Articles tagged with: Dana White
MMA News, Strikeforce, UFC »
Strikeforce found itself in the midst of a media blitz last month when they had 47-year old former NFL All-Pro Herschel Walker compete in his first professional MMA bout on the main card of their Strikeforce: Miami event on Showtime and it appears that the whole thing has UFC President Dana White less than amused. White spoke to ESPN 1100 radio and reiterated his beef with Strikeforce for putting on the fight, as well as the media that covered the event more than some of the UFC’s biggest fights in …
Headline, MMA News, UFC »
UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is set to return to the Octagon this summer.
Lesnar will fight the winner of the Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir fight at UFC 111.
Lesnar appeared alongside UFC president Dana White on ESPN in the U.S on Wednesday to make the announcement.
Lesnar said that he had been feeling sick for some time while he was training for his fight with Shane Carwin, which was scheduled for UFC 106 last November.
He talked about being diagnosed with…
Headline, MMA News, UFC, WWE, WrestleMania 26, Wrestling News »
With some not-so-subtle scheduling tinkering, Dana White has put his sights square on knuckling up with the only major company that he sees as his direct competition. Sure, he may not say it out loud, but the recent rescheduling of Fight Night 20 and UFC 111 would definitely tell you otherwise.
It’s no secret that UFC dominates the world of MMA, and that organizations like Strikeforce and DREAM stand no real chance at dethroning them anytime soon. The UFC garners nearly 90% of the MMA fan base. Instead, Dana White is taking the fight straight to the guy whose career he is virtually mirroring. That’s right, Dana White is putting his…
Interviews, MMA News, UFC, UFC 106 »
Tito Ortiz has a lot going on in his life. His longtime companion Jenna Jameson gave birth to twins in May and if you don’t think there have been plenty of sleepless nights-well, then you don’t have kids. But, despite being an active and loving parent, he has other things on his mind.
“Right now, all I think about is Forrest Griffin,” the Huntington Beach Bad Boy told Heavy.com. “That’s all I’ve been training, all I’ve been eating sleeping, watching. That’s it. That’s all I care about.”
After taking a year off, Ortiz and long time friend turned nemesis, UFC President Dana White…
Headline, MMA News, UFC, UFC 105, UFC 110 »
The UFC are set to increase their international business in 2010, with shows lined up for new markets next year in addition to a return to the UK.
Following last weekend’s UFC 105 event in Manchester, which did record attendance numbers for the company, the UFC are planning to return to the UK next Spring, with details to be announced in the near future.
Shows in France and Italy are believed to be under consideration, while the UFC will likely debut in Abu Dhabi at some point next year.
Members of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family were in…
