UFC President Dana White unexpectedly gives donation to brain tumor-stricken girl
by James Kimball on Mar 1, 2010 10:54 PM EST
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Polarizing UFC President Dana White sure has taken his share of criticism -- fair or unfounded -- over the years for a variety of reasons.
But at his core, it appears that the outspoken and opinionated businessman does indeed have a gentile and caring side to him.
This fact couldn't be more evident now with this inspiring news.
From The Sentinel:
"The family of a poorly two-year-old girl was "shocked, but over the moon" after a U.S. cagefighting boss pledged £5,000 to help pay for her treatment.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White made the surprise gesture on Ruby Owen's fund-raising website on Saturday - despite having never met the family.
The 40-year-old American decided to support the Kidsgrove family's campaign to raise £250,000 to pay for the youngster, who has a brain tumour, to have life-saving treatment in America."
5,000 pounds equates to approximately $7,500 U.S. dollars, which may seem a bit on the low end for Dana.
However, it's important to notice the act of the donation alone. For never having met the girl or her family, and therefore lacking any emotional or personal investment in the girl's well-being, it's an impressive and selfless gesture.
To read more about young Ruby Owen and the struggle she faces, head over to her fundraising Web site. And if you feel so inclined, help the Owen family reach their financial goal in an effort to save her life.
D.W. would be proud.
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That is very generous of him for doing that.
I applaud him for it.
by bigislandboi808 on Mar 1, 2010 11:20 PM EST reply actions
i wonder how many donations he does make..
i’m sure he has to keep his taxes down..but on a serious note..that is a good gesture…
Many Will Criticize And Look For Things To Nit Pick About (Because It's Dana)
But the end result is that the girl is now 5,000 Euros closer to her goal. The end justifies the means.
End of story.
As they say, business is business...
So Dana may appear to be a total prick when it comes to business, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a good heart. Kudo’s to Dana for this. It’s nice to hear something good about him. The media seldom focuses on the positive, and I’m sure that there’s more good to Dana than we hear about. Kudo’s as well to Mr. Kimball and The Daily Telegraph for posting this story.
Now from a UFC public relations standpoint, how about really getting MMA some cred points by putting on a show for sick children similar to the “Fight for the Troops” Fight Night they did for wounded veterans. Maybe if they did, NY state would STFU about how horrible a sport it is and legalize it. Being from NY, I want to see one at MSG!!
dude... honestly? an MMA show for kids...?
putting on an MMA show for sick kids…? I’m not sure about the states but in the UK most of the DVDs are rated 15 or 18, dependent on the event. Can you imagine? a theatre full of children and one of the fighters gets cut open and starts pissing blood everywhere whilst another man punches them in the face, kicks elbows and knees them unconcious etc… and then they’re left there on the floor bleeding and twitching and the winner throws his bloodied hands in the air and screams at the audience…(comprised of sick children) are you out of your fucking mind? what kind of parent would let their kid go to that? it’s one thing to let a kid, maybe early teens 12-13 watch it on the TV and see how they react, take it from there. but live? actually there? that is sick dude… I know everybody wants this sport to go “mainstream” but I think we just have to accept that men being locked in a cage and trying to hurt eachother for 15 minutes isn’t going to be to everybody’s taste.
And it certainly isn’t something that should ever make it on to nickelodeon!!!
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 2, 2010 5:06 AM EST up reply actions
Ok well I wasn't actually saying that we should have them in the audience...
and upon further thought, my idea was dumb. Maybe a charity grappling competition instead. Like a NAGA or Grappler’s Quest event.
Definately
I think some kind of public charity involvement would go along way.
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 2, 2010 7:54 AM EST up reply actions
I think Utapout meant a show to benefit a children’s charity, not actually put a bunch of kids in the audience. Otherwise Dana would also have to shell out for thousands of tiny Affliction shirts and instigate a few fights in the stands so the kids could look the part of a real UFC crowd.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Actually having a ufc show for charity is a good idea
MMA is not a sport suitable for kids but that doesn’t mean that the UFC can’t raise money for childrens charities I doubt that anyone would be daft enough to suggest that the kids should be at the event though.
