Dana White Twitter account bashes 'M-Done, Vadummy and butt-hurt Fedor fans'
by Jesse Holland on Feb 13, 2011 11:24 AM EST
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans who were expecting a "tweet" from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White after Fedor Emelianenko's shocking loss to Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: "Fedor vs. Silva" on Feb. 12, probably didn't go to bed last Saturday night disappointed.
In fact, they might have gotten a little more than they bargained for.
White, who tweeted a simple ": D" after "The Last Emperor" was submitted by Fabricio Werdum back in June 2010, engaged in a three hour mud-slinging contest via his official Twitter account to let the "butt-hurt" Fedor fans know "reality is a bitch."
Emelianenko suffered his second straight defeat last night when his quarterfinal grand prix match-up against "Bigfoot" Silva was stopped in the second round after the cageside doctor ruled the former PRIDE heavyweight champion unfit to continue.
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White, obsessed with the acquisition of Emelianenko during 2009 negotiations with M-1 Global, went from blank checks to "no thanks" after the former WAMMA kingpin ended his 27-fight winning streak against "Vai Cavalo" in San Jose, who at the time was considered to be UFC refuse.
The Russian gladiator was first up for grabs following the collapse of Pride FC in 2007. The UFC lobbied hard to bring the Sambo champion on board however, talks broke down when the parties could not agree on an exclusive fight contract, eventually leading him to Affliction under his own terms.
After "The tee-shirt guys" collapsed under the weight of their own spending, co-promotion once again trumped cash, as Strikeforce brought M-1 Global into a partnership similar to the one it had with the now-defunct Elite XC back in 2008.
Emelianenko's record since that partnership is 1-3.
Did Dana White get the last laugh? Or will Fedor still go down as the best ever?
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DANA
deserves to have an oppinion,besides he probably has about eleventeen thousand people saying “why dont you sign fedor?? hes the best” in his ear all fucking day…i would rub that shit in too.
by THACKER on Feb 13, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
why trample on a man whose at the end of his career?
this is highschool shit. A new low for Dana.
Fighting solves everything.
by Two_Words on Feb 13, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
END???
Fedor is 34 years old! The problem is that he was fighting guys in japan making his record look better then it really was. MMA over seas isn’t the same as it is here in the states. The cage is a big deal and Fedor has been running from it for far to long. To be the best you MUST fight the best and Fedor wasn’t doing that. M-1 has taken this cash cow as far as it can go.
no, the problem is he's too small to compete.
He didn’t fight well-rounded monsters in Pride, he fought guys closer to his size and that’s the only way to measure true fighting skill. to compete in the modern day american hw mma you have to be a monster. What is he gonna do when someone much taller and 50 lbs heavier is holding him down, cause it’s too hard to escape without taking a serious beating.
I am who i is.
He could you know use his speed and technical skill to make sure the big guy doesn't get a mount.
It is not easy to get in a position that favourable. Fedor was the lesser fighter and lost. Size influenced it but all fighters have to deal with size differences.
a lightweight black belt is not gonna beat a light heavyweight black belt on the ground.. if you had a 155 to 205 lbs weight class there would only be 200+ fighters winning, the same is now happening at hw.
I am who i is.
You cant just say 50 pounds for a heavyweight is the same as for a lightweight because it isn’t. To be somewhat more accurate you have to take the difference as a % of their total weight. It would be more like Middleweights and Lightweights fighting each other as a comparison. Assuming the difference in Fedor and his opponents is 50 pounds.
Besides most current HW will have to fight someone with a significant size advantage
I hate on Lesner for just being big and not being that great too but the fact is being big is no different than having a crazy long reach, fighters just have to learn to deal with it.
the most accurate way of measuring skill is having the 2 fighters weigh in at around the same weight.
if you can’t hang physically you’re done.
I am who i is.
I hate to say it because Fedor is probably a dinosaur in this regard
But it would be nice to have a Super Heavyweight division at 240 or something. All the natural 220 to 230 pounders could compete without being freak mutants.
There aren't enough HWs who cut to 265 and are skilled to make the upper division viable.
All the talented HWs who are naturally 260 and under would be cutting to 240 and the upper division would be left without much in terms of competition.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Jerk off
All the competition fighting guys in japan, in fedor’s time was harder than what UFC had moron! Do research find out what Randy said about UFC and outside of UFC, or even Ken or Frank Shamrock! I know their is so many pathetic UFC loser’s hating on Fedor, saying the competition is more evolved & the New breed of fighter’s R much bigger & stronger, what a Fat load of BS! Fedor started in his early 20’s Randy his 30’s it all about F…ight miles adding ware & tear on the body. The truth is he never had trouble B 4 dealing with guys much bigger than him, he slowed down, reflexes arent as sharp or as explosives as they once was.
Sherdog’s form’s makes me want 2 become a serial Killer lol! More BS he doesnt train with other top HW’s. I tell them Nog Beat Werdum & that’s after Fedor gave Nog Brain damage,Werdom is the Nog of his weight class & prime Cro Cop was more lethal then Silva in his prime. Fedor is now only as dangerous as he is, in terms of capitalizing on his opponents one moments of brief mistakes. His mental focus is still beyond other’s, but his body can’t hang with his mind.
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by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
right on bro, agree with you 100%
Dana White showed what a classless fool he is. anyone who does not respect fedor’s career is just a victim of UFC propaganda.
Whats this have to do with Fedors career you need to let go of those nuts son.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
end of a career at 34? shit look at the ufc roster half the guys on top are at or around that age
my sig might be gay but you're the dumbass that read it
by randy murders on Feb 13, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
34 for MMA is getting up there, especially if you have been in it for more than decade
Also depends on the injuries that you have sustained over that timeframe.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
ok Randy, lets look at this UFC roster...
Brock @32 yrs: 5-2 record
Carwin @36 yrs: 12-1 record
JDS @26yrs: 12-1 record
Cain @28yrs: 9-0 record
Mir @31yrs: 14-5 record
Fedor @34yrs: 32-3 record. Includes 11 Gold medals from Judo/Sambo tournaments while fighting, plus another 7 bronze medals.
Sounds like he’s been pretty busy in his 34 yrs.
Now what?
Fighting solves everything.
not disputing what your saying
in regards to mma record. but take the sambo fights off your argument because just about everyone on your ufc list there has many many many wrestling matches to go with their mma records as well.
thats why i said "tournaments while fighting".
its a lot more work to compete in these tournaments while fighting mma.
Fighting solves everything.
Plus you don't get hit in the head while wrestling.
