Surprise, surprise... Dana is bitching again.

Apparently SF, Dream or whoever isn't UFC, are paying websites to rank non-UFC fighters in their rankings.

http://www.cagepotato.com/dana-white-alleges-mma-websites-are-taking-kickbacks-other-promotions-have-their-fighters-included-r

Originally posted by cagepotato.com

In an interview on ESPN's Bill Simmons' podcast last week, Dana White made a pretty lofty claim that certain MMA websites are receiving money from his promotion's competitors to include fighters on their pound-for-pound and weight-class restricted rankings lists.

Pointing to the inclusion of WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko on the majority of heavyweight and pound-for-pound lists, White stated that he emphatically believes that there is money changing hands between certain sites and particular fight organizations.

"He's not even the best heavyweight in the world. To put him on the pound-for-pound list. I think some of these guys don't even know what pound-for-pound means," White said. "It's just so disrespectful to all the other fighters it's crazy."

The UFC president, who owns a meager 10% share in the multi-billion dollar promotion, says that the majority of MMA news and blog sites are in the sport for the money...Hold on...I got brain freeze from my UFC Slurpee...OK...
Where was I?

I can count the number of MMA reporters that I know who make a living in the sport on two hands and the reality is that most writers work for free for years before they get their first payday, so I'm taking this comment with a grain of salt.

"Most of these goofy MMA sites, what you have to understand is, these guys are in it for the money. They get paid from all the smaller promotions. They get paid a lot of money from the smaller promotions. So they feel like they have to put some of their guys," asserted White. "That's the way it works. It's sick and drives me crazy. It's not a real pound-for-pound list. Either they don't know pound-for-pound is or the obvious is they're being paid."

Although he didn't name the sites that he alleges are involved in such shady practices, his comments were in direct response to Simmons' inquiry about Sherdog's current P-4-P list.

In his defense, White debated that his own fighter, Jon Fitch, and a fighter he has long coveted and may soon sign, Jake Shields, shouldn't be on Sherdog's list either.

I guess Dana forgot about all the controversy he created when he brought up the fact that his company had paid radio DJ Scott Ferrall to attend and favorably cover UFC events. Glass houses.

Thats a pretty big accusation I wonder if he has any proof?

Sherdog is the worst ranking site anyways

Lol that was the same interview when Dana said Fedor hasn't beaten anyone since the late 90s

White is starting to sound like Floyd Mayweather

gomez1012 wrote:

White is starting to sound like Floyd Mayweather

Maybe even worse LOL.

LOL bashing Fitch too. He's taking shots at all AKA guys.

Just don't fuck up getting Sheilds Dana

He isn't. He is selling Jake low now though so he doesn't have to pay him as much.

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

Sherdog is the worst ranking site anyways

+1

Does anybody here actually buy this shit?....just wondering.

i heard Shields still has another SF fight on his contract

anyone else heard that?

Coker said he had a 1 fight option for Shields about a week before his fight with Henderson...he has not said much about it since.

Nope. Just heard his contract is up June 15th and the UFC will probably sign him the very next day

i saw Dana White interviewed somewhere and basically sounded like he didnt know what Shields situation was, he said Shields may have another fight n his contract and i heard that somewhere else so who knows

SF declined the option, Jake is a free agent

I'd be shocked if his next fight isn't in the UFC

He will definitely be in the UFC. He was cageside again at 114. The moment his deal officially runs out with SF he'll be the newest member of the UFC

I don't think this team Gracie has the best relationship with the UFC either though.

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

SF declined the option, Jake is a free agent

I'd be shocked if his next fight isn't in the UFC

just a question LA, why in sam hell wouldnt they pick his option up?

They thought Hendo was gonna merk him so they took the wait and see approach, big mistake.

man that was stupid, either way the man was your champ they shouldve picked that option up

I always think its dumb to praise the winner and shit on the loser

its like wait a minute, if this was such an impressive victory why isnt this guy even worthy anymore , IDK thats a big mistake UFC makes and obbviously SF just made imo

Regardless of what he says, DW is always overselling the UFC. To not include Fedor on the P4P list would be insane, though I am not at all enamored with his opponents the last 5 years, he still has an incredible record which has kept him at or near the top of the P4P list.

The more I read/hear Dana talk the more I want to route for fighters he doesn't like.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

He isn't. He is selling Jake low now though so he doesn't have to pay him as much.

Yep. I can't stand the guy but he knows what he's doing

Would a used car salesman send you accross the street to buy a car? Of course not. Dana is a used car salesman.

Small promotions, with no money, paying off websites to make the UFC look bad? Think about that for a second. A vast conspiracy of websites against the UFC. Wow.