Dana White: Watch UFC 103, not Floyd Mayweather vs 'what's his name,' on Sept. 19
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Gotta love Dana’s enthusiasm.. Personally I wouldn’t watch boxing if they paid me that 50 bucks..
by lavis on Sep 10, 2009 4:23 AM EDT reply actions
Pacman v Mayweather > any ufc headliner in the past 5 years.
by BMO on Sep 10, 2009 4:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Possibly. If Mayweather could get past Marquez[and he would], and Pacman dismantles Cotto[if he could], then the superfight[well not really a superfight, nor megafight.it’s an Ultrafight!] is bound to happen.
Money may talk all the sh!te he wants. Pac’s gonna shut him the f*ck up real good. Unless Gayweather’s gonna do some more duckin’! Hehehe!
by The Negation on Sep 10, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I cares, because that fight would be HUGE!!!
by attakdog on Sep 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
so dana is just trying to bad mouth this match by talkin crap about marquez???? dana shut ur mouth j.m marquez is a beast and he drinks his pee just like ur homeboy lyoto
by JG on Sep 10, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree Mayweather vs Pacman is a huge fight but I personally want to see Mayweather vs P Willaims no joke I think he is his biggest threat.
by Fokman on Sep 10, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Dana isn’t disrespecting Marquez, He is just stating the truth. This is not the fight that everyone wants to see. Most people do not even know who Marquez is. The fight everyone wants to see is Mayweather vs. Pacman. I know that is the fight I want to see. No chance in hell I buy this ppv. Probably will not even catch it at a bar. ESPN highlights are good enough for this one.
by naturalshadow on Sep 10, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
lavis, I totally agree. boxing equals a borefest.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
i love boxing and mma but, there’s only one winner. he’s right; who gives a shit about gayweather vs marques.
by mmafigjam on Sep 10, 2009 4:24 AM EDT reply actions
Typical Dana. Is MMA more exciting…? Yes. Do you get more bang for your buck by purchasing an MMA PPV…? Yes. Will Mayweather vs Marquez out-draw UFC 103 by a metric Sh*t-ton…? Yes.
Boxing is the original combat sport with well over 100 years of history, and dedicated fans worldwide. Its going to be a long time still before a top MMA card will be able to compete with/out-draw a once-a year huge boxing match. I’d say it will be at least another 4-5 years till we really see that gap close.
But in the end, I do see MMA becoming the accepted standard for combats sports.
by Cole on Sep 10, 2009 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions
So are you guys saying that you think that Mayweather is going to generate more buys on the 19th than UFC 100? I also think that the fact that the UFC sells a ton of PPVs every friggin’ month should be considered before throwing around that “4-5 year” figure. Per year, MMA and the UFC are way bigger already. I mean, can you imagine the buy rate if for some reason the UFC only did one or two cards next year?
Honestly, I don’t know a whole bunch about the buy rates for these “big” boxing cards but I will be very interested to see how this all shakes down in the end. Especially with the counter programming the UFC is doing on Spike as a lead in to this particular PPV.
by Canucklehead on Sep 10, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, I believe wrestling was the original combat sport when the ancient Greeks got themselves all oily and naked to see who the better man was.
by PW on Sep 10, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
If the ufc put on one show a year, it wouldn’t do that much better. Who else is going to purchase it? Not 5 million people! I, like most mma fans but all of them.
by BOW on Sep 10, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Dana, give the fighter his props. Im whiter than a mofo and even I know his name: Juan Manuel Marquez! JMM is legit. Why choose when I can watch both!
by LMAO on Sep 10, 2009 4:25 AM EDT reply actions
JMM is more than legit, typical Dana opening his mouth and sh!t coming out. He is the UFC promoter though and it aint his job to hype up a Gayweather fight i suppose.
by attakdog on Sep 10, 2009 4:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I gotta agree 100%with Dana on that shit i still watch boxing matches every so often Hatton vs PAcman i paid for that shit sucked ass robbed me of my money but mainly because Hatton just sucks used to think he was good =( Never cared to watch Floyd fight at all unless its pacman i really dont care boxing will be dead to me after that matchup.
