Dana White apologizes for anti-gay and other distasteful remarks (Video)
And then it quickly moves to UFC Fight Night 18 video blog:
For more on what got White in hot water click here and here.
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Is that why the old blog was removed? I didn’t see it and it won’t start for me
by IrishKev on Apr 3, 2009 6:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its on the first link you ckick actually under ‘here’
by IrishKev on Apr 3, 2009 6:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or did Dana look upset when Junie got subbed??? what is it with his hard on for Browning? The kid is a loser. It is good to see people that are willing to work with guys that need help but this kid is a lost cause. Embarrassing performance.
by Boom Goes the Dynamite! on Apr 3, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he said, “FUCKIN FAGGOT”. OH please, the gay community sooooo needs to get over it.
WORDS WHITE PEOPLE APPARENTLY CAN’T SAY:
N*GGER
F*GGOT
(NO PUN INTENDED “White” get it? ha ha)
by Tim on Apr 3, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted the Loretta Hunt article on this site the other day…my take, if Dana is telling the truth that the fighter gets x amount of credentials and he cam use them how ever he wants, then I’m with him, "F Hunt!" Yes Dana has his own way of conducting himself, but I personally like the in your face honest approach. Would you guys rather another PC dance around the truth guy or someone straight up with you? Maybe it’s a Boston thing??? Loretta hunt doesn’t hate Dana, and he insulted her for 3 minutes…so why do you guys hate him? for mainstreaming mma, for being honest or for being rich?
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9408882/White
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn’t CB say “gotta be fight of the night” white said yes
by mikeybear on Apr 3, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s upset because he genuinely likes Junie, and now he’s got to cut him!
when’s the next apology coming for calling Rampage a retard?
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim, I say both words all the time, in the company of gays and blacks as well as cunt, bitch, homo and dike. go figure!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops I forgot here is another word “WHITE PEOPLE” can’t say:
H* (can’t write it without putting the other letter.)
HO
Please don’t be hatin’ me now since I wrote that.
by Tim on Apr 3, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
say it 3 times and people think santa is coming.
wow that was bad!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin, I like how Dana is honest, but it’s humanly possible to be honest without using vulgar language. People who lack a broad vocabulary swear to compensate for real words, or for putting structured sentences together. I saw him doing a Q&A at the weigh-ins in Montreal last year, and this guy answered all the dumbass questions. He took hundreds of pictures, signed everything, etc. but he sounds so uneducated when he speaks.
by Stryker on Apr 3, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it still ok to say finoik?
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Apr 3, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just don’t say words like that around ODamn.
He will get on his soapbox and preach.
LOL.
by OJR on Apr 3, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who said they hated him? the question is why do you love him so much?for being honest or being rich? is it just a man crush or is it deeper?(in you)
by shogun on Apr 3, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
bro, I like him for bringing mma into the “mainstream.” could care less how much money he has or doesn’t, don’t particularly care what he says, as long as I keep getting to see great fights 20 something times a year, I’m happy!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute ?@? Dana said that Kap vs Condit would be fight of the night??
by PhilQNY on Apr 3, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The comments here are startling. Look, the fact of the matter is, using the word is wrong. I don’t use it out of personal choice. I have friends that do and I don’t preach to them that it is wrong. But, to pat yourself on the back for saying, “It’s not that the word is wrong it’s just that Dana, as the President of a company shouldn’t be using it in the public domain,” shows how backward we are. This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is there to allow people to say what they want. It protects people from being punished for expressing there ideas, wrong or right. Therefore, you can use the word f@g or N!gger and not go to jail for it but that doesn’t make it right. I mean jesus the word comes from when they used to burn gays alive, i.e. a burning log is known as a fag. So think about that. Yes you can say what you want as can Dana. But that doesn’t make it right. He was wrong for using the word just like anyone who drops the N-bomb is wrong. It has a negative conotation for a whole group of people. It is not about being P.C. either. Using these words is not “un-P.C.” it is hateful and has no place in out society. You guys really need to catch up to the 21st century read a book and stop being so god damn ignorant.
by Boom Goes the Dynamite! on Apr 3, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so if a book tells me it’s wrong, it must be wrong? I can show you quite a few books that say things are right or wrong that I guarantee aren’t! It’s personal choice. Funniest thing is, I would NEVER call a gay guy a fag or a mentally challenged person a retard, but call my buddies those terms everyday!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, the book doesn’t tell you it’s wrong. Understanding the origin of the term, just as with n!gger, should tell you it is wrong. You should be able to come up with that yourself, not by reading a book, but by intuition. And it doesn’t matter who you are calling f@g or n!gger, the mere use of the word is wrong. I don’t care if you do it, just want you to know that your logic is flawed.
by Boom Goes the Dynamite! on Apr 3, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get off your high horse. If you want to talk about intuition then use yours and see that it isn’t being used in context to those groups of people.
by PJJ on Apr 4, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, so why don’t you go ahead and walk into a bar full of black dudes and use the N word loudly in a sentence. Then calmly explain to them how you weren’t using it in a context that should concern them. Let me know how that works out for you.