"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious."-Michael Scott
Noob
All the competition fighting guys in japan, in fedor’s time was harder than what UFC had moron! Do research find out what Randy said about UFC and outside of UFC, or even Ken or Frank Shamrock! I know their is so many pathetic UFC loser’s hating on Fedor, saying the competition is more evolved & the New breed of fighter’s R much bigger & stronger, what a Fat load of BS! Fedor started in his early 20’s Randy his 30’s it all about Fight miles are real adding ware & tear on the body. The truth is he never had trouble B 4 dealing with guys much bigger than him, he slowed down, reflexes aren’t as sharp or as explosives as they once was.
Sherdog’s form’s makes me want 2 become a serial Killer lol! More BS he doesn’t train with other top HW’s. I tell them Nog Beat Werdum & that’s after Fedor gave Nog Brain damage,Werdom is the Nog of his weight class & prime Cro Cop was more lethal then Silva in his prime. Fedor is now only as dangerous as he is in terms of capitalizing on his opponents one moments of brief mistakes. His mental focus is still beyond other’s, but his body can’t hang with his mind.
A decade of fighting Bitches!!!!
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by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
pathetic
to say that the competition isnt better now than it was in the pride days is retarded. Now we have elite wrestlers getting into the game along with other true mixed martial artists. Fedor had a good run as the most overrated guy in mma ever. but last night was absolutely pathetic. hes still young you cant go blaming it on age when the guy isnt even 40 yet. he looked terrible last night and its just further proof that the old guys who dominated only did so because their competition was garbage. everyone is evolving and those that dont all end up getting embarrassed just like fedor did last night.
This DocMango
Brock @32 yrs: 5-2 record
Carwin @36 yrs: 12-1 record
JDS @26yrs: 12-1 record
Cain @28yrs: 9-0 record
Mir @31yrs: 14-5 record
Fedor @34yrs: 32-3 record. Includes 11 Gold medals from Judo/Sambo tournaments while fighting, plus another 7 bronze medals.
Sounds like he’s been pretty busy in his 34 yrs.
Now what?
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yes Eduardo Fedor is the greatest of all time
With NOG, CC, BArnett Couture following behind. As far as now goes though there is great debate no matter what the all time record may be. Hell Shamrock, Sylvia, Coleman and AA are also legends of the sport but that doesn’t prove how good they are now.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
We see how these guys look 7 years from now
dip shit
Brock @32 yrs: 5-2 record
Carwin @36 yrs: 12-1 record
JDS @26yrs: 12-1 record
Cain @28yrs: 9-0 record
Mir @31yrs: 14-5 record
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
dip shit?
alright u are clearly a 13 yr old boy blindly defending his hero. but all in all those numbers mean absolutely nothing. the man i saw last night with his head bobbing off the mat like a wet fucking noodle looked like he had never trained mma a day in his lfe. plus if u are gonna put all these numbers comparing his fighting to the ufc guys why not include all their wrestling matches? which i would then argue are against way better athletes than any of fedors garbage sambo fights and awards. but i dont need to say anything because last night he showed it himself that his “sambo” style is clearly nowheres near a bjj black belts. it was truely pathetic what i saw last night, and no elite mma fighter would ever put forth a performance like that. sure there are freak knockouts here and there, but fedor got put on his back immediately and literally had absolutely no defense once he was put there. it was pathetic
really
Because of age you clown!!!
fedor got put on his back immediately and literally had absolutely no defense once he was put there. it was pathetic
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
dude have you ever grappled before?
having a 285 man in top position is a nightmare for anyone. what the fuck would you have done to escape? It was not lack of skill on Fedor’s part. More a solid game plan by Silva, playing to his strengths to win the fight. props to silva but no shame to fedor, in fact massive props for surviving that round. he was ready to fight in the third.
Yes I have.
And age plays a factor in ((just about)) every psychical demanding sport! There is division for BJJ for older folks.
AGE and biological age in fight miles are not the same people!!!!!!!!!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
the only relevant comparison would be looking at the weights the fighters are coming in at compared to back in pride.
arguing fedor’s skill is pathetic.
I am who i is.
There were 320lb plus fighters back in Pride but weight does not mean everything as they all were low level fighters
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Hmmm
Am not arguing fedor’s skills, Am not arguing has age.
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Fixed it.
Am not arguing fedor’s skills, Am arguing has age.
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
Huh?
He wanted Fedor too, alot of his hate of him is the fact he didnt come to UFC and went to SF. jus think as head of a company he has to take a higher road then keyboard battle for 3 hours
I don't think he trampled Fedors name
He trampled Fedor fans and M1 though. Unless there are comments not here that say otherwise. We know Dana never though Fedor was #1 but he thought Fedor was a good fighter.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
by Puck Head on Feb 13, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
you dont think trampling on Fedor's fans is trampling on Fedor??
Look at what Fedor’s done in his career. Maybe he isn’t the fighter he used to be, but why trample on him? Look at his record!
Why have that “I told you so” attitude. Nobody likes that guy.
Fighting solves everything.
Exactly Two Words
The World of Combat Sports is not as good as it was Yesterday, a Legend is done, very sad day
...I bet this is what the Old Timers felt like when Mohammad Ali retired from Pro Boxing
I love you homie.
quit saying he “isn’t the fighter he used to be” fuck dude at 34 he hasn’t lost a step at all the game is passing him up and rapidly, guys are bigger,stronger,and far more well rounded than in pride look at big foot, world class bjj black belt, and great stand up. werdum is a world class bjj guy.
i think dana is right and fedor was overrated to begin with
my sig might be gay but you're the dumbass that read it
by randy murders on Feb 13, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
so what does that say about the 8 former UFC champs he's beaten?
Cro cop has world class striking. He’s the best example, Fedor was better than Cro Cop on the ground though. Now all guys are training full time and their skill level has caught up, but the HW division is now full of 265 (at weight in) pound guys. Fedor doesn’t cut and is only 220. He should be a LHW
mondaymorningblackbelt.com"
I thought I knew MMA until I met Two_Words"
Right lol Am sure Werdom could beat Nog Now!!! But not back then!!
I wonder WHY!!!!!!! I wonder why dana set and gave Shogun a fight right away after the that fantastic fight he had with Colman. Shogun I think your ready to Chuck the Duck bass set hound lol!!!!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly the past is the past what happen back then does not prove what can happen now as we all seen.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
yeah
Again because of age, like I said.
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
There is also no way of saying if Fedor or anyone else was younger they could with out a doubt do this or that now.
