Comments Thread For: Arum: Dana White Making Fool Of Himself By Insisting On Holding UFC 249

[Heru]

I understand the dangers of the pandemic, and I disagree with Arum and his fear mongering comments.

If the fighters: 1) agree to fight under the circumstances; 2) are able to train and fight in a safe environment; 3) the fighters’ team, commission (including the refs and judges) and the TV production test negative before the fight. Then, the card should go on.

Wrestlemania will still go on. What those events and this one will lose in attendance revenue, it will more than make up for in PPV revenue and good will. In 3 weeks, the UFC will be the only game in town, while boxing is on ice until July. Arum and his ilk have spent the last 30+ years running boxing into the ground for their consistently poor decision making while Dana Whyte and the UFC are still on the upswing despite having a lesser product.

A lot of variable from here to the 18th, but if the card comes off and the fights are good, it will be a resounding success.

[jinx_htx]

If it genuinely can be held without exposing anyone involved to an increased risk of infection, then I see no reason not to go ahead. The same stands for all sport. For nearly all sport, it is not feasible currently. As soon as it is feasible for other sports -- whether people are dying or not -- more events will follow. And that is a good thing. When sporting events restart it will be a massive boost for moral, a psychological turning point. If you can safely hold an event, go for it. So it hinges on whether UFC is able to safely make this happen.

With all due respect. No ***** sherlock. Of course "it hinges on whether ufc is able to safely make this happen". That goes without saying. Do you think there's one single person on planet earth who would stop the fight from happening if there was no saftety related reason to do so?

You people should put a little more than a half a second worth of thought into what you post online.

[jinx_htx]

I understand the dangers of the pandemic, and I disagree with Arum and his fear mongering comments.

If the fighters: 1) agree to fight under the circumstances; 2) are able to train and fight in a safe environment; 3) the fighters’ team, commission (including the refs and judges) and the TV production test negative before the fight. Then, the card should go on.

Wrestlemania will still go on. What those events and this one will lose in attendance revenue, it will more than make up for in PPV revenue and good will. In 3 weeks, the UFC will be the only game in town, while boxing is on ice until July. Arum and his ilk have spent the last 30+ years running boxing into the ground for their consistently poor decision making while Dana Whyte and the UFC are still on the upswing despite having a lesser product.

A lot of variable from here to the 18th, but if the card comes off and the fights are good, it will be a resounding success.

Jesus christ. Could you POSSIBLY be any ******er?

You use the word "if" then you go on to list a bunch of completely impossible circumstances. There's absolutely no possible way they can organize and coordinate all of that without putting people at risk of spreading the virus.

And you think they're going to do phenomenal ppv numbers while people are worried about being homeless and finding food to eat? We're going into a deep recession and you think people have extra cash to spend on freakin ufc pay per view? Are you on drugs?

They need to come up with a way to make people have to pass an iq test to set a minimum intelligence level before being allowed to post online.

[Monty Fisto]

With all due respect. No ***** sherlock. Of course "it hinges on whether ufc is able to safely make this happen". That goes without saying. Do you think there's one single person on planet earth who would stop the fight from happening if there was no saftety related reason no to?

You people should put a little more than a half a second worth of thought into what you post online.

With all due respect, 'if there was no saftety related reason no to" is a pretty sloppily constructed phrase, especially for someone who is talking about putting half a second worth of thought about what you post.

Furthermore, the thrust of my post was in response to the article: namely, Arum's contention that the issue hinges on a 'compassionate, pragmatic' approach.

So, we have an article that talks about the compassion of the issue. We have my response, providing a counterpoint that compassion isn't the core of the issue.

And then we have you failing to comprehend the words in front of your eyes. And then composing a really, truly terrible sentence.

But at least you did it with such good grace.

[jinx_htx]

With all due respect, 'if there was no saftety related reason no to" is a pretty sloppily constructed phrase, especially for someone who is talking about putting half a second worth of thought about what you post.

Furthermore, the thrust of my post was in response to the article: namely, Arum's contention that the issue hinges on a 'compassionate, pragmatic' approach.

