ESPN goes after the UFC.....

Its been pretty much common knowledge I thought that White was ripping of his fighters.

Its been a pretty tough 18 to 24 months for White with the fixed fights, dirty test results exposure of several of his big money hype jobs. This ESPN story could hurt pretty bad. Plus its dangerous for White to say much, Not sure that he would want to go head to head with ESPN, they could ruin him and the UFC, all by tuesday.

 

yeah, he should be trying to open a dialogue with them, not act like a spoiled baby...it's actually a perfect chance to get good exposure if he handled it well

 

Yea ESPN all mothrr****ing daay they report real **** that people need to know Dana white is a scumbag. Nothing but a 2piece hoe and I hope somebody wrecks him soon mother****er is a lying, over hyped, ass eating, bull**** talking, family neglecting mother****er I hope he gets what's coming the UFC hype train will soon see what's up after ESPN and The FTC expose them

 

the thing is nobody MAKES these guys sign with the ufc. its pretty much a given that theyre signing on in the hope of building a profile and making some serious coin down the track and the ufc has shown that if your worth the money they will pay you. you think these guys arent punching the air with joy when they get that first call from dana?

 

I think its bad tactics on Dana's part (If only because he's the accusations far more exposure) but he has a right to be pissed. The ESPN sounds like a complete hatchet job. Not saying there isn't a case to be made for fighters getting more money but from what's been released they've cobbled together a misleading argument that anyone with an ounce of knowledge of how the industry works could refute. As MMAFighting have pointed out, their arguments aren't even consistent.

 

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. Dana's volatility may well work against him.

 

1) If you're a professional mixed martial artist, you'll make more money fighting for the UFC than you will anywhere else.

2) If you're towards the top of your profession, the UFC will make you a millionaire. If you're a journeyman fighter with some kind of fan base, you'll make a good living. If you're a nobody, you'll make a living wage.

3) Exactly how much money should a guy with no name, no fan following and no significant career achievements be making while participating in a new sport?

4) Fighter salaries are rising as the sport gains in popularity.

5) The UFC spends a lot of money providing top-quality medical care to its injured fighters.

6) No active or ex-UFC fighters have gone on record with ESPN complaining about the UFC, with the exception of Ken Shamrock.

7) ESPN's major competitor just so happens to be starting their multi-year, several-hundred-million-dollar contract with the UFC at the exact same time the article is coming out.

8) Before the article even comes out, ESPN has already been caught straight-up lying in a HUGE way.

That alone exposes the entire article as a hatchet job. That's not an innocent error.

:hat

 

:rofl

See what you did there?

He's "not too smart a cookie", but he bought the UFC from nothing to mainstream relevance. Now it's your cue to say that the Fertittas did it - bull****. The Fertittas provided the cash to keep it afloat. Dana built the property.

As much as you may hate it, Dana White is the single most important figure in MMA's history. Before Dana White got involved with the sport, it was a barely-legal, irrelevant freakshow that was going absolutely nowhere in the Western world. Now it's mainstream.

So is Fox. And Fox have Dana's back. They're clearly more than happy to work with him and commit to his organization in a HUGE way. And now, just as that commitment is kicking in, ESPN decides to run a hatchet job on a competitor that's heavily involved in a fast-growing sport that ESPN isn't making any money from. What mysterious timing for such an article to appear. :good

Tell that to Fox Sports. ESPN is attacking a competitor, nothing more or less.

Why didn't this article appear a few years ago, when fighters were making much less than they are now and didn't have insurance or proper medical coverage?

Because a few years ago, MMA was completely irrelevant. Now, thanks to Dana and the UFC, it has gone mainstream. And ESPN isn't making any money from it, while its major competitior stands to make shitloads.

:hat

 

ESPN does not like MMA at all.

Mainly because it isn't a bunch of pussies stopping every few seconds while running around wearing a helmet and covering themselves in pads to protect themselves from boo boos.

The fighters make more than is published.

ESPN hates it and is trying to keep the image that it's a fringe sport because the ****ers that run it probably cry anytime they see a man get leg kicked.

ESPN is a ****in joke and has been for a long time.

 

yeah I'm going to go ahead and say your lying. Espn doesn't hate mma or eles they wouldn't cover it at all. And everyone there is working with on brain that's would have to be the case for them to hate it

 

Is that all?

 

This is enough to judge your whole point. This is a monopolistic viewpoint. "They're the only one worth the time, so they can do w/e they want."

 

BTW, in the video they posted "Longest MMA win streaks", ever heard of Fedor, with 27?

edit: NVM, it said UFC champs