As and example in the past the biggest skilled fighter Fedor faced was NOG the best skilled big guy in the past was BArnett at 255ish and we will also be treated to him fighting as well.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
lol
Shogun is proof, the youngest to come out of Pride, and don’t give me that shit bs, that UFC elevated his skill to new level after the Griffin and Coleman fights!!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Rua was great before and after
He clearly was not himself in the Coleman and Griffen fight and was out of fighting shape.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Shogun was still in his Prime
Shogun was still in his Prime, little Nog would never have a chance to beat him Now, damage ware and tear add up son!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
Shogun was out of shape and clearly not himself
His endurance was brutal and he was very sluggish I hope we see a Forrest vs Shogun 2 so you can see the difference.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
hmmm
The difference is Shogun was the youngest out of Pride, as everyone of TUF and stupid Mike Goldberg claimed Pride were overrated, I know Shogun if was to face Griffin he would win, as for the his endurance was brutal and he was very sluggish that was the pride Fighter reasoning.
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
You know this
Or is this your opinion? Griffin easily handled Franklin, who has stagnated while everyone else has evolved, and I bet Griffin would give Rua a good fight.
Quit making excuses.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yes I know this!!
I know Shogun if he were to face Griffin he would win!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, only I have the right to say I told you so because I picked Silva lol
Even made some money off of him, Sergei and Shane winning.
Seriously as much as I dislike Fedor and his management it’s pathetic that the UFC President is trolling Fedor fans on twitter, that’s the sort of thing you expect from teenagers or bored people at work on a forum. Yet again Dana is showing that he has no class or professionalism.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Gotta give you credit David
Good call on Silva
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Feb 13, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Haha thanks mate
Even my computer didn’t want me to pick Silva, it crashed when I finished a long post on why Silva was going to win lol. I thought that his size would be too much for Fedor to deal with and he’d be able to control and wear down Fedor on top without being submitted. At least Silva is going to get a lot more credit for his skills now.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Yeah
I’m still on sold on Silva yet tho. He’s got to fight some way bigger blokes than Fedor in the tourney and as sad as this sounds, clearly Fedor is not the same man form PRIDE anymore…
I love Fedor but my fears of him taking the easier road since leaving PRIDE are now for real.
End of an era truly
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Feb 13, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
good for you I knew fedor might lose.
I knew it was going to be dangerous fight, like I said Fedor is now only as dangerous as he is in terms of capitalizing on his opponents one moments of brief mistakes. His mental focus is still beyond other’s, but his body can’t hang with his mind. AGE
I lost Money on Fedor fighting Big Timmy and AA. I put money on Fedor to lose, simply by the ODDS that you can’t always fucking win!
by Eduardo Humberto Lopez on Feb 13, 2011 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
"Shuddup NiteCopNumbskull!"
/DanaWhite’d
"The advanced metrics guys do not like Derrick Rose very much." - Bills Simmons podcast 2/4
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 13, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
no dana would say “shut the fuck up you nuthugging ignorant cuntfuck” or something along those lines
my sig might be gay but you're the dumbass that read it
by randy murders on Feb 13, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Dana is right and wrong
He is right that Fedor probably has been severely mismanaged, and could have made more money with the UFC.
For all those saying iFedor is overrated, you’re just dumb. He is by far the best HW EVER, but is no longer a top 10 HW. He seems to have lost a step.
As I’ve been saying for a few years now, Fedor is a LHW, not a HW. As competition got to be his equal as far as skill level goes, the weight disadvantage comes into play. When you are technically better than others, weight doesn’t matter, but when all skills are equal being outweighed by 50 pounds is huge!
Dana can’t overlook the fact that Fedor has beaten 8 former UFC champions
mondaymorningblackbelt.com"
I thought I knew MMA until I met Two_Words"
Coleman (first HW champion), AA, Sylvia, Big Nog (interim champion), Lindland (MW champion), Randleman
So he’s actually beaten 6 former UFC champions, including a MW and 2 guys who won the belt when the division was first introduced in Coleman and Randleman. Kev included Big Nog and Coleman twice because he beat them twice, further distorting the figures.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Good spot he just challenged for the title
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Fedor brings out the worst in people.
"The advanced metrics guys do not like Derrick Rose very much." - Bills Simmons podcast 2/4
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 13, 2011 11:30 AM EST reply actions
“Quit your cryin bitch…Get his nuts out of your mouth” Dana White, UFC President
Spectacular
by freetoshitonyou on Feb 13, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
wow i know what a prick he really is
i didnt see m-1 and fedor turn up in their teenage mutant ninja turtle outfits after brocks 2 escapades.
"whats the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his shidoshi?"
No they just stated negative comments to Dana and what kind of bad person he is
This might help their case LOL
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Love Dana
Keepin’ it real.
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
by DAFTMANIA on Feb 13, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
lol Dana like alittle kid that wins in checkers after losing time and time again. Dana can make a man sick lol
He has to be soooo happy lol.
With the win over the legend Matt Hughes the gates are slowly being greased. Soon it will be time to open the Shit gates once again.
Let's not be too hard on him
He sounds like a Maniac…lol
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
pretty funny to read it all
but the UFC president should not be doin shit like that its so unprofessional.
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said argh" – GSP
by Rampagelangford on Feb 13, 2011 11:33 AM EST reply actions
come on page, he's just trolling
You can either be right or be happy. Which do you choose?
by arm.bar.bandit on Feb 13, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
3 hours of trolling is pretty extreme he musta been bored
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said argh" – GSP
by Rampagelangford on Feb 13, 2011 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
i do it all the time.
3 hours goes by fast when you have dozens of fish hooked up on dozens of lines. Navigating the boat becomes fun.
You can either be right or be happy. Which do you choose?
by arm.bar.bandit on Feb 13, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
He's just responding
to all the shit people are talking to him. Why can’t Dana be a fan and talk shit like the rest of us?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
by Craigo8609 on Feb 13, 2011 11:33 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
+1
If you dont love the Pittsburgh Steelers then kiss my ass..I like bacon...and Rashad Evans is a pussy...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!!
A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his"
...
have some fuckin decency, thats why.
Fighting solves everything.
by Two_Words on Feb 13, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do the fans show that decency?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
by Craigo8609 on Feb 13, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
fans will always talk shit behind a computer
as a President of a company you can’t be going on name-calling tirades with fans, whose only intent is to get you riled up.
Fighting solves everything.
by Two_Words on Feb 13, 2011 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
The guy is a President of a company. Since when would a president go online and engage in a useless discussion with that kind of language. Grow up Danass.
He sure is promoting the sport well. Imagine of Coker did that when Losesnore lost – most of you would be asking for his head. What a joke.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Mark Cuban. Donald Trump do very unprofessional things as well.