It’s ironic that the one show that the UFC did for charity ended up being the most gruesome MMA show that I’ve ever seen. What should have been a great PR day for the UFC was almost a disaster. At least they raised lots of money.
As for Dana good in him he didn’t have to do this so it’s nice to see him giving money to a worthy cause. Hopefully more rich celebrities follow his lead.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
by David W-S on Mar 2, 2010 8:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
5000£ = about $10000 US
With the pound (£) being worth more than the euro = a much larger donation than this article lets on! Nice job Dana, if I ever have millions to spare I’d do the same thing. Do it too much though and you’ll lose your millions!
Not saying you're wrong here since I'm not exactly up to date on my euro to U.S. conversation rates, but Yahoo finance says it equates to $7,466
Here’s a link to their converter.
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter#from=USD;to=GBP;amt=7466.0296
by James Kimball on Mar 2, 2010 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
In any case
Looks like they are about the same… the UK pound sure has taken a hit since the last time I checked
I sell currency for a living
He’s pretty much dead on, GBP has been in the dumps since late 08
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
i wish i could sell money
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 10:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dana makes millions and donating 8000$ is a good gesture but kind of cheap knowing hes profiting off people beating the shit out of each other.
he's cheap we already know that...
On the other hand, it’s a good thing..
OXYGENgone
wins the prize for being the biggest DW hater (and douche) of them all… he criticizes the man for donating to a cancer patient!
by PHISH NATION on Mar 2, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
@OXYGENgone
Do the math and figure out Dana’s income vs. yours. Then pro-rate it and donate more money comparatively based on percentage.
Or shut up.
by silverladder on Mar 2, 2010 1:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that's what i always say.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Right because he’s just sitting home counting the piles of money he has, seriously Dana didn’t have to donate a dime he has no tie to this girl but went out of his way to do so that alone proves what kind of person he is.
Dana has a heart
Dana has a heart he’s just cheap… always has been. I don’t think the amount of money really quantifies the good deed of the gesture, but the gesture itself is what quantifies the man.
yeah, nice to see Dana doing this
we all like to hate on him, but its good to see (almost) everybody here can respect an act of generosity when they see one
I'm always thinking one step ahead. Like a carpenter . . . who makes stairs.
thorazine how are you going to say he is cheap and than say i dont think the amount of money really quantifies the deed?? like someone said earlier he has no ties to this girl. he could have easily went on his way and not give a dime. but no he gave 10,000 of his own money to this little girl. and thats not enough? seriously go fuck yourself. you and oxygengone are complete scumbags
hehehahaha
ur obviously don’t come here much otherwise I’d spend the time to give a better response… ur not worth the time…
I'm kind of surprised.
People in this thread seem to be bagging on people who would criticize this. This is, what, 0.1% of what he makes per year? So logically if I donate, say, 16$ to this girl I am a hero as well right?
Gimmie a break guys… the publicity he gets from the donation alone is probably worth more than what he’s giving. I wouldn’t know though, this is the only mma site i’ve been reading as of late :P
Well, have you donated 16 dollars to this girl yet?
To quote silverladder up there, do it.
Or shut up.
by --utaptout-- on Mar 2, 2010 4:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
How anyone can whine about someone donating 5k to someone that they’ve never met is beyond me. He may be rich but 5k is still a lot of money and will go a long way to helping this girl. If you don’t think that he donated enough then send some money yourself. I bet Dana would still get bashed even if he cured cancer.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
by David W-S on Mar 2, 2010 8:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't know David, i hink someonr in Dana's position should of given it all or nothing.
DW equals cheap bastard imo.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
Paid the whole 250,000?
Should he open his own hospital to cure cancer while he’s at it?
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
You know what I ment.
Why did he just give 5 g’s? It is a drop in the ocean to him, that is my point and i did say IMO, which i am entitled to last time i checked, and i will stand by my opinion, i think that someone of his means could of and prob should of given a more generous anonymous donation. The only person benefiting from this is D W. Why didn’t he ask how much short they were of their goal and match that figure or something along those lines, again this is all IMO.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
He probably spent more on BROC than he donated to this girl.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
tkkpal...If he had of donated the entire amount he would be opening the flood gates
For every sick person in the world. Rich people like DW can’t cure the whole world of their ills. Expecting more than what he is comfortable giving is short sighted IMO.
