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UFC's Dana White on SOPA website attackers: 'Knock it down again tonight – do it'

White today issued a challenge to those who would hijack the UFC's URL.

"I'm not afraid of you," he said. "So you want to keep hacking our site? Go for it. Watch what happens. You're hurting yourself."

White said UFC.com users needn't be concerned with the theft of credit information.

"That stuff is all safe," he said. "That was their thing, too: 'You don't care about (credit-card information).' Go play games with somebody else. It's all a game. We have a serious system over at our place."

The attack, which re-routed site users to a dummy UFC.com site, affected the high-traffic website for several hours on Sunday before the promotion's Web team was able to restore the regular site. A hacker soon claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter and boasted of redirecting several high-profile websites.

The group to which the hacker claimed to be affiliated, Anonymous, was credited this past week with bringing down the websites of the Department of Justice and FBI in response to the indictment of seven executives from the popular file-sharing website Megaupload.

Most credited the Web attack on the UFC as a response to an editorial published this past week by its chief legal counsel, Lawrence Epstein, who expressed support for the controversial anti-piracy bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP).

The UFC has aggressively pursued piracy in the courts in recent years and successfully brought down several websites that pirated their content. While White admitted the bill was not the perfect vehicle in the fight to protect his promotion's most valuable product – pay-per-view broadcasts – he said it's the best weapon available at the moment.

"Is SOPA the perfect bill? No, it's not," he said. "The only thing that we're focused on is piracy. Piracy is stealing. If you walk into a store and you steal a gold watch, it's the same as stealing a pay-per-view. I don't care what your twisted, demented idea of stealing is. This kids who grew up on the Internet never had to pay for anything, so they don't think that you should have to."

He also noted the attacks would prompt counteractions that would ultimately undermine the aim of the anti-SOPA movement: to protect free speech on the Internet.

"These guys look like terrorists now," White said. "And a bill that was about to die is about to come back. Now you guys look like terrorists.

"Politicians were terrified of the Internet. Now, you're making them mad. And one thing that everybody has to learn and everybody has to know – everybody's saying, 'You can't beat the Internet.'

"No, you can't beat the [expletive] government. That's who you can't beat. That's a fight you will always lose."

UFC's Dana White on SOPA website attackers: 'Knock it down again tonight

[Y2JUBAE]

Terrorists is a bit strong don't you think? They took down a website, not a building.

I wouldn't be challenging them either if I was Dana, they didn't just hijack it for an hour or so, that shit was down for a couple days for me.

Dana's right, you can't beat the government... but so is Joe Rogan. You can't beat the internet. Wake up Dana, it's a new day.

[W.Silva>C.Norris]

he does make a very valid point. the best way to make sure the bill got support was to oppose it with criminal acts.

[Sakara=Excitement]

This kids who grew up on the Internet never had to pay for anything, so they don't think that you should have to."

MOTHERFUCKING Amen to that Dana.

[joeodd2]

Dana....you really don't want to piss off bored hackers, they can seriously fuck your world up if they were serious about it bud....I think Dana's yapping at a very dark and very big Dog house.....

[STruC1x]

Originally Posted by joeodd2

Dana....you really don't want to piss off bored hackers, they can seriously fuck your world up if they were serious about it bud....I think Dana's yapping at a very dark and very big Dog house.....

Dana Whites name is changed and bank accounts empty... WTF happened? lol

[trustkill]

Link to full article: Following challenge, Internet group posts UFC boss Dana White's alleged personal info | MMAjunkie.com

Earlier today, UFC president Dana White issued an open challenge to Internet hackers, and it didn't take long for that community to respond.

A Twitter user claiming to be a member of the same Internet group that over the weekend attacked UFC.com, UGNazi.com, posted a link to a file listing the apparent phone number, social security number and current and past addresses of the UFC boss.

"We don't want your site anymore," the user stated via Twitter. "We are going after YOU! Follow me for tonight's exciting events."

Despite the bold first step of what could prove an ugly battle between White and those who stand against anti-piracy efforts, the UFC boss did not back down when asked for comment.

"I said a couple years ago piracy is a serious issue to us, and we are going after it guns a blazin'," White told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com).

The posting of White's alleged personal information comes on the heels of his heated challenge to Internet hackers following today's UFC on FOX 2 post-event press conference.

"I'm not afraid of you," White said. "So you want to keep hacking our site? Go for it. Watch what happens. You're hurting yourself."

White's quote was in response to a weekend attack of UFC.com, which re-routed site users to a dummy UFC.com site, affecting the high-traffic website for several hours on Sunday before the promotion's Web team was able to restore the regular site.

[goodtimes]

Governments have fallen due in large part to internet organization... So I guess Dana is wrong when he says you can't beat the government. Anyways, I don't think a few hacked websites is going to change anyone's mind, all the politicians in congress care about is whether supporting SOPA will hurt their chances for re-election or not.

[joeodd2]

See Dana....I told ya not to fuck with those people. You have a family man! These guys could easily go after then and make your personal life hell. You think the government can protect you? Shit...it's an election year buddy, they've got more important things to worry about, and MMA isn't the NFL yet, nor is the UFC. You're not sitting at the big table with Buffet and Gates yet buddy. It's time for a little reality check before you write more checks you're ass can't cash....

[CtGreat]

You cannot beat hackers, you can only prolong the inevitable