Boxing promoter Don King getting prepared to monetize MMA; take on the UFC
by Jesse Holland on Oct 30, 2009 12:23 PM EDT
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Quoteworthy:
"UFC is a great contribution. It's a return to glory for people who like sophisticated barbarism. Dana White and (co-founder) Lorenzo Fertitta have done a phenomenal job. I'm the people's promoter. Whatever the people want, I'm going to promote. Whatever the public wants, that's what I want to give them. I want to give it to them with candor so they can quantify, qualify and identify with whoever the athlete is. Who am I to say that something is wrong with them when I'm always crying about, 'Why you're treating me this way?' They bring competition. They bring people. Let's enrich it and monetize it. Let's bring the people something. When I bring my guys in we'll be getting prepared to take on Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in their league vs. our league. The same thing I want to do with the sport of boxing I want to do with MMA. Make it competitive, man. Make it a comparison. Even though they've put on good fights, let's see what they do with someone totally independent."
Famed boxing promoter Don King, who once joined the likes of Bob Arum in trashing the world's fastest growing sport, can no longer ignore the dollar signs attached to the millions of loyal fans it now draws. It also helps that Dana White and the Fertitta brothers have been doing most of the heavy lifting over the past five years and Mr. Opportunity perhaps thinks it's now time to strike while the iron is hot. Does he pose a threat? Or will he eventually have an honorary tombstone in White's office alongside Affliction and PRIDE?
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HERE LIES DON KING – DESTROYER OF BOXING AND VICTIM OF UFC
by haglnuts on Oct 30, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all knew the day would come when the boxing promoters slowly try to weasel their way into MMA. Let the corruption and payoffs begin!!!
Don King + MMA = bad news….
by Cole on Oct 30, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t we all just get along. There’s room for both sports so this is just more of Kings shenanigans. The UFC should just ignor this fool cause he’s really no threat to MMA. Don’t F@CK with DANA!
by TaPouT on Oct 30, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is so full of BS… “I give the fans what they want”… yeah thats what boxing does, oh wait, NO THEY DONT!!!! He is all about money, not fans!
by ---Caesar--- on Oct 30, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I know who Fedor and Randy will be fighting for in the future
by Robert(1) on Oct 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Us fans can’t let this happen King and managers like him will rune the sport. M1’s Finklestein has the same objective as King supporting these guy’s will hurt all MMA organizations from Dream to the UFC and put some under. Yes M1 puts on events but they cost very little and the fighters in their events make very little Finklestein say’s it’s to promote the sport but don’t be fooled it’s to promote M1 by having these events M1 get’s it’s name out to mainly the hardcore trying to increase there popularity but were the money is for M1 is their fighters wich really M1 has only one getting money through organizations like Affliction, Strikeforce & Dream and doing nothing really but putting their fighter in those organizations and cashing in not only the fighter but also the organizations profits?
If you don’t understand the effect that has on organizations it takes away money from the organization that could be used to sign other fighters and have more events as well those organizations will become more dependent on managers bringing their fighters to their events wich is were the bidding wars start between organizations and were king sit’s back and cashes in for way more than he should he also is sure to pay his fighter huge dollars but in the end it takes away from the sport as a whole.
by Puck Head on Oct 30, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
zero chance.
Don King is irrelevant.
by JeremyJackscan on Oct 30, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reading this suddenly reminded me of diarrhea. We as fans of mma need to keep this guy irrelevant regardless of who he may sign. This is one Phcuker who can ruin a sport really quickly. He killed Top level boxing in about 15 years…My family was married into the Lou Duva family (they all hate this piece of criminal shyte). He is a promoter of the worst kind. Destroys the lives of the people he promotes and enjoys the occasional murder. If you watch his promotions you can’t ever complain if a fighter does anything wrong…
by Da Monkey on Oct 30, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the biggest BS decision in all combatant sports had this losers hands all over it. lennox lewis easily defeated holyfield with 9 or 10 rounds to 2 or 3 and holyfield got the win. everyone thinks shogun/machida was bad wait till this douche gets his hands on mma. hes as corrupt as they come. but im sure no mma fan, casual or not wants anything to do with him. i think we all know better. i hope anyways.
