Comments on: Dana White: ‘I’m trying to fix my problem with Andrei’ Arlovski (Video)

By: Xas

Xas — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:42:05 +0000

By only ticket I

By: ken

ken — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:35:41 +0000

aa is quietly backin down on his bravado exterior of wanting more cash out of the ufc, now he’s respect in what he jaws about dana.
he knows where his bread and butter is, plus the exposure that comes with fighting with the ufc.
in the end you have to fill seats and have ppl watch your shows to generate $$, arlovski is loved by all and ppl want to see him fight. [ in general]
hence the pay he receives.
dana will reel him in and get him on a 6 fight deal.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:12:07 +0000

[quote post=”5303″]the reason i said Gonzaga or Kongo was i want to see him in a fight he can win without going to the judges cards.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying. Those are more exciting fights. But it’s gonna be hard to justify a title shot if he beats either Zaga or Kongo because both guys are coming off losses. And while I agree that a Mir fight would probably me more of a chess match than a fight, it makes more sense rankings-wise.

By: a pitbull

a pitbull — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:01:00 +0000

[quote comment=”360383″][quote comment=”360290″]Nice little jab at Tito!

I sincerely hope to see Andrei back in the octagon… and soon. He’s one of the fighters who originally got me into MMA.[/quote]
Me TOO!!! I was so used to watching crappy over-weight under fit boxers throw 2 or 3 punches per round in HW I wondered why they bothered with the division… then I saw AA in the UFC HW div and I was like oh F***… no more boxing for me, I have pitbull fights to watch![/quote]

YUP!!!!!!!!!

By: Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Daily Rubout March 12th 2008

Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Daily Rubout March 12th 2008 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:32:55 +0000

[…] Dana White talks sweet about Arlovski Dana White seems pretty repentant in this video, saying it was a mistake not to give Arlovski the love and attention he deserved. Of course, saying that after the deliberate bury job seems kinda insincere. […]

By: E. Fairway

E. Fairway — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:35:49 +0000

I hope that they can work things out with A. Arlovski. He is my favorite fighter, and many others. I won’t stop watching the UFC if A.Arlovski leaves, but I will follow him.

By: the levi

the levi — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:43:46 +0000

the reason i said Gonzaga or Kongo was i want to see him in a fight he can win without going to the judges cards. even though they are both ex champs a match against Mir would make the PITBULL look bad. he wouldnt want to get into a grapling match with Mir,and Frank wouldnt want to stand with AA. i have always considered the PITBULL the hardest puncher in the UFC. so he s got a punchers chance against BIG NOG. i know Big Nog has never gotten KOed but hes never been hit by AA. when the Maineiac 1st came to the UFC he fought Cabbage and beat the hell out of him until the corner threw in the towel.
Cabbage wouldnt go down,but when the PITBULL fought him he went down cause AA hits that damn hard.

By: I heart Bas Rutten

I heart Bas Rutten — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:49:55 +0000

what the hell happened?

By: efisher

efisher — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:43:16 +0000

[quote comment=”362763″][quote comment=”362696″]AA made $105K base by fighting Jake O’Brien. He got another $65K for beating him. $170K is not bad money for going untelevised. UFC’s position is: you just made $170K for an untelevised fight, what are you doing for us. But, they are the ones who had him fight O’Brien in the first place, so they really did it to themselves. Based on AA being a top 5 HW, and big Timmy no longer being champ, I think it would be fair for the UFC to offer him $125K base and $125K winning bonus for now, with a jump to $250K base and $250K winning bonus if he becomes champ. What do you guys think the UFC should pay AA?[/quote]

i agree with those numbers. a quarter mil. for a win on his way to a title shot.and if he wins the belt after that he will have made .75 mil. for 2 fights. that seems resonable for a top Hwt.IMO hes only 1 win away from a title shot.maybe the1y should give him G.Gonzaga or C.Kongo[/quote]

The UFC should publicize all fighter payouts pre-fight, not post fight. Every other professional sport highly publicizes atheletes salaries, the UFC should as well.
As for who AA should fight next - NOT Gonzaga or Congo (although I would like to see an AA/Congo matchup-but between them three straight losses) He should fight Mir next, with winner getting next title shot.

By: the levi

the levi — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:16:30 +0000

[quote comment=”362696″]AA made $105K base by fighting Jake O’Brien. He got another $65K for beating him. $170K is not bad money for going untelevised. UFC’s position is: you just made $170K for an untelevised fight, what are you doing for us. But, they are the ones who had him fight O’Brien in the first place, so they really did it to themselves. Based on AA being a top 5 HW, and big Timmy no longer being champ, I think it would be fair for the UFC to offer him $125K base and $125K winning bonus for now, with a jump to $250K base and $250K winning bonus if he becomes champ. What do you guys think the UFC should pay AA?[/quote]