Dana White "Tuesday, we'll figure this out."

[AMAZINGUFC]

"He said he's ready to vacate the belt? (Expletive) crazy," White said. "I've been busy. I haven't been keeping up with the gossip. He's either back today or came back yesterday or whenever. He was in Thailand. He's home. We'll be home tonight. Tuesday, we'll figure this out."

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So, any news about this supposed meeting on Tuesday?

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

 

[Adamant]

Offer JJ the money he wants, and then add $5 million to it.

Maybe he actually signs.

 

[Randy Fandy Fo Fanders]

Dana and Jones are both embarrassments who are doing nothing but making excuses and gaslighting the entire fanbase while fucking over the other fighters who want the division to move forward

 

[SuperAlly]

Dana and Jones are both embarrassments who are doing nothing but making excuses and gaslighting the entire fanbase while fucking over the other fighters who want the division to move forward

No, no, no, no, no!

You have it wrong.

According to the genius collective on here its Tom's fault for not accepting fights that the UFC didn't offer him.

 

[AMAZINGUFC]

 

[Shaolin Alan]

No, no, no, no, no!

You have it wrong.

According to the genius collective on here its Tom's fault for not accepting fights that the UFC didn't offer him.

If Tim really wanted the fight, he'd work harder for the opportunity

 

[markys00]

Holding out for ESPN deal to end

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Holding out for ESPN deal to end

Could be something to that. If they get $1b per year, Jones gonna ask for true fuck you money

 

[SuperAlly]

If Tim really wanted the fight, he'd work harder for the opportunity

Clear clown post replete with clown spelling

 

[Söze Aldo]

I love how the President of the UFC brags about being busy and not paying attention to the ongoings of the company. Really healthy situation we got going on here.

 

[rjmbrd]

Holding out for ESPN deal to end

Its widely and credibly reported PPV buys have been well below expectations and doing poorly.

How in the world would intentionally putting out low PPV buys while you're trying to sell media rights to new partners benefit negotiations? It is also widely reported they are asking for a 10 year deal.

Nobody cares about a one-off event with a retiring fighter you get to have, they want a product/market fit. UFC is also contractually obligated to offer multiple bouts a year to Aspinall.

If Dana could make this fight, he would. So far? He can't. This isn't complicated.

 

[Meathead Jock]

Nobody cares about a one-off event

This is largely true. But an event like this would have been huge to have for the first ESPN+ PPV, because they need something big to introduce it on a new avenue.

Odds are Jones just doesn't want the fight but there's a tiny chance it's the new media deal because otherwise it makes no sense they haven't stripped him yet.

 

[rjmbrd]

This is largely true. But an event like this would have been huge to have for the first ESPN+ PPV, because they need something big to introduce it on a new avenue.

Odds are Jones just doesn't want the fight but there's a tiny chance it's the new media deal because otherwise it makes no sense they haven't stripped him yet.

Netflix Chief of Content Bela Bajaria and CEO Ted Sarandos have both separately made public comments that indicate their 'live' strategy is about one off events, when questioned about the UFC in long format interviews.

Granted this could be negotiation posturing but there isn't much buzz in town that this deal is going. Its possible they break-up the rights to multiple platforms. I could see Netflix have some events. Really we'll have to wait and see.

The concept that Dana is intentionally making the company perform poorly by refusing to book the biggest bill they have right now, so their numbers look terrible during negotiations, is just fantasy stuff. That isn't how business works.

 

[Ares Black]

It's Tuesday

 

[mkess101]

"He said he's ready to vacate the belt? (Expletive) crazy," White said. "I've been busy. I haven't been keeping up with the gossip. He's either back today or came back yesterday or whenever. He was in Thailand. He's home. We'll be home tonight. Tuesday, we'll figure this out."

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So, any news about this supposed meeting on Tuesday?
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Why the rush? Can't we just enjoy our summer without the promise of "big news" about the HW division?

Personally, I think an announcement in October saying that Jones will announce his intentions by years end makes sense. At that point if Jones decides he wants to fight Aspinall he can take his 6 months and we'd have it scheduled for next year's international fight week.

This younger generation just has no patience.

 

[Neck&Neck]

 

[ChrisBenoit]

Maybe tomorrow we'll hear something. Dana usually does his ig announcements on Wednesdays

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Is this Dana White's new strategy? Just say you don't know what's going on lol.

 

[JoeRowe]

No, no, no, no, no!

You have it wrong.

According to the genius collective on here its Tom's fault for not accepting fights that the UFC didn't offer him.

The UFC is contractually obligated to offer a fight every 6 months. If Tom wanted to fight he could have. Instead he chose to waste well over 1 year of his prime being a Chandler-type sucker.

He was never getting the Jones fight and everyone with am IQ above 90(disqualify you) understood this.