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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Dana White Responds to Tom Atencio’s Challenge
The war of words between Dana White and Affliction VP Tom Atencio continues to heat up. Earlier this month Atencio expressed his desire to compete against the outspoken UFC President in a Mixed Martial Arts match under the premise White talked tough but may not be able to back it up. Never one to back down from expressing his opinion, many followers of MMA felt it wouldn’t take long for White to... [Read More...]
Pat Miletich: ‘Dana has never told me anything that ended up being the truth’
It’s been quite some time since Pat Miletich and Dana White were friends and business associates. If one was to trace the divide between the two back to it’s origin they would find that the split was cemented with Miletich’s decision to become part of the International Fight League that has since gone under. On last night’s episode of ESPN’s E:60, the founder of Miletich... [Read More...]
Dana White: ‘Loretta oughta apologize to me’
Never had UFC President Dana White fallen under the level of scrutiny and criticism before the recent infamous blog rant that lasted just over three minutes long directed at Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt in a response to an article the respected journalist had written regarding many manager’s lack of backstage access at the UFC events. The firestorm of controversy that followed the blog post have... [Read More...]
Dana White and Tom Atencio: Fightin’ Words!
There’s no real mystery to the boiling feud that has been brewing between the largest fighting organization in the world and one of the most successful MMA apparel companies in the business. Sure, they used to be good, but that was back in the days when Affliction was one of the UFC’s biggest sponsors and way before the fight clothing giant announced their intentions to promote mixed martial... [Read More...]
Dana White says it will be “war” if Chuck Liddell doesn’t retire
In a new interview with InsideFighting.com, UFC President Dana White has reaffirmed his desire for former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell to retire after sustaining his fourth loss in his last five fights last week at UFC 97. White was outspoken about his feelings regarding Liddell’s future immediately after his long-time friend suffered a first round TKO loss to Mauricio “Shogun”... [Read More...]
Dana White says Chuck Liddell has fought his last fight
UFC President Dana White had been clear in many of his interviews leading up to UFC 97 that Chuck Liddell would have to deliver a good showing against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in order to continue his fighting career. Following last night’s TKO loss to Rua at 4:28 of round 1, White indicated stated during the company’s post-fight press conference at the Bell Centre that Liddell’s... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell Responds To Dana White’s Comments
It has taken him some time but former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has finally responded to some comments made by UFC president and close friend Dana White. Liddell told Fighters Only Magazine that he was unfazed by statements made by White which insinuated that Liddell needed to win impressively against former Pride superstar Mauricio “Shogun” Rua next Saturday at UFC 97. The... [Read More...]
White confirms deal for reality TV show is off during upcoming interview on “The MMAsh”
UFC President Dana White not only reiterated his apology to the gay community during a taped appearance that will air on the syndicated CBS Radio show “The MMAsh,” but also confirmed he will be taking on a reduced media presence as a result of this week’s controversy. FiveOuncesOfPain.com obtained the audio courtesy of “The MMAsh” before it is set to air tonight from 9-10... [Read More...]
Dana White responds to reports of Affliction’s plans to counter-program UFC 100
If Affliction Entertainment is looking to create a sense of panic from the UFC regarding reported plans to counter-program UFC 100 on July 11, it would appear they will need to do a little more to rattle the cage of UFC President Dana White. FiveOuncesOfPain.com submitted a request for comment to White via text message Sunday afternoon seeking his response to reports that Affliction is looking to go... [Read More...]
Dana White puts Kendall Grove on notice
While speaking to the USA Today on Wednesday, UFC President Dana White had some interesting comments when it came to the topic of Kendall Grove. Grove who was the middleweight winner of season three of The Ultimate Fighter is 1-2 in his last three fights. He won a split decision over the late Evan Tanner last June and suffered consecutive first round knockouts to Patrick Cote and Jorge Rivera. He will... [Read More...]
Dana White: “I don’t see any need for a rematch (between St. Pierre and Penn)”
While UFC President Dana White has voiced his feelings about the alleged infractions committed by the corner for Georges St. Pierre during his fourth round TKO victory over B.J. Penn at UFC 94, never has he been so vocal about his frustrations over the incident while appearing as a guest on “The MMAsh,” a nationally syndicated CBS Radio show hosted by “Carmichael Dave.” White... [Read More...]
Dana White says he’s a fan of Internet forums
During a recent interview on the CBS Radio nationally syndicated show “MMAsh,” UFC President Dana White contradicted the public perception on some of his positions. In a previous post on FiveOuncesOfPain.com, White’s stated feelings towards competitors of the UFC was outlined. While many insist White is anti-competition, White disagreed and said he was only against competition that... [Read More...]
Dana White says he has no knowledge of June meeting with Fedor
A recent interview conducted by DreamFighters.com with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko generated a great deal of excited from hardcore MMA fans as the former PRIDE heavyweight champion stated that he was to be involved with an upcoming June meeting with the UFC. “… Me and my management hope to get a chance to talk to Dana White in person in June to discuss a possible fight between... [Read More...]
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