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 4, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay well what about taking the Lord’s name is vain? How is that not just as bad as saing the N or F word?
by natedogg77 on Apr 3, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, unless you happen to be the lord… NO. And you clearly aren’t the lord. The lord can probably spell at a third grade level.
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 3, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana’s a liar!
Condit/Kampmann didn’t win Fight Of The Night.
Griffin/Dos Anjos did…
by Sean on Apr 3, 2009 6:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just goes to show what a total lack of class this idiot has. I couldn’t imagine the head of another billion dollar company behaving this way. This immature, vile man and his disgusting mouth are an embarassment to the sport and a real barrier to it progressing any further. The Fertitta’s should have fired this clown on the spot and replaced him with someone who knows how to conduct their public affairs in an appropriate and responsible manner.
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 6:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“lack of class?” Why cause he said “f@ggot?” I thought we had freedom of speech in this country? Whats wrong with society is that you are supposed to accept f@gs nowadays. Bullsh*t! I shouldnt have to accept nothing. Its wrong anyway you look at it!
by JV on Apr 3, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JV, don’t be ignorant. F@ggot to gays is equivalent to saying the N word to black people. You can question society all you want. But sooner or later you are going to have to evolve from your caveman state of mind.
by open24hrz on Apr 3, 2009 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you vote Republican by any chance JV? You ar somewhat backward.
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JV: u have always been a Moron, but you sound really stupid/ignorant today defending Dana’s actions! I dont care if Dana uses the word fa**ot behind close doors to insult his friends…but NOT IN PUBLIC!!!
by john on Apr 3, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on John, he wasn’t saying anything towards the gay community. it’s like the word “buey”, look it up. it can be good or bad, complimenting or insulting. Faggots need to get over it. Any one of you guys who hasn’t called someone a name that would offend someone, you’re lying! like that one mexi?
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got nothing against gay people, but the word fag has been used for years. I think its funny how five to ten years ago you could use it at will, but now some politics want to fight the gay mans war for them and tell everyone not to use the word fag. Fuck that! When you do something thats 180 degrees oposite of the masses expect to take some shit, regardless of what it is. Be it smoking a J in public screamin LEGALIZE IT or if you call someone a fag. Gay people need to realize, people arent going to stop saying fag.
by lokie on Apr 3, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin: Im not saying that I give a crap about ANYONE using the word! I use it on a daily basis when insulting people…all I am saying is that as a public figure of a company trying to go mainstream….its probably not a good idea. How can anyone ever argue against me on this?
Put it to you this way, NOTHING good can come of using that word in the media…..If ANYTHING it can only hurt….and Dana is BIG against Fighters not doing anything to hurt the sport…so he should practice what he preaches…..Thats all I am trying to say, and this cant be DEBATED!
by john on Apr 3, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my point is John, the politcians and fags that have a problem with this, aren’t ever going to like or back mma anyways!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i feel the same way~
great post john.. not too much to argue with..
i see what kevin is saying~ cause me personally?
i think anyone could be offended by anything..
some peeps are just insecure like that..
if ur joking or not~ peeps get offended..
and people shouldnt have to tip-toe around other peeps insecurities.
but realisticly thinking? dana should clean it up abit.
him just going on a youtube video to answer back was lame..
by stinky~fingers on Apr 3, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the bottom line is that media exposure is everything.. so going out public and saying things like Dana does is just pure stupidity! If he keeps this up, the UFC won’t have any sponsors left..
by RoB on Apr 3, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm and I thought F*@*G was a cigarette.
by dandeman on Apr 3, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be willing to bet that some of Dana’s biggest critics have used these same words at one time or another. The only difference is that these people weren’t captured on video saying them.
I’ve been around plenty of women that have used the word "bitch", and even worse, when describing other women, as well as gay friends that loosely used the word "faggot" to describe both gay and straight people they either liked or disliked. In todays society these words, along with many others, aren’t always used in the context of their original meaning.
Does this make what Dana did right or excusable? No.
Is it worth making a big deal about and writing piece after after piece about it like other unnamed blogs have? No.
This thing is only going to turn into a bigger and bigger deal as for long as the media, weather it be a big news outlet or small blog, CHOOSES to report on it.
Weather Dana issues an apology or not, there will still be those who be dissatisfied and will want his head on a spit.
Thats just my opinion.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Apr 3, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Open24, a black person doesnt make the choice to be black. So its not the same thing.