Anybody in this sport without a loss hasnt fought the right guy yet - Keith Jardine
by AintNoSunshine on Feb 13, 2011 4:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I agree ANS
I think most of what Dana does is calculated, and while it may ruffle some people’s feathers, ultimately his job is to push his product. His product is the UFC. Taking pot-shots at one of the great MMA fighters, that is not in his organization, is his business decision to make.
We may all not always agree with Dana White, but the guy is undeniably successful, savvy, and is pushing a brand of the sport we all love.
What we do in life echoes in eternity
Libera nos a malo
so how do you explain away his behavior towards
Dana fans & UFC fans in general who felt he was being a tool on twitter and asked him about it and he treated them like shit too? His twitter feed was not only slinging crap at Fedor fans but at people that were just asking him to be reasonable and respectful in general, he was a dick to them too.
Reading the back and forth on twitter last night was worse than visiting a middle schoolers facebook page. Truly pathetic. I do not believe for an instant that he got on twitter and started trolling in order to drive his product and push for negative media attention for his brand. Clearly, he is not intelligent enough to have had that in his mindset last night. His comments on twitter were nothing more than an immature, irresponsible, man-child, who was likely drunk, behaving badly on the Internet.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
Sad thing is he said he never even watched the fight
He just went online to laugh at Fedor and his fans when he found out that he lost. Makes the whole thing more pathetic. And badmouthing a guy universally respected by his peers and the fans is a very stupid thing to do if you want to grow your brand.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
I see your point
Theres really no sense in it. I just dont think its hurting anything. At least not until the media really decides to go after him for it.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
but beyond that...
a man legend who spent his entire career undefeated in mma until his last 2 fights pretty much just announced his retirement, and Dana can’t stomache it to say a few decent words about him, instead he continues making “i told you so” type comments.
You may not think he’s the best fighter in the world, but you can’t deny his skill or his accomplishments. Atleast keep your mouth shut after the man just got beat down and announces his retirement.
Fighting solves everything.
Yeah I'll give ya that
Im not a big Fedor fan so I really dont care but you’re right. Even rogan showed him respect.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
i can understand him being a little riled up though
think about how much shit he caught for not signing fedor…his response, which wasnt true at the time, was that he was overrated…and now the prophecy kinda fulfilled itself, and hes pumped up…think about if like you and your boy wanted to date the same girl and he ended up getting with her and youre just like “ya know i didnt even want her anyway” just to save face…if she turns out to be a controlling psycho bitch, youd be excited too lol…im sorry thats the only analogy i could come up with lol
UFC Heavyweight Champ at years end...: Brock Lesnar
UFC Light Heavyweight Champ at years end...: Jon Jones
but act like a man, not a like a 12yr old.
Fedor’s a human being and a legend in this sport. THE most respected fighter amongst his peers. The man just retired. A normal adult wouldn’t start sayin: “i told you he sucked”.
Fighting solves everything.
I think it would kind of be like
Calling Wayne Gretzky fans nuthuggers because the dude only scored 62 points in his final season after compiling nearly 3,000 over 20 years.
Or calling Greg Maddux fans nuthuggers when he had a 5.09 ERA in 2008 after winning the Cy Young four times.
Or in fight parlance, calling Mike Tyson fans nuthuggers for dropping to 45-2 to Evander Holyfield in 1996 after dominating boxing for 11 years.
I mean, why shit on a legend?
Business is all it is. And love him or hate him, he was more correct than he even realized!
This SF “GP” could be the best thing to happen to the UFC from an outside source. It will expose this tourney of “TOP” HW’s for the joke that it is. Whoever wins now will need to solidify themselves as a MMA HW by moving up to the big leagues(UFC).
Watch out
Now u are a UFC nuthugger. People don’t like it when u are a bigger fan of UFC than Strikeforce.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
by Craigo8609 on Feb 13, 2011 11:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
im not sure how the contracts are laid out in this tournament...
but if Dana really wanted to screw Coker, he might be able to sign one of these heavyweights. imagine signing Overeem right before the finals. im sure it would take some big $$$, but it would pretty much kill this entire tournament.
Fighting solves everything.
I can see Dana giving up that big $$$ just to be a dick
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."-Albert Einstein
They are all signed by contract to this tournament but it is possible that Dana down the roads gets the winner of the tournament.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Shit was hilarious.
Whoever wrote this article is an obvious Fedor fan, because they forgot to mention the insane amount of idiots who were joining twitter just to berate him and insult him.
by theworldismine on Feb 13, 2011 11:35 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Exactly...
These ppl writing to him on Twitter were trying to get a reply from him and they got what they wanted…
why bother arguing with invisible people?
ppl will just say shit online to get the prez of the ufc riled up. notice how none of these fans say it to his face: its always “i love u dana”, “can i get a picture”.
Fighting solves everything.
fiasco
Dana White ….a loud mouth version of Don King with no hair.
don king wasnt a loud mouth?
I'm not insane. My mother had me tested.
by Newfie3 on Feb 13, 2011 1:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I doubt he was tweeting - he most likely called his bitch Liddell to come in and get working on his new position
And Liddell didn’t let Danass down with some of his classic responses such as;
“&*(3 klkn gkai kdaienoang dla#jks dks”
or
“howe due ewe send out a tweeder dana”
or
“2342”
or
“fuck I’m all spun out on speedballs”
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Dana can say WTF he wants, he's the king of MMA.
The king of all kings has spoken, peasants. This man is the MMA king, what he says is right. He’s the god of all gods, the one, the only, Dana White. Thank you sir, without you MMA wouldn’t be as big as it today.
You will not question king Dana, he’s the reason you’re watching MMA, not Fedor. You will be forced to kiss the kings feet if you do, peasants.
I opened my big mouth infront of Two_Words so he pimp-slapped it shut! That’s the last time I challenge his MMA knowledge. Oh yeah, and I like dudes
by danago on Feb 13, 2011 11:37 AM EST via mobile reply actions
without you MMA wouldn’t be as big as it today.
close, but let me fix just one thing:
withoutyouyour financial backing MMA wouldn’t be as big as it today.
Agree. Dana’s just trolling, kids. WTF do you think you’re doing here? Enlightening us with your fantastic knowledge of MMA? I think not. You’re here to talk shit, to troll. So’s Dana.
You can either be right or be happy. Which do you choose?
by arm.bar.bandit on Feb 13, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, Dana and his fellow Gods are the reason abb. They put the money in, they did it.
So on behalf of MMAMANIA, i would like thank you Dana for your work. You’re the reason mma is big, not Fedor. You told these peasants Fedor was overrated, and you were right.