by Egads on Oct 30, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the Circus has come to town…..
by UFC Champ on Oct 30, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry about Don King,,, he doesn’t fit the mold of MMA he doesn’t understand the sport much less know how to promote it… we all know how many injuries are in this sport and a shallow pool of high level fighters can barely sustain an organization.
by DAVE A on Oct 30, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even without this douche in the picture, MMA is already gettin’ dirtier and more corrupt by the minute. The Shogun-Machida robbery, the Big John McCarthy fiasco. The list will continue.
by The Negation on Oct 31, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can promise everybody one thing… Dana White is the guy we want controlling MMA. If it leaks into the hands of a weasel like Don King… game is over.
by rawbert on Oct 30, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know Dana takes a lot of crap, but we do get to see our sport on TV constantantly between the WEC and UFC, we get to see PPVs on regular TV a time or two a year and when there is a PPV it is normally worth it as he encourages the fighters to have exciting fights. Everyone should give credit where credit is due. He may not be perfect but we owe him a lot.
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we don’t owe him anything. and his fighters more times than not fight- not to lose. which is boring considering they are afraid to take chances. ufc can lick my balls. and don king is scum too. he stole millions from tyson, and only had to pay back a small portion of it. this guy and dana should be partners. like dana was stealing from rampage and writing his script. they’re all the same. strikeforce is doing it right. nov 7th. dana is watching his back now.
by PipRock on Oct 31, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Without Dana MMA would not be what it is today. There would be no Strikeforce.
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he says he will promote what everybody wants to see, why doesn’t he promote himself disappearing.
by My wife can't wrestle but you should see her box on Oct 30, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MWCWBYSSHB – Funny post. Hilarious name!
by haglnuts on Oct 30, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way, he should be promoting porn. cmon now, who doesnt want to see porn?
by Egads on Oct 30, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“The same thing I want to do with the sport of boxing I want to do with MMA. Make it competitive, man. Make it a comparison.”
I think he meant make it corrupt, boring, unwatchable. Anyway, we already have the new Don King, the bald white guy, although he is an amateur next to the master, this guy once beat up a guy to death because he owed him like $600, theses days, he just order a hit.
by Goethe on Oct 31, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the words of D. White, “Don King is a f’in idiot”
by MikeD on Oct 30, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought don king was already involved in mma!? oh yeah, that’s dana white i was thinking about!
by deuce 4 on Oct 30, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deuce and Introvert a match made in heaven……
by Psyqo78 on Oct 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahah that corrupt bastard. All he needs is Cecil Peoples and the entire CSAC and he’ll be good to go. Hell they’ll do corrupt shit for money. Perfect match
by HoT SaUCe on Oct 30, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tyson should of killed this guy when he stomped him all those years ago
by Ermac on Oct 30, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The UFC/MMA does not need Don King – although I can’t blame him for trying.
by DJ on Oct 30, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have no problem w/ the UFC having some competition. I have always loved the UFC, but lately it’s been crap. TUF 10 sucks, the cards lately suck, the judges suck, the refs suck, etc. All this and PPV prices keep going up. I refuse to pay $50.00 for watered down cards that SUCK!!!!!
by LJ on Oct 30, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Competition is healthy for any sport. It keeps the big guys honest.
But we are talking Don King here, who’se only ultimate interest is himself.
by DJ on Oct 30, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana will crush King. Hell, he’s probably got enough friends of friends in Vegas to disappear King if he really wanted to.
by PW on Oct 30, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think don has more of those type of friends than dana.and didn’t don kill someone himself?
by roy on Oct 30, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He killed two people, he shot one of them and kicked the other to death
by kickbox on Oct 30, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“We are talking Don King here, whose only ultimate interest is himself”
And Dana’s only concern is the health and welfare of his fighters? The advancement of the sport? He does this on a volunteer basis? The PPV money goes to charity?
