Archive for 'Dana White'

Takanori Gomi to Strikeforce?

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The essential Japanese MMA blog Nightmare of Battle is reporting that Strikeforce may have the inside track toward signing Takanori Gomi. Affliction’s Tom Atencio indicated in a postfight interview after ‘Ultimate Chaos’ that his organization was close to signing Gomi, but that may not be the case:
From Gomi’s latest interview in MMA magazine Kamipro [...]

Tom Atencio talks about his fight and more…

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Affliction VP Tom Atencio aka the new hero of 42 year olds everywhere was interviewed after his victory at ‘Ultimate Chaos’. Among the topics covered was his crack back on Dana White, who had referred to Atencio’s opponent Randy Hedderick in very derisive terms:

MMAWeekly: One of your first comments after the fight was addressing [...]

Dana says ‘My Way or the Highway’

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

…and there was much rejoicing.
There will be no Limp Bizkit performance at UFC 100. Via MMA Junkie:
Rap-metal group Limp Bizkit’s previously announced July 10 performance at Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort has been canceled.
Ticketmaster.com was the first to announce the cancellation of the event, which was set to coincide with a weekend [...]

Fedor: The UFC doesn’t treat fighters like people

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

And this video clip from AOL Fanhouse was before the UFC’s recent ‘pay to play’ edict for their fighter’s sponsors. Russian fighting god Fedor Emelianenko gives his thoughts on the UFC’s treatment of fighters:

Tom Atencio interview

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Via Cage Potato:
One of the more intriguing matchups on the Ultimate Chaos card features a 41 year old fighter with an 1-0 pro record named Tom Atencio. That would be Affliction VP Tom Atencio who is the company’s frontman for their MMA promotional effort. Here’s a recent interview:
On why he’s fighting a twenty-something [...]

Akiyama ‘Trinity’ commercials

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Here’s some more great commercials with the future UFC middleweight champion Yoshihiro Akiyama:

Hitler wants Fedor to fight in the UFC

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

One of the funniest fan created MMA videos we’ve ever seen. History has obscured the fact that Adolf Hitler was a big MMA fan and when informed that Dana White couldn’t sign Fedor he went ballistic as this video shows:

Dana White on Frank Mir

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Via MMA-Hits:
Here’s the Dana talking about Frank Mir and his reinvigorated career:

UFC terminates contract with Setanta Sports

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

To the surprise of no one, being as the network is in bankruptcy and going off the air, the UFC has terminated its contract with UK affiliate Setanta Sports:
The UFC on Tuesday morning confirmed it has terminated its agreement with Setanta Sports.
The news as the troubled pay-TV broadcaster went into administration on Tuesday afternoon after [...]

Dana talks Thiago Alves at UFC 100

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Via MMA 4 Real:
Dana talking about Thiago’s chances against GSP at UFC 100: