Dana White: ‘I hope [Rampage] makes it big, and I’m not being sarcastic’

After a shocking retirement announcement made by former light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson yesterday, we don’t have to wait long for UFC President Dana White’s response. In an interview with radio host Carmichael Dave this morning, White had this to say: Rampage is a grown man. He’s acting like a baby right now, but he’s a grown man. If he wants to be in the movie... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘[Rampage] giving up literally millions of dollars to play Mr. T’

Dana White has never been one to hold back his feelings on anything regarding the UFC. From other organizations to his own UFC fighters, White has been a sportswriters dream full of sound bytes. He recently gave more to talk about when he did an interview with The DAM Morning Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday to comment on everything from B.A. Baracus to a rumored network deal. On the rumored network deal... [Read More...]

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Tito Ortiz Sees the Writing on the Wall

Tito Ortiz, my man. I have been an Ortiz fan all my life and say what you will about the Huntington Beach Bad Boy, he’s no dummy. Ortiz is one of the most intelligent fighters in the world when it comes to business sense and it’s one of the main reasons him and Dana White butt heads so often. The two are actually a lot alike. So it’s no surprise to me with Affliction closing its doors that rumors... [Read More...]

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Guess who’s back? Dana White welcomes Tito Ortiz back to the UFC

Affliction Trilogy canceled; Affliction shuts down as a fight promotion and becomes official sponsor for UFC; and now…… It’s looking as if former UFC champion Tito Ortiz could be on the verge of a return to the Octagon. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has recently been welcomed back to the UFC with open arms by former friend and enemy, Dana White. The UFC president had... [Read More...]

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Dana and Tito Bury the Hatchet

One of the deepest and longest running feuds in the history of mixed martial arts has officially met it’s end. Believe it or not, there is no longer any bad blood between UFC President Dana White and former UFC champion Tito Ortiz. Ortiz spoke of a recent meeting between the two during Thursday’s edition of TapouT Radio. “I had a conversation with Dana last week, me and him spoke,”... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘[Brock Lesnar] just went nuts and flipped out’

UFC President Dana White had his entire world flipped upside down inside the octagon at UFC 100 as his heavyweight champion, and biggest draw in the history of the UFC, took the opportunity to bash the promotion’s top sponsor for the event. “I’m going to go home, I’m going to drink a Coors Light,” said Brock Lesnar following his recent mugging of Frank Mir. “That’s... [Read More...]

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Dana White explains Cro Cop situation

After his first round stoppage of Mustapha Al Turk, Mirko Cro Cop was rumored to be departing the UFC for the Japanese based Dream Promotion. Upon hearing the news, UFC President Dana White exploded on the 2006 Pride Grand Prix Champion. “Isn’t that a dirty (expletive) thing to do?” White said. “He (expletive) me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘I want Fedor’

The greatest fighter in the world not currently fighting for the UFC may be a little bit closer to winding up with the promotion in the very near future. It’s no secret that there have been multiple failed attempts to acquire Fedor Emelianenko on the UFC’s part in the past. The UFC claimed that Fedor’s demands were beyond what they were willing to do, and Fedor’s management... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘Don’t wait for tomorrow’

Dana White has been absolutely instrumental in establishing the Ultimate Fighting Championship as the premier mixed martial arts promotion on the planet. The type of success that White has reaped within the industry isn’t just handed to you. It’s no mystery that the president of the UFC had the good fortune of being close friends with the Fertitta brothers, but any successful businessman... [Read More...]

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Dana White confirms Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to confirm the light heavyweight championship bout between Lyoto Machida and Maurico “Shogun” Rua earlier this month through sources close to the fight and UFC President Dana White has recently made the bout announcement public. White’s confirmation of the title fight came during a segment that ran during The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale last night. In... [Read More...]

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Dana White working to sign Vitor Belfort

It appears as though former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort will be maikng his return to the octagon in the very near future. UFC President Dana White confirmed that is actively working to get the heavy handed Brazilian back to the UFC during a segment of “Inside the Octagon” that ran during The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale last evening. “I’m working on some other 185... [Read More...]

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Dana White on Mazzagatti: ‘That referee has no business being in this business’

Perhaps the most controversial referee in the history of the UFC has fallen under fire once again. This time from the president of the promotion where he does a good amount of his work. Steve Mazzagatti got his first crack at being a referee in the octagon way back at UFC 43 and it has been a bumpy road scattered with questionable decisions ever since. One of his more questionable calls of recent memory... [Read More...]

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What Goes Around Comes Around for Dana White

Since arriving at FiveOuncesOfPain.com I have written a couple of editorials praising UFC President Dana White’s shrewd business sense, most notably his signing of Kimbo Slice to be on “The Ultimate Fighter 10” this fall. I even saw a few comments from the good folks here at Five Ounces that made me laugh accusing me of being Dana White himself. I make no apologies though. I respect Dana as a... [Read More...]

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Report: Cro Cop Abandons UFC for DREAM after UFC 99 win

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filpovic let Dana White know that he would be leaving the UFC to fight for DREAM just after his TKO victory over Mustapha Al Turk at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from Kevin Iole over at Yahoo! Sports. Just one month ago UFC President White did something almost completely unprecedented in the promotions history when he made a verbal... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘We could see a Wanderlei Silva – Anderson Silva fight in the very near future’

How time can change things. Once close friends and training partners at the Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil, Wanderlei and Anderson Silva are anything but buddies these days. Wanderlei’s recent decision to drop to middleweight surely got underneath Anderson’s skin, and the UFC middleweight champion’s decision to train Rich Franklin for his UFC 99 showdown with “The Axe Murderer”... [Read More...]

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Dana White Does it Again

Love him or hate him, you have to respect him. I am a person who enjoys studying successful people. I like to know what they did to get where they are so I can take some of those qualities and apply them to my everyday life. There may be no more intriguing human being on the planet to study than Dana White and his latest decision to bring Kimbo Slice into Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter is proof... [Read More...]

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UFC Undisputed 2010 Announced

UFC President Dana White recently announced that the follow up for the recently released video game UFC Undisputed 2009 will be released sometime in 2010. UFC Undisputed 2009 was released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles on May 19, 2009 and speculation has placed it’s first week of sales right around the 500,000 copies sold mark. Many expect for the title to eventually sell well over... [Read More...]

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Forrest Griffin will Always be Dana White’s Ultimate Fighter

So I’m sitting at home watching another boring episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Season 9.” At this point I just feel obligated to watch the show as an MMA fan. I have totally lost interest, don’t really care who wins and really only wait for Dana White to appear and rip some poor soul for not having what it takes to be a fighter. But tonight was worth watching. Not for anything that happened... [Read More...]

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Dana White: ‘It’s not my fault Pat Miletich is a (expletive) dummy’

Never being one to sit on his hands and bite his tongue when darts are being blown in his direction, Dana White recently fired back at comments made by a choice few on the recent episode of ESPN’s E:60 featuring the outspoken president of the UFC. “I have a lot of attorneys that could write (expletive) speeches for me every time I talk,” White said in a recent interview with Dan Duggan from... [Read More...]

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Dana White to appear on Tuesday edition of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”

UFC President Dana White is scheduled to make a Tuesday, May 19 appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”. The appearance on the show will mark White’s second major media exposure in just one week. White was most recently featured on ESPN’s E:60 debut piece to discuss the growth of the UFC under his tenure as president over the past ten years. The UFC recently made the news... [Read More...]

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