For anybody who has a son, answer me this. Would you guys be ok with letting your son grow up watching g@y tv shows? Would you want him to live in a g@y community? Or go to g@y parades? Would you want him to think its ok to be g@y?
by JV on Apr 3, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d be willing to bet that some of Dana’s biggest critics have used these same words at one time or another. The only difference is that these people weren’t captured on video saying them.
yeah i bet they do, but its not like he was secretly recorded he recorded and put it out there. pretty stupid of him i could care less what words he uses i am sure we all know it wasn’t really directed at gays but as a ceo of a large company he should knoww better and its really not that blown up if it where another ceo of a billion dollar comapny or sports franchise they would have gotten it much worse and probally put all over network tv, this will really just blow over.
by roy on Apr 3, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JV, show me one piece of information that says being a homosexual is a choice. It’s the nature vs. nurture theory. There is no proof out there that states every human being is born straight and then they get older and decide if they dig wankers or cookies. I tried to dumb down my response for you JV, hopefully you can comprehend it.
by open24hrz on Apr 3, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow JV, i cant beleive how predjudiced you are. If i had a son/daughter id want them to see everything the world has to offer. id definitely want them to know that its ok to be or do anything as long as it doesnt hurt themselves or others. the last thing i would want is a child of mine to be ashamed of who they are! to think if you had a son that was gay, would you turn him away?
by josh on Apr 4, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freedom of speech is fine, but you can’t expect the President the fastest growing sport to be using that language. You don’t see Roger Goodell, Gary Bettman, David Stern, or Bud Selig acting that way.
BTW, its “I shouldn’t have to accept ANYTHING”…pick up a book.
by Stryker on Apr 3, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No youre absolutely right, but what you will see is Bud Selig let the steroid issue go untill it becomes a mess destryoing baseball integrity, and then saying dont blame me? Who the hell should we blame? How about David Stern making a rule that a kid could no longer be drafted out of highschool, making them go to college for one year first, whle pushing guys like LeBron James as the most popular player, and wouldnt have been allowed in the league if that rule was in affect. Same thing with Kobe, T-MAC, KG. List goes on and on
Then Rodger Goodell LOL I wont even get into that because he is only in been there a year or too. Bottom line people fuck up.
by lokie on Apr 3, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They also do not have someone putting a bs story out there about how he is trying to get rid of their player’s agents.You have to think how many stories he has had to hear about him taking advantage of his fighters.All this videoblog was all of that finally being released.The only bad thing we hear coming out of MMA is about Dana this Dana that.In all of the other sports they are constantly harassing the players,and what do we get almost every night on sportcenter a coach or a player flipping on the media.People need to get off his back about this ,yeah maybe he should not have reacted the way he did,but is she being forced to apologize for writing a bs story,NO
by scott on Apr 3, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes attakdog, anyone that is up front and shows us they are not PC is an embarrassment.
Personally I am glad for Dana most of the time, bashing on him for being him and the UFC for holding back the sport smacks of people bashing on Microsoft and Bill Gates.
Simple fact is, without the Dana running the UFC we wouldn’t be here discussing these things, MMA would still be some anomaly of reservations and Asian countries referred by and large as “Human Cockfighting”….
He slipped, he apologized, lets move on
by Cinomed on Apr 3, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PC? So if I went on TV and called Quinton Jackson, the “N word”, I’d be branded “Un-PC”? No I’d be branded a vile racist and rightly so. What’s the difference with Dana’s remarks?
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Progressing any further? I don’t know anybody who doesn’t know the name UFC? Maybe he should try to be fake like the guy in the suit and tie that spoke after Kimbo lost and told everybody he would be a world champ one day…Dana is real and beats all competition live with it….. ….UFC rules….. best fighters around period…. keep up the good work Dana… Anybody else notice Dana looked upset when Cole got the submission?
by Robert(1) on Apr 3, 2009 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The UFC could “rule” an even larger empire if that tool Dana wasn’t in charge. He’s an over emotional, embarassing joke! He’s done as much as he can do now, time to move on before he brings anymore shame on the company.
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like what Dana White has done for the sport. Dana has vision and works harder than anyone in MMA. Although, I think he needs to clean up his language. Main reason is because younger kids are watching this and think it’s cool to swear. Dana is not a good role model and I think Fertitta should tell him to put soap in his mouth.
by Stryker on Apr 3, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the spirit attakdog!.. He must have thought he was so cool when he gave Loretta the finger and called her a b*tch in his precious videoblog!.. Dana is a man just waiting to get exposed and thrashed in media for the joke he really is! this is just the beginning of his downfall..
by RoB on Apr 3, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robert sorry man, the UFC ain’t sh*t and Dana ain’t sh*t he just thinks he is.. I watch it for the great fighters/entertainers and the sport itself, period! I couldn’t care less if they fought in Hong Kong or Turkey in organizations called Kebab FC and Homo FC..
by RoB on Apr 3, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Rob I agree with you that I don’t care who is speaking for the UFC and where they fight,but Dana has kept the big shot money slobs away from the sport becuase he acts the way he does…his actions are a blessing to us…did you really buy Trump’s son trying to promote the Fedor fight saying “this sport is so exciting” do you really think he watches MMA? but that’s the kind of fake people who would be running the UFC if it wasn’t Dana running it….and it would fold becuase they would walk away from it and on to their project that has nothing to do with MMA.
by Robert(1) on Apr 3, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, the sport needs the big money! It’s the same way in every sport.. Dana is after all working with two rich mofo’s in the Fertittas!.. and the reason they’re driving away all competition is simply because they have to, that’s business! they want all the light and money to be in the UFC and nowhere else.
by RoB on Apr 3, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just my 2 cents:
It is inappropriate for him to curse in public BUT his language has nothing to do with his character/class.
