You were talking about Davis in the past-tense, like Frank ran him over with his motorcycle or something lmao
Davis never was a fan of the game, came only for the money.
It is hard to make money in a world that you don't like, because to know a thing, you must spent a lot of time studying it, and usually if you do that it's because you love it somehow.
Don Davis never made game changing moves, made a lot of mistakes on the chessboard.
Nganou was from the start, nothing but a bad investement. Expect creating indirect advertisement, PFL wasted millions of dollars.
Running an MMA corporation is not a sprint but a marathon. David knows nothing about the game, no wonder he failed.
I quote from Don Davis being upset to Ngannou in the media : "PFL founder
Donn Davis didn’t hold back his frustration over the absence.
“You have to ask Francis (why he was not present),” Davis said.
“I’m not going to hide it — I expected him (at GrandWest Arena). This is part of his vision, so that all those fighters out there don’t have to leave the continent like he did. We worked for two years. I’m direct and say what I think — I’m disappointed.”"
Fuck Don Davis, it is his mistake. You are the CEO, your job is to make sure good work gets done, you can outsource the job, but you needs to make sure it gets done, even if it by the hands of someone else and not your hands.
Why it has to be Francis ? Bring an educated guy from Africa, give him your ambitious plans. If Francis did do nothing in 3 months, make him work, or fire him ass, you waited 2 years, before expressing your dissapointment ? You've got to get rid of dead weight from the start, instead of carrying it for two years.
I'm the CEO of PFL Africa, what do I do ?
Open 3 gyms in 9 african countries that do not know cival war and are stable.
Bring 60 MMA amateur fighters from Africa, and make them a seminar of 3 years in an academy.
Send them back to these gyms. Contracts.
You miss training ? Fired
Metrics with technology.
Create a generation of MMA fighter, use local celebrities to promote your academy. Make small events, tiny events, attract sponsors, create a small local scene. For the 100 fighters that you will have selected in 3 years, select 10% of them.
Send them abroad to the US, give them a phantom job for visa, make them train in US gyms. Sponsors them always with the minimum.
With less than 3/5 millions dollars you could have done that. Setting a clear foundation for your PFL Africa project.
In 5 years, you could build a good generation of fighters and making them start their pro careers.
If Francis has no vision, Davis as well had none.
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