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[GL Jeff]

Why does Dana White always end up being right?

He said Affliction wouldnt last....ta da.

He said Fedor coming to the UFC is very close. Now with Affliction closed it seems to be a reality.

So, as much as we hate him,and as much as we wished another promotion cold make it, it seems Dana's willpower is too much to handle.

[snakerattle79]

Originally Posted by GL Jeff

Why does Dana White always end up being right?

He said Affliction wouldnt last....ta da.

He said Fedor coming to the UFC is very close. Now with Affliction closed it seems to be a reality.

So, as much as we hate him,and as much as we wished another promotion cold make it, it seems Dana's willpower is too much to handle.

He has The Money To Manipulate Everything

[YukonJordan]

Originally Posted by GL Jeff

Why does Dana White always end up being right?

He said Affliction wouldnt last....ta da.

He said Fedor coming to the UFC is very close. Now with Affliction closed it seems to be a reality.

So, as much as we hate him,and as much as we wished another promotion cold make it, it seems Dana's willpower is too much to handle.

He always had the power to bring Fedor to the UFC, it was only a matter of how much he would bend on his demands. I have a gut feeling that the two sides will hash something out in the middle. Neither Fedor nor Dana need to concede to the other so hopefully a deal gets done and we get to see Lesnar get crushed.

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by snakerattle79

He has The Money To Manipulate Everything

Garbage he's just savvy businessman whom people love to hate for no good reason.... way to hate even when he was dead on

[goodtimes]

Originally Posted by GL Jeff

Why does Dana White always end up being right?

He said Affliction wouldnt last....ta da.

He said Fedor coming to the UFC is very close. Now with Affliction closed it seems to be a reality.

So, as much as we hate him,and as much as we wished another promotion cold make it, it seems Dana's willpower is too much to handle.

I think he's an intelligent businessman, no matter what others say. The weight of cash and influence behind the UFC is too much for any corporation to resist. Affliction tried to put on top of the line cards, and it did this by paying top dollar to its fighters. It was a pretty flawed business model in the end; maybe Strikeforce will do better. They put on exciting fights that are for the most part free.

But really, I think the UFC is just going to go down the list. They killed Pride, then the IFL, now Affliction, I bet Strikeforce is next.

[JadedX]

UFC and Strikeforce aren't competiting full-on much like UFC and Affliction MMA was. Coker and White have no grudges much like Tomper Atencio and Dana White had. Strikeforce can survive and continue to bring us fans an alternative just so as long as they don't pull an EXC or Affliction MMA. We as fans can benefit from the reign of power ala UFC and the survival of Strikeforce. Coker isn't Atencio, and that's a good thing. Concentrate on your product, not anything or anyone outside of it. Simple as.

People hate Dana White for the simple reason that he's always right. They can sugar coat it with excuses of politics, the way he presents himself, and how he treats fighters. Truth be told, the product have to be above everything else. That's how businesses survive. If anybody have any business sense, then they'd truly understand how a business should be managed. Atencio had no fricking to clue to wtf he was doing, so good riddence. That said, this is win/win for evrybody. Affliction MMA might be dead & buried, but atleast they're still making shirts and will sponsor UFC.

Sidenote: There's an old cliche that goes "he who laughs last, laughs best."

[TreK]

I really can't understand all of this hatred toward Dana White. Yeah, he's brash, he swears, he pulls no punches and says what he means... I find it quite refreshing in today's climate of political over-correctness.

Affliction killed themselves, even before the Trilogy\Barnett fiasco. Dana White had little to do with it other than stating the obvious. How can you pay Andre Arlovski 1.5 million to fight Fedor... and only pay Fedor $400,000 (or maybe it was even only $200,000). Arlovski? I mean, I used to be an AA fan before he started getting KO'ed by everyone with a pair of gloves on. UFC was right to run him off and it's been further proven by his recent string of losses. They were just doing bad business, throwing money around that they didn't have and certainly didn't earn at the gates\PPV buys for thier shows.

That being said, it would be a mistake to try to drive Strikeforce out of the MMA biz. They put on good shows and really give new fighter prospects a shot. There's only so much room on each Ultimate Fighter cast so, these new upstart fighters need an alternate avenue. UFC would be doing itself a dis-service eliminating a breeding ground for new fighters that may eventually be UFC champions one day.

Strikeforce is running their business with good sense and the non-exclusive contract methodology leaves nothing for the UFC to fear... growing strickeforce stars can jump to UFC when they are ready. I honestly don't think the UFC has any interest in closing down the Strikeforce promotion.

[AmboPB]

Of course, Dana and the Fertitta brothers are very smart, savvy businessmen who are constantly making huge changes for the better for both themselves (the Zuffa brands) as well as the MMA community as a whole. People love to hate on Dana for his aggressive stance against direct competition, but how are his practices any different, if not milder, than most major corporations/companies? Ford and Dodge are constantly at each others throats, talkin shit to the public about the others products, Apple/PC's, Democrats/Republicans...it's just that Dana has such a strong personality and is often in the public eye so it's easier to focus on him and aim the jealousy and anger his way.

[randy_S1231]

Originally Posted by YukonJordan

He always had the power to bring Fedor to the UFC, it was only a matter of how much he would bend on his demands. I have a gut feeling that the two sides will hash something out in the middle. Neither Fedor nor Dana need to concede to the other so hopefully a deal gets done and we get to see Lesnar get crushed.

We need Dana out of the equation when it comes to trying to get fighters into the UFC. Im sure that Lorenzo can possibly do a better job at convincing Fedors management.

[rodneykm]

Because he is a part of the evil UFC who is simply destroying MMA by having all the best fighters under their roof.