I opened my big mouth infront of Two_Words so he pimp-slapped it shut! That’s the last time I challenge his MMA knowledge. Oh yeah, and I like dudes
by danago on Feb 13, 2011 11:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hahaha you are on fire good sir.
The World of Combat Sports is not as good as it was Yesterday, a Legend is done, very sad day
...I bet this is what the Old Timers felt like when Mohammad Ali retired from Pro Boxing
I love you homie.
Dana is funny
I won’t hate. He is entitled to his opinion just like everyone else.
by M15 on Feb 13, 2011 11:39 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
YES he has a right to an Opinion...
but to present himself as a teenager as a President of a company is not the way to go about and keyboard battle for 3 hours,
You got that right
I would say that there aren’t too many management level personnel on this website that would agree with Danass’s actions.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
You guy must live under a rock!
This is Dana White! He has been doing this shit since day one. Hate him or love him is hasn’t changed who he is, if nothing else you have to respect what he has do for the sport we so love.
by ramie78 on Feb 13, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
you should have spent more time in school
instead of working on those marvelous weaves….it has nothing to do with the ass that he is as a person. This is a business and what kind of representative is allowed to conduct themselves like that. It is about respect – I’m sure you’d love to have a president of your nation to speak like that.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
exactly
its about respecting a man who just got beat down and pretty much retired after a legendary career.
after Fedor retired last night, the shit-talking/bullshit should’ve retired with it. I thought Dana would say somethin simple like “he was a great fighter.” Guess I gave Dana too much credit.
Fighting solves everything.
DANA HAS NO CLASS
Fedor showed real toughness not to give up and he probably won round 1 against a guy 50lbs heavier than himself. Fedor is still great Dana just hates anyone not in UFC
Thats not true
He just hates when people in the media and fans put fighters up on pedestals that they shouldn’t be on. Yes Fedor at one time was the baddest mother fucker on the planet, but his time has gone now. I honestly believe however if he was to drop to 205 and fight guys his own size he could be a champion once again. HW’s today are to big and powerful. Dana has every right to say what he thinks, thousands of fans sending him tweets everyday about how good Fedor is, this is Dana’s vindication. its just sad that Fedor didnt lose to the best guys in MMA if he does retire going out to loses against Werdum and Big Foot tarnishes his legacy. I hope we see him again!
"He just hates when people in the media and fans put fighters up on pedestals that they shouldn’t be on"
and how do you explain this guy?
Fighting solves everything.
by Two_Words on Feb 13, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He believes Brock is facing the current day best Twowords, hope thats a easy explanation for you
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
It's business guys...come on!
White gave M-1 and Fedor a chance to fight on the big stage and they were too arrogant. They turned him down because they thought they wouldn’t need him! Oops! Well on a positive note there are always the other big name fighters that M-1 has that they can promote now. Oh wait a second…..
And he should do that...why exactly?
by Hardcase on Feb 13, 2011 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Cuz talking shit behind a computer screen is for cowards?
The World of Combat Sports is not as good as it was Yesterday, a Legend is done, very sad day
...I bet this is what the Old Timers felt like when Mohammad Ali retired from Pro Boxing
I love you homie.
+1
why do people feel he has to fight to be able to talk like a fan ? or even suggect he has to step in the cage.
mma site are full of fedor stuff atm and im tired of it already.
Respect to Fedor.
He should be remembered as the champion that he is and an amazing MM Artist. He just got caught up in the M-1 money game. Would love to see him drop weight to 205. He would be a monster! Go down Fedor! literally! :)
Should be able to.
Coming from a life long wrestling background myself, he has plenty of extra body fat to cut down…probably with ease.
I’m skeptical when people who have never cut weight before try it. Most people from an American wrestling background start early. Fedor’s, what, 34? He certainly has the extra chub to lose, and probably a little extra weight, to make 205, but I’m not confident that the toll that takes on a body’s cardio and power wouldn’t have an adverse effect at this stage in his career. If he did it, I think it would be awhile before he could build himself up to be FEDOR again at 205. I don’t think he could just make the cut and drop into the 205 division like that and expect to be The Man again very easily.
Dana's a real fan
Its what makes him great.
I hate hearing the pre-thought out BS from most execs.
I am the WAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion
by Reality_Jockey on Feb 13, 2011 11:51 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Dana White is a real fan!
Why should there be any repercussions to anything he says?!
He’s just keeping it real dawg!
I hate when people blindly accept everything he says or does.
"The advanced metrics guys do not like Derrick Rose very much." - Bills Simmons podcast 2/4
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 13, 2011 11:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe if was saying this stuff at a press conference
I am the WAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion
by Reality_Jockey on Feb 13, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
Huh?
He talks out of his ass at press conferences too.
"The advanced metrics guys do not like Derrick Rose very much." - Bills Simmons podcast 2/4
by RogersPark Kris on Feb 13, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
As opposed to Coker
Flat out lying?
I’ll take the over-the-top BS
I am the WAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion
by Reality_Jockey on Feb 13, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
i jus watched post fight interview, there askin Fedor ?’s the translator is there, tellin him was Gus Johnson is saying, then it looks like she is reading form something as if he had pre-planned the whole possible reitrement thing?
I didn’t see the post-fight interview, but in Fedor’s pre-fight interview she was writing down what Fedor was saying as he was talking. She must have a hard time translating from Russian back to English, so she needed notes.
"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
Fan of: Cole Miller, Dentist Neer, Alan Belcher, Bones Jones, Frank Mir
To get beat by a top 10-15 guy? That really does suck, atleast Chuck was fighting against the best on his way out. I mean big foot would get DESTROYED by Cain, JDS, Mir, Carwin, BC, Struve and Brock. Oh well, that’s just how it goes. I can’t stand M1
I opened my big mouth infront of Two_Words so he pimp-slapped it shut! That’s the last time I challenge his MMA knowledge. Oh yeah, and I like dudes
by danago on Feb 13, 2011 12:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Chuck??
The best like Jardine, Franklin, and Wand. As if Struve or Mir would beat massive head. Go back into your hole until you can come up with something useful.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
Rashad? Shogun? LOL – The best right there kid. Mir would took bigcan
I opened my big mouth infront of Two_Words so he pimp-slapped it shut! That’s the last time I challenge his MMA knowledge. Oh yeah, and I like dudes
by danago on Feb 13, 2011 12:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If Dana was a fan it would be fine, but how many presidents of companies act like this? He needs to work in the ufc mailroom
by Barnett fan on Feb 13, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
So losing 2 in a row means u were never legit?!
