McGregor & Dana White Relationship Unprofessional?

tmsxl said:
One- Conor is not a UFC employee. He's a contracted worker.

Two- It's still up to Conor to perform. MMA isn't an office job where you can hide behind someone protecting you and reach the mountain top like you can in an office.
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One - makes me look at it from a different viewpoint.

Two - Although you have a point, do you think the road to the top will be easier for someone the bosses like? For instance, if they know fighter A is not very good against wrestlers, do you think they'd schedule him fights that cater to his strengths?
 
You do good at you job and make the company more money than the other guy at your level the boss is gona throw some stuff your way thats how it has worked at most places I have worked.
 
NikFights said:
The kid promotes himself well and has ultimate confidence. I don't know how you see this as unprofessional, fighters should take note of how McGregor is handling his career and handling the media.

He's on his way up no matter what, and the UFC sees the kind of draw he is.

People should be HAPPY, he's what MMA has been needing. Complain about losing stars, then complain about Conor being a star.
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agreed with everything top to bottom
 
Goddam are UFC fans babies. Ever hear people cry about Canelo hanging out with ODLH? Fedor with Vadim? Cung Le with Coker? Or is this just a double standard because people wanted to cry about something?
 
NikFights said:
The kid promotes himself well and has ultimate confidence. I don't know how you see this as unprofessional, fighters should take note of how McGregor is handling his career and handling the media.

He's on his way up no matter what, and the UFC sees the kind of draw he is.

People should be HAPPY, he's what MMA has been needing. Complain about losing stars, then complain about Conor being a star.
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lol what a retarded response to a thread about danas favoritism towards conor.

who said anything about conor being unprofessional?
 
There is nothing wrong with it. It is completely normal. Dana White is the President of the UFC. He is a promoter. His job is literally to hype fights and fighters. Him driving Conor around in his Ferarri is literally part of his job. I honestly think people don't understand what the UFC is or what Dana Whites job is.

Do you guys really not understand what a PROMOTER does? If it would sell more tickets, Dana could pose nude on the cover of ESPN magazine with Conor tastefully positioned in front of his junk or something.
 
Wait, so are you hinting towards they have da sexual interactions a bruin'?
 
He was on Rampages nuts big time in the start. Going to dinner (it was on one of Dana's blog videos - both chilling in some killer place eating steaks), bailing him out of jail after running cars over in his truck, hooked him up. It was constant... then Rampage went full retard and started talking shit. Griffin is another who's been very chummy with Dana. He doesn't go full retard and is rewarded.

Kids seem to have selective memory thinking Conor and Chuck are the only ones. Many have had the opportunity. The difference? Chuck didn't go full retard and start bashing the UFC. Hell, GSP was on his way to the comfy life with the UFC before he went total mook and began running his yap.

Here's a very easy lesson to learn for future fighters: Be cool. Don't be an ass, and when the time finally comes, you will be happy. Easy shit to do.
 
Is there anything about Dana White that is remotely "professional"?
 
SoberAwakening said:
Other than the legend Chuck Liddell, has Dana White ever been so close with a fighter before? Especially considering how long McGregor has been in the UFC?

Yahoo is running an article talking about how last year Dana was driving Conor around in his ferrari on the Vegas strip. Then watching "UFC Embedded" episode 1, I noticed that Dana was chilling in Conor's suite, or vice-versa, as they watched the Hunt vs Nelson fight at 3 AM Las Vegas time.

From a boss to employee standpoint, do you find their friendship unprofessional, or is it something that doesn't bother you? If you were Poirier, or another top 5 FW for instance, would that get under your skin?
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From a business standpoint it's very professional. Conor brings in them monies
 
McGregor probably only irish men in ufc to not run to dana on how to market himself. dw is probably like damn you already got the book deal? who you got, hunt or big country?
 
MMASpeculator said:
It's no secret that dana has favourites. He was a big fan of Chuck and Anderson and he always gives them special gifts.

That doesn't change anything come fight time. If i were the other competitors I'd do what poirier is doing and just focus on winning. Nothing gets you noticed faster than winning and winning in devastating fashion. Can't wait for this fight
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Not true. Mighty Mouse wins fight and beat that one guy in devastating fashion and still no one gives a shit.
 
Don't worry, if Conor goes on a skid and loses his hype, Dana won't return his calls.
 
I think it's quite the opposite, as their relationship as far as business is just promotional.

They probably have open discussions that make everyone more money.
 
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Could it be that Dana is actually friends with people? What the fuck?
 
Dana knows where the money is.
 
MMASpeculator said:
It's no secret that dana has favourites. He was a big fan of Chuck and Anderson and he always gives them special gifts.
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no, he hated Anderson and there was open and mutual animosity there. You could see how they take passive-aggressive jabs at each other in the media, but careful not to cross the line. He was never very close to GSP either, but they had a mutual respect until Dana shit all over him after the Hendricks fight.

I'd say his order of favorites is Chuck, Sonnen [pre-ban], and Lesnar. And you could tell he loved Jon Jones until his ego got out of control.
 
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