Top rivalries in MMA tend to be associated with Gracie-Sakuraba, Emelianenko-Nogueria, Chute Boxe-Brazilian Top Team and so on. The aforementioned competitors touch on just a handful of feuds that helped revolutionize and drive the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. However, ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Dana White
Feed SubscriptionTUF 8- The Semi-Finals Part I
By Denny “The Mad One” Hodge After suffering withdrawel due to there being no show last Wednesday, we get our fix tonight with back to back episodes featuring 4 semi-final bouts at Light Heavyweight and Lightweight that will determine who ... Read More »
Dana White and the Boston Mob
Dana White is filming a two-hour TV pilot in Dorchester, Massachusetts entitled “The War of ’04.” It is said to be inspired by the Boston Irish Mob and revolve around a mob boss resembling Whitey Bulger, which is very interesting ... Read More »
Lorenzo Fertitta wants Rickson Gracie to fight in the UFC
David Samuels has a great new interview with Lorenzo Fertitta in The Atlantic. He goes in-depth with the UFC co-owner and talks about everything from fighter salary, to how The Ultimate Fighter got started, and even issues a challenge to ... Read More »
Kimbo to K-1?
Despite Pro Elite shutting its doors, the Kimbo Slice experiment appears far from over. Multiple sources point to Kimbo appearing at the K-1 December 6th event at the Yokohama Arena to announce his future with the company. Slice, the former ... Read More »
5 Rounds with Mike Straka: Ring of Combat, Dana, Carano, Strikeforce, & Alvarez (Videos)
Mike Straka and his guests from Fox News’ Fight Game discuss some of the major topics from the past week in MMA. In round one they take a look at Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat. Round two discusses Dana White ... Read More »
Joe Rogan comments on UFC video game contract issue
by: Doug Drexler Joe Rogan posted a response to a forum thread on mixedmartialsarts.com giving his take on Dana White’s recent outburst regarding the contract status of Jon Fitch, and other fighters out of the American Kickboxing Academy. Rogan commented ... Read More »
UFC 91 PPV numbers look good
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting early returns on UFC 91 pay-per-view buys range from 800,000-850,000 purchases. While Couture vs. Lesnar did not quite hit the 1.2 million mark Dana White openly predicted, UFC 91 ranks only behind UFC 66 ... Read More »
M-1′s Jerry Millen talks about feud with Dana White
Here’s a very interesting interview with vice president of M-1 Global USA, Jerry Millen. In part one of this two part interview (2nd part to be released Thursday), Millen talks about his final days working with PRIDE and his transition ... Read More »
Fitch gives more background on video game deal
By Denny “The Mad One” Hodge It’s now been several days since we found out that Jon Fitch is back in the UFC after signing on the dotted line for undisclosed terms relating to the “UFC 2009 Undisputed” video game ... Read More »
UFC 91 Paid Attendence Figures
The final figures are in and the paid attendance for last Saturday’s UFC 91 topped out at 10,845. The Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Executive Director Keith Kizer reported the figures earlier this afternoon. Immediately following the event Dana White announced ... Read More »
Don’t expect the UFC in Hawaii anytime soon
by: Jack Bratcher At a time when MMA is legal in almost every state in the Union and the sport’s largest proponent, the UFC is poised to take over the world, one place the UFC will not be holding an ... Read More »
Dana who? Jon Fitch back in the UFC
Have you ever gone over your boss’s head about something? Maybe you didn’t like the way he was doing something so you went to his boss and took care of it? Well, that is similar to what Jon Fitch has ... Read More »
Dana White talks Fitch, AKA, & Faber
Dana White, UFC President, called in live from Hawaii on the Carmichael Dave Show on Wednesday November 19th in an exclusive interview to discuss Jon Fitch’s release from the UFC and what it means for the future of other AKA ... Read More »
UFC 94: B.J. Penn vs. GSP press conference
TUF 8 – Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir – Episode 10 Re-Cap
By Denny “The Mad One” Hodge We’re down to the last Light Heavyweight bout before the semi finals are locked up. Last week Krzysztof cemented his place in the semi’s with a victory over Kyle Kingsbury in a pretty lackluster ... Read More »
UFC 91 post fight press conference (video)
UFC 95 in London with possible Silva vs Liddell headliner
by: Matt De La Rosa The Sun is reporting that UFC 95 will take place at the O2 Arena in London, England on February 21. With UFC 93 occurring just one month earlier, the UFC apparently will waste no time ... Read More »
UFC 91 Salaries
The official salaries have been released from UFC 91 along with the traditional bonuses. Dustin Hazelett took home Submission of the Night. Jeremy Stephens nabbed Knockout of the Night. Jorge Gurgel and Aaron Riley’s three round prelim bout earned Fight ... Read More »
Dana White video blog for UFC 91 #7
Here’s the final video blog for UFC 91. It was filmed right before, during, and after the event. Lots of cameos in this one. Someone please tell me was that Martin Sheen saying hi to Brock Lesnar in his dressing ... Read More »
Dana White & Brock Lesnar post-UFC 91 interviews
Dana White breaks down Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture and talks about the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. White also discusses Kenny Florian’s performance and says that B.J. “better stay on his game and stay focused.” No truer words were ever ... Read More »
UFC 91 Live Gate
At the post fight press conference Dana White announced UFC 91 took in $4.8 million at the gate. The MGM Grand Garden Arena drew a crowd of 14,272, nearly a sell out. Billed as the “biggest fight in UFC history” ... Read More »