by Khaos_Warrior on Sep 10, 2009 4:34 AM EDT reply actions
f dana, he’s trying to promote belfort vs franklin which nobody cares about. im not going to watch that ufc ppv im going to watch mayweather do his thing
by danawhitetheidiot on Sep 10, 2009 4:41 AM EDT reply actions
Oh, so you are the authority on fans? Piss off with the “go to a boxing site” crap. Believe me, there are fans of both sports that completely obliterate idiots like you in every way imaginable.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
why are you even on here then go to one boxing fight a year jack.
by jbone on Sep 10, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
It is possible to be a fan of both sports guys! If you are a massive fan of both then Mayweather/JMM is much more of a mouth watering prospect than Franklin vs Belfort. But with a UFCPPV you get a lot more than a main event and as a whole you get far better value for money on the UFC card than with a boxing card.
by attakdog on Sep 10, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
hey you fucking doushebag, go order your mayweather fight and go in your room and take about 30 minutes and go fuck yourself, go to a boxing website you fucking lame faggot, and come suck on my fat cock!
by Jeffro208 on Sep 10, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah jmm is legit but I know he’s going down and I’ll ufc 103 at the bar not worth my 55 buck frankli con bellfort and after watching gayweather oscar con de la holto= of the fagget I won’t pay for gayweather un less he fightin pacman but I’ll pay for my boy pacman con cotto
by king criminales on Sep 10, 2009 4:42 AM EDT reply actions
Green screen, empty room, nobody is present, you can hear the echo, he is talking to himself and the cameraman.
by another_dave on Sep 10, 2009 4:52 AM EDT reply actions
Holla! I’m waiting for Dana to digitally insert himself in the Star Wars movies.
by Space on Sep 10, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Dancing with the stars…. that was funny shit…. boxing is a dying breed, & I think now that De La Hoya is out, it’s really on life support here in the states. Mayweather makes MMA more popular every time he opens his ignorant, insecure mouth. Despite all his talent, he’s a completely forgettable figher.
by erba on Sep 10, 2009 6:10 AM EDT reply actions
Just another foulmouthed thug from the ghetto.
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 10, 2009 6:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that’s all Mayweather is. Nevermind about his out-of-this world boxing skills. He’s just like every single thug from the ghetto. Idiot.
by Kenflo4ever on Sep 10, 2009 7:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Anyone who knows anything about boxing knows who Juan Manuel Marquez is. On a side note, Cotto vs. Pacman is going to be good stuff.
by Bill Maher on Sep 10, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Truthfully though, did you have to Wikipedia who that guy is before claiming that? haha, boxing is such nuisance…
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I was a boxing fan before I was an MMA fan, and if boxing and its alpha-bet belts and promotions was easier to follow I probably still would be.
Mr.Maher is correct- those fights will be awesome when they do happen. Every once and a while, just like in the UFC, you get dream match-ups of super-skilled competitors.
Stop hating and start celebrating ;)
by loup02 on Sep 10, 2009 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing boxing offers up anymore is worthwhile in my opinion. The decisions are almost always rigged or questionable and most of the time, Mayweather takes it to a decision. Not to mention the undercards always suck for the $50 we shell out. Boxing screwed itself in the fact that the big matchups would never happen. Since MMA has stepped up and captured the majority of the spotlight, boxing is being forced into big name matchups. I will never pay for a boxing PPV when I can wait a week and watch it on HBO the following Sat.
by slim473 on Sep 10, 2009 8:36 AM EDT reply actions
Dana is full of shit, he has to make UFC 103 free on spike on order to sort of compete with mayweather vs marquez. I will order the Gayweather fight just to watch Marquez beat him.
by Danny_c on Sep 10, 2009 9:14 AM EDT reply actions
I love MMA, but Marquez is awesome, I’m getting the boxing PPV
by Mc19 on Sep 10, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
$100 says the Mayweather fight beats the UFC #’s.
Any sheep around that always say “boxing’s dead” want a piece of this action? C’mon guys….walk the walk.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:13 AM EDT reply actions
“Who’ve you p!ssed off this time intro?”
Some cool kid WhO TYpeS LikE ThIs.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Ur MommA LikeS Me!
She ThinKS That My D!cK iS CoOl WheN In Her @ss!
by John G on Sep 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
InTroVErt-
PleaSe PlayA, U R So Not KnwING BouT MMa.
Mma Is KinG, U DUmB FOcKer.
UR BeT Is As CreDiBlE aS Ur PosTs !