Of course you can say whatever you want, but when I don’t agree with your post I’m going to let you know it, I would expect the same treatment from you. I’m sorry if you thought I was being a jerk to you, it wasn’t my intention. You are in my top 5 list of fave posters and if I can’t have a healthy discussion with you, who can I talk to?
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
I think that,
if he truly only had the girls best interest at heart, why not get a few bucks off a few wealtyh fighters, maybe the Fertitta Bros, all in total privacy, and make an anonymous donation? And jay, you are cool in my eyes, top % poster for sure, just everyone is in fighting form and i wanted in…lol
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
We gotta band together to fight these other posters.
You turned your guns on your allies, a big no-no in war. We’re on the same side, pal. But I feel differently about this subject than you do. No biggie.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Cool. Is it just me or is this site full of new people every day now???
I get pissed off or should I say I couldn’t even be bothered replying to some of the garbage I am reading lately, new fan shots and posts every 5 mins???? Now I know why I was raped for being an ignorant noob when i first posted here…lol
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
You weren't an ignorant newb though. You've always known your shit.
There is a lot of new people, but some of them are good.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Ok, i'll take a chill pill and accept that 5 g is better than nothing
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
No, pal. You speak your mind. If 5K is shit to you, voice that opinion.
You aren’t like Introvert and daniel worby, you are like me. We give our true feelings about DW case-by-case. That’s the best way to be. I know you aren’t pissed about this just because you are a Dana-hater, you actually believe this is bullshit. I respect that.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
I do, your right.
The worst thing is this way of communication, replying without being able to explain how you actually feel on any subject, it is just words, a simple gesture or body language. eg skpe or some sort, like a conference room type thing, would be cool, I couldn’t be bothered writing half the time, either too stoned or lack of effort.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
i would be willing to bet
That Daniel is intro
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 12:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Daniel wishes he were intro(LOL).
They do think along the same lines.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Intro was on his own planet(his bedroom)with a big Fedor poster and vasoline
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Of coarse he did tkkpal
Brock is his business and a huge draw for the UFC his well being = money for the UFC. The only person benifiting from this is DW? Come on tkkpal the little girl is too imagine the publicity she is getting along with the money. I’m sorry man but that is 100% pure ignorant comment, if Dana did nothing nothing would be said and you wouldn’t of even know this little girl was going through this. He just handed a family he doesn’t know help and publicity.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Ok Puck head, maybe ignorant but I could truly say to you...
That if it were me in DW’s position and knowing the person I am and the conscience I bear, i would of given it all or nothing. Again this is just my opinion, maybe people are just going off what I type and don’t see what I’m getting at, obviously not knowing me makes the interpretation of mu posts more difficult.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
Hey tkkpal your a great man if your willing to do that
But it’s ignorant to say only Dana is benefiting the litlle girl is benefiting too as is her family and loved ones. It’s the thought that really counts and it kind of pisses me off that Dana did a great thing and still is getting critisized? I guess he should of done nothing and he would be like most other rich men and nothing would of been said then hey?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I just think that,
Why her, there is so many people in need, if he was going to help, then do one great deed and just not a little bit of one deed. He could of made one big donation totally anonymously if he felt like doing something good, and not be like a hero now as he is made look like, big deal Dana, your a multi-millinoaire and you dropped some change in a charity, you gave more to already wealthy D-bags on TUF for playing pool, volley-ball, table-tennis, etc, etc, etc,!! Butt you make a point too Puck, i just think he could of went about it differently.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
I never even heard of this girl until today
As did anyone on this site or any others and now we do, Dana helped this girl in more ways than just his small donation he also made others aware and more money will sure to follow. I know I would be greatly appreciative of the donation if it was my daughter, a man like Dana not only donated money but gained much attention to my daughters fund!! And he doesn’t know me WOW. As that parents child I would be greatly disappointed in peaple that critisized Dana for doing what he did because like I said he could of done nothing.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I think your totally missing my point.
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
I see your point tkkpal. And when you think of it that way, you are 1000% correct.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Am I? I feel Dana should get praise for what he did
thats all.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
one other point I thought of
is that had Dana paid off the whole amount, which I’m confident he could have, it would have cost us the opportunity to pitch in and help out. This way, with him donating and the word getting around, a lot more people can be involved and do a little quiet good in someone’s life.