by JoePlumber on Oct 30, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana runs an organization King promotes fighter they are the exact opposite. Dana is running a business and his passion for MMA and the growth of the sport is huge joeP did you have any idea what he has done for the sport? He is concerned for some fighters but for the most part Dana is focused on the UFC events, advertising signing of fighters, promoting the UFC and it’s fighters, and making what he believe is the most exciting sport in the world into the worlds greatest sport. The man believes he can make MMA as big as soccer most likely not but that’s his passion the only passion King has is making money for himself.
by Puck Head on Oct 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we can all agree Don King has no place in MMA. Since I got that obvious bit out of the way…holy shit Puck Head your man crush on Dana is disturbing.
by Diceman on Oct 31, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New promotions will have the same judges and refs genius.
by Jizzo on Oct 30, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some people just can’t wrap their brains around that Jizzo….
by Psyqo78 on Oct 30, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it when people act like they know the sport, they think they can add their two cent but throw in yen instead. THE JUDGES DO NOT WORK FOR THE UFC!!! I think Dana can be a rutheless business man, but we should all be thankful for that rather than hold it against him. If you do not like him don’t watch. I would love to hear how the people that talk shit on DW would do his job differently. Him and his partners have build the UFC to huge levels and are still growning.
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We know that ASR. That’s what jizzo said. These are the same corrupt scumbags that judge the fights…
by The Negation on Oct 31, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don King is a loser. Times change, people do not, and there’s no way he’s going to be flexible enough to survive in pro MMA competing with the UFC.
Won’t he be villified by boxing old guard for promoting MMA anyways? Associating with skinheads & nazis & whatever all while making up words?
by Drake_Labatt on Oct 30, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep this guy away from MMA! And LJ it is not the UFCs fault about the judges and refs. I think the UFC has been trying to put on great cards and have put what in theory should be good fight. It isn’t Dana or the UFCs fault if it doesn’t turn out perfectly.
by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 30, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I know what your saying, but don’t really agree. The UFC is responsible for the judges and refs. They have to take the blame. It’s just like politics. The president is always going to get the glory/blame even if the house/senate are the ones responsible for the actions. We are paying the UFC for these cards, tickets, etc. If Dan Mirgliotta F’s up 10 fights, then fire him! Same thing w/ Cecil Peoples. He has had more wacked out scores than anyone. Fire him! The injuries are out of the UFC’s control, so I’ll cut them some slack on that.
by LJ on Oct 30, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re dead wrong. The athletic commissions of the state the UFC puts on events at assigns the refs and judges, NOT the UFC.
by Panochador on Oct 30, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The refs/judges work for the athletic commission not the UFC. Dana has no power over them or even which ref gets which fight.
by brendog on Oct 30, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The judge’s work for the athletic commission of whatever state the event is in, not the UFC. The UFC, or UFC fighters can submit a request to the commission to not have a particular ref on a fight, but I do not know if it is the same for judges. Also, the ability to request a ref not do a fight may not be allowed in all states.
by James S on Oct 30, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LJ, you must be fairly new to the neighborhood or you would already know what is wrong with your stance. The UFC doesn’t pick the refs nor the judges. They are set up by athletic commisions, outside agencies with their own responsibilities,in avoidance of inpropriety.
by pjj on Oct 30, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mirgliotta and People’s don’t work for the UFC. They work for the SACs. Dana has said many times that if he had his way, Steve Spazagotti wouldn’t even be allowed to WATCH MMA, much less referee. The UFC has no say in the hiring/firing of refs and judges. It would seem like they should have the right to ban certain guys from working at their events, but they don’t. It sucks for the UFC, cause they spend tons of money trying to insure that they deliver a good product and then to have such a major quality-determining factor be totally out of their hands.
by shonuff on Oct 30, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shonuff, some people don’t understand that concept. You are wasting your breath my friend. As if the UFC choosing refs and judges would help anyway. It would only make people believe that Dana could choose winners before the fights even start.
by jay on Oct 30, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the ufc could simply say “hey, if u put judge so/so on this card or if u put ref so/so on this card, then ur state will be out the millions of revenue dollars a ufc show brings and we will find another state who will adhere to our request!!” simple as that. if a state wants to license cecil peoples to be a judge for that state, great, fine, he can judge xmfc amatuer shows are whatever.
by deuce 4 on Oct 30, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too risky. That’s just a few steps away from the UFC picking judges and refs (use this ref and these judges or we don’t come here). It’s vital to keep the separation between the athletic commissions and the organizations. This way when controversial decisions happen, informed people know of this separation and it wasn’t the UFC refs giving the decision to the fighter they want to win.
by KDawg2600 on Oct 30, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strong arming the state would be seriously stupid seeing that not too long ago most states would not even allow UFC events.