ThAT Is, NoT At All!
by John G on Sep 10, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
intro, gotta agree. He may be right about boxing fans being disenchanted in general and not asking for this particular fight but I’m pretty excited for it actually. Not only that but HBO’s 24/7 series is really getting me up for it. I didn’t know all that much about marquez before except that he was a great fighter but he seems like a damn good guy and i’d love to see him take this, throw a wrench in the pac man, mayweather fight and get another crack at manny. ignoring this would have been a better move by dana here. This shows he knows 103 isn’t gonna sell
by Crowls on Sep 10, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
“ignoring this would have been a better move by dana here.”
Couldn’t agree more. I don’t understand why he would bring it up like this. It’s not like there is a high % of people watching his press conferences that were going to buy the boxing PPV anyway.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
“Talking about it shows he’s worried!”
Yes sir…and he should be. Mayweather is going to make millions and laugh in Dana’s face after the events take place.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Well…where are all you sheep at?
Nothing but talk…it figures.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
hey intro, the only guy disagreeing with you is the only guy who would defend rampage and fedor if they killed your kids and wife. Of course the mayweather fight will outsell the UFC event, even a mongoloid retard with downs syndrome knows this (I don’t know what this says about John)!
by kevin on Sep 10, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
“I don’t know what this says about John”
My ReAl nAmE iS CoRkY ThAtChEr
by John G on Sep 10, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao, I knew you’d have a joke about that, thats what i like about you johnny!
do ba de do ba da ooooh life goes on!
by kevin on Sep 10, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s just one hour of free prelims. Not that I’m complaining. But that’s the intention is to draw ur attention & entice you into purchasing the card after that to conclude ur night of mma.
I’d buy it regardless. Always have. Always will. Its a fans duty to watch it live. If ur a huge boxing fan that’s fine as well. But if I’m not mistaken doesn’t sportscenter immediately show highlights of ppv boxing matches all night after the bout?
If so, then ill catch em there. If not i’ll have to figure it out. Maybe get a buddy to order and dvr that.
by Daniel worby on Sep 10, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions
should be but no…I think when there is NO BELT on the line…UFC=free
by robbyc on Sep 10, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I am interested to see Mayweather fight. I personally follow/watch MMA 10X more than boxing…but ive done both boxing/MMA matches …and I personally enjoyed doing both of them. I have nothing against boxing….why should we?? If we are ‘fight’ fans we should like a variety of combat sports. I tuned in to watch JUDO/Karate in the olympics…just cause I am a fan of the art of fighting.
And DANA knows who Mayweather is fighting..lol
by robbyc on Sep 10, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
Why do boxers wear those huge gloves with which its impossible to hurt each other?
Oh yeah I forgot, it’s so most fights can go to decision, so promoters can fix the decisions the way they like. People make it out to be “These guys go 12 rounds, they are great athletes”.
But really 12 rounds are necessary because it takes forever to do any damage with those big ass soft gloves.
I’d like to see boxing done with MMA gloves LOL. But boxers would be too scared to do it. Its the only sport like that…artificially prolonged to protect the limited athletes competing in it.
As you can see I am not a boxing fan. But I’m sure a lot of MMA fans will agree. Flame on.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
“As you can see I am not a boxing fan”
More obvious is that you’ve never boxed or done any combat sport…otherwise you’d know that getting hit with a left hook to the body hurts just as bad…boxing glove or no boxing glove.
If boxing gloves make it impossible to hurt each other, then why do boxers break their hands all the time?
Go to the gym kid.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Skope, to say that it is impossible to get hurt in boxing . i dont know why u r still on this blogging, u have never had a fight in your life to say that, “flame on” hahahah. Anyway both sports are tough and u obviously dont know caus ur prolly fat and sit by a comp all day. u wuddnt last a second against the worst amateur boxer either way. And if a boxer had 4 ounce gloves on it would over for any mma fighter, do u think randy coutoure could ever in his wildest dreams hit harder than tyson , holyfield lennox lewis, or even maywheter. hahahaha u r a tool, boxing is the only skilled combat sport left. MMA is for tools that just like to grab. ps anderson would die if he fought roy jones.
by zack on Sep 10, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
So boxing puts on one show a year that’s worth watching and the UFC puts on 6-8 shows a year. I’ll take the UFC. I used to be a boxing fan(I kinda still am) but let’s face it, it is a dying sport. And that is why you see prominant people taking pot shots at the UFC/MMA is because they feel threatened by it. If they didn’t, why would they even mention it in the first place?
by The Buffalo on Sep 10, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions
“One show a year”?
