He gave an honest answer to a question he was asked. Take off Kimbo’s Arabian Gogles man!

Gee, John, Dana is running a competing promotion. What’d you expect him to do, hype the opposition? Should Elite fail tomorrow (not that it would be a surprise), I’d be shocked if Kimbo’s services were retained.

Dana is all about money. Of course they would sign Kimbo, there is lots money to be made with him! Dana is in desperate need of higher a publicist, to steer him in the right direction and make him aware of the financial consequenses of his verbal diarrhea.

If Elite folds, I would like to see dana sign Kimbo and bring back Cro Cop and match them up. Not sure why.

He could have said “no comment” but that would make him a pussy! KEEP IT REAL DANA!!!

KIMBO SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS!

would he really be making any money if the ufc signed him? sure at first but if he cant beat real fighters than who wants to watch a ppv headlined by someone that never wins?

I’d say I have to agree and disagree. Dana has every right to talk down another fighter, I’d say the fact that Kimbo is over hyped and recieving way to much attention makes sense for him to cut him down a level or two. To flat out ridicule a man who steps in the cage is wrong but that does not mean he has to respect Kimbo for stepping into a right. I don’t respect Shamrock stepping into a ring anymore either. If you don’t belong you shouldn’t be doing this. Kimbo should be fighting for lower orgs and not be on a national scale. You can’t promote your oganization as an elite bunch of fighters if Kimbo is included. Not only is Kimbo one dimensional but he also lacks any real stand up skill and any endurance. The guy does not belong in a cage and does not belong on the main event of any card. I’d also like to say there is absolutely no chance that Dana would bring Kimbo to the UFC, that’d mean they have to find him cans to fight which would undermind the point of the ufc. Plain and simple, Kimbo deserves nobodies respect for stepping into a ring he does not belong in.

Ted, that is the perfect point. We all know Kimbo isn’t close to the level of any of the UFC guys. Let’s look at who is at the bottom of the list in the HWD in the UFC. Ok can Kimbo beat Jake O’Brien or Cain Velasquez? I don’t know, but I don’t think so. So if you match him up against someone like that just to make it a fair fight to get Kimbo’s feet wet, and he can’t beat them, then there is no money to be made.

Guys put your opinions aside sometimes and look at the facts!

I think Kimbo sucks, but the fact is his last fight was the Main Event on a major network channel. You cannot deny that people want to watch him. If he came to the UFC he would be a major draw for his first few fights. How is Dana supposed to hype someone he says sucks. Dana sells these fights, so again how can he convincingly sell a fight with a guy who “sucks”. It is just foolish, especially considering all the news lately of XC’s debt and the possibilty they will fold.

BNF and john your getting the idea that Kimbo will go undefeated before EXC folds. Dana doesn’t need to worry about this because even with EXC trying to give Kimbo cans he is still having problems. Watch Ken Shamrock tap him out and his selling value drops, watch him keep dodging Grim and when they fight and he loses his stock will drop even more. Your going off speculation and Dana is saying Kimbo isn’t supposed to be on this scene, he should still be fighting in his backyard cause these guys are gonna kill him. Kimbo is not a professional MMA artist, he is an unskilled brawler with a great chin and some heavy hands but can get himself hurt in the world of MMA.

i think john forgets the ufc puts a “as long as you’re performing” clause in there contracts so kimbo might get signed but who would he fight? all there HW division is is wrestlers or jits guys that are quite talented with the exception of kongo who would no doubt bash kimbo’s face in so he might last 1 or 2 fights if he ever was signed

John, I fought for two years and as a fighter, it’s a slap in the face to build up a farce based on a big beard and You Tube fat-man fights while real fighters go underpaid. Kimbo sucks, Dana is a great business man, and you’re pretty good at collecting news. However, I’m not sure you are the best at analyzing it.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate Kimbo, it’s the circus that annoys me. And if you want to insult the promotion, you have to point out that Kimbo sucks. And I’m sure Kimbo can take being called names as he laughs his way to the bank.

Cogito, I think the entire point is being lost on Kimbo. This is about Dana and his mouth. He talks sh*t about Kimbo, he talked sh*t about Fedor, if Brock didn’t sign with the UFC, I am sure he would have talked sh*t about him as well. Dana’s ego is out of control and I just hope we don’t have to suffer as fans in the future for some of his verbal attacks!

I see your point BNF but I have to say Dana is justified in down talking Kimbo. He was not quite justified in his talk about Fedor and I do think he would have talked trash about Brock if he had signed another org. But heres the point behind his trash talking… Prove him wrong. He is calling out these other fighters to prove him wrong, Fedor did and Dana had to back track. He took Brock and Brock has proven his worth. All thats left is for EXC to give Kimbo some real fights and Dana will have to back track. Dana can talk as much trash as he wants, its only burning bridges if the fighters he’s talking the trash about can prove him wrong. In this case Kimbo cannot.

CES. all good points. dana did say he was impressed with fedor’s performance over big dummy (what choice did he have?) and would do the same if kimbo beat someone legit, even brett rogers would be a huge step up. now that fedor is probably going to fight another freakshow in japan and not fight for another 6-9 months after (going by his history over the last 4 years) and elite will probably never let kimbo fight someone who has a decent chance to beat him, dana will be all over them, calling them out and putting them down. he will be justified until they, like you say “prove him wrong”. i honestly dont think fedor or kimbo give a crap what dana says, he does’nt sign their checks, but their fans sure seem to.

