out of you pie hole Fertata!

I hope shamrock Randy and others sue the ufc, people should be more upset thatDAna took chuck to pride to compete but will not take randy to fedor,,, i would be mad too if i was randy!

Somebodys got to look into the ufc and like audit them, they are full of them selves and act like Presient Bush

 Good Point!!!