I’m not saying that was his motive, but it works out nicely that way too.
Albino Mormon 4 Life
It's just a kind act regardless
Something that should be applauded and appreciated by MMA fans and all others, the more appreciative everyone is the more likely this will happen more often if it already hasn’t. If he’s going to get critisized for the amount he just may never do it again. This should be commended and not scrutinized.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Wholeheartedly agree
I have nothing but good to say about this act, and hopefully my posts reflect that.
I am just thankful that, because of what Dana did, others can be more aware to do something similar.
Albino Mormon 4 Life
What if he didn't want to give it all? Like 99.99% of the rest of the people on this planet.
Instead he coulda just said, “ah, im not gonna get involved” and we wouldnt have thought any less of him.
Why hasn’t David Stern or Roger Goodall reached into their pocket and threw their spare change at this girl fighting for her life? We all know they make a some good money.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
No
I haven’t donated, and I won’t donate, unlike Dana White I don’t stand to gain a million nuthuggers like seen in this thread from donating, infact it probably won’t even make it to the press, unlike his donation.
If I donate my sixteen dollars am I really a hero though? Do I deserve articles about me and my donation on mma/charity sites?
hmmmm, something to ponder I suppose in between all the nuthugging.
I think people are praising the donation because it’s so hard to find something good about Dana White.
You might become a good person.
And guess what, the publicity the girl gained by a celeb donating brings more dollars to her cause.
Kanadian you just siad what kind of person you are
kanadian quote :I haven’t donated, and I won’t donate, unlike Dana White I don’t stand to gain a million nuthuggers
Sounds like someone is jealous
If I donate my sixteen dollars am I really a hero though?
Yes in my books anyway
Do I deserve articles about me and my donation on mma/charity sites?If your someone famous in MMA yes
Now be half the man Dana is and go donate your sixteen bucks and stop your crying, Dana is and always will be richer than you and me deal with it.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Who's crying?
I’m looking at the situation rationally. Yes it was nice, doesn’t necessarily make him a good person.
And I choose to believe that he calculated the attention he would get from it.
Btw I gave 5$ to unicef when I was a kid. Crown me.
Really now? He was a little more than nice.
Really if this makes him more popular as you say or help hype Dana in some way, whats wrong with cheering his actions? It would proabally create another reaction of generousity from Dana or others into doing the same again and again. If guys critisize his kindness it’s likely he won’t bother next time or at least through the media. If he was to donate and keep it a secret the family wouldn’t get as much help as they will through the help of the media. You can think of this anyway you like but what if by some miracle Dana went to the media with this to help the girl and her family? No way that is possible EVIL Dana. Give me a break.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Riney, if you donate a buck you're a hero.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
sorry that was for Kanadian
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
So let's do it...If we get 100 maniacs to donate 10 bucks, thats a grand towards this girls treatment
If you have a compuyter and can access mmamania.com, you can afford to spend 5 or ten bucks, maybe more. Any little bit will help this young girl. I just donated a small amount, and it took me 2 minutes. They take PayPal, so all it cost me was a few bucks and 2 minutes. Help this little girl. I’m not trying to preach but there’s not really any good reason not too. Mania maybe we can keep this thread on the front of the home page for a while??
OM20
dont talk until you donate yourself.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
So what Bill Gates makes 10,000 times what Dana makes, whats your point
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
who gives a shit what he has?
It’s the fact that he did something! Have you seen 6 Ferrari’s or are you going by Herrings statement alone?
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 3:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He probably has more then 6 Ferraris.
Get realistic. The profit margins on the UFC have to be more then that. The point is, that he has enough money to make a bigger dent then a shitty 2 percent. If he has the power, use it.
What Dana makes doesn't matter many peaple make what Dana and more
Like I said whats your point Dana’s rich along with a million other peaple. We are talking about what a great deed he did today not about how much he makes.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
The Dialogue Goes
Little Girls Mom: “Hey Guess what, multi-millionaire and president of the UFC, Dana White, has taken an interest in donating!”
Little Girl: “Really? OMG! How much is he donating?”
Little Girls Mom: “2 Percent ! Our Problems Are Solved!”
