Entries Tagged as 'Dana White'

Dana White Loves Analogies Monday, March 10th, 2008

Here’s a Dana White gem for you, from a recent interview with Carlos Arias of the Orange County Register. This is White’s response to a question about competitors in the MMA business:
“You come over to my house this weekend and we kick back and watch TV. We put on (expletive) NASCAR. We’re like, ‘Holy […]

Fedor to M-1: I Just Need My Space Right Now Friday, March 7th, 2008

It was a whirlwind romance, but it seems the flame has burned out.  Fedor and M-1 are breaking up.  At least, that’s what one of Fedor’s agents, Apy Echteld, told ESPN’s Ryan Hockensmith.   Echteld claimed that an announcement was forthcoming in the next few days, and that Fedor would officially be a free agent.
It’s not […]

Dana White Implores Couture to “Be a Man” Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Apparently unsatisfied with calling Couture a liar in the press and suing him in court, UFC president Dana White seems now to be embarking upon a campaign intended to shame Randy Couture into returning to the Octagon. Just recently White called Couture out publicly in the Canadian Press:
“Come on Captain America, step up and […]

A Black Day for MMA: UFC Sues Randy Couture For ‘Irreparable Damage’ Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

It’s finally happened. The UFC has filed a lawsuit against their former heavyweight champion, alleging “irreparable damage”, “numerous intentional torts”, and conspiracy. Now things are going to get nasty. According to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal, the UFC is seeking in excess of $10,000 in damages from Couture, as […]

Penn-Stevenson Fight For Interim Title, And I’m As Confused As Ever Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

My brain hurts. It’s tired of trying to sort this mess out, and it’s getting nowhere. But it’s not my brain’s fault, it’s the UFC’s. Their tortured logic is driving me crazy, and they don’t even care.
If you’re on the UFC’s mailing list, as I am, you received an email alerting you […]

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Filed under B.J. Penn, Dana White, Joe Stevenson, MMA, Sean Sherk, Sports, UFC

Pithy Thoughts For a Monday Morning Monday, October 29th, 2007

The new edition of my weekly column is live at Crave Online . It focuses, naturally, on the issue of the moment regarding Dana White and Randy Couture. While I thoroughly enjoyed the back and forth between these two last week, I’m still baffled by some of White’s comments. Did he really […]

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Filed under Dana White, Fedor Emelianenko, MMA, Randy Couture, Sports, UFC

Dueling Press Conferences: Dana White vs. Randy Couture Friday, October 26th, 2007

When Dana White announced that he would hold a press conference on the same day as the one already announced by departed UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, it wasn’t hard to see what he had in mind. When he scheduled his media conference call to begin just thirty minutes before Couture’s Las Vegas media […]

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Aftershocks From Couture’s Resignation Reach Far and Wide Friday, October 12th, 2007

Randy Couture’s announcement yesterday that he was resigning from the UFC and abdicating his throne as heavyweight champion has thrown the MMA world into a small-scale panic. Nobody wants to lose Couture, and nobody, at first, knew what to make of his decision to leave. I imagine the reaction by MMA fans was something […]

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Liddell Talks Retirement (But I’m Not Buying It) Monday, September 24th, 2007

Following his decision loss to Keith Jardine (who has reclaimed full “Dean of Mean” status with the victory), former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is said to be considering retirement. According to trend-follower Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports!, UFC president Dana White spoke about the possibility of Liddell hanging up his gloves.
“There’s a […]

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Filed under Chuck Liddell, Dana White, Don Frye, Keith Jardine, Ken Shamrock, MMA, Randy Couture, Sports, UFC

Upsets Leave Uncertain Future for UFC Stars Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

At the top of last night’s UFC pay-per-view broadcast, announcer Mike Goldberg mentioned that Chuck Liddell would fight former Pride champ Wanderlei Silva if he beat Keith Jardine in the evening’s main event.
He didn’t. Now we don’t know what’s going to happen to Liddell or Silva (much less Jardine). If Goldberg’s statement is […]

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Filed under Chuck Liddell, Dana White, Forrest Griffin, Jon Fitch, Keith Jardine, MMA, Shogun Rua, Sports, UFC, UFC 76