Dana White has absolutely ruined the UFC in the last few years, especially this year

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TKO stock up over 50% over the last 12 months and up over 28% YTD.

UFC just signed a $7.5 billion deal with Paramount.

Those sure are some big numbers

 

[Jonjonesgonemad]

Probably the white house stuff that surprise surprise only few select are that excited about.

Take this one too, lied to Volkov, told him he will make this right and didn't make it right with him.

 

[TCE]

Take this one too, lied to Volkov, told him he will make this right and didn't make it right with him.

I'm sure he made it up to him with money, but on the official record, Volkov lost. Plus, it's a new face for Tom to fight as he's never fought Gane. Tom already ran through Volkov. Volkov vs. Almeida will be a number 1 contender fight.

 

[jeskola]

The UFC is becoming what Dana White always hated about Boxing, the only fights that were good was Alex vs Ankalaev 1, Merab vs Umar, other than that, 2025 has shown nothing good:

-Barely stripped Jon of the title after fans begged him to do it for many months or even 2 years since Aspinall became interim champion.
-Attempts to promote Boxing, which rivals the UFC.
-Refused to book Volk and Movsar despite both fighters appealing for the fight.
-Has put together increasingly scrappier and more mediocre fight cards as time goes on.
-Refuses to make Super fights, no Valentina vs Zhang, no Tom vs Jon, ilia vs Islam...and the list goes on.
-Barely promotes fights (no face to face interviews, mediocre fight posters, lazily announcing fights on Instagram live whilst trying desperately to sounds remotely passionate about the sport)
-Other than him releasing Mokaev and refusing to sign Francis back but Francis doesn't want it either way to save the HW division, also he has been releasing fighters who are winning at HW, like Martin Buday, Alexander Romanov, Rozenstruik whom lost to top HW Pavlovich...and some of these talented HW's, and many unfair releases of fighters.
-Barely books title fights which adds more excitement to the UFC, he keeps one shotting the fans, hypes the fans first and then ONE SHOT, he lied to fans about he will make a fight that will drive people crazy, like saying he will make Tom vs Jon but didn't.
-Overpricing everything and underpaying the fighters, gives wrong bonuses to fighters, like Dustin vs Max 3 didn't win FOTN or Holland vs D-Rod but Vettori vs Hernandez which wasn't that "WOW" or didn't give Reyes any POTN despite coming back to W column, or no POTN in the last event of Taira.
-He still doesn't want to give Russian fighters title shots even if they solidified their position for title fights, or denying No. 1 contenders title shots like Virna Jandiroba.
-Like, at least book more fights for WMMA, the Women champions are inactive af, Zhang Weili hasn't fought for 6 months but DDP who fought with her on same card is gonna make his next title defense in a few days.
-Some MMA Legends like: Frank Shamrock, Tim Sylvia, Dan Henderson, Mirko Cro Cop...and among others are still not in the UFC but rather inducts guys who win TUF and few title fights to the UFC HOF.

Do you believe Dana White should retire?

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[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

It's been a seriously rough year with the Jon situation and Poatan losing his aura. Hoping Topuria can save it, UFC desperately needs a star.

So true, UFC is really lacking in stars, one of the big problems is they barely promote anything anymore, if you remember back when guys like Chuck and Brock and Anderson were champions they were doing huge promotion for every UFC PPV, it felt so big and they were on ever big TV programme going, the promotion was all over the place. But now its just the bare minimum, every event blends into the next one, nothing stands out anymore and there is very little promotion of the PPVs.

Dana is definitely bored with UFC and has lost that passion he had for it, Dana genuinely loved UFC and had an intense passion for it back in the days of Chuck and all those guys, but now he is totally going through the motions with it all, he is far more passionate about his new boxing org and power slap. But its not just Dana, the whole WME TKO owners do the bare minimum now.

 

[BodybagJohnny**]

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Is UFC dying?

 

[DumpsterBaby]

UFC is dying

Every generation of fans says this, but I don’t find it at all interesting anymore. So many fans were shitting on Goldie, but I liked him way better than Anik and the whole FOX deal began to sterilize its character. Once Conor showed up, it became prize fighting with most of the roster acting like teenagers talking shit to each other in the pressers because that’s what sells.

Cherry-picking opponents, pulling out for any reason, and the lamest trash talk has made it completely uninteresting to me.

 

[clutchCAT420]

Dana is the biggest shit stain on mma. Rogaine can f off too..