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LJ, you really don’t know what you are talking about. The UFC is NOT responsible for the refs and judges. The state’s athletic commission are. Heck, Dana has said before that Mazzagati shouldn’t be referring, but he still is. Why is that? Cause UFC don’t control them. Why does Cecil Peoples still judge when Dana doesn’t like him? Cause he has no control over it. Geez, man, thought all MMA knew that. But it’s tough to call you a fan when anything MMA or UFC related sucks to you. Not every card is great but I appreciate the effort and skills it takes to get where they are.
by gabken on Oct 30, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! Ouch, be gentle boys :). My mistake, I knew that but completely spaced it in my comment above. I still think that Dana is close enough to the NSAC especially that he could make sure that certain people aren’t involved in his events.
by LJ on Oct 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you have no understanding of how this works. The UFC can’t fire or hire the judges. The different state athletic commissions provide the judges and must approve every fight and event. UFC can do nothing about it.
by hatteras on Oct 30, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LJ, you just made sure I will not care about anything you say. Dude, you do not know what your talking about. If you do not undertsand this little piece of info you should go back to posting on pro-wresting boards.
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MMamania—what is up with all the 3 gay guys advertisements? The new one with the guys hugging is worse than the 3 homos pulling each others shirts up.
by peazy on Oct 30, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL. I saw that too. I’m starting to wonder if Jesse is playing for the right team or not.
by jay on Oct 30, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don King is the biggest contributor to the downfall of boxing. He is a crook who cares nothing about the athletes he promotes, he only cares about lining his own pockets, and everybody knows it.
Anybody who thinks this scumbag will do anything positive for MMA is a god damn idiot.
by Panochador on Oct 30, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
King GTFO! You won’t make it in MMA, most of us fans stopped watching boxing because of people like you. If he wants to get his hands into MMA let him go do it on another continent. North America isn’t populated enough to be able to carry two major MMA leagues. GTFO KING!
by jay on Oct 30, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Don hahaha, you idiot, you slay me.
by manalito on Oct 30, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is very bad news. I don’t mind DeLaHoya throwing his hat in the cage, but not this clown!!!
by shonuff on Oct 30, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring it on. More promotions = More fights. Dana is the Don King of MMA already anyway. Not sure how Don King could be worse.
by OJR Is King (formerly Introvert) on Oct 30, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL Dana is the opposite of King my friend you have no clue do you buddy. FYI Finklestein is the same as king my friend king does not run a organization he is basically an agent and manages fighters and goes around promoting his name and fighters name sucking the blood out of organizations when they do fight. The UFC is a league more than anything and Dana is the president of that league. I know you love Fedor and hate Dana but your really not that naive are you?
by Puck Head on Oct 30, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is that any different than the way Dana sucks the lifeblood out of all his fighters by tossing chickenfeed to them as payment for fighting in his organization?
by Swallow the Truth on Oct 30, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who pays more than the UFC for the average fighter?
by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To answer that question, it’s affliction…
by The Negation on Oct 31, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH, OH there goes mma, I hope not, but let’s face it everything Dong kong touches ultimately lies in ashes. Not really, but he’s just going cheapen the sport… I wonder who he’ll get when just about every well known fighter is already part of a major organization… I think Kalib Starnes would be great for his promotion…
by Lil Pinga on Oct 30, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
$$$$ talks. It’s just a matter of time before more high profile fighters decide that they need a bigger piece of the pie…and hate on Don King all you want, but he promotes better than anyone in the history of combat sports. Better promoter = more money. That’s not to say that people would necessarily jump ship on the UFC, but it would give fighters more of a bargaining chip to play with….and isn’t that who should be taken care of?…since, after all, that’s who we pay to watch?