Little Girl: “………”
If I was the father
I would be happy what Dana gave and so would my little girl, not only did he do something out of the thousands of peaple that are rich or richer Dana, Dana not only gave us something that none of those others did he gained exposure for this donation!!! I would be pissed if I was that girls mother and read your insults I would be furious that someone could be so ignorant.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
dude, you're an idiot and there is absolutely no treatment for that.
Do you think he is the only person to donate? You’re a fool.
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 3:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
not you Puck lol.....
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 4:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Point Being.
Dana has more money, he should have payed the rest. Random good deeds are totally great. But make it count. I’ll put a penny in the homeless guys can as I walk past him today. That’ll b on par with DW.
If you think giviing a homeless man a penny is a good deed and close to what Dana did
Yor intelligence speaks for itself. That girls mom would hate to know what kind of person you are thats for sure. Greedy little troll.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Dana coulda gave more, but so could you.
It would’ve been a better story if Dana gave her the entire $250 g’s sure. But how many stories are there like this in the world? countless. Should Dana save them all?
Who are we to criticize him? If I gave some, I wouldn’t want someone questioning my donation. It’s not so much about how much you give, it’s just about giving anything at all. If you think DW should feel guitly for not giviing her the entire amount every one of us should feel the same guilt, because collectively, we have the power to save this girls life, yet we talk shit about the guy who made the donation.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
This isn't a story about other kids.I
Its about placing his attention on one person. And giving her 2 percent. This deed is a decent one. But not worth reporting,or even mentioning.
But when he has mass idiots making this seem like a bigger deal then it is. No wonder people think “wtf, its just 2 percent” He’s gt spare income to throw at anyone.
holy shit, what's wrong with you guys?
listen, it’s not like Dana arranged a press conference for this. He made a donation on his behalf. I went on the site and saw people making 2 dollar donations, and that’s better than ppl who just skip through and do nothing. Two dollars is almost nothing to us, but it adds up to save this girls life.
I was looking through the donations, and just by quickly scrolling through them, they were averaging about a few donations per day…it looks like it’s tripled since yesterday and many ppl are mma fans thanking Dana for spreading the word.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
You don't think the media report on this will help that family?
The media report alone could help raise money faster than this family ever could, there are fans on here going to donate and when I go home tonight I’m going to look into it myself.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
yes it will the media is proven to help
For some reason when peaple see someone in need they help? Imagine that 0M20
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
you think that little girls parents care about how much he makes?
I don’t! He did something which is more than you can say. People who throw rocks shouldn’t live in glass houses
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 3:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
5000 pounds!? What a tight ass….
He could have given the whole amount no worries.
Nice but no cigar for mine.
Should Dana start paying for full treatment for ALL cancer patients?
You guys are retarded.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Rilly
so Dana’s tight? How much did you give?
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
He's either a noob with 12 post or dw posing as Rilly LOL
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
What Does Someone who has a NORMAL Income have,.....
..anything to do with anything?
If I was a millionaire bordering on multi millionaire. have you seen dana white videos? He has thousands of autographed memorabilia from different celebrities literally sitting in his office. even ONE of those things might pay for HALF her surgery. Instead DW gives the least, shitties amount that someone with 1/8th his income would give.
Did you give anything?
If every normal person gave them a quarter(25 cents) that knows about this story now they would have enough money.But guess what a average normal person won’t give them a penny yet try to critisize Dana.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Based on Dana's Income and "Spare" InCome
Its just like a normal person giving 25 cents. HE knew the dilemma they were in and gave 2 percent. He has the income to give an amount that would at least MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Not this lame shit and hope for the best.
Lot's of peaple make more than Dana and do nothing with their money but spend it on themselves
The fact he gave them something is more than most will do, and the fact that he gained attention to the site donation for others to help is by far greater and much more honorable than you sitting here cutting him down. Don’t be a jealous hypocrite donate 0M20 because guess what thousand and thousands of others make what Dana makes and more and don’t even bother.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
OM20
now you know the dilemma they are in, how much are you gonna give of your entire savings? 2 percent?
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
He's giving nothing he expects rich peaple too only.
