On the eve of Thanksgiving, Dana White is thankful for...
by Jesse Holland on Nov 25, 2009 12:43 PM EST
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Quite a bit, apparently, according to his list over at ESPN:
• I'm obviously very, very thankful for the UFC and for guys like Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Forrest Griffin, guys who have been real partners to us and who have really helped us build this business.
• I'm thankful for Bruce Lee. I've said it a million times: He's the father of mixed martial arts. He was so far ahead of his time.
• I'm thankful for Pinkberry. I love Pinkberry! I'm like addicted to it. I'm very thankful for my favorite: a large original with Fruity Pebbles. So good, I get really excited about Pinkberry.
• Shaving your head is no fun endeavor, let me tell you. It has taken a lot of trial and error, but there's something I'm very thankful for, sweetheart -- the Venus razor. You know the chick razor with the gooey stuff on the side? Yeah, that's what I shave my head with, it's true. Funny, right? I'd look like a nicked-up freak without that thing.
• I'm thankful for Canada. Those fans up there are awesome. If the United States MMA market was like the Canadian market, the UFC would be even bigger than it is now.
More after the jump.
• I'm thankful for the day and age that I can wear a T-shirt to a big meeting.
• I'm thankful for Las Vegas. I honestly and truly think it's the greatest city on Earth. It is for me and guys like me, anyway. I go a million miles an hour no matter what and this is the city built for that. It's always open. There's always excitement and energy and something to do. That's me. That's who I am and that's the life I live. I'm very thankful for this city that never disappoints.
• I'm thankful for the passionate, psychotic lunatics who are the fans of the UFC. Not only will they come and blast me when they think something's wrong, they also travel all over the place, buy the events, stand by the sport, and I'm very thankful for their energy and support.
• I love this life. I have so much to be thankful for. I'm reminded of that every single day.
See the entire list over at ESPN.com by clicking here.
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aww
What a heart warming edition of: I’m rich n ur not.
New York times call this “a must read”.
LA times says “don’t miss this one, its an emotional journey from beginning to end, barely leaving u time to gather ur thoughts before ur whisked away to a brilliant new idea”.
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
thank you SPORTSNET
for showing events live and in HD up here in Canada.
and thank you Dana for recognizing how big the sports market is up here. i wish idiots like Gary Bettman thought like you!
and thanks to my gf..for being hot and keeping herself in shape. god love you babe
by Newfie3 on Nov 25, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
isn’t it awesome! Sideshow Joe or whatever his name is…is a bit of an idiot though imo
by McArthur... on Nov 25, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No news so make something up?
So if there is no solid MMA news to report we get to read stories about dana’s drivel…
by SDA on Nov 25, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's a nice guy
but he drives me crazy cause he looks like uncle fester in the bright lights
Your name is Showdown Joe / Your on TV. It’s called Makeup.
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a bit of an idiot?
Man I was trying so hard not to believe (cause I didn’t want to), that, that’s indeed himself @ the intro of his show in his poker muscle shirt or whaaaaatever yelling like chuck liddell with fireworks going off behind him!
Lol n u just kno he gave himself that nickname if he’s egotistical enough to do that intro!
Ha ha but @ the end of this weeks episode the new ring girl made fun of his name. It was pretty cute/funny
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Ya Canada!!
We are awesome. Just wanted to agree with that.
by FredtheFantastic on Nov 25, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and i
as a true mma fan, am thankful for all that Dana and the Fertittas has done for the sport of mma. that’s right, all of mma, not just the ufc.
by bdw on Nov 25, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
word . . .
Word.
"Look Eye! Must Always Look Eye!!" . . . Mr. Miagi
by ( (Adam G) ) on Nov 25, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Look Eye! Must Always Look Eye BJ!! Spread those cheeks and Look Eye!! " . . . Alpha Male
by Alpha Male on Nov 25, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ah
no thanks to the Gracies, specially Rorion, that started the UFC?
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
by orcus on Nov 25, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What qualifies a true MMA fan...?
Not picking on anyone… but what is the criteria?
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
a true MMA fan
someone who likes to watch MMA and doesn’t bitch when the fight hits the ground. and doesn’t bitch when a fight goes to decision as long as the fight was competitive and strategic. There are true MMA fans that have been following the sport for more than a decade, there are true MMA fans that started watching the sport this year. Most of us are true MMA fans, and if someone is calling you otherwise, those are the “fake” mma fan.
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
by orcus on Nov 25, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
orcus truth
U used to post under a different name? Or just new to the site?
Welcome either way
Ps I see some funny comments coming out of this thread very soon
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I used to post as linx, I’ve been out for a long time because the comments sections were better at BE (for the sake of time spent), but I’ve always loved Mania and came back when they updated their site :P
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
by orcus on Nov 25, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh dont go getting all emotional on us bdw lol
We’re only joking. Like this thread. Lol
N what’s a pinkberry? Do we have these in Canada?
Go great white north! King of mma loyalty! Straight from ur masters mouth! Yay!
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
WE RULE!!!! Oooooo Caaannada...!!!
by McArthur... on Nov 25, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dana can thank Canada by
hiring a couple of Maniacs as consultants to PUSH this thing into Ontario
I know what’s being done… more could happen.
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I got a couple guys in mind Zino...not mentioning any names but its me and you dude!!
by McArthur... on Nov 25, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hell ya...
I am surprised Rogers isn’t doing more (that I know about)
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WAR MARITIMES!!!