by OJR Is King (formerly Introvert) on Oct 30, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hurt boxing what makes you think the MMA fans will let this happen all it takes is fans tuning out of any event his fighters fight in thats the best way we can voice are opinion and sense we pay the bills it’s a voice that would be listen to.
by Puck Head on Oct 30, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OJR, I read a lot about Don King and know enough about him to safely say he’s out of style like the Afro. King will not survive in MMA. D. White is the new, more sophisticated, intelligent breed of Don King, but unlike King, D. White has a level of sincerity that Don King will never have.
by DAVE A on Oct 31, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kind of like his comment calling it “sophisticated barbarism” but that’s the only thing I like involving this douchebag. I don’t think he stands much of a chance against Dana and the UFC. MMA fans, and perhaps even boxing fans now, don’t take this fool seriously. He’ll be the next idiot in line try to “monetize” the sport(for themselves of course) who ends up failing(Donald Trump).
by Greggo on Oct 30, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jumping on the bandwagan u rat. boxing is finnished so u want to come along and jump at the most exciting and fastest growing sport in the world. hopefully no1 falls for this idiots game. talks worse rubbish than forrest griffin.
by jjk on Oct 30, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be cool if Don somehow found a way to make Dana say “Fuck it lets co-promote and put Fedor and Brock on a card..Just this one time I will let UFC risk its name, but dont ask me for any other favors OK!!”
by roberto81 on Oct 30, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he is to late the UFC is too powerful at this point hypothetically he may have been successful two three years ago not that I would want him to be successful
by Shadow side on Oct 30, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a f*ckin’ chance, this guy had his time in boxing,,,, never had a chance with MMA… he doesn’t understand the sport, athletes or audience… he is a fossil.
by DAVE A on Oct 31, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For anyone else that wants to compare Dana White to Don King. If it weren’t for Dana and Zuffa half the people on here woulnd’t even know what MMA is. And for those of us that would still be watching MMA it would a a lot harder to see the fights we want to see. HDNET would would not be showing fights because the demand would not be big enough. Sorry DREAM/PRIDE fans you would have to look up results on the internet. VS running WEC nope. Strikeforce nope, why would someone in the USA try to start up an MMA compnay if no one else is having success with it. 100s or maybe 1,000s of local events to watch nation wide, nope. Ask almost any one what they think of Don King and they will tell you he fixes fights. People that think Dana fixes fight are as stupid as RAMPAGE. Put the drink down and think before you post.
by DolFan on Oct 30, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so they can quantify, qualify and identify, CLASSIC DON kING!
I hope fighters run from this con man. he has a hard time finding boxers willing to fall for his tricks anymore so he is moving to mma fighters.
hey don, boxers and mma fighters aren’t falling for your bullshit anymore. he can’t get his hooks into the klitchk brothers and golden boy productions is taking all the good new talent from him. fuck don king.
by Conan the Barbarian on Oct 30, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If does to MMA what he did to boxing we’re all screwed. Somebody shut his ass up please!
by Gurthee on Oct 30, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This pompous SKUNK needs to be euthanized. He wants to do the same thing with MMA as he did with boxing? Oh, you mean like…SUCK THE FUCKING LIFE OUT OF IT?!?!?!?
DIE, Don, DIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Piece of humanoid garbage.
by The Terminator on Oct 30, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He definitely poses a threat in a bar fight.
by ProCannonFodder on Oct 30, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good post conan. no1 cares about don king and his stupid hair. he was a disgrace to boxing and would be the same to mma. read this don NOT WELCOME. ur boring, u fix fights, and u rob money of ur fighters. quite franckly ur a disgrace. Dana would never do business with u.
