Dana White: They[M-1 Global] Wanted 50% Of Our Business To Sign Lesnar/Emelianenko
by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 29, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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PrintUFC president Dana White addressed some of the things that came out of the M-1 Global camp via Jerry Millen. He specifically addressed the point that Millen said they would do the Emelianenko/Lesnar fight for free. Check it:
"They'll do the fight for free?" White asked. "That's [expletive] weird because I offered them millions of dollars to take the fight and he didn't take it. Now [Emelianenko] wants to fight for free? When and where? I'd love him to fight for free.
"I'll make that [expletive] fight right now for free. Let's do it." "[Millen] is a [expletive] clown that talks out of his ass and has no business (discussing the negotiations)," White said. "That guy is a nobody. When we did the big Fedor negotiations, you think he was in it? He wasn't even in it. That guy's full of [expletive]. Tell him to go frost his [expletive] hair again and beat it.
"You don't think I want to make that fight? Of course I want to make that fight. But it takes two people to make a deal, not one guy.""We offered [Emelianenko] lots of money – so much money that it caused lots of [expletive] with our other fighters," White said. "That's how much money we offered him. And guess what he said. 'No, we want 50 percent of your business.' That's some Russian strong-arm [expletive]. They can get away with that [expletive] out in Russia to the baker that works down the street. They're not coming to America and doing that.
"If Fedor wants to fight the best in the world, he can call right now. We can [expletive] cut a deal right this second, and we can do it."
HT: MMAJunkie/Radio transcribed by MMAJunkie
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it wouldn’t surprise me. All M-1 wants to do is bring Fedor into a promotion, plaster logos over a bunch of stuff and collect a shit load for not doing shit. God forbid something happen to Fedor, because if something does Vadim, Millen, and all the other croanies will be standing in the borscht line.
Also, one thing I never got is the mindset Millen has to think that Jerry sounds cooler than Gary.
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by _Felix_ on Nov 29, 2009 2:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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I have no idea how anyone can call what they do co-promoting..
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"That guy is a nobody. When we did the big Fedor negotiations, you think he was in it? He wasn’t even in it. That guy’s full of [expletive]. Tell him to go frost his [expletive] hair again and beat it.
Awesome
boom !
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by RearNakedPoke on Nov 30, 2009 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
LMAO…He kind of went off that caller…I urge you to listen that interview if you have not
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 29, 2009 9:35 PM EST reply actions
I should note that the caller was kind of being critical of Dana not co-promoting.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 29, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
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anybody that thinks co-promoting is the best thing for the UFC are idiots…like a lot of so called experts a couple of years back….
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anybody that thinks co-promoting is the best thing for the UFC are idiots…
I thought the same thing when they were trying to sign Fedor, and I still see no reason for them to do it. They’ve got the largest promotion in the world, all co-promoting gets them is one fighter (maybe two if Mousasi comes with him), and a wicked loss of revenue.
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