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes."
by Buster Bluth on Nov 25, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
just being a little tounge in cheek. it’s the “in thing” to hate on dana nowadays, and alot of fans tend to focus on the negative more than the positive. he is a big reason we are able to blog about the sport as much as we do nowadays, but like orcus(linx) said, there are many others.
liked how dana gave props to bruce lee as well. i would love to see how he would fare in todays mma world. personally, i think he would be a legit threat to everyone from 145- 185. FOR REAL!. :)
by bdw on Nov 25, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bdw ha
Lol ur probs riiight. Ill be the 1st to hate on Dana, but I’m just poking fun on this one. I appreciate all he’s done big time. Oh damn now ya done made me get all misty eyed on ya.
I’m thankful for Dana white n doing what he’s done this far for UFC.
There. Now ill never say it again sooooo.
Group hug?
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
pinkberry
Gay strip club. Top earning dancer:
Fruity pebbles
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
peazy = original troll
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Like an OT?
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OT good one
Ya like an OG
Original gangsta
The OG OT.
Ur getting the credit on OT but I’m still using it in the future jay :)
Lol
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Troll?
everyone uses it… what the hell does it mean?
Is that an online insult or something?
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Someone who goes online to make controversy
Posting stupid shit just for the reaction and arguments from normal people.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dah
I always knew the context but lacked it’s exact meaning.
Thanks for the clarification and laughs at me.
Cheers
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we weren't laughing at you
we were laughing with you, jk. It looks like we are laughing at you but we were laughing at the OT comments.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
no problem
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ya! B EZ BZ! or u get cap'd by da OG OT
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
From Dana's mouth
“I’m thankful for Canada. Those fans up there are awesome. If the United States MMA market was like the Canadian market, the UFC would be even bigger than it is now.”
Now bow down you Americans!
lol
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
agreed step it up USA!
Are you guys a bunch of Americans or Americants?
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
by Bigger Zino on Nov 25, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
once upon a time in Mexico
Lol actually I just spun it off a line from Jonny depp to that Mexican guy that plays ummm the Mexican guy in every movie requiring well umm a Mexican guy.
Ha ha it was originally "are you a Mexi can or a Mexi can’t?
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Think thats...
Antonio Banderas or Benicio del Toro. Has to be one of those two from the way you described it.
"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."-C.S. Lewis
by Diceman on Nov 25, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its not Antonio
Its that bad boy Mexican he play same role every movie. Dusk til dawn. Kill bill. And many more I can’t think of riiight now
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 5:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Danny Trejo
johnny depp said it to danny trejo, who is in almost every tarintinoand robert rodriguez flick. :)
by bdw on Nov 25, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bruce Lee
The original Mixed Martial Artist, Father of Jeet Kune Do and The Baddest MoFo to ever walk the Earth! Thank You!
by Sofa-King-Toasty on Nov 25, 2009 1:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
thats not a photoshop right?
That’s a really nice pic & tombstone. Sad, humbling, classy & respectful. I like it.
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 1:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Seattle, Washington
by Sofa-King-Toasty on Nov 25, 2009 4:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
rec'd. lets make this green
the headstone that is. just click onto where it says “actions” and then click on “rec”. (for those who are not familiar). 2 more should do it. ;)
by bdw on Nov 25, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Green?
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
by introvert on Nov 25, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
rec a post
2-3 times (i think it’s 3) and that post will automatically turn green.
by bdw on Nov 25, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Done
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what does rec mean?
is it received?
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
recommend
for comments you think everyone should read.
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
by orcus on Nov 25, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
I don’t think that works on this site. That gravestone has 5 and nothing has happened. Plus I’ve never seen it on this site yet. It happens on BE but never on Mania that I’ve seen.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and of course
there it is.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s just a matter of time, since this is a new format for mania and people are still getting used to. The green only appears when you refresh the page though, unlike the comments they do not appear automatically without refreshing.
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
by orcus on Nov 25, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that would've been funnier if I had siad it ;)
by McArthur... on Nov 25, 2009 1:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm thankful too
That I pretty much own jay, and I don’t have to post a picture of Crock Lesnar in my profile.
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
by introvert on Nov 25, 2009 1:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Short term ownage really...
Next time I won’t let ring rust be my deciding factor in who I pick. I should have picked
Forrest! You would have liked the pic I had for you.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
intro steps into the thread & immediately throws 2 bombs ha ha
Geez lol
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 2:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Where you been Intro
Haven’t seen you much since the weekend.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably in hiding like me...I personally feel a little stupid after supporting Tito like Intro did...jeez
by McArthur... on Nov 25, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey we were close
It was a good close fight for 2 rounds. You been busy at work this week Mac? It’s busier here than it has been recently.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
by jay. on Nov 25, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dont feel stupid
I’m sure I’m not the only one that thought tito won that fight. I kno showdown Joe agreed. Lol
by daniel worby on Nov 25, 2009 2:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Showdown Joe makes Mike Goldberg look like an MMA genius.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Nov 25, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I took the opposite approach
I complained as much as possible to cover up for my dreadful pic, one thing you can say is that I never hide when I fuck up a pick.
by David W-S on Nov 25, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hey ..i have hardly tore into you yet mcarthur..
you have been hiding.. forrest forrest forrest..i was hoping he would still run out of the ring after winning though..lol
by sarah- on Nov 25, 2009 11:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No Canadian love from MMA Mania
We have a thanksgiving too you know.
You kept making all the stops?
Well people kept ringing the bell !!!!!!
by introvert on Nov 25, 2009 3:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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