Jerry Millen and M-1 Playing Dana White's Game
Bloody Elbow —
I've never been a fan of White's pubic statements on several issues (EliteXC tirades notwithstanding for the most part), most notably when he is juvenile, unprofessional, malicious and self-involved. But often his utterances are part of his promoter shtick and should always be viewed as such even when they either flat out wrong or dismissive. Unfortunately for M-1, they either don't appear ready to accept this reality or believe they can play it as well as White in the MMA media.
Below is a press release I received last night. It's a "response" from M-1 management to Dana White regarding some of White's statements about Fedor and his management team as well as an ...
Vadim Finkelstein cracks back on Dana White
The SAV SCI MMA blog —
Vadim Finkelstein responded today to Dana White’s anti-Fedor propaganda campaign in the US media via the following press release: M-1 President Vadim Finkelstein Responds to Dana White’s Name-Calling; Invites UFC’s President to meet Fedor at “Day of Reckoning”… For over a year now UFC President Dana White has used an open forum to label the management of Fedor Emelianenko, led by M-1 President Vadim Finkelstein , as “the crazy Russians.” For much of that time, White has influenced the United States media to reflect his beliefs, as Finkelstein tended to urgent matters of business — namely promoting his M-1 Challenge and managing fighters such as Fedor and Aleksander ...