Don’t worry man the fact that Dana even says Fedor or Kimbo is showing that Dana does not know what he is doing in these regards. He should never bring any mention to Fedor period because all Fedor needs is a couple of new fans looking his way and he’ll scoop them up with his fighting performances. Saying Kimbo is terrible and doesn’t belong in the sport only goes to put interest in Kimbo as well. Though I don’t think either org Affliction or EXC will last, they are getting free publicity from Dana. And your right Dana doesn’t sign their checks and bad mouthing someones favorite fighter can burn bridges with fans just as much as it can with a fighter. There are both positives and negatives to what Dana is doing. If the fighters can’t prove Dana wrong he has legitimate ground to stand on but he is also giving them free publicity and the chance to prove him wrong.

Cogito what you’re missing here is that your favourite Dana White is talking out of his ass!! Dana should stay out of these kind of interviews and not try so hard to be a superstar himself.. I mean this guy does not have the right to disrespect any fighter in the sport, he’s only doing it now because he’s at the top, it would be fun to see what Dana would say if another organization becomes more succesful than the UFC..

The UFC might sign Kimbo if Elite XC folds, but you said how would they hype him for a big fight? He wouldn’t be in a big fight because he isn’t a big time fighter! He would be fed to Cain Valesquez or dare I say Brock Lesnar (unless he is champ), get DESTROYED, and never be heard from again!

Rob the interviewer asked him the question. Its not like he held a press confrence to say Kimbo Slice sucks. Seriously are you even reading what I’ve written. I’ll tell you what everyone on this site has two things an opinion and an a$$ and most of them tend to use one with the other. The fact that Dana has cameras constantly in his face doesn’t change the fact that his opinion stands hand in hand with ours. Your mad because he’s getting this publicity when he shouldn’t be? Thats kind of funny because I think thats why he’s talking about Kimbo… because Kimbo is getting publicity when he shouldn’t. It only takes a minute to sit down and think this stuff through but when you want to try and type your opinion to debunk mine your not putting any effort into your writing and it shows.

ROB. its not like dana is having these big press conferences to diss kimbo or fedor, he is just giving his honest opinion, when asked by a reporter, who is most likely trying hard to get these kind of responses from dana. i saw a reader complain the other day about dana being on the front of a tuf video, saying that he is tired looking at danas face. im a big fan of danas and get a littled tired of seeing him too, but he is a big part of the tuf program(he’s on every show) and i dont remember seeing him the cover on any other ufc dvd’s. i think alot of people forget the fact that not only is dana the president of the ufc, he is THEIR PROMOTER as well. up till recent, he has been their only promoter, he has to speak in public constantly, he doesnt have a choice, it’s his job! if no reporters asked him about other orgs or its fighters, he wouldnt even mention them. dana is not mr.pc, thats what i love about him. CONGITO makes a good point, dana talking about them period, good or bad, brings them a hell of alot more attention than they would get if he did’nt mention them at all.

okay, i know what you’re saying but Dana does not have to give the reporters interviews like this, Press conference or not it’s still going out in media.. also if Dana had the fighters that Elite XC does what would he do? he would promote Kimbo cause he is their biggest star and really the only money fighter they have, i agree with Dana that Kimbo sucks but he’s only had like 3 fights so i just dislike Dana taking the opportunity to talk bad about fighters to media even if it brings them some attention he should concentrate on his own fighters that are getting paid like slaves…

I’m not sure if you knew this but slaves don’t get paid. Also what if Dana White owned all the orgs… just speculation man. Put yourself in his place if you want to try and put him in th place of another org. If you were Dana White I don’t think you could do half the job he has done with the UFC. UFC was on its way into the gutter when they took it over but here I’ll speculate if Dana were to own EXC.

He would first start scouting for new up and coming talent and then make a reality series show to support them. He would mention the UFC as much as possible to get his competition looking like a competing competition to the UFC. He would look for veterns of the cage to add to his promotion and not only work on furthering their careers but also have them face some of his new talent to get his fighters name recognition. If he were to have a fighter like Kimbo, he would not have Kimbo as the main event of every fight card he has. He would also work on the stage production of his company and not sell it out like what has been shown on CBS. He also wouldn’t take any bull from fighters unwilling to defend their belt. I’d say if Dana owned a new company he’d do the same thing he did with the UFC when it was young. “What say you now?”

Punch you in the Ovaries:Most sensible comment I’ve read on this thread so far…

I know that slaves are not getting paid, but in comparison to other sports these guys make nothing and i think that can and needs to change in the UFC cause they have the money today in MMA.. Im not questioning what Dana and the Fertittas have done with the UFC, they came in at a good time when the sport was nothing and they were lucky to have guys like Ortiz, Liddell, Couture.. but i think that the fighters should get paid better these days and Dana should take it easy with disrespecting fighters in interviews one day he might not be so succesful when no one wants to sign with the UFC cause he’s an ass and that might happen sooner than we know, i don’t think he will be laughing when dissing a fighter in an interview then.. it’s just a shame that we’re even discussing about a president when the fighters are the one’s that should be in the spotlight

Yo Bass! You money hog! Haha!

Dana will call any great fighter that isnt making him money a sucky fighter!