April 19th, 2008
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i really enjoyed that interview =)
Good interview!
that interviewer was an idiot, any time dana tried to give a full answer he would interupt him
Because they only had so much time. That’s how that aprt of the show works, they have someone sit down there and fire questions at them.
DANA WHITE Says “TRAVIS LUTTER Will Get A Title Shot” The Only LEGIT THREAT To SILVA?
Dana said that if lutter beats rick franklin he will get a title shot be4 okami.
This makes me really hope that Franklin beats Lutter. I dont ever want to see him fight for the title again.
I would much rather see Lutter-Silva II than Franklin-Silva III. I know it’s crap that he didn’t make weight for the fight, and he deserves the shit he gets for that. However, Lutter’s still a very talented fighter who has as good if not better chance to beat Silva than anyone else in the MW division. Franklin even said himself that he doesn’t think the fans really want to see him fight Silva again. I’ve been a big Rich Franklin fan for a long time, and I always love to watch him compete. As a result I hate watching him get taken apart by Silva repeatedly. Either way, I’m excited to see him fight Lutter, it should be a hell of a shot.
yeah so he talks most of the time and doesnt let dana properly answer the questions…he even goes as far as arguing with his own panel!!
He looked freaky and like Dracula, and was throwing shit at him. Before Dana could complete a sentence, then the subject changed, and making comparisons to WWE. Besides the State Athletic Commissions regulate and sanction fights, not the UFC, they bring it to the table. Dana has even said in the past that in order to be completely legitimate, they had to conform to the same regs as boxing. WWE, the E is for Entertainment, and Dana said “we are a SPORT”.
man dana is loud!!
Q: Do you regret buying Pride?
A: No, we got some great fighters, we got the biggest library of MMA videos and a company I considered a competitor is gone.
What a douche!
Business Man
I’m sure that’s what you would have called the owners of Pride had THEY bought out and shut down UFC just because they can.
Maybe he was a fan of the sport at some time (doubt it) but he’s only a fan of money now.
Pride’s financials were terrible. If it wasn’t bought by Zuffa, it either would have been bought by somebody else or it would have just gone belly up.
But let’s say Pride had a whole bunch of capital and could afford to buy the UFC, Zuffa would never sell. Pride couldn’t hack it–they were forced to sell.
UFC made pride tap…
If Coca Cola could buy Pespi & put them out of busines they would, UFC did it to Pride. Thats business.
A fan of money?
And?!?!?
How does that make him a douche?
Three current champions are here because Dana bought PRIDE (A. Silva, Rampage, Big Nog). We also have Ninja Rua, Wandy, we had Cro Cop, who is still a huge star despite poor showings in UFC. What’s so douchey about that?
I consider myself being a huge Pride FC lover, I’m sad that it’s gone but at the end of the day business is business. I’m a Dana hater, and usually I’m not a hater of anyone except him with the only reason of him taking down Pride, but you have to swallow your pride sometimes and recognize that what he did was huge for the UFC. He’s just being smart. Microsoft didn’t get to where it is today if they hadn’t got rid of their competitors (I hate Microsoft too!) and this is what Dana did, got rid of his competitor. So can we really blame the guy? Just like he said, he got more fighters (LHW didn’t used to be stacked as it is today), got a huge MMA video library, got rid of their competitor, got three new champions and most of all, got a new audience tuning in to the UFC (most people that used to watch only Pride outside of japan are now buying UFC PPVs, I’m living proof of that). Again, business is nasty sometimes, so I hate you Dana, but good job getting to where you are
PS: don’t worry ppl, the UFC will have new competitors sooner than later, it’s just a matter of time so we can see where these new organizations stand after a year or two.
A. Silva fought a whopping 5 times in Pride, and was 3-2. He made his name fighting all over the place before coming to the UFC. That’s only 2 more fights in Pride than Chuck. Anderson is not a “Pride guy”.
The UFC didn’t get Rampage in the Pride buyout, they bought the WFA to get him. He had already left Pride.
Of those 3 only Nog signed after the buyout.
The UFC doesn’t have Ninja Rua, they do have Shogun though.
Pride died because Zuffa couln’t figure out how to run the business in Japan. However the previous owners obviously didn’t do such a bang up job themselves. So I agree, he’s not a douche…in this instance.
debating weather a. silva and rampage were pride fighters or not is such an old debate that will get no where and I’m sure we’re all pretty tired of defending our sides. Can we just agree that buying Pride brought over top competition to the UFC? Also, MongoMan, how can you say the previous owners didn’t do a bang up job when they filled the saitama arena with 50k ppl each event? They lost their TV deal because of the japanese mafia, that’s the only reason they were in trouble.
linx. yeah 50k people but how much were they charging per ticket. if the ufc sold tickets for $20 a pop they would sell out football stadium.
ye they sold em in yen for starters and pride had a huge fan base in japan and stadiums were allowed to hold events in america the ufc cant get a big stadium to fill
Good question. I’m not sure how much they charged for the range of seats, but it must have been good if the UFC were interested in buying them (they wouldn’t want to invest in something that it’s not worth right?). I think in a way, they truly wanted to keep the japanese market open, but just didn’t know how to deal with the japanese politics and ultimately the reason for the closure of Pride FC. still, would be nice to know how much they charged for the range of seats if anyone knows it please share your thoughts (given the fact that the PPV buy for Pride was just about the same as the current PPV buy for UFC here in Brazil, I’d imagine the range for value at the gate wouldn’t be much different).
the interviewer is not new to mma or to interviewing dana white you all!!!
and dana is a piece of crap lier he bought pride to buy the comitiiioon…then dana says he has no problem with competition yeahif the compitiion is bad dana welcomes it but when they are pretty good he says they suck or his rich billionares bail him out buying the competition…??
stupid dana i hate him, pride was good
He doesn’t regret buy Pride, he just regrets paying Millions $$$ way too much for it!
Pretty sure… the interviewer should have stayed in the condom.
I couldn’t agree more. +1
I have to agree. I hate Michael Landsberg. I have no idea where this guys ego comes from, because he has nothing going for him. He’s just a loud-mouthed, arrogant jack-ass. Although, Dana proved that he’s louder!
I cant believe he did the whole show without saying f*&k
Without dropping F’Bombs Dana actually sounds well spoken.
I thought he did well seeing as he was treated like a democrat on fox.
…or a Republican on MSNBC.
i thought dana did well, even while being under attack
I laughed so hard when the interviewer asked him the capital of Canada…He did get it eventually, competitive little baldy.
Fair play Dana White.
That was excellent. Thanks!
Ottawa?..
YA THAT’s RIGHT!… punk bitch.
WOoo, game day!
dana es la verga, la verdad no se porque lo critican tanto, el llevo la UFC a lugares donde nunca se hubiera pensado… aparte de que es un empresario excelente es fan de peleas pese a quien le pese…
viva Dana White… viva mexico cabrones!!!
;D
en punto cien percento carnal.
Speak English.
Can we get the biggest MMA mgul on a planet a better shirt please?! LOL! I swear he was wearing that in yesterday’s video too.
lol…for once Dana White is speechless. maybe it’s due to the lack of profanity.
that was a great interview, and while I’m not a huge fan of Dana, but he has mede the sport what it is today
wasn’t that bad?! Thought Dana handled it all well - funny comment about the sleepin pills
Dana did a good job handling those low blows! OTR just got on the band wagon, they have no idea what Dana has done for the sport. The host is a tool.
Landsberg is a complete tool. Yeah, let me prepare a number of questions, fire them off at you and give you 5 seconds to answer when the actual answer requires longer.
It’s a stupid segment of the show designed to make the interviewee look like a fool.
The host is a clown, whether people like the UFC or not, they make good fights happen for the most part. Dana has done a lot for MMA. It would be better if fighters were compensated better, but they do have a business to run so I understand. But he does love himself quite a bit much.
hahaha Dana handeled it just fine. How was he speechless? Because not every thing he said was clever? That dude with the weird looking lips didn’t really effect him. I’m pretty sure Dana could care less. I don’t understand why people hate him. He hasn’t done everything perfect but he HAS done a lot for the sport. He DID make Liddell and Silva happen and THAT was pretty cool.
To anyone that thinks that Dana was ambushed you need to watch Meet The Press when they have a conservative on. Its almost alway 3 on 1. This wasn’t even close. It was much more of a spirited debate with the panel agreeing with Dana for the most part.
As far as you Dana haters go take some advice: quit hating on things so much it’s not healthy.
Wow… talk about blindsided.
Interviewer is a toolbag.
Why is it that when a person or company works hard and becomes number one the whole world all of a sudden hates it. I have no doubt that things are not perfect in the UFC, but they are number one for a reason. Just like Wal-Mart, Tiger Woods, and Microsoft, Dana White and the UFC have gotten the job done. Are they supposed to apologize for that???
thats why Wal wmart should go to china and thats why we have APPLe computers retard
To all the people who say the UFC is the top company in the world, you are wrong. They are the top in the US. Not the world.
I don’t pretend to know everything in worldly MMA affairs but I ask you to provide some facts to back this up. What companies running MMA events outside of the US are larger/more profitable?
I dont pretend either. I know for a FACT, the UFC, is the top MMa promotion in the world….
This dude must be high…And not Nick Diaz high , he is more like Nick Nolte high..Because that post was retarded.
UFC is a multi billion dollar industry, they just had a thing on the internet about how much its worth in Forbes.com. People hate Dana White cause he is on top of the mountain and he tells it like it is. People try to tear down what they are jealous of, all Dana haters wish they were him, its about all of them hating to love him. Umm…by the way…what other fight promotion is bigger or pays more than the UFC?????? I will give you a list, EliteXC, WEC, Cage Rage, IFL, King of the Cage, Dream, Affliction (sylvia vs fedor under new promotion), Rage in the Cage, Strikeforce?????? More top level fighters in UFC, no other promotion pays more so they do just fine!
White is the jackass
speak in english????
porque??
Im curious to hear what Dana thought of the experience. Its like a heated argument where you cant get a word in, I guess it has a certain something to offer, but I thought the interveiw was frustrating to watch.
That is NOT an ambush.