Quote of the Day: Dana White, The Omnicompetent
Bloody Elbow —
... to do that. And because of that, in my opinion, they have no reason to sit around and (cry) their sport is dying. A lot of people love that De La Hoya is a fighter and the promoter but thing is, it leaves you short-sighted. And he only cares about himself. He knows he gets the pay-per-views when he fights but he doesn't stack the card with fights that will build future fights. You have to invest in a company and De La Hoya is not willing to do that."
-- Dana White talking to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Tom Atencio: Cage Fighter
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... Hey, did you know that Affliction presidente Tom Atencio has not only competed in pro MMA, but is prepping to do it again? ...
Tom Atencio Planning Return to Active MMA Competition
MMA on Tap —
... According to an article by the Long-Beach Press Telegram, which also features some bold quotes from UFC President Dana White about his competition among other things, Affliction Entertainment VP Tom Atencio is planning to return to active MMA competition in February after a three-year hiatus: ...
Dana White speaks on Oscar de la Hoya as a promoter
Bad Left Hook —
From the Long Beach Press-Telegram (hat tip to our friends at Bloody Elbow):
"I used (boxing) as the blueprint of what not to do. Boxing doesn't do what I would do if I was running one of these cards...When De La Hoya and Mayweather had their pay-per-view with over 1 million buys, he could have stacked that card with all the talent Golden Boy has. You know why he didn't? He didn't want to give up the money. Nobody in boxing is willing to invest money back into boxing's future. We do in the UFC. The money that we make we ...
Quick Hits: Manhoef to Face Hunt, Maia to Face Sonnen, Atencio to Face Someone, + More
CagePotato.com —
... . At least the UFC is throwing you a bone here, British fans. - Did you know that Affliction s Tom Atencio fights? Or at least he did once, at an event in Tijuana, and he won a decision. Now he wants to fight again . Don t worry, he s not going to put himself on one of his own Affliction cards, thank God, but he says he ll compete for someone else despite his busy schedule. Respect, Tom. Whatever we might think of your t-shirts or your organization, we like to see a promoter who has the balls to get in there. - And finally, Mike Whitehead still hates ...
I Hate To Admit It, But White Is Right
MVN RSS —
... First of all, I freely admit that I am more than a few days tardy with the news/outcry over the comments made by Ulitmate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White's recent comments in a story by Miguel Lopez of the Long Beach Press-Telegram. In the piece, White goes on the record criticizing the state of boxing, specifically the mega-fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. back in 2007. ...
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