Dana White talks about the FOX deal, Arum, boxing, etc on O&A

[RL_GMA]

Who in MMA do casual sports fan know?

As far as who the two top guys are popularity wise, it has to go to both Anderson Silva and GSP. What I've noticed in contrast to Boxing is the casual MMA fans go for the main event, but overall want to watch the UFC in general as where most casual Boxing fans do the same, want to watch the main event, but won't mind getting to the bar or a friend's house at 11pm to JUST watch the main event. What Boxing is attempting to do now is provide quality undercards to get more incentive to buy the PPV instead of waiting 6 weeks for a Tecate rebate, and honestly, they should've been doing this a while ago. But it comes down to money. People criticize Dana White's overall payout for fighters, which in most cases rivals even Kelly Pavlik's 1 fight contract, but look what he's doing to make the sport more accessible and marketable? And now the Fox deal? Obviously, he's doing something right, and the crazy thing is people think he's trying to compete with Boxing when in reality he's just building on his brand while Boxing's overall model in today's standards doesn't seem to be working considering it's level of popularity isn't close to where it used to be.

This may seem as if I'm bashing Boxing which is the complete opposite, but I can't just deny the fact that the UFC (which I also enjoy) are making moves for the future as where Boxing, though still filled with potentially great match ups, just isn't on the radar like it used to be, and it's not because of the UFC.

[Battle*Hardened]

Im tired of hearing how popular the UFC is... It's barely more popular then boxing in the US, and no UFC card could match May or Pac.

World wide boxing is an Ocean and MMA is a bathtub.

Don't get me started on the talent pool.

[BOLLOCKS]

White's a douchebag. Fuck UFGhey.

[Battle*Hardened]

The last 4 PPV's for UFC have brought just at around 300k buys. Does that sound like a thriving sport? Sure that's decent but it's not killing it by any means.

[chav]

Dana White is **** on the money about the fat pig Arum.

Would boxing be in a bad state if someone like Dana White came in and closed up shop like they have done in UFC? Not for me, maybe some of the top stars wouldn't be as rich, but I would be a lot happier seeing good fights and it would stop these fake stars who are made in the marketing room from being born, you would have to get it the hard way by fighting the best and not playing the rankings game and ducking real fights.

[King Ghidorah]

Im tired of hearing how popular the UFC is... It's barely more popular then boxing in the US, and no UFC card could match May or Pac.

World wide boxing is an Ocean and MMA is a bathtub.

Don't get me started on the talent pool.

The talent pool ranges from multiple sports MA or Combative which includes Boxing.....

More athletes to be had in MMA.....

[Forza]

The last 4 PPV's for UFC have brought just at around 300k buys. Does that sound like a thriving sport? Sure that's decent but it's not killing it by any means.

It's way overmarketed. They spend so much on advertising that their fans think the sport is actually popular in real life.

I don't know what you guys are talking about bars being packed for a ufc event, then again I don't go to bars to watch men hug each other with a bunch of men around.

[Battle*Hardened]

The talent pool ranges from multiple sports MA or Combative which includes Boxing.....

More athletes to be had in MMA.....

That's a joke..... Be real.

[gatorDelux]

No its not..... Its Mixed Martial Arts...... Brawling is in both sports..... What happen to guys like that? They end on the ground sleeping....Ala PAul Williams

put paul williams in there with bj penn( one of the best boxers at 155) and paul would smoke him....

also the lower level guys in boxing are watch able...

but when i go to hdnet and watch Titan fc or whatever. they cant box for ****....

i give them credit were it is due, they are great wrestlers and graplers/jiujitsu fighters...

but the level of skill that they have when on there feat doesnt compare to ametuers....

maybe with the execpyion of anderson silva who is suck a crazy athelete he could do whatever he wants.

[gatorDelux]

here is the dumbest thing about people saying boxing is dead/dying....

welter weights, ok welterwieghts(FMJ and pac) who are really blown up 130 pounders,,,,

can get 1.3 million buys PPV and all that attention....

there is obviously a demand for boxing.....

the only problem is boxing politics....

and considering how ****ed up boxing politics are....

it is still big....

also the thing about ethnic groups that dana said came of as kind of dumb...

this whole country is ethnic.