So according to Dana’s logic Chuck was a fraud! Randy… a fraud! Tito a fraud! Rich Franklin a fraud! Matt Hughes a fraud! BJ a fraud! Soon to be Brock- a fraud! Every1 Dana has built his company off of is a fraud!! … How retarded. What happened to the great Fedor is what happens to most all fighters at the end of their career. Simple as that… to tarnish Fedor’s whole career over this is a complete lack of intelligence in MMA.
Danass is just pissed because he never had the opportunity to pick up Fedor
Instead he ended up with a side show circus HW ex-chump who wants nothing to do with MMA anymore
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
whatever smartass
its a legit question concidering hes coaching TUFF…thats a hell of a MMA commitment
eh...
no more than i like JDS or lets say Carwin. hell all i can say is hes got a better record than me
Lesanr is making an appearance
He ain’t coaching shit. His team is coaching – he is there for the free ride to another well deserved title fight.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
yea for a while now its the team that does the coaching
Lesnar does have much to gain too i guess but thats a post for a different thread
He does - lots of green
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
he did had the oppurtinity
And he wasnt willing to play the whore to M1’s pimping game.
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Feb 13, 2011 1:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
far from it
I’m no Fedor fan – thanks for the smart reply copernicus.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
idk why everyone rips Lesnar, he came in with absolutly no MMA Training and beat guys to a Pulp who had been fighting for years he wasnt fed no-name bodies to build up like these other guys are,, yea he has sum work to do on Striking D , but how is he blamed for anything???
Not the point
Lesnar got his rise to fame because of the $$$$$ that he would bring in from those that followed him in WWE.
The guy is a brute with phenomal strength and speed – those two things got him the belt against the joke of a HW division that it was at the time.
I’m not blaming Lesnar – Dana really wanted to get Fedor in the UFC but could never do it so this is how a spoiled 8 yr old kid gets his revenge. Look at Danass’s history of signing fighters into the UFC. Most came in past their prime, didn’t provide the results that he thought they would, and most are B-level fighters.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I like how Fedor's "been declining"
but when AA, Timmey, and several others fought Fedor they were in their prime lol.
They were not even close being in their prime, Affliction shoved it into Fedor fans heads that they were in their prime. Fedor has not fought a top 5 guy since Pride.
by foo819 on Feb 13, 2011 12:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Cain, Junior, Carwin, Brock, Overeem would be my list
and Overeem still needs to prove himself.
by theworldismine on Feb 13, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
When he fought Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski was in the top 5 but that was his last real win against someone highly ranked.
He shouldn't have been in my opinion
AA’s ranking was overinflated, his best win in that streak he had was over Nelson and even that was questionable because of the horrible stand-up.
I actually agree with foo, none of Fedor’s opposition has been top 5 since Pride and the 2 best guys that he has faced during that time both beat him.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Dana white all time low
Dana you have NO class.
Your that guy who has no talent, brains, looks of any kind. You need to put other people down so YOU can feel good about your pathetic self. God, I feel so sad for you, what you must have to go through, just to get up every fuck-in day and look at your self in a mirror-
WOW. Sorry man!
hahaha lol
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Feb 13, 2011 1:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
SHUT UP
As the president of a big time company, White needs to shut up. He is clearly not a fan of MMA. He doesn’t care about the sport and he is disrespectful to fighters. I wish she would stop this crap.
???????
MMA as we know it would be DEAD if it wasn’t for Dana White!
by ramie78 on Feb 13, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m not saying he isn’t any good at selling his product. Perhaps I should’ve chosen my words more carefully. He just needs to be more respectful. These guys show a lot of guts every time they go in that cage and I’m unaware of the last time he’s been in a fight
Wow this guys is just the worst of the worst.
He is worse than the trolls that spend all day bashing fighters in Youtube comments.
ANd for all those trying to defend Dana or justify his pre pubescent bullshit shame on you.
Oh and eat a dick to fucks.
The World of Combat Sports is not as good as it was Yesterday, a Legend is done, very sad day
...I bet this is what the Old Timers felt like when Mohammad Ali retired from Pro Boxing
I love you homie.
LOL!!!
Must be in middle School. I’m not defending Dana, he is a dick! He has been from day one. Fact are fact kid, Dana saved MMA as we know it. Hate him or love him you MUST RESPECT what he has done for this sport.
nobody's denying what he did for the sport
we’re just sayin that he’s a douche sometimes.
Fighting solves everything.
I might fight Fedor next
Get him now, give him his 3rd loss, retire him.
I opened my big mouth infront of Two_Words so he pimp-slapped it shut! That’s the last time I challenge his MMA knowledge. Oh yeah, and I like dudes
by danago on Feb 13, 2011 1:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Let's Hope The UFC Never Goes To Russia
because I do not think Dana would leave alive LOL
Another Note
The UFC should take a page from Strikeforce and the other promotions and walk the fighters down a stage during the intros instead of an aisle where no one can see them. Is thos a ploy by Dana not to let any of the guys get too big? Why wouldn’t they be doing this already. ?
Kool aid anyone?
I am not an ignorant person and not one to drink Dana’s kool aid. I remember not to long ago when Dana claimed Lesnar as “the baddest man on the planet”. Now everyone knows when it comes to being tough and taking punches Brock turns into a sissy. He tries to run away and then finds a place to lie down and curl up in the fetal position. So to all who believe in Dana, when Mr. White says jump, you say how high?
apparently kool-aid???
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
what 8 ufc champs has he beaten?
arlovski and sylwia are the only ones.. n look at everyone who came to the ufc from pride , henderson got his ass beat in the ufc , mirko crocop continues to get his ass beat in the ufc , rampage well he isnt the champ** thats foresure , i mean the guys fedor * beat in pride when they were younger continue to lose in the ufc.. shogun being the only exception , nogueira brothers aren’t doing to well either.. I mean the guys u all say fedor beat up that r in the ufc.. a bunch of ufc fighters beat them up as well.. fedor would lose to these guys foresure – mir , lesnar , carwin , velasquez , kongo , shit.. id even put money on big country beatin fedor.. fact is fedor didnt come to the ufc cause he was afraid to lose .. to destroy his legacy.. but in the end he destroyed it in strikeforce n e way… im a fan but also a realist.. fedor aint shit compared to alot of the ufc fighters out there… overeem now thats a diff story only legit hw in strikeforce
if you think Fedor sucks you haven't really watched him fight.
saying “Fedor aint shit…” should be blasphemy. You’re an idiot.