Um, boxing happenes every day…and is alive and well. Just because you guys choose to ignore the sport doesn’t mean it’s dead or dying. I hate cricket, but it’s huge.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
CrIcKet HAs BaLls and LonG SticKs
U Know U LoVe iT!
by John G on Sep 10, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Fack all of Dana’s bullsh If he claims he’s a boxing guy, he should definitely know who Dinamita is! What a poser!
All this propaganda is just hyping up both sports. MMA fans would like to know what all this boxin’ hoopla is all about, boxing purists would check MMA out. ANd there are these few lucky guys here[like me, hehe!]who are just about old enough to witness the transition.
by The Negation on Sep 10, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
The best, and most ironic, part about Dana’s anti-boxing propoganda, is that his best fighter (that he calls the best pound for pound fighter in the world)…WANTS TO BE A BOXER!!!
How fitting lmao.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions
Anderson doesn’t want be a boxer. He just wants go over to kick some boxer’s ass so that people see how weak boxers really are compared to real fighters.
No boxer would ever stand a chance against Anderson, even in their own “sport”.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
Didn’t the UFC want to break into the Mexican market?
Because if Mexican fight fans see this vid…Dana will successfuly turn every one of them into UFC haters.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
wow introvert, you really have no idea what you are talking about. be quite and stay introvert. all external communication you produce is useless.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao…so you think Dana dissing Juan Manuel Marquez at a press conference won’t discourage Mexican fans from buying UFC PPV’s? I think you’re on glue if you think that.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing will discourage any real fans from buying UFC PPV’s. If you get discouraged by something the promoter of an organization ( of which you are a fan of )says about another sport, you’re not a fan to begin with, you are a joke.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
No PPV, UFC for free on Televisa. Two years contract. Life is good on the southern side of the river.
by nobody on Sep 10, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao…so you’re saying that potential UFC fans are a joke because they are on the fence right now?
I’m not saying that hardcore UFC fans will be turned off, I’m saying that with all Dana’s “we want Mexican fans” talk…this is not the right way to go about getting them.
There are no other fans in combat sports that are as hardcore as Mexican boxing fans, and if they see this of Dana pissing all over one of their fighters, they will never buy a UFC PPV. Dana may as well say that Pacquiao is a loser and piss off all the Filipinos while he’s at it.
by introvert on Sep 10, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Dana knows pretty well how to go about things promoting UFC worldwide.
The Mexican “fight fans” realize as well as anyone else that the UFC is the future. You are incorrect in your assumption that Dana’s polarizing comments will move them away from the UFC.
They will buy the PPV and love it. Especially if Cain Velasquez is fighting.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Even though I don’t agree with the “boxing is dying” comments – you’re still the biggest troll on this site and probably on any MMA site I’ve ever gone to.
Like Mania said a while back your schtick is old and predictable. All you do is argue against popular opinion so you can appear that you’re not following the herd or “sheep” as you refer to.
You probably think it’ll make you look like some cool rebel who goes against the norm – when in reality it makes you look like a loser who is insecure – hence your name…lol
by MMAFanatic on Sep 10, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
“when in reality it makes you look like a loser who is insecure – hence your name…lol”
Einstein a loser too?
by John G on Sep 10, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
mmafanatic that was the stupidest post i have read here today and you have alot of compitition for that but you won.
by Daivd on Sep 10, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Says a guy who can’t spell his (and my) name only joking mate “Daivd” just cracks me up. Intro is completely right on this one, he is ripping the clowns to shreds in this thread. Dana made himself and MMA look foolish in this press conference, whilst I hate PBF he is a world-class fighter and is a proven draw and insulting JMM like Intro said is ridiculous, how can you expect to expand into Mexico when you bash their top fighter in all combat sports. It was disrespectful and childish of Dana.
Whilst Mayweather-Pacman should have been the fight promoted as that would have been the biggest PPV draw of all time, because everyone wants to see that fight, Pacman-Cotto and PBF-JMM are both awesome fights. Dana is right when he says that these aren’t what boxing fans asked for but if PBF and Pacman both win then get together and agree on a deal to fight then boxing will make Dana look very silly indeed. With PBF-JMM and Franklin-Belfort being shown on free TV over here at the same time it’s going to be a tough choice over which show I watch, chances are I’ll tape the UFC and watch PBF-JMM with my boxing mates but whatever happens it’ll be an excellent day for fight fans and I’m looking forward to both cards.