I tend to look at what people do and not what they say…
You can be well spoken but that does not mean that you are a person of integrity.
by OJR on Apr 3, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Dana , bDavid Longhurst (Toronto Canada)here, i am gay and a huge fan of MMA, i really appreciate your apology , i did not like the way ‘you used’ the word ‘faggot’..it did hurt but i understand that you were using it to call the guy who was being a coward a coward, again thanks for apologizing it IS APPRECIATED, so now lets move on..episode over. ps some of the comments on other sites SCARE me a lot,it seems a lot of MMA fans are hugely homophobic.. and hateful. Hey y’all can’t we live and let live, Bob Marley said One Love People Get Ready.
by bDavid on Apr 3, 2009 7:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ye i use faggot alot too but im not referring someone as gay i dunno i guess im an idiot
by the heat on Apr 3, 2009 7:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But there are a lot of gay people who are not so thin-skinned. I’m not saying you should not be offended, I’m just saying whichever way one sees it one shouldn’t be vindictive. Just because I don’t think what he says is offensive, and neither would some gay friends of mine (well, they’re not really MY friends they’re friends of a friend’s friend’s dog — LOL, just kidding).
But really, just because someone makes jokes doesn’t mean they’re homophobic. But I agree with you, homophobia is prevalent. But on the superficial side it’s easy to assume one is when one isn’t just because to some the subject is seen as not such a serious bipolarity but just a jovial example of stereotypes.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still can’t see why calling a female a “bitch” is slurring women? That has nothing to do with Loretta Hunt’s status as a female. It’s like calling a guy a “bastard”. It’s obvious the context ain’t there.
It pisses me off. It’s victimizing something for the sake of it. And because it’s politically incorrect, people of standing wouldn’t dare disagree because it would mean to them that they have the same views as him.
To me it’s on the more civilized side of the spectrum in contrast to a guy who hates gays because he’s afraid everyone will think he’s gay.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If any women are offended by the use of the word “bitch” they are definitely some retarded bitches.
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 3, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Dana must bow down to Political Correctness, there is no escape.
by Lester the Pimp on Apr 3, 2009 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha well said. That’s for sure.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s not about being ‘politically correct’…it’s about being a decent human being. curse all you want, insult a particular person all you want, but when you use words/comments that are derogatory for an entire group of people, it just ain’t right and that’s all there is to it. i mean, i can call you a douchebag all i want (cuz you probably are) but that’s specific to you. no one else. just you…you douchebag.
by joeyvitaminb12 on Apr 3, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure this has gotten your panties in a bunch but I do believe by name calling at all you are not being a decent human being. Way to live by example.
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Apr 3, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
obviously, you didn’t read my post properly. i did say “you can curse all you want, insult a particular person all you want…” so yeah, i am living by example. thanks.
by joeyvitaminb12 on Apr 3, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 spots above you somone said these….ps some of the comments on other sites SCARE me a lot,it seems a lot of MMA fans are hugely homophobic.. judging a whole group of people…..homophobic and racist are more deflammitory than other words like fa^^ot or the n word exspecially when a person uses them in a way not even judgin that group.
by enigmaticb on Apr 3, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite part is how he apologizes to the gay community in the beginning of the blog, then calls Rampage and his trainer “I am dealing with a couple of retards”. I guess he apologizes for that in the next blog
by Tappi on Apr 3, 2009 7:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no way! im at work, can’t watch the vid. Wow.
by Stryker on Apr 3, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky he apologized, because GLAAD was making plans to create a rival promotion: the UGC – Ultimate Gay Championship. The card was going to be:
Main event:
170 lbs.: Richard Simmons (1-0) vs. Elton John (5-2)
Main card (Televised):
155 lbs.: Rufus Wainwright (10-6) vs. Neil Patrick Harris (14-4)
205 lbs.: Lance Bass (1-2) vs. George Takei (11-0)
155 lbs.: Boy George (3-4) vs. Ellen Degeneres (3-1)
Under card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Rupert Everett (12-2) vs. Carson Kressley (0-2)
185 lbs.: Clay Aiken (2-3) vs. Jean-Paul Gaultier (23-11-1)
The main event apparently went ahead anyway, a victory to Elton John by way of bitch-slap at 2:41 of the first round.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 7:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lucky he apologized, because GLAAD was making plans to create a rival promotion: the UGC – Ultimate Gay Championship. The card was going to be:
Main event:
170 lbs.: Richard Simmons (1-0) vs. Elton John (5-2)
Main card (Televised):
155 lbs.: Rufus Wainwright (10-6) vs. Neil Patrick Harris (14-4)
205 lbs.: Lance Bass (1-2) vs. George Takei (11-0)
155 lbs.: Boy George (3-4) vs. Ellen Degeneres (3-1)
Under card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Rupert Everett (12-2) vs. Carson Kressley (0-2)
185 lbs.: Clay Aiken (2-3) vs. Jean-Paul Gaultier (23-11-1)
The main event apparently went ahead anyway, a victory to Elton John by way of b*tch-slap at 2:41 of the first round.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i never knew neil patrick harris was gay
by Jared on Apr 3, 2009 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute, Elton John’s gay? Since when?
