Comments on: Report: Lorenzo Fertitta leaving Station Casinos to work full-time for UFC

By: bDavid

bDavid — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:10:39 +0000

Hey message to Nick Diaz…there are ‘wars’ happening right now in Afghanistan and Iraq … this is mma fighting dude ..it is NOT war.. what do you think your american sisters and brothers serving in Iraq or Afghanistan would think of you calling an mma fight a ‘war’ . Give your head a shake start acting like a professional.. (and apologize to anyone serving their country)

By: Newport

Newport — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:24:30 +0000

I wasn’t intending to rag on Sherdog, i’ve been on the site since Paul Buentello KOed Justin Eillers, but the forum is no where as good as it used to be. It’s like the inmates are running the asylum there. But I’m sure as soon as 5 oz gets the traffic they target to support a forum, then all the reject who troll on Sherdog will try to drag down this site too.

By: E

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:41:29 +0000

Why do people rag on the sherdog forums?

Some of the idiotic users comments on fiveouncesofpain are just as bad

By: Mike Rome

Mike Rome — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:36:41 +0000

Do you have any more straw men arguments to defeat? Surely they are putting Lorenzo completely in charge of promoting fights, and not in charge of business deals and expansion abroad. Dana will go on hiatus and take over UFC’s website.

Get a grip.

By: Kogepan

Kogepan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:00:30 +0000

Yeh, installing a guy with ZERO experience in promoting fights/MMA is a REAL smart move. *golf clap*

I always amazes me to see how UFC/Dana White nuthuggers react to different stories.

-> NICK DIAZ is a DISGRACE to MMA and Humanity because he SWEARS and likes giving the double bird. Not to be confused with Dana White cursing people out or OPENLY rooting against a fighter on a card that he is promoting. Dana’s just expressing himself.

By: Mike Rome

Mike Rome — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:12:58 +0000

Nothing better than people who know nothing about business suggesting mind-numbingly stupid business moves while calling successful people stupid.

By: Michaelthebox

Michaelthebox — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:45:57 +0000

Why the fuck would they do co-promotions?

If they run like a real business, they’d tell other promotions to go fuck themselves. Just like they’ve done so far.

By: Kogepan

Kogepan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:01:31 +0000

Dana White: MORON

Actually, I think it IS the biggest day in MMA, when the goofball running the biggest MMA org gets demoted for screwing things up. Now maybe fighters won’t get mistreated (Tito/arlovski etc) or maligned now that a REAL businessman is in charge.

Seriously, this is bad news for all the other promotions. White is no businessman and he’s made some really stupid decisions. Maybe the UFC will finally run itself like a REAL business in the future, doing co-promotions and expanding the MMA base worldwide.

By: JOHO

JOHO — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:56:30 +0000

iTS ABOUT TIME THAT THE OWNERS STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT DANA ,THE GUY IS A GOOFBALL PUBLIC FIGHTS WITH FIGHTERS , REFUSING TO SIGN GUTS BECAUSE HE DONT LIKE THEM, LOSING AND/OR NOT GETTING BETTER FIGHTERS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH DANA.
tHIS IS TYPICAL DANA THOUGHT HIS SHIT DIDNT STINK AND THOUGHT HE COULD DO AND SAY AS HE PLEASES
OF COURSE THE OWNERS ARE NOT GOING TO FIRE HIM BUT DEMOTE HIM AND HE CAN PUT HIS SPIN ON IT LIKE HE PLANNED IT ALL
i THINK THAT LORENZO TOOK A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PPV OF WHEN TITO WAS THERE ,AND THE MONEY THEY MADE AND STILL HAVE COULD MADE BUT DANAS HUGE EGO GOT IN THE WAY
i AM SURE THERE IS WAY MORE BEHIND THIS THEN WE’LL EVER KNOW!!!!!!!!!!

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:54:29 +0000

Newport, our traffic is growing by leaps and bounds but still not where it needs to be to really support a forum. July looks to be a big month with a big UFC main event, the Affliction show, the Spike TV special, and another EliteXC show on CBS. I am anticipating another wave of growth and at that point Matt Cava and Adam Morgan and I might talk about the pros and cons of adding a forum to 5 Oz.

By: Newport

Newport — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:48:03 +0000

hey Sam, when can 5 Oz. get a forum board, then i wouldn’t have to go to Sherdog anymore.

By: Tanner

Tanner — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:47:27 +0000

Sam did you say in a previous post that your source was employed by the UFC/Zuffa? I’m not saying you did or didn’t but I thought i read that on a comment in the original post.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:16:11 +0000

Well, I doubt he’s leaving $113 million on the table. He’s going to draw a salary from the UFC and I’m sure he’s still going to receive some sort of employee compensation from Station Casinos.

By: Schwa

Schwa — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:12:55 +0000

It seems mind blowing to me.. . An owner is leaving a $113 million/year executive job to devote all their time to the UFC. This makes me believe they see serious promise and expansion possibilities in the sport, which could spell huge changes in the UFC and the future of MMA since they are the industry leader.

By: Newport

Newport — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:36:26 +0000

Maybe now we can get back to waiting on big fights instead of big announcements.

By: jaimie0678

jaimie0678 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:35:59 +0000

dana white is a joke. Even if MMA was legalized in New York, it would not “blow people’s minds” what a tool

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:34:49 +0000

#31 KS is right. Changes in management are always a “big deal” regardless of whether they really are. Treating them as anything less could be insulting to the new manager and can cause speculation about present/previous manager. Announcements to the staff are usually part of the process to minimize anxiety and rumor-mongering. Whether the fans/bloggers perceive this as a “big deal” misses the point entirely.

By: Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:19:00 +0000

#29

This doesn’t mean that Dana is failing. It means that the UFC is growing. See my post above, #18.

By: Davey D

Davey D — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:15:00 +0000

I am sure Sam’s source is legit. I’m also sure the source is not the one who has the final saying as to wheter MMA becomes legal in the State of New York. Maybe they do but the big picture here is: Timing and it mean’s everything.

Sam does a good job here. Let’s not bash him because MMA will become legal in NY soon (hopefully Michigan too) and Sam will then stand correct. Just not in a timing aspect that’s all.

So, MMA doesn’t become legal in NY yet so Dana moves on to the next thing. Which happens to be this situation here. This announcement is huge, huge news for the UFC. They can now offically become a global enterprise with both Lorenzo and Dana at the helm every single day.

I really liked the comments by Cobra Kai. Ross and bjjdenver made some really interesting points too. Well said Gentleman.

Cheers!!!

By: mma

mma — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:09:54 +0000

Sounds like the mob has got it’s hooks in Dana!