White rips Viacom/Bellator: 'They have no f----- clue what they're doing'

[Mad Good Dro]

"They have no f--- clue what they're doing," White told reporters Saturday night. "When they're in this business, right, and things are going well, you start grabbing for anything. You have a bunch of guys who don't know anything about fighting at the network. Networks acquire content. They don't become promoters."

Bellator is considering a Jackson-Jones fight as a potential pay-per-view debut. To which White basically says, "good luck."

"Nobody wants to watch them on free TV," White said. "They're pulling terrible ratings. If they want to get into the pay-per-view business, get ready to lose some money boys. Real money."

White, of course, had his own meeting with Jones prior to UFC 162. Anderson Silva had expressed a longstanding interest in boxing Jones, but those plans went out the window with Silva's upset loss to Chris Weidman.

"If they want to get Roy Jones, it's going to cost them a ton of money," White said. "And maybe they get it, but at the end of the day, how many buys do you think that fight does? I don't know what kind of deal they're going to come up with with the cable systems, but, they're grabbing for whatever they can get, you know what I mean? I hate to smash these guys because I still like some of the people over there. And there's some of the people I don't like.

"The big problem I have is, they're just copying," White continued. "There's no, they don't have anything original over there. Their reality show is a ripoff of The Voice and The Ultimate Fighter. It's, I can't believe The Voice hasn't sued them yet. They're just reaching, they're grabbing."

http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/7/2...ellator-they-have-no-f-clue-what-theyre-doing

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

I hope UFC dies with him

 

[The Infamous]

I hope UFC dies with him

If you're a fan of MMA, why would you want the UFC dieing?

 

[Skip b]

He just butthurt because he wanted Roy, Roy still has star power, Dana's livid..............

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

If you're a fan of MMA, why would you want the UFC dieing?

Because the UFC isn't the end all of MMA in the world...and yes he is butt hurt over Roy. If he would have done it would have been great but since it's somebody else it sucks. Dana logic.

 

[jackswstd]

Dana should shut the fukk up once in awhile. He never shytted on Bellator until they got on Spike and the whole Eddie Alvarez situation. The UFC is at the top of the MMA food chain, but yet and still he has something to bytch about.

 

[Jutt]

Dana shouldnt talk like everything he's touched has been gold as of late. He really needs to shut the fukk up. Lorenzo needs to pull him aside and tell him to keep his mouth shut.

This is NOT a good look for UFC and ultimately MMA because most people think theyre one in the same.

 

[Roman Brady]

dana needs to understand that the best diss is to either be condescending on some "they are the little engine that could, and i wish them the best" type shyt.Or just str8 up dont acknowledge their existence on some "really? is that what they are doing to get attention now? woah" Going into diatribe like these not only make him seem nervous but he comes across petty like a little man that wont get over it already..

 

[The Infamous]

Because the UFC isn't the end all of MMA in the world...and yes he is butt hurt over Roy. If he would have done it would have been great but since it's somebody else it sucks. Dana logic.

MMA would suck for a good period of time if the UFC were to completely die off. Where would these fighters go? What promotion would be able to afford these fighters?

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Something would pop up, the demand is too great.

 

[The Infamous]

I agree, the demand is high and something will pop up. I just believe it will take time for a sufficient MMA promotion to start up. You have to remember that most MMA promotions have failed miserably.

 

[theflyest]

Dana's starts whining whenever he feels a little threatened. I'm glad he is using his energy to cry about another league as opposed to crying about boxing.

 

[The Infamous]

Dana's starts whining whenever he feels a little threatened. I'm glad he is using his energy to cry about another league as opposed to crying about boxing.

How often does Dana cry about boxing? It's usually boxers and boxing promoters bashing MMA.

 

[theflyest]

How often does Dana cry about boxing? It's usually boxers and boxing promoters bashing MMA.

are you serious? the boxing community has said they dont fucck with mma & moved on. Any opportunity Dana gets, he's trying to bash boxing.

 

[The Infamous]

are you serious? the boxing community has said they dont fucck with mma & moved on. Any opportunity Dana gets, he's trying to bash boxing.

I'm serious? You're lost breh. "Any opportunity Dana gets, he's trying to bash boxing" Give me examples/instances where Dana has directly bashed boxing. He's always been and still is a huge boxing fan [boxing is his second favorite sport, after MMA of course]. Dana only really dislikes Bob Arum. Dana has said that he wants to see combat sports thrive, not only MMA, but boxing as well. He's also attributed some of MMA's success to boxing. Look at this article: http://www.mmaweekly.com/dana-white...-to-do-great-numbers-wont-play-bob-arums-game

... White is no fan of Arum, he remains a boxing fan and hopes that the sport continues to succeed.

I’m happy for them. Whenever boxing does good things and they pull killer pay-per-view (numbers), I’m always watching to see what they do on pay-per-view. And I’m not like those (expletives), they did this much, I’m happy for them. I want to see combat sports do better,” White said following UFC 152 on Saturday.

Speaking of Arum, he's bashed MMA on numerous occasions [calling the fighters 'homosexuals rolling around' and calling their fighters all skinhead white guys with tattoos]. Floyd Mayweather, Zab Judah, Bernard Hopkins, etc. have all bashed MMA as well. Find me instances where MMA fighters have bashed boxing.

I've browsed boxing forums and whenever MMA is brought up, you tend to hear statements like:
- 'MMA is gay, men rolling around half-naked'
- 'MMA fighters have no chin'
- 'MMA is watched by skinheads and rednecks'
- 'All MMA fighters have no striking ability'
- 'Boxing>>>>>MMA'
I'm not saying all boxing fans are like this. A good portion of the fans are knowledgeable, respect MMA and do not make ignorant/stereotypical statements.