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
where are you getting their records from?
by Robert(1) on Apr 3, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
George Takei’s credited with TKO wins over William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, I know that for a fact!
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, i’ve either been censored or I feel a duplicate post coming . . .
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 7:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana needs to apologize for his ‘retards’ remark that he says near the end of his blog. In my opinion, that is way more insulting since mentally challenged have no choice and are born with their disability. Just my 2 cents.
by Ken on Apr 3, 2009 7:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont thinks so, because the mentally challenged people dont know that there is something wrong with them.Thats why the majority of them are always happy and want to give hugs.If you are mentally okay and just decide to azzmunch or suck rope,then….hold on.something still gotta be wrong if you chose the same sex as partners. Only acception is if your two really hot chicks.
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So gay people have a choice is what you’re saying? Wow, I thought that attitude had expired along time ago. The only people offended by the term retard, are those who are uncomfortable around the mentally challanged. Retard literally means slow. Your ‘2 cents’ aren’t worth even that.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats exactly what I’m sayin.They do have a choice. Im saying i hate gay people.They can be gay all they want.I just hate the fact that (SOME) people glorify it and try and make it cool or trendy. I should’nt have to try to explain to my kids when they show 2 men kissing or whatever in public,t.v.,movies…ect..ect..so yeah they have a choice.
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have as much choice about who they like as you do, which isn’t any. Why would someone choose a life of being picked on by people like you. Why should gay people be subjected to hetero people kissing on TV. Grow up, it doesn’t hurt you in the least.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I was replying to Ken in my first post.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I give up on trying to explain it to you.Its people like you that wanna take in God we trust off our money,and God out of our schools,and it okay to be gay and everyone he equal.blah,blah.blah. whatever dude!!
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re right…I am one of those people. Although it’s not on my money, it’s funny you assume I’m an American. I’m not going to appologize for asking that all people are treated like equal human beings. Gay people are roughly as large in numbers as left-handed people. Maybe we should attack people who are left-handed, or not blue-eyed. There is something wrong with you dude if you care what other people do with their lives.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry to hear that,where are you from then?
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll open the flood gates for you…I’m from Canada. No need to say sorry…I rather like it here.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well said, MM_Eh. Let these slack-jawed rubes hate all they like.
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 3, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Double J…it’s nice to see that civil people can enjoy MMA…as someone once said “There are two kinds of people I can’t stand. Those who are intolerant of other cultures, and the Dutch”.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“When they came for the Jews I did nothing, I was not Jewish. When they came for the Catholics, I did nothing, I was not Catholic. When they came for the gypsies, I did nothing, I was not a gypsy. When they came for the gays, I did nothing, I am straight. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to stop them.”
by Jeremyjackson on Apr 3, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canada huh? That explains alot..At least you all have good healthcare….And Crownroyal…..
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True and true, we also have a higher life expectancy…go figure…and that’s figuring in the fact we live in igloos and all the poutines we eat ;)
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canada has a good healthcare system?? Matter of opinion.
by PJJ on Apr 4, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is funny. Some good thought went behind that.
by BeerMan on Apr 3, 2009 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck this! because of all this shit we won’t be able to see anymore blogs and the most important thing of all: our favorite fighters in the backstage area and other places outside the octagon.
This sucks!
by xmcoe on Apr 3, 2009 9:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Outrageous! I can’t believe he had to apologize
by Jason on Apr 3, 2009 9:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana is a supporter of their “issues”….Hmmmm…not sure that’s helping.
by Dugout on Apr 3, 2009 9:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana’s apology is gay….ops!!!! lol
by SluggerCitySoldier on Apr 3, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s called the Pussification of America..
All the idiots that bash Dana White online are the first to run up to him at a UFC event begging for an autograph.
by Raiderbeast on Apr 3, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t want that pricks autograph if you paid me!
by attakdog on Apr 3, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow you UFC fans are super homophobic.
there’s nothing ‘PC’ about it… PC is like changing disabled to otherly abled
imagine the uproar if obama or limbaugh called someone a ‘fa@@ot’ or a nigg@
then he goes on to use ‘retards’..
he really needs to get some PR advice.
by gayman on Apr 3, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
But they’re politicians who need popular opinion who have to apologize for showing human traits. Dana’s position isn’t as subservient to the people. He still has the privilege of showing a human capacity.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 4, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wouldn’t want this guy’s autograph. sure, he’s done wonders for MMA, but the guy’s just not cool.
it’s funny that he apologized for the gay remarks but not for the “retarded” remarks or the “stupid b#tch” remarks. looks like the special olympics and women’s rights organizations are going to have to call him out as well to get an apology. LOL
by B_Hos on Apr 3, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana is the man! I wish he didn’t apologize though. All you little ‘faggots’ can go get fucked, if you think that was offensive you shouldn’t be a fan of MMA or any kind of combat sport because obviously if you did you have puffy pink nipples and need to justify them for your own insecurities. Dana white is the perfect man for the job.
by Stab To The Liver on Apr 3, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“All you little ‘faggots’ can go get fucked, if you think that was offensive you shouldn’t be a fan of MMA or any kind of combat sport because obviously if you did you have puffy pink nipples and need to justify them for your own insecurities.”
