How Much More Childish And Vindictive Can Dana White Get?

[Illustrator76]

If this story is true (which it seems to be) things like this are the reason why I can't stand Dana White. Apparently Tapout was making (and taking) pre-orders for a Fedor Tapout t-shirt. As soon as Dana White finds out, he threatens to ban Tapout from the UFC. Seriously Dana? I mean you are that upset at Fedor not signing with the UFC that you are doing everything in your power to prevent the man from making money and gaining sponsorship now? This is so ridiculous it's not even funny.

Apparently the same thing happened when RVCA was making Fedor apparel, and that time Dana White actually did ban RVCA from the UFC. So RVCA dumped Fedor (causing him to lose and estimated $1 million dollars), and now they are magically back working for the UFC. Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with it being Fedor, if it was Brock Lesnar (who I am not a fan of) it would still be wrong....period. To intentionally blackball someone and try to prevent them from making money (endorsement/sponsorship wise) because they didn't sign with your company is straight up scummy, and I thought it was even below Dana White, but apparently not.

Here is the link to the story:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/M-1...sorships-25329

[feedthehorse28]

Re: How Much More Childish And Vindictive Can Dana White Get?

Honestly, it doesn't surprise me. He did the same thing with EA MMA when they tried to sign on some UFC guys. Dude is ****ing ruthless.

[Illustrator76]

Re: How Much More Childish And Vindictive Can Dana White Get?

Honestly, it doesn't surprise me. He did the same thing with EA MMA when they tried to sign on some UFC guys. Dude is ****ing ruthless.

Yeah, but to mess with a mans money that has nothing to do with your company is a pretty low level of scummy. In some parts of the world people will kill over $2.00. I'm not saying it's right, it's just that you don't mess with a mans money under any circumstance, especially for no reason at all. Man I can't stand Dana White.

Instead of screwing Fedor, Dana White should be focused on making sure HIS video game doesn't lose money for him....that would be a smarted allocation of his time considering some of the issues UFC Undisputed 2010 is dealing with right now.

[feedthehorse28]

Re: How Much More Childish And Vindictive Can Dana White Get?

Yeah, but to mess with a mans money that has nothing to do with your company is the lowest level of scummy. In some parts of the world people will kill over $2.00. I'm not saying it's right, it's just that you don't mess with a mans money under any circumstance, especially for no reason at all. Man I can't stand Dana White.

Oh believe me, I'm not standing up for him. I'm just saying it's what I've come to expect from the guy. If he doesn't get his way or you stand up to him, he blacklists you. Just look at what happened to Tito for awhile. I agree with Fedor on this in some regards. The UFC has taken over MMA and Dana is a dictator.

[Illustrator76]

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Oh believe me, I'm not standing up for him. I'm just saying it's what I've come to expect from the guy. If he doesn't get his way or you stand up to him, he blacklists you. Just look at what happened to Tito for awhile. I agree with Fedor on this in some regards. The UFC has taken over MMA and Dana is a dictator.

True, and what really sucks is that Tapout tells Fedor's people there will be no problems because Tapout was there before the UFC, yet they wilt like a flower in a sauna when Dana White barks at them.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Companies do it all the time.

[delspf]

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Welcome to business 101

[Illustrator76]

Re: How Much More Childish And Vindictive Can Dana White Get?

Companies do it all the time.

To hold a grudge against one person like that is straight vindictive. They even said that other non-UFC guys work with Tapout all of the time and have never had a problem. That leads me to believe that pure spite, and not business reasons, are behind what Dana is doing to Fedor. I mean $1 million dollars ain't nothing to shake a stick at. I believe in what goes around comes around, and I hope when it comes around for Dana White it comes around extra hard.

It also makes no sense to me business wise because Dana's whole plan is to SIGN Fedor, all he's doing is further driving a divide between Fedor and the UFC and angering Fedor and his people in the process. That's not very smart business to me.

Plus, as I said before, Dana White should be more concerned about HIS video game sales/returns/issues instead of focusing on screwing one man out of endorsement deals.

[Scoop_Brady]

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Kudos to Dana White. That's how big business is done. Fedor's camp started this whole thing with the co-promotion BS so Dana goes and shows them that they're nowhere in the same league as the UFC. Sure, it's vindictive, but don't act like Fedor's camp are little angels. Hell, they signed a deal with Strikeforce and then did one fight before making them renegotiate a new deal. If anything this puts even more pressure on Fedor to fight in the UFC. Maybe he should sign an endorsement deal with Tampax. I kid. I kid. Seriously, I see nothing wrong with this at all.

[Phillmattic]

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Kudos to Dana White. That's how big business is done. Fedor's camp started this whole thing with the co-promotion BS so Dana goes and shows them that they're nowhere in the same league as the UFC. Sure, it's vindictive, but don't act like Fedor's camp are little angels. Hell, they signed a deal with Strikeforce and then did one fight before making them renegotiate a new deal. If anything this puts even more pressure on Fedor to fight in the UFC. Maybe he should sign an endorsement deal with Tampax. I kid. I kid. Seriously, I see nothing wrong with this at all.

Yeah kudos for trying to make it hard for fighters to be able to make a living for themselves outside of your company.

Kudos.

[Illustrator76]

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Yeah kudos for trying to make it hard for fighters to be able to make a living for themselves outside of your company.

Kudos.

Exactly, sometimes I just don't understand people. As I always say with everything, it's OK as long as it's not your family member or you that's being screwed for no reason at all. Let somebody screw your family member/you (not your family member Phillmattic, just using the word "your" to speak to the reader) out of $1 million dollars over some childish vindictive crap (especially when you did NOTHING wrong) and let me know if it's still "just business".

[bkfount]

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while dana white is highly unprofessional and abrasive, I can see why the UFC did it. The UFC already allows Tapout to sponsor non UFC fighters, like Dan Henderson.

It's the whole M1 co-promotion thing that the UFC objects to, which Tapout would be sponsoring. It's a special situation unique to Fedor. It's not like many up and coming fighters who really need the sponsor money will have the ability to demand co-promotion rights of a company they partially own.

[JerseySuave4]

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like others have said, its business 101. Dana is a business man and his goal is to protect his investment and take our the competition the best way he can.

[Illustrator76]

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like others have said, its business 101. Dana is a business man and his goal is to protect his investment and take our the competition the best way he can.

I just don't see how that applies. This is not a business move. If it were business, then why is Tapout and RVCA allowed to sponsor everyone else but Fedor (even Strikeforce guys, who I would guess are competition to the UFC)? This is not business 101, it's the Vindictive Childish Stalker Advanced Course.

[deaduck]

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Yeah kudos for trying to make it hard for fighters to be able to make a living for themselves outside of your company.

Kudos.

The reverse applies...The UFC has made it possible for fighters to do better than they ever did before it's rise. Outside of the odd transition to action star, the long term wealth escaped MMA fighters pre UFC in this country.