Fighting solves everything.
but watch overeem lose
watch overeem lose and the strikeforce grand prix will then be a joke.. no one worth watching.. rogers is entertaining but u cant consider the winner to be the best.. only if overeem wins can u consider him a top 2 hw
and good for dana!
i mean fedor said in an interview before that if he returns the ufc is gonna regret not signing him..with a smile on his face.. only hes the one regretting it now
u cant help but find it funny tho.. how vladim and m1 are done making those millions of fedor.. he still has fights on his contract but after that.. no ones signing him for the type of money they’ve been paying him. m1 is a joke.. fedor is good humble guy it seems , but m1 n vladim r fucking jokes good they lost all the momentum they had
U left out Anderson Silva as a former Pride guy in the UFC… he’s doing pretty well. And UFC guys never did well when they went to Pride either! A guy is gonna make his name in the 1st promotion he was in, and many times when he goes to the other he has to adjust to the new rules and setting, and by then he may also be past his prime, and also bec of bigger name at that point in his career isn’t gonna have the same dominance. Anybody that can’t figure out that what Dana says isn’t “gospel”, but just spin to sell his product is a sheep… a sheeple… plain and simple. Fedor lost 2 in a row at the end of his career. EVERYBODY Dana has based his promotion off at some point also ended up doing so … so they were a bunch of “never was” as well?!? You guys can breakdown almost every1s career as much as the Fedor haters have and all of a sudden EVERYBODY doesn’t seem like they were ever any good. It’s just ridiculous.
also...
I think Fedor has wanted to retire for a longtime. Even at the end of his Pride days he started to talk about it, but his leeching “promotion” M1 has forced him to stay when his heart was no longer in it. Heck, they’ll probably talk him back again… all of the outside of the ring stuff the last 5 yrs had to take a toll on Fedor’s focus of getting better… and well – in MMA you are either getting better or getting worse. Fedor just stayed the same and got older which was his decline. If his heart was still in it he would’ve dropped to 205 when the HWs started to get bigger these last 5 yrs and the bigger 1st started to be more athletic and skilled.
I was on twitter last night when this mess was going down
and he was tweeting like an ignorant pre-teen boy for over three hours and was off twitter 7 hrs, came back on today and started again for a bit before finally giving it a break. There were too many tweets to show in this article, but many of them were UFC fans who were being cool to Dana and saying they love him and the UFC, but then said, hey, can he please just be decent about this and knock it off? And they also got blasted by him as well, in true troll form.
He is the president of a large company with a huge public profile, he is a middle-aged adult, a parent, and he is the face of this sport in mainstream media internationally. Whether you want to admit it or not, he has tremendous influence over media coverage of the young sport of MMA and this type of behavior is not what we as fans should be willing to tolerate. The tweet bombing started because fans were sick of his disrespectful and inappropriate behavior towards fighters and fight fans, as a representative of the company and the sport.
Many of us would love to see this sport be more accepted and readily accessible world-wide as more of a serious mainstream sport someday. This type of bad press is not helpful in achieving that goal. Dana acted ignorantly and was an embarrassment to the sport once again. This lowers the sport to a low level to the eyes of people unfamiliar with it. Do we really want MMA to be treated like UFC/Dana White < WWE/Vince McMahon, just because of Dana’s immature personality? I don’t want that. The guy is a joke, and that is a shame for MMA.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
nice write up.
it’s one thing to be open to the fans and connecting through social media sites, but these childish tirades gotta go.
Fighting solves everything.
Well said
Dana needs to realise that Mr McMahon is a fictional character, company presidents/chairmen are not supposed to behave that way because it makes their company look unprofessional. How can anyone take MMA seriously when the top promotion is run by a guy who behaves like an internet troll when the consensus greatest HW of all time loses. Could you imagine the head of the NFL insulting Brett Favre on twitter after a poor comeback season? Or Sepp Blatter insulting David Beckham’s fanbase because he’s no longer world class? How about Bernie Ecclestone saying that he was right about Michael Schumacher never being the best F-1 driver in the world because he had a poor season last year? The only thing sadder about Dana’s behaviour is that there are people who actually support it.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
We live in a free country and no man should have to act anyway thats the purpose of living in a free country no matter what you do.
Now you have a right to say Dana’s comments were ignorant and this and that but it’s BS to say Dana has to act this way or that way because that would be living in a communist country and I know I don’t wish for that so why do you sound like you do. What Dana said is ignorant but Dana doesn’t put up a phony front and tell you kids what you want to hear he states how he feels period and being a free man he has every right to and you have every right to state they are ignorant but to say he shouldn’t be running a organization because you don’t like what he said is BS. When Dana speaks about the competition only ignorant MMA fans believe a word he says and it is sad to see so many taking ignorance to heart.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Why does everyone assume free speech means free to conduct yourself
in an inappropriate manner towards others? Yes, you are free to choose how you wish to behave, and others are free to react to your behavior. Most of us have had moments we have let trolls and others affect our ability to think clearly or react rationally and respond intelligently, but most of us later regret that it is out there once we have behaved in a way unbecoming to us. Dana never seems to learn. His words and actions do influence others, and they fuel a mentality that is toxic.
Free speech does not mean you should choose to indulge in irresponsible speech or hate speech, just because you have the right to do so. Dana is in a position where he should be opting to present himself in a more intelligent and classy manner than he has done to date. Although he is free to communicate whatever way he wishes, he is not in a vacuum, and his word choices and actions are tools that are now working against him, and ultimately may sway the success of his company in time. Other CEOs and even low-level employees would not still hold their positions of conducting themselves in this fashion publicly.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
First off many of us have dealt with Fedor fanatics and I'm sure Dana has dealt with some of these guys many times
It’s easy to fathum Dana getting pissed off at some of these drama queens that have Fedor posters hung in their bedroom with a bottle of vasoline next to their bed. To see Dana go off with IGNORANT trash talk towards these guys is not a surprise at all. Many are taking it as a insult towards Fedor himself but if you dealt with Fedor fanatics you would understand a little more were Dana is coming from add the fact that Dana and M1 bot hhave made ignorant comments towards eachother in the past this is just another from Dana.
But in the big picture what is Dana really doing here? All this attention towards Dana and his comments takes away from what happen last night in SF alttle bit more…Instead of you talking about this fight and that fight guess what you are talking about. You can hate on Dana but I think it’s foolish to be giving Dana’s commetns this much attention especially if you think they are ignorant because in this business Dana won’t be fired for doing his job even if it means him looking like an to some MMA fans and taking away media attention from SF.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
You don't get it
David W-S put it best with his analogy which obviously you completely missed the point. The guy is a goof and the Fertitta brothers should pull his reigns in because it makes them look bad.
It is one thing to do this behind closed doors and another thing to act like some prepubescent teen. He always needs to be the center of attention – I’m sure he will surpass Koscheck as being the most hated man in MMA history if he keeps this up.
You guys would flip if Coker did this to a UFC fan favourite. Don’t deny that.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
ahem
I would like to deny that. People are really getting worked up about this, it’s great. I can’t believe the amount crying today. I wanted Fedor to win too, but my god… to quote William Shatner, “Get a life!”
ahem, the issue really isn't about Fedor so much at this point,
as it is about Dana’s behavior as the CEO of the UFC in general.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
ahem
I’m not a fan of Fedor, I’m a fan of MMA and his childish response completely affects MMA.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
ahem, yeah, that is my point... so, did you mean to reply to soultronix?
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
you got it
To quote William Shatner “You really don’t know what loving is, until you’ve gotten it from some chick wearing green body paint and plastic antennas!”
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
I can't believe Puck compared being expected to conduct yourself professionally to living in a totalitarian state
Again.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
I get it harry
He always needs to be the center of attention
Especially seems after a big night for SF? You think he is taking attention away from SF and what would that do? The man has helped build the uFC to what it is today and these comments only take away attention from SF as Dana could care less if you think he is the greatest guy in the world or a jackass he is stealling media attention away from SF.
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
You think so? You cannot go to one story about this issue and not
see the word strikeforce strewn all through out the article, it is driving attention to the fight and to strikeforce and to M-1, people who were not familiar with them and only with the UFC brand are now googling and learning and checking them out. For instance, look at your comment, you mentioned SF four separate times in your comment trying to say he is taking attention away from them.
I have seen quite a few people tweeting that they are supposedly huge UFC fans, but that they did not know who Fedor was? WOW. They tweeted if it is not a ‘UFC’ event or something to do with Dana, they just never bothered to look into it, had no idea who Fedor was and said if he was anybody he would be in the UFC, what does that do for MMA to have that kind of mentality? These people have never even heard of PRIDE, it is scary. But hey, guess what, they have now, cause they wanna know what Dana was going on about, so now they are looking into Fedor and Strikeforce and PRIDE, so thanks to Dana for that I suppose, epic backfire on his part if his intent was to drive attention away from the fight.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
Nope PH
The man has helped build the uFC to what it is today
That success is completely attributed to the Fertitta’s. Danass is strictly the face as they are behind the scenes making it happen. He is truly Vince McMahon personified. No wonder him and Lesnar get along so well.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think this was planned, Dana has a habit for mouthing off about stupid things
He tried to be a smartarse but all he did was look like a prat on twitter and bring further attention to a supposed bush league event that he didn’t bother to watch.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Dana is a typical loud mouth jerk, he would have wiped the sweat off Fedors balls if that would help to sign him. He is a two faced arrogant little man child. He said MMA will wil out grow NFL and soccer, good luck, I am a fan but MMA is not going tp get any bigger from here, if anything the audience will start to shrink, mark my words in two years from now MMA will not be any bigger then then now.
Only an idiot still thinks Fedor has ever been more than a better than average fighter. Hell you were pretty damn stupid if you ever thought that. See what happens when you stop carefully choosing cans that you know you can dominate, you get your ass handing to you and go 0-2 against the first real competition in your life.
it his prime fedor beat the best after wars with p4p fighters hes not who he used to be that happends to all fighters to say hes average you got to be an idiot.
wow
Am I the only one who found that hard to read when I drive a car I put my foot on the gas pedal my driver is a 10.5 degree R7 because I used to hit a 9.5 degree but I changed my shaft from an XS to a X shaft my Lund Pro V is a great all purpose boat which I can use for salmon fishing and walleye fishing our daughter makes me laugh as she can fart on command my living room walls are painted in an off-yellow potato colour we haven’t installed our 50" plasma in our basement as we are still waiting for our wall mount to come from california i was out on my friends Ski-Doo Rev 600 yesterday boy that thing flies my head hurts as we got into the booze after riding around on the lake and trails our daughter plugged up their toilet because she fired too much TP down the bowl you got to be an idiot.
Still think Jones is all hype? All aboard the JBJ train - nonbelievers prior to 126 are not welcome.
by hairybumcrack on Feb 13, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
i think mma will contunue to grow its a true warrior sport. the more and more people understand it the more it wil grow. i feel it will be bigger than the nfl becuase it s only in usa. other countries follow mma cause it has there fellow country men in it. people in russia dont care about the packers.mark my words it will continue to grow
Stick to being a CEO
Dana,
stick to being a CEO….and not a disrepectful punk kid running his mouth…this sport is much better off without the )#(*@ talking…there is a level of respect in MMA that makes it the greatest sport in the world…As a promoter you are no doubt incredible….over the past several years you have had many convinced that UFC fighters are the best….Recently you had a washed up can named Vitor ranked number 1…WOW…how did that happen…oh, he beat the crap out of Terri Martin…and then he defeated an over the hill over achiever named Franklin…and lets not forget about how you used to pimp the Pitbull and the Maniac a couple years back…you had convinced your following that they were the best hws in the world…hahaha…the you had a guy named Koscheck #1…come on…really?…#1?…then there’s Randy Couture who has ten losses to his credit (I believe all but one by KO or submission)…and Chuck Liddell who has been KO’d 4 of his last 5 fights…yet, these guys are the greatest fighters to ever enter the cage…people obviously have not figured out how full of it you are…Your pissing on Fedor after defeat is in poor taste…I understand it from the casual UFC fan that have been spoon-fed 13 seasons of TUF….but as a fan and figurehead of MMA it reeks…why is it that you bash him yet your stable of fighters are not jumping your bandwagon?….his record will never be touched…Fedor was an icon of the sport and gave MMA fans a lot of memorable moments…just like Randy and his 10 losses….and Chuck and his 4 demorilizing KO defeats (I’m a fan of both)….time brings and time takes away…show a little more class….also a couple things with your UFC cards….they are turning into a bunch of fighters scared to lose their jobs…that crap you sold us last weekend was pretty bad…and your meddling (ie, Machida/Rampage) is becoming obvious….and yes I know you’re PPV buys are through the roof…that’s great…but so were WWE’s back in the day…stick to being a CEO…have some respect for ledgends of MMA (not just UFC).
there might be some good points somewhere in there, but I was repelled by the exorbitant amount of ellipses.
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance." - The Art Of War, Sun Tzu 孫子
Pursue excellence. Ignore success.
Fedor should drop to 205 its pretty simple
I think to say he is done is pretty far fetched the answer is simple if he wants to compete Fedor has to drop to lightheavyweight , you cant tell me he doesnt still have the skillset to hang with most of the top ten 205’s
+1 Dana
"The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is." -Mary Pettibone Poole
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