And people wonder why MMA is still under scrutiny?
You talk about “insecurities”, but have “insecure” written all over your face (at least your posts), LMAO. “Secure” people don’t go out of their way to insult other people in order to defend themselves…..welcome to the 21st century, pal.
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Intro, I don’t even mind agreeing with you on this one.
by Jeff on Apr 3, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana you dont have to apoligize for those kind of comments. Being gay isnt cool!!!!
by Spyder on Apr 3, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree that being gay isn’t cool…but, neither is 19th century homophobic insecurity. Two way street.
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, Dana’s idea was to post a video to apologize for being a dark ages bafoon…then goes on with his blog and calls Rampage and his buddy a “couple of retards”? LMAO!!!! I’m pretty sure this video sums up Dana’s level of intellect….in a nutshell. This “apology” video will do nothing but incriminate him even more. What an idiot.
As for the folks here who think that they are getting one up on the rest of the people here by saying “you guys are gay for bashing Dana….bunch of f@gs…your bitches and puss!es…etc….”…what are you guys, like 12 years old? You’re not saying anything that hasn’t been said before, nor does it make you some sort of groundbreaking, funnyman(girl), genius……just so you know. Why don’t you guys try to come up with something more inventive?…oh, that’s right….you don’t know how.
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
introvert, I scrolled down knowing you’d be down here lurking…I’ve read 3 posts and still don’t know where you stand. I made the same point u top, he calls Rampage a retard exactly 8 minutes after he apologizes. Thing is, the apology was to appease gays, nothing more. He didn’t mean it and didn’t care, nor would I! We’ve all said things like Dana says, we’re just not in the public eye. Look at some of the “behind the scenes” tape on former President Bush, he said some of the dumbest shit in the world, you’d never know it (well with him you would) if yu didn’t look for it. No he didn’t use slurs, but called reporters he didn’t like assholes, etc!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess my stance on this is that Dana needs to grow the f$ck up…plain and simple. He cannot possibly continue “trying to mainstream MMA”, while doing this kind of stuff. It’s like he’s starting a campfire, then pissing on the fire…lighting it again…taking another piss…on and on it goes. The guy needs a lesson in humility, quite frankly.
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i should NOT have said ‘A LOT’ of MMA fans are homophobic, your right it was a broad generalization and i apologize .. BUT a lot of homphobic MMA fans are posting very negative (dare i say ignorant?) messages ! it was not that Dana used ‘faggot’ it was how he use it (you fags! tee hee) karma and peace to all of you .even the haters bDavid (G A Y MMA FAN )
by bDavid on Apr 3, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think you guys are mostly missing the point here. Nobody really cares what Dana’s (or your) stance is on Gay Rights or Women’s Lib…but, the fact of the matter is that Dana always cries out whenever any other promotion messes up…“here I am trying to get MMA mainstream, and all these other $%^#‘s and $%^&@’s are f$cking it all up”…but, for some unknown reason, he is free and clear to turn back the clock on MMA about 15 years with idiotic comments…and his fans act like it’s okay? Why is it that Dana is always right when blaming other owners of promotions for screwing up MMA’s progression, but when he obviously does the same thing…he’s still right?
You can’t play both sides of the coin, Dana…you’re either helpful to your cause or your hindering your cause…pretty simple really.
The UFC still doesn’t get all that much “opinion” press (just fight results and announcements, really)…and this is the kind of “opinion” press that the UFC (or any business) does not want…
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9408882/White’s-rant-sends-UFC-down-dangerous-path?MSNHPHMA
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what was said about Leben?? someone said if Dana had heard what Leben said…im outta of the loop on that one.
by Adam on Apr 3, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hummmmmmm? what too say about this news?
ummmm?
i got nothing~
fag
by stinky~fingers on Apr 3, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am willing to bet the article is correct. If it was not correct then why would the ufc not issue any statements when contacted before the article was posted. If it was not true then they would have set the record straight.
by lance2576 on Apr 3, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I TOLD you guys DAna will be fired soon ….bye bye dumb dumb dana hello Stations Casiono former owners!!!!
THE F- brothers don’t talk like F-bomb dana white …
He’s just gotta stop acting like he “owns” vegas and stop acting like a mob boss
by GORANDY on Apr 3, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont know what all the fuss is about. Yeah he was angry and used a few words that are deemed un-PC. But so what? Language has moved along, to the point where in the context he used them dont even mean gay or mentally handicapped or whatever.
If i say ‘retarded’ I dont literally mean some mentally handicapped person. Just an expression of anger towards someone by suggesting their not to clever. Its a completely different context.
He was pi$$ed off, he vented. The only person who should be offended was the person it was aimed at. Everyone else, stop whining over such petty things.
