Dana White...Some issues.

[donnydarkoIRL]

He's done a fantastic job marketing and promoting the UFC as I've mentioned in another thread on the boxing board. But rewatching a couple of post fight press conferences he made me feel quite angry with his lack of tact and diplomacy.

In the Jardine vs. Lidell post fight press conference he was asked of his opinion on Elite XC and other organisations.
"They Suck"
He was then rescued from his statement by a journalist asking "Do you mean they are more development organisations, developing young talent?"
"Yeah"

He then went on to disrespect all of the press media, and journalist who had created pound for pound ranking lists with Pride fighters included.
He implied that Pride fighters were inferior and yet he preached of the greatness of Wanderlai Silva among others.

The final straw for me was how he dealt with questions from the media. As head of a blosoming oraganisation relying on the medias help to market and promote his sport, he should know better than to address the media with swear words and slang.




Also, he's in love with Lidell.

[njackets]

I dont see how he can disrespect Pride fighters and say there inferior,most of the best Pride fighters are now UFC fighters,including 3 of the UFC champions! Non of the hardcore MMA fans take any notice of Dana anyway tbh.I dont actualy mind Dana i'd prefare him in charge than some marketing/corprate buisness type dick head! Dana Whites actualy a Boxing man deep down,think he's Boxed himself a bit and was something of a low level promoter?

[Heavy D]

Dana's a former Golden Glove boxing champ or something...he at one point knew his way around the ring. He was then a promoter for a while...not sure on how successful, but I don't wanna say very.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I dont see how he can disrespect Pride fighters and say there inferior,most of the best Pride fighters are now UFC fighters,including 3 of the UFC champions! Non of the hardcore MMA fans take any notice of Dana anyway tbh.I dont actualy mind Dana i'd prefare him in charge than some marketing/corprate buisness type dick head! Dana Whites actualy a Boxing man deep down,think he's Boxed himself a bit and was something of a low level promoter?

True, Iknow a man, works in training and promoting fighters, rolls his eyes when Dana calls and prety much uses him to get his fighters onto the big stage.

But like I said. All credit to White for getting the sport on its feet.

Dana's a former Golden Glove boxing champ or something...he at one point knew his way around the ring. He was then a promoter for a while...not sure on how successful, but I don't wanna say very.

He was a very low key boxing promoter.

[luvfightgame]

Dana's a former Golden Glove boxing champ or something...he at one point knew his way around the ring. He was then a promoter for a while...not sure on how successful, but I don't wanna say very.

He managed and promoted Chuck Liddel and Tito Ortiz before the ufc president thing..... Don't know who else, but that is how he got involved with ufc to begin with.

[njackets]

Dana's a former Golden Glove boxing champ or something...he at one point knew his way around the ring. He was then a promoter for a while...not sure on how successful, but I don't wanna say very.

He managed and promoted Chuck Liddel and Tito Ortiz before the ufc president thing..... Don't know who else, but that is how he got involved with ufc to begin with.

I u sure it was Chuck aswell? Im sure it was just Tito.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Either way, he's in love with Lidell now!

[luvfightgame]

Dana's a former Golden Glove boxing champ or something...he at one point knew his way around the ring. He was then a promoter for a while...not sure on how successful, but I don't wanna say very.

He managed and promoted Chuck Liddel and Tito Ortiz before the ufc president thing..... Don't know who else, but that is how he got involved with ufc to begin with.

I u sure it was Chuck aswell? Im sure it was just Tito.

Yeah, i watched that whole special when Dana was supposed to fight Tito. Tito didn't show, and they went over the whole personal issues Dana and Tito had.

Part of the reason Chuck and Tito were training partners was because Dana was the promoter of both of them. Actually the show about that fight was interesting it just had a sucky ending.

Personally I like Dana. But he definitely has some leadership problems.