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With WME-IMG buying UFC/Zuffa from the Fertitta brothers in mid 2016, many started wondering if Dana White was going to walk away, since he had been best buddies with the Fertittas for decades. Turned out that wasn't the case.
The bald goofy stayed as the president of UFC and continued to bash fighters always he felt like it, and he's still there to this day.
However, i have been realizing that he's much more absent than before. He only shows up to big cards and his post fight scrums are very rare. He barely speaks to the media, only to ESPN and TMZ (lol).
Although that was also the case before, in my opinion nowadays we see Dana White lying to us much more often. It's like his word/opinion has lot value.
Also, important to remember that WME made a clean up in the house when they bought UFC. Many people in the staff were released or retired (bye Chuck, Dave Sholler, Joe Silva, Brian Stann, Kirk Hendrick) while many were brought in (Mick Maynard, David Shaw, Hunter Campbell).
I was thinking about it a few days ago after hearing the MMA hour interview with Ben Askren. He says that it wasn't Dana who negotiated and talked with him, it was Hunter Campbell, UFC Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
So here's another case of someone in UFC being objective and pragmatic, not putting much weight on Dana's personal problems with the fighter.
Now UFC fighter Abu Azaitar with Hunter Campbell, years ago - since then Abu and his brother, Ottman Azaitar, were signed to UFC
Hunter Campbell is also the guy who Dana mentioned as "a guy in the company who was a big Diaz fan"
So, shertards, do you also think Dana is losing it?
The bald goofy stayed as the president of UFC and continued to bash fighters always he felt like it, and he's still there to this day.
However, i have been realizing that he's much more absent than before. He only shows up to big cards and his post fight scrums are very rare. He barely speaks to the media, only to ESPN and TMZ (lol).
Although that was also the case before, in my opinion nowadays we see Dana White lying to us much more often. It's like his word/opinion has lot value.
Also, important to remember that WME made a clean up in the house when they bought UFC. Many people in the staff were released or retired (bye Chuck, Dave Sholler, Joe Silva, Brian Stann, Kirk Hendrick) while many were brought in (Mick Maynard, David Shaw, Hunter Campbell).
I was thinking about it a few days ago after hearing the MMA hour interview with Ben Askren. He says that it wasn't Dana who negotiated and talked with him, it was Hunter Campbell, UFC Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
So here's another case of someone in UFC being objective and pragmatic, not putting much weight on Dana's personal problems with the fighter.
Now UFC fighter Abu Azaitar with Hunter Campbell, years ago - since then Abu and his brother, Ottman Azaitar, were signed to UFC
Hunter Campbell is also the guy who Dana mentioned as "a guy in the company who was a big Diaz fan"
So, shertards, do you also think Dana is losing it?
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