Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White talks about the importance and the power numerous social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have when it comes to interacting and reaching the promotion's loyal fight fans.
If you're wondering why UFC President Dana White has been hesitant to book a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva superfight, it's probably because he has little interest in seeing what King Kong would do with a "Spider." Props to whoever made this picture, which was posted on the MMAmania.com Facebook page. Go "like" it if you haven't already, Maniacs.
UFC 131 "Prelims" to stream live on YouTube on June 11, 2011. Have trouble with the UFC Facebook stream on your home computer? Never fear, there's always another way. On top of offering its usual free stream on Facebook, UFC will offer a separate stream, at the same time, on YouTube for the "Dos Santos vs. Carwin" event starting at 5:50 p.m. ET. You can visit the event page by clicking here.
Wondering how many "likes" the UFC got for utilizing social media giant Facebook to stream four free prelims for the Jan. 22 "Fight for the Troops 2" event? Well, the good folks over at MMAPayout.com put some work in and came up with a few numbers. According to their figures, the UFC gained a total of 66,210 "likes" by the end of the fight weekend. Impressed? Or did you expect a higher number?