As for behaving liking a how a CEO should…what the hell does that mean? Kudos to Dana for staying true to himself, and not letting money or fame change him. I see people at work every day selling their souls to get higher in an organisation. He’s a sign you dont have to. F**k em’ Dana. I think its refreshing theres someone out there in charge who isnt afraid to be themselves and tell it like it is.
by UK_Chris on Apr 3, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
I don’t think he literally meant the dude was gay. Context is often overlooked, which is sad.
by MM_Eh on Apr 3, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Tell it like it is”, Unbelievable! Did that fella Hitler “Tell it like it is”? Does Osama Bin Liner “Tell it like it is”? Shocking ignorance!
by attakdog on Apr 4, 2009 4:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about a little more focus on the endless work and dedication that White shows for our troops. Screw being politically correct. Grow some thicker skin pussies.
by Josh H. on Apr 3, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whos troops? You assume all of us are Americans.
Pussies? Why, because we know what humility means?
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DANA SHOULD AND WILL BE FIRED we in hard times economically lorenzo would not want dana to say this stuff over and over..yees sum of you like it but for the ufc not MMA to go mainstream DANA gotta go
by GORANDY on Apr 3, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol, fired from a company he co-owns, built from the ground up and that his best friend partners with on. I’ll bet you any amount of money (that I have) that you are wrong!
by kevin on Apr 3, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“co-owns” lol, yeah 0.1 %! The Fertitta’s are hard nosed businessmen and if they see revenue drying up and their investment on the line as a result of Danas inability to control his tourettes ridden verbal diarrhoea, they will fire him, best friends or not!
by attakdog on Apr 4, 2009 6:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!!! Dana is such a douche bag, this is funny.
by nathan on Apr 3, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ya dana has some temper issues, dude the man needs to take some time off and delegate more, so he isn’t such a one man gang. He works too hard and is burnt out its obvious he must have said the F bomb at least 100 times there LOL.
by nathan on Apr 3, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh ya dana’s real problem is he’s a control freak.
by nathan on Apr 3, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good for him for speaking his mind and telling it like it is. Well all speak that way, except Dana did it in front of a camera, big deal. At least he had the balls to do it. Its a shame when you can speak your mind in this country, and the media makes it out like a mass murdered. I guess in the driveby media, words hurt more than fists and bullets. There is more hype over “controversial comments” than innocent people getting killed. His comments were toward a “journalist” who hides and is trying to ride his coattails. I thought journalist were always taught to investigate the source, etc.. guess not.
by DirtbagHtr on Apr 3, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How is videotaping a rant, then posting it on the internet “ballsy”?
I think you are confusing “balls” with the fact that Dana has a Napoleon complex and needs to figure out what humility actually is. There is nothing ballsy about what he did…immature, cocky, ignorant, and obviously self-absorbed…yes. Ballsy….not a chance.
How the fyck does anyone consider bashing a female online ballsy?
Sorry for going on and on, but you and I must be from different worlds or something lol.
by introvert on Apr 3, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the word “ballsy” has been confused with the word “cowardly”
by attakdog on Apr 4, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whether the reporter, Hunt, was right or not is not the point. Danadouche is the public face of a large and growing corportion. As I’ve said in previous posts, if the UFC wants to continue it’s growth beyond the 18-35 year old demographic Dana is going to have to start acting like a CEO, not a thug. A smarter man could have jacked that bitch up and still come across well.
by SilasM on Apr 3, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the Pussification of America is is alive and well here
by sgtscottm on Apr 3, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana is a fucking idiot! He shaves his head and gets this new attitude where he says fuck and retard like those words are going out of style…who does he think he is, The Godfather, or Scarface? Real fucking classy Dana you fucking fuck. If I ever become the president of any company I’m going to shave my head and cuss out any women that offends me, make fun of the gay community, and most importantly make fun of mentally handicapped people. In my eyes your still the pussy with a comb over putting the championship belt around Tito Ortiz’s waist many years ago…people don’t forget!
by The A-Train on Apr 3, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A-Train. I do agree his verbal insults to Tito were not called for, we all realize Tito is mentally challenged before.
by Beaver on Apr 3, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha, now with all the gay talk there is a Gay Mature Dating advertisement on this site. LOL.
by Johnny Farnham on Apr 3, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can officially say that Dana is the most unprofessional CEO of a billion dollar+ company that I have ever seen.
The whole interview with CBS was totally unprofessional but that’s nothing new and seems to be Dana’s schtick. He’s so enamored with hearing himself cuss, that he can’t even lay off to do a national interview.
I would like to say that Dana is brutally honest, but that isn’t necessarily true. He just has emotional Tourettes. The man speaks the first thing that comes to his mind, regardless of the veracity involved. It seems his business decisions follow the same model.
Dana constantly bad mouths the competition and he seems to have it out for the IFL. First off, the IFL model is great and if they can survive the costs of starting up a league (and thats a big “if”) then they will be providing great entertainment for years to come. Every non-mma fan that I have talked to lately has nothing but praise for the IFL. They might not know the league’s name but that is a marketing issue that can be overcome. Even my grandfather watches it and asks me about “those fighting dudes on TV” whenever he sees me.
Just because Dana comes from a boxing background and not a wrestling background, he thinks his “solo man against the world” model is the only valid system. Teams in combat sports and traditional individual sports have been around for longer than Dana has been alive. Wrestling, gymnastics, 400 meter / 1600 meter relay, and swimming are all examples of individual sports with team components to them. must I go on? Just because the IFL thought of a way to market the concept first, Dana has to bang on them.