So, we have an article that talks about the compassion of the issue. We have my response, providing a counterpoint that compassion isn't the core of the issue.

And then we have you failing to comprehend the words in front of your eyes. And then composing a really, truly terrible sentence.

But at least you did it with such good grace.

Yea exactly, "compassionate, pragmatic" in regards to what? SAFETY!!!

Being "compassionate" and "pragmatic" about the SAFETY of those directly involved as well as the community at large.

Dana dip***** white wants to hold an event that can't be done safely under the current circumstances.

Absolutely NOBODY feels that they should hold back the event for any other reason than it not being safe to do so yet.

So all you did in your inital post was state the obvious. It's like saying "ok we should water the grass so it will grow and not die", or "the floor is down and the ceiling is up". You state some obvious crap as if you came up with some genius novel concept.

[Monty Fisto]

Yea exactly, "compassionate, pragmatic" in regards to what? SAFETY!!!

Being "compassionate" and "pragmatic" about the SAFETY of those directly involved as well as the community at large.

Dana dip***** white wants to hold an event that can't be done safely under the current circumstances.

Absolutely NOBODY feels that they should hold back the event for any other reason than it not being safe to do so yet.

So all you did in your inital post was state the obvious. It's like saying "ok we should water the grass so it will grow and not die", or "the floor is down and the ceiling is up". You state some obvious crap as if you came up with some genius novel concept.

Arum's actual words: "They’re dealing with the isolation. They’re dealing with losing jobs, dealing with businesses being in trouble"

These are reasons that Arum is giving for not holding the event. They are not, however, safety reasons.

Coronavirus is in 178 countries. There are 195 countries in the world.

Is it beyond the realms of possibility that a multi-billion-dollar enterprise such as UFC might be able to hold an event behind closed doors safely in one of these countries?

Unlikely perhaps, but I don't think any reasonable person could conclude it is an outright impossibility, no matter how much it would suit you to portray it so.

[jinx_htx]

Arum's actual words: "They’re dealing with the isolation. They’re dealing with losing jobs, dealing with businesses being in trouble"

These are reasons that Arum is giving for not holding the event. They are not, however, safety reasons.

Why are people "dealing with isolation"? For SAFETY!!!!!

Why are people "dealing with losing jobs"? Because people have to stay home for SAFETY!!!!

Why are "businesses being in trouble"? Because of measures being taken for ......SAFETY!!!

Coronavirus is in 178 countries. There are 195 countries in the world.

Is it beyond the realms of possibility that a multi-billion-dollar enterprise such as UFC might be able to hold ain event behind closed doors safely in one of these countries?

Unlikely perhaps, but I don't think any reasonable person could conclude it is an outright impossibility, no matter how much it would suit you to portray it so.

So now you're saying that they want to fly the fighters, their teams, and all the event production crews to some other country to hold the event? What country would that be genius?

You think I don't want to see Khabib vs Ferguson? I've been dying to see that fight. But if it can't be done right now then it can't be done. The fight will be made and it will happen when the time is right. It is what it is. Whether you want to face reality or not, we all have much bigger problems at the moment.

You sir are a colossal dumb***** who should be BANNED from the internet for all eternity.

[rocktop]

Dude the reason Dana White wants to hold this fight is the money! Think about it zero sports going on the whole world will tune in to watch this has potential to break PPV records the live gate money isn’t sh it man.

It goes beyond money with this fight its a historic fight to see who is the best 155er ever and this fight is known to be one of the most cursed fights in combat history so its about money and to finally settle this debate once and for all.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

Bob Arum is a gentleman.

Sorry, but I have to agree with Bob Arum here. Look at UFC 248 and what happen after the event. Imagine, what is going to happen after UFC 249 event end. That said it all. Not debate on this one. And I want to see this fight badly.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

With all due respect. No ***** sherlock. Of course "it hinges on whether ufc is able to safely make this happen". That goes without saying. Do you think there's one single person on planet earth who would stop the fight from happening if there was no saftety related reason to do so?

You people should put a little more than a half a second worth of thought into what you post online.

With all due respect, 'if there was no saftety related reason no to" is a pretty sloppily constructