Dana White, Master of Promotion
Most MMA fans who have done a bit of reading on Dana White know that he has a very love/hate relationship with the media. He loves the exposure, but he hates not being able to control the message that is sent over that exposure – which is why he is so in love with [...]
ShareDana White Video Blog and Social Media Interview
August 1, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under MMA Videos
UFC President Dana White has released another video blog ahead of tonight’s UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko.
HeavyMMA.com also sat down with Dana and spoke to him about fan interaction via social media – specifically about interacting with the fans via twitter. He sees twitter as a way to ‘cut out [...]
ShareDana White Talks MMA Vs Boxing On ESPN Radio
July 18, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under MMA Videos
Dana White was on ESPN radio yesterday to discuss the current state of boxing and how it compares to the rapid growth of MMA, and in particular the UFC.
Here’s a few of the more interesting notes from the discussion.
White states that he believes boxing is going to “go away” and points to the grassroots level [...]
UFC Settles with 500 businesses and individuals over piracy
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s anti-piracy efforts show no signs of slowing down.
The organization these days announced it has reached “confidential settlements” with more than 500 companies and people as a result of illegal broadcasts and viewing of UFC events.
The settlements span over the past two years.
“We are committed to standing toe to toe with anyone [...]
Dana White UFC 116 Video Blog – Episode 1 (June 29)
June 30, 2010 by MMA Spark
Filed under MMA Videos
Dana White shares some of his day in his first personal video blog.
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Kimbo Slice and Paul Daley kicked out of UFC
May 9, 2010 by MMA Spark
Filed under MMA Fighters, UFC 113
UFC President Dana White has revealed in a post fight conference at UFC 113 that Paul Daley and Kimbo Slice will both be kicked out of the UFC.
Daley will be booted for an incident after his match against Josh Koscheck where he threw a post fight left hook after losing a decision to [...]