Oh, and speaking of business choices, how about the biggest slice-n-dice job in the short history of MMA?
Q: I know it’s easy to second guess, but with Pride’s demise do you feel that in hindsight Zuffa made some miscalculations when it came to due diligence that led up to the acquisition?
DW: No. No, not at all. I knew I wanted that library bad. It was what I wanted. So no, we didn’t miscalculate anything except the whole deal was a nightmare. Getting that deal done was a nightmare. We didn’t miscalculate anything. We knew we wanted it and we got it.
Q: With it proving to be a nightmare, if you guys knew then what you know now, would you still go through with it?
DW: Yes.
Q: Because you felt with the library that it was worth it?
DW: To me it was. To me, personally, I wanted that library.
Since when does somebody pursue a HUGE problematic business acquisition because of a personal desire for a tape library? Dana is too shrewd a business man for such a response. For all his faults, he isn’t dumb. His cryptic answer smells of back pedaling. All the reliable sources out there at the time of the acquisition were stating that the UFC did no due diligence until AFTER there was a verbal agreement for the PRIDE purchase.
They probably knew that there were problems, just not how bad they were. With all his vaunted honesty, why can’t he just come right out and admit that he bought PRIDE to eliminate the competition, disallow others from resurrecting the giant, and had no intentions of actually running it as a separate entity.
Dana is for one thing and one thing only. Lining the Fertitta brothers pockets. In a capitalistic world, he has that right but don’t expect us to believe that your sole cause in life is to further MMA. The one beneficial thing that the Zuffa era of the UFC has been sanctioning in a lot of states. The only reason Dana has sought sanctioning in each state is so that he can run his PPV’s in any venue he wants across the country.
Where is health insurance for your fighters?
What “feeder” and grassroots organizations are you supporting with Zuffa money to further the MMA cause past the next PPV?
What alliances have you established with other organizations for the betterment of the sport?
What youth outreach programs have you supported in an effort to educate younger people about the benefits of MMA and martial arts in general?
What martial arts / combat sports ideal have you touted to the public as being a life-long commitment? (discipline, honor, comraderie, restraint, pliability, humility, self-assurance)
Instead he touts guys with personal issues, who break the rules, and espouse nothing from the discipline of martial arts, as being “nice guys” and “I’d let them back in spite of their flagrant violations of sportsmanship and honor…”. He “gets” the thug element in the fight game and ignores the high road of discipline and honor. Real good message there Dana. Keep up the good work. You do us all proud in the MMA community.
by GORANDY on Apr 3, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The UFC was better off when dana wasn`t in the public eye so much, he’s a tool and HE’S the one who`s bad for the sport, talk about a hypocrite trying to get people to see this sport differently, they need a president with a little class this guy has zero.
by nathan on Apr 3, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am honestly offended and severely disappointed in Dana White. A person who is held to such high esteem should have more common sense than to make such offensive comments. To make an offensive comment using the word “retarded” is such a degrading term. All respect is lost for him and maybe he should issue an apology to all special needs people for putting them down.
by b reynolds on Apr 4, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there is a n online petition that this site will not allow me to post cuz this space is pro you F see.
It is to get rid of and or fine or lessen what D w does for the company …
this is not the prez we want for this mma org ….
by GORANDY on Apr 4, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First, Dana White does not give one rats ass about PC crap nor does he care about the many opinions here. He has developed the only long standing and stable MMA show there is and until his actions cause a drop in revenue, no one in the orginization gives a rats ass about the few trolls in here! You FAGS need to remember, any publicity is good publicity!
Second, to the ones who say that the other Owners, notice I said other owners, should fire Dana, I can tell you are weekend warriors when it comes to the UFC. Dana is an OWNER and he is the one who has the ability to buy out the others, not them! This means, they can do nothing but get pissed, walk out, and collect a check for their share!
And last but not least….
While I do not promote or agree with racist or deragotory comments, the fact that so many of you jump on a “witch hunt” bandwagon is absurd! Fact is, we all have the right to say what we want, when we want to! Now while there are some exceptions to that rule, such as yelling fire in a packed theater, what Dana said in no way breaks any laws. We as a consumer have the right to no longer support a company that allows or commits such acts, but to scream for a person to be fired just because they say something is as absurd and Un-American as it comes! And what makes it even worse is you PC fags only get in a tirade when it is a white person who makes a “wrong” comment! Where are all you sparrow warriors when a black comedian, black “preacher”, mexican, homosexual, etc make the almost daily comments about white people. It happens each and every day and no one has the decency to extend their PC protection to the whites. If your ass wants to be the PC police, then you need to get on a ton of websites and defend everyone equally and get on you email server and send strong notices to the numerous people of a non white or non straight life who say a lot worse that faggot each time they open their mouths.
But for now, since from reading most of the comments, I can tell most of you are either closet fags yourself or just plain out loosers in real life, just take a breath and get a life. We do not need your PC shit anymore!!!
by Tcash on May 28, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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