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Not a Dana White fan but I'm not a child and can think objectively. DW has grown the UFC despite the endless claims from Sherdoggers that he is a Buffoon. Fact is, he is a shrewd business man.
Let’s recap how Dana is handling the HW division.
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Not a Dana White fan but I'm not a child and can think objectively. DW has grown the UFC despite the endless claims from Sherdoggers that he is a Buffoon. Fact is, he is a shrewd business man.
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I think this is the first anti Dana thread that I agree with.
Being the org's promoter, he currently has a bad situation with the current HW Champ, former HW Champ, and former LHW champ who could be an intriguing draw at HW.
Yeah, they're probably all hard to deal with. But, as a promoter it's kind of his job to get the situations working well for the org.
Being the org's promoter, he currently has a bad situation with the current HW Champ, former HW Champ, and former LHW champ who could be an intriguing draw at HW.
Yeah, they're probably all hard to deal with. But, as a promoter it's kind of his job to get the situations working well for the org.
Promoters by definition are not honest. Hate to break it to you lol
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Most of Dana’s actions are done to not lose face and bargaining power for negotiations, his orders from up top must be demanding.
Did he grow the UFC or was it the fighters who grew it and Dana just rode their coat tails? Your argument is like saying it's the NBA commissioner who grows the sport, not actual stars. It's asinine.
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Dana doesn’t want a legitimate sporting organization. This is reality tv at best and backyard wrestling at worst.
Only the absolute lowest common denominator human would pay to watch this shit but you’re not much better if you’re stealing it.
Only the absolute lowest common denominator human would pay to watch this shit but you’re not much better if you’re stealing it.
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Yet here you are contributing to a UFC forum.
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fighters by nature are gonna beat their opponents physically and mentally, and take as much money doing it
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Nope, not even close. The NBA has been around since 1946 and has different divisions and set schedules and venues. It is a mature sport.
DW got his childhood friend Lorenzo Fertitta, a co-founder of Station Casinos, suggesting he acquire the company. That led to Lorenzo and his older brother Frank to pick up the UFC for $2 million back in 2001, installing Dana White as the company's president. Dana White built it from scorned stepchild of sports into a powerhouse. In 2016, they sold a majority (50.1%) of UFC to a group led by Endeavor for $4 billion, and now five years later the rest, 49.9. So, I would say DW had a big role in growing the UFC and I stand by my comment that he is a shrewd businessman.
So be specific. Let's use GSP and the Canada market as an example. What did Dana do to there? Because it's pretty clear GSP did the heavy lifting. Just like every other UFC star.
And what does being a mature sport have to do with making stars? You'll notice people credit old school boxers with being stars, they don't give a shit about promoters and managers
lol. you don't think the guys running the company had any impact on the growth of the company......comical......
Please point out where I said that guys running the UFC have no impact on growth.
when you said the fighters grew it? you just said it.....
Yes...fighters, just like most other athletes, are responsible for the lion's share of a sports growth. Owners/promoters are ancillary. Dana doesn't make fighters champion caliber fighters which is a prerequisite to stardom 99 percent of the time.
lol. that explains why pride is doing so well......
there are "champion caliber" fighters in orgs that make little money......
it's laughable suggest how the actual company was run had little impact on the growth in the company. lol.
Again, feel free to show me where I said management has little impact on the growth of the company. You're imagining that part.
the fuck you talking about? you literally said they just rode coattails.....
Yes...they built a huge company off of their stars and the UFC doesn't make stars, they push ppl who are breaking through And on the cusp of winning a belt.
If you wanna credit the UFC with being so profitable because they are amazing at driving down fighter wages then sure. But the UFC isn't what sells monster PPVs, there's no dispute on that.
Lol. You’re so delusional. You really think that the promotion has no impact on the views.
I get that everything in your mind is about wages….
Again, show me where I said this. You keep imagining these things, it's so strange.