Hypocritical little troll thats all he is.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
He's trying to buy some good publicity
Give the small donation annonymously or give the whole amount publicly. But don’t give chump change and expect everyone to kiss your a.ss. He should be embarrased making this kind of cheap gesture.
Hypocritical little troll is so true. I love what he’s done for MMA but he’s got the morals of an alley cat.
5K wouldn’t pay for a set of tyres on ONE of his ten super cars.
If he’s broadcasting this “generosity” as he broadcasts everything he does to “help out”, it occurs to me that this type of donation could be a first.
Sell one of your Ferrari’s for the young girl Dana, give her the money for her life saving op and don’t tell anyone like most people do. It’s called class. It will be good for your soul not your reputation and wallet.
YEAH! How much Did YOU Give???
And Nog Was Knocked Out in a minute. Lets See YOU fight Cain! Lets throw even MORE arbitrary Bull crap around while are at it also.
“how much did you give?” Two words is eating paint chips.
I'm looking into it when I'm done work and as long as there is online payment
I’m throwing in 10 canadian that equals 9.95 US but even so I’m not the hypocrite thats you so stop changing the subject dw… oh are should I say 0M20
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
The guy can't bloody win!
If he donated nothing none of you lot would be having this conversation……it would of just been another donation site ignored on the internet BUT looking down the list of charity donations I can see a few UFC fans/fight club members donating upto £100 (me included).
DW goes out his way to donate some money (thats more then alot of you, who I doubt even bothered to look at the charity site) and you all jump down his throat, give the guy a damn break!
Reality
The reality is if Dana had not donated money this girl would £5000 shorter of her target and no article to push the story. I’m almost certain this story alone will provide the public attention required to meet the funds required.
If Dana didn’t donate nobody on here would know anything about this girl, has to be a good thing!
by the real mo on Mar 2, 2010 7:20 AM EST via mobile reply actions
There an echo in here, I did just say that :P
by Perry Johnson on Mar 2, 2010 7:29 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
If i hadn’t read this story i would never have made my small donation too.
How much have all the haters on here donated? my guess is nothing.
I too did my small part
such a sad story. i’d like to see the mma community support this young fighter. hopefully it’ll also improve ppls opinions on the mma fanbase.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
What young fighter? It was a 2 year old girl.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
i hope ur jokin.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
What do you mean? I don't see anything in this article about a young fighter.
Or are you calling the girl a young fighter? I don’t get what you mean.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
yes, the girl is the young fighter.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Oh, sorry TW. I didn't get that. It gets confusing if you call a two year old a fighter on an MMA site.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
See you guys all sit here and rip Dana, Kimbo this and chuck vs Tito that and
He said that about Fedor and ect ect ect ect.. See he’s not such a bad guy.
It's not the amount he's given
it’s the fact he’s raised awareness to that charity him just mention it has probably done enough to get people interested & raise the money needed
Exactly
He’s helped get a worthy cause international publicity and donated a lot of money himself. It’s times like this when I feel sorry for the rich no matter what they do some jealous prick complains that it’s not enough.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
by David W-S on Mar 2, 2010 8:55 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
thats so true
Dana has provided so much more awareness. I’ve just made a donation, and i thanked Dana in my comments.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
thorazine ive been coming on this site for a long time. when they redid the site i changed my name. so before you open your mouth actually know what your talking about for a change
what was your old name?
Just curious?
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 2, 2010 12:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I smell a liar.
Something tells me he is lying.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
ive had a few different ones
ive had one that used my name in it. ive had rhinofighter69 and 1 other one that i cant think of at the moment. i changed my name when the site changed and when ive deleted old email accounts. if thats ok with you two douche bags
by hehehe hahaha on Mar 3, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
What the Hell?
What is it exactly that you Dana nut lickers love about him so much? I appreciate what he’s done for mma but it’s fairly obvious to anyone with half a braincell that the amount he donated is a squirt of piss in relation to what he’s made from his fighters. A little positive p.r. always helps especially when one is trying to bring a sport WORLD WIDE. Get a clue people this is about MONEY whether you wish to acknowledge it or not.
" Its a good thing you look good in that suit, cos that's all you're gonna be doing - wearing a suit."
Should he pay for all of this girls bills? And every other Tom, Dick and Harry who wants the same treatment?
You guys are fucked.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
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