UFC President Denies Rumors Of Deals With WWE, Mayweather
Reported by Andy Steven on 06/10/2008
TNAHeadlines.com
UFC President Dana White hammered another nail into the coffin of the Floyd Mayweather rumors during a brief appearance on CNBC's "Power Lunch."
Appearing with Heavyweight contender Brock Lesnar, White emphatically said "no" when asked if the company's upcoming announcement involves the signing of boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather to a deal with the MMA group.
He also denied rumors of a working relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment and put the kibosh on speculation of a deal between UFC and either FOX or ABC, the two major networks that have not yet gotten into bed with a mixed martial arts promotion.
In addition to saying UFC was not planning to work with ESPN, White also confirmed that the announcement does not involve UFC ownership taking the company public.
The brief segment highlighted UFC's rapid ascension from near extinction in 2001 to a billion dollar valuation in 2008. White also talked about the company's new action figure deal with Jakks Pacific; the first wave of figures, which is to include toy versions of Chuck Liddell, Brock Lesnar, Minotauro Nogueira and Anderson Silva, is due out by the holidays.
White added that accessories and a playable version of the Octagon will also be available for purchase.
Wow, that was a close one. This rumour that had no source, zero logic behind it, zero credible reporters, turns out to be.... untrue!! I'm shocked.
There was absolutely zero reasons to believe that. The fact that people were buying it is a perfect example as to why I don't come on here as often anymore. There are a lot of good posters on this forum, but there are a vocal minority of people who are just plain dumb.
I got this from Max boxing.com
LOL Talk about a let down. Just when I thought UFC was really going to blow up, Dana fucks it up again. Not going to FOX or ESPN is a huge mistake for them. All in all tho, this is good for boxing. Our p4p #1 is still a boxer just waiting for the right time to comeback.