by jjk on Oct 30, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Non story…the old regime of boxing “gurus” pose no threat to Dana and company. See elite xc for proof. The UFC is firmly entrenched, it is the NFL of mma. They have a very successful business model that is working, and I don’t see it being changed for the likes of Don King, ask the crazy russians if Dana is open to changing how he does business. Then after Nov. 7 happens and Brett Rogers knocks Fedor’s head into the 10th row, ask them again how their co-promoting business tactics panned out for them, if you can find them in that remote corner of Siberia they will retreat to. Wanna make money??? Join the UFC, don’t fight it. Long term, UFC is going to be here, the rest aren’t. Whether you like the UFC or not doesn’t matter, the NFL had naysayers too, like 40 years ago…where are they now, and where is the NFL now?
by chowdah on Oct 30, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Worst thing that ever happened to Boxing! Any fighter that signs with him is not only a DUMBASS, but trading his honor and greatness for money! C’mon! Don King in MMA??? Say it ain’t so, Joe!
by Dana's a CrossDresser on Oct 30, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“The same thing I want to do with the sport of boxing I want to do with MMA”…
Please God No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by zach88 on Oct 30, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We already have the corrupt Don King of MMA, his name is Cecil Peoples.
by Josh H. on Oct 30, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hes already tried his hand at mma. He promoted a smaller show with UFC vets.
by RichT on Oct 30, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How anyone takes this man seriously about anything, is just beyond me.
by Demtor on Oct 30, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
finally someone who knows wtf they are doing is going to step up & fix things!!! mma fans should be honored don king is a living legend
by MACHIDA ERROR on Oct 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How? The man’s known to have embezzled from most of his boxers. What makes you think he’ll help MMA? Fixing some fights? Robbing a few struggling fighters? C’mon now. Don King is the last person that I ever want to see involved in MMA. He tried promoting a small show in my area. It did horrible numbers in terms of sales. Don’t expect King to make some jump into the mainstream and do well. If anything, he’ll quickly be forced out of business in MMA.
by n4tacon on Oct 30, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t know anyone from the short bus was commenting here?
by DAVE A on Oct 31, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don King is joking right? right? No seriously, right? No I’m not kidding, right? He’s serious! Like middle aged hookers seeing their client lists getting smaller and smaller. He knows his time is almost over.
by Yo Mammas Chin Whiskers on Oct 30, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DANA WHITE IS BAD ENOUGH AND DON KING IS AN IDIOT! THE UFC HAS SUCKED LATELY! TUFF 10 IS A JOKE WITH GUYS THAT GOT PICKED FROM A FAT TITTY BAR! DANA NEEDS TO START PUTTING ON BETTER CARDS BECAUSE I WILL STOP PAYING FOR SOME OF THESE CRAP MAIN EVENTS LIKE TITO VS FORREST! PLEASE, THATS A CRAPPY CARD! START GIVING BACK MORE TO THE FANS THAT ARE TIRED OF PAYING FOR SOME OF THESE EVENTS! THE UFC IS A JOKE LATELY AND MORE PEOPLE NEED TO STOP PAYING FOR SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND IT WILL FORCE DANA TO PUT ON MORE FREE FIGHTS!!!!!!
by nicky on Oct 30, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh…Keep him away!!!
I do not want the WBO, NBO, ALOTBO, SBC champ taking on the ABC, RINGMAGO, TRBO champ.
Boxing has been killed by the 30 different organizations and the guys like King!
by Swany on Oct 30, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would rather they bring back Iron Ring on BET then have Don King promot a fight!
by Swany on Oct 30, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GOOD FOR DON KING!! THIS GUY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE BIGGIEST FIGHTS IN BOXING!!! HOPE HE CAN BRING SOME BIG FIGHTS TO MMA CAUS DANA HASNT BEEN!!!
by ZAck on Oct 30, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ummm…ZAck…mmmm.. how can i put this…’Have u ever rode on a short bus?
by DAVE A on Oct 31, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF is with the Don King support. Are you people on crack?
by DolFan on Oct 31, 2009 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I believe these senseless dumbassess are on crack, or they they are Cecil Peoples using an alias
by Josh H. on Oct 31, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My prediction: UFC by TKO mid first round. King’s promotion gets shelved by indefinite financial suspension, citing excessive cash loss and inability to stop the bleeding…
by PWW on Oct 31, 2009 7:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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