Sex, Lies, and MMA (sorry, no actual sex)

I really do get the uproar about White lying…I really do…he could have handled it better for sure….

I mean it’s easy to say that he should have said ‘no comment’ etc, but when you get the SAME repetitive questions over and over and over…I can see why he used the confidentiality agreement from TUF as an excuse to lie if you will…if he had broken the confidentiality agreement….wouldn’t that be a form of lying as well?

Also, when the sport gets(if it gets to this point) mainstream…who’s to say that White wouldn’t handle it differently? It’s all assumption at this point…kinda like that kat that said that Belfort would definitely knock Anderson Silva out had that fought at UFC 112….ok..not quite that bad…you feel me…lol.

The fact that Dana White was disingenuous with the truth about a fight I couldn’t have cared less for doesn’t strike me as being that big a deal. Am i going to get bent out of shapeeach and every time someone lies to me? No. Life’s too short to be and there’s far more pressing matters in most people’s lives than the integrity of White’s PR machine.

For a man that introduced me to the sport of MMA and who in my estimation largely gives the fans what they want i don’t believe its unreasonable to cut him some slack. Especially when the whole premise of the show I enjoy watching relies on a surprise element for maximum value of said product. I mean its not like anyone bought tickets (as far as i know) under the premise that they were getting Liddell v Ortiz.

Its quite reasonable that fans are more upset with Silva considering his actions directly affected the green they splashed on 112 whereas most fans aren’t going to be losing too much sleep over a main event changing. As for Luke Thomas, yeah my heart bleeds for him…i’m sure he can suck it up and grow a pair i guess. His job didn’t suffer that much, if at all

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The same fans that are so endeared to Dana White now will be severely burned once they realize never questioning his unsavory tactics has created an absolute monster of the Vincent Kennedy McMahon sort.

I think that the big difference here between the two is that one man is trying to legitimize a sport, and the other is a man who is making money off of a legitimized non-sport. The WWE can get away with semi-lies ane shenanigans because they are, at their core, a entertainment product. This can be contrasted with the UFC, which is a sport that is trying to reach the mainstream, and is being compared to the WWE. There’s always that “card subject to change” tagline, but when the promoter knows something and tells people something else, that’s not covered under that disclaimer, it’s just lieing.

If Dana wants things to go his way he can’t just act all goofy with this stuff, and even though TUF is largely an entertainmnet product, tweeting about how Tito isn’t leaving and whanot doesn’t lend to anyone’s credibility at all. As a casual observer I find it hilarious because this is a guy who whines about not being able to get into MSG, meanwhile he’s got tyrades like this, and goes swearing like a sailor about how fat he’s getting on Pinkberry. Vince McMahon is kinda crazy, but he’s crazy in a very productive manner; he’s obsessive about his product, and presents himself well whenever possible.

Dana White “lied” because he wasn’t going to give away any news on the reality show. That is far different from the invite that was a complete lie about the Govener speaking at an event. It’s a TV show. Dana White didn’t abuse the media in this at all. I won’t give away the ending of the show just because the media demands answears. If that is what you want then go ask him who is in the final fight and not even watch the show.
Way off base.

And an egomaniac, so what would anyone expect? I guess I’m a bit surprised at the outrage because I’ve been complaining about his lying for years. Lying or being a phony is pretty much all he does. I first realized that he is a liar when UFC claimed that Royce Gracie was undefeated going into his fight with Matt Hughes. After that I started paying more attention to the way Dana carried himself. He constantly lies – remember when he said that Lesnar’s mystery illness was mono? And he absolutely does want to be the biggest star in the UFC. He’s a megalomaniac. Asking TUF contestants if they want to be a F&%$ing fighter??? They are already fighters, they just don’t fight in UFC. I could go on and on. Like him acting like he had no idea who Fedor was. And then claiming that Fedor sucks and that the only reason he wanted to sign him was to expose him. There’s a mountain of Dana White’s lies out there. And yes, it bothers me severely! I can’t believe this tool is the face of MMA. That’s the worst part about it. And there is an army of DW apologists out there that haven’t a care about what he does. They support him no matter what. It’s sickening.

I’d like to add that hopefully you guys here aren’t going to get ban happy (like a certain MMA blog), and that I won’t get banned for having an opinion. A certain blog out there needs to realize that there are like a bazillion MMA blogs to choose from, so if they don’t want readership, that can easily be arranged. I know I will be avoiding said blog from now.