Jerry Millen: "Dana White Is A Chicken Shit"
by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 23, 2009 10:19 AM EST
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PrintPro MMA had the opportunity to interview Jerry Millen at the Affliction press conference that took place on Tuesday. As usual, Millen wasn't at a loss for words and continues to fuel the war of words between himself and Dana White. Here's Millen on competition being good for the sport:
Dana White, he wants to be king of the world. That’s a problem in this business. To me, mixed martial arts, I love the sport and been doing it for a long time now, it needs more than one promotion. Otherwise, it is going to be a fad. It will be controlled by one company, the salaries, the match ups, the fights…and that’s how Dana wants it. Sure, in a perfect world, if you live in a fantasy, its great but it’s not a fantasy. There are a lot of guys here that are great fighters, that don’t fight in the UFC. Now, they are going to get a chance with Affliction. It’s a tough business. With the economy, there is only so much money to go around. The UFC tries to eat up anybody that comes at them. Which I think is ridic..they’re afraid of competition! Dana is stupid, he does not understand that competition is good for the sport. It is good for your own promotion. When they bought PRIDE and shut it down, it was a stupid move. Competition is good.
I agree that competition among organizations has it's merits, but the statement he makes about MMA being a fad with only one main promotion is retarded. He mentions that Affliction has some great fighters that are not fighting in the UFC. That's exactly why I'm a fan of one promotion being the leader. That scenario allows the best fighters to fight the best fighters consistently, without fighters being strung out across multiple organizations. He mentions the UFC trying to eat up everyone that comes at them? Re-read that statement and tell me what business man would not try to destroy another business man that comes at them trying to compete for the same market? In terms of him talking about Zuffa shutting PRIDE down. How can he consider it a stupid move? Does he feel that way because he lost his job? How does he know that Zuffa running both the UFC and PRIDE simultaneously wouldn't cost Zuffa millions of dollars without any profit?
The following is in response to Millen being asked about UFC counter-programming Affliction:
Dana White is a chicken sh*t. Point blank. He’s afraid, he’s too busy looking over his shoulder at who’s coming at him, instead of looking forward. He’s like "Oh, we’re moving forward! Oh, but wait! These guys want to try and compete with us or try and put on a show? Screw them. They can’t put on a show.’ He’s too busy. He is worried about other promotions. Do your thing man, do your thing and let these other guys do their thing. If you’re that good…you shouldn’t be afraid of competition. So, maybe, Dana White and the UFC aren’t that good.
Ha! That's classic Millen right there, and a prime reason why he's where he is and Dana White is where he is.
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Millen is such a douche bag. All he makes himself sound like is a guy thats being a bitter tool that’s bitching at the guy that fired him. Bas did a whole write up on this guy (it’s from 07). Here’s the link:
http://www.mmanews.com/pride/Bas-Rutten-Explains-Back-Story-On-Jerry-MillenPRIDE.html
It’s funny how he thinks Jerry sounds cooler than Gary.
by Felix on Jan 23, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions
The guy talks like he has no understanding of basic business principals.
by joseph on Jan 23, 2009 2:36 PM EST reply actions
You act like having one org will allow all top fighters to be in one org, the PRIDE sale proves that isnt the case, UFC got none of the top LWs and passed up a bunch of top fighters not to mention they have blackballed certain guys, Barnett for example. So competition is needed, if there was no Affliction there would have been no Silva vs Irwin free card.
Some of you are ridiculously naive and stupid.
by Erik Tollefsen on Jan 24, 2009 10:35 AM EST reply actions
Erik,
I suppose you didn’t comprehend where I said competition has it’s merits? Reading is fundamental. While it’s true the UFC passed up on some top fighters, the UFC has consistently had the top fighters they do have fighting other top fighters. Particularly in the LHW, MW, and WW divisions. In terms of the top LW’s that didn’t sign. Who knows why that happened. I mean it’s not like the UFC can make a fighter sign with them. Maybe some of those fighters didn’t want to sign exclusive contracts? Which I can understand, but I can also understand why a promotion would want their fighters to sign exclusive contracts.
In terms of competition and the matches that Affliction has allowed us to witness. The UFC has allowed us to witness some pretty historic matches due to them having most of the best fighters under the same umbrella. Otherwise we would have never seen those matches, so it goes both ways kiddo. The sad part is, the idiots at Affliction are not very good businessmen. Maybe you should point your negative adjectives towards them?
by Kelvin on Jan 24, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions
hey gary you suck.yeah there is talent out side the ufc but there going to go to the ufc to prove them selves.Dont hate just goes your name is gay gary.
by fathead on Jan 24, 2009 3:54 PM EST reply actions
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