As far as PPV buys it’ll be interesting to see which one is the biggest draw, personally I think that the UFC have put on a stacked card but will struggle because it is lacking a title fight and Mayweather is a bigger draw than Dana gives him credit for, though I hate the guy and I want him to look daft I have a feeling Money is going to be the one laughing all the way to the bank.
by David W-S on Sep 10, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you not love Dana White and his unfiltered mouth? Nobody is more up front and raw than Dana. I always get a good laugh at his press conferences because he just doesnt hold back. We could all use a little more Dana in our own personalities sometimes.
by Darren B Swearin on Sep 10, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHA! Gotta love Dana!
I love what he said about Mayweather and “Dancing with the stars” – flipping hilarious
by Guz on Sep 10, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions
Hahaha, so true! What sucks is that the Boxing event will most likely get a better buy rate though. Prove me wrong people!
by Daniel Contogiannis on Sep 10, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
MARQUEZ VS. MAYWEATHER WILL HAVE MORE #’S IN CALI THEN THE UFC WILL HAVE WORLD WIDE!!!
by d*locc on Sep 10, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
Once again Dana is full of shit, He knows exactly who Juan Manuel Marquez is… Dana is pretty smart, but scheduling a ufc event during a Mayweather fight is just Stupid, If i was one of Fertita Brothers Id smack the shit out of Dana…
by drew on Sep 10, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions
for anybody to say boxing sucks is a moron, maywhether marquez is gonna b a better fight than the whole ufc pay per view that same day. Boxing is still the more skilled sport no matter what, these guys in mma could not cut it in boxing because if they could become champions they would, obviously because the top guy in boxing makes 20 mil a fight and the top ufc fighters makes 5 if hes lucky. any way boxing is gonna come back with names like KELLY PAVLIK , PAUL WILLIAMS , MANNY, ANC COTTO. to show how much better and more skilled fighters boxers are lets see mayorga knock out his opponent in like 5 secs. Put those 4 ounce gloves on any boxer and see what happens!!! MMA For no rhythm white boys and guys who are scared to bang so they need to grab, boxing is for skilled FIGhTERS and true warriors
by zack on Sep 10, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
Dana is a moron i dont how he is a president, better to not have said anything everyone knows maywheter is gonna kill UFC numbers. U think franklin belfort and cro cop dos santos is gonna do numbers hahahaha. I wasnt gonna order the ufc anyway, and now that theres boxing im def not
by zack on Sep 10, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
Zack, you weren’t gonna order the UFC event because you need your mommie’s permission and password to the cable box and she probably won’t give it to you until you break your newspaper-route piggie-bank and pay her in advance.
Dana has made the sport what it is today. If he hadn’t partnered up with the Fertita’s, the UFC would be dead and MMA shows would happen maybe once every 2 months and be unregulated and drug-filled. He says whatever he wants and that’s exactly what made him and the UFC successful. Keep it up Dana, no-one seriously cares about the boxing comments. It will in no way affect the UFC’s standing or sales.
by Skope on Sep 10, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions
yea that was pretty funny (yea ok) anyway while Dana White has been successful who’s to say some one else couldnt have done it. Regardless for every good thing Dana has done for mma he still does and says idiotic things that should’nt have a place. Dana White’s whole personality is that of a S h ** talker, he talks about the fighters in a degrading fasion as soon as they lose a fight or if they do not perform. Dana has a lot of mouth and real men dont talk that much without action, dana white has made himself an undeserved star!! i could care less about seein him on tv or on magazines. Only a tool would pay dana white respect over any fighter in any sport!! Bottom line the UFC would be in great shape with or without Dana, people were tired of boxing and the ufc came back at the right time.
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions
Zack is a ignorant retard lol… no mma fighter can hit as card as a boxer lmao… compare power between Shane carwin and any boxer you please…. and dont talk about other people being fat on the computer because you havent ever fought in your life eather. O and btw I do boxing tourneys because im not ready to fight in mma yet… funny how that works . My cardio is perfect for boxing but when you put throwing another person your weight around into the equation its seimple to see what sport takes more talent/athleticism boxing is a 2d show living in a 3d world. as far as what dana sais he is ignorant but the man is a genious hes done so much for the world of mma and evry1 should be thankful for him. Nuff said
by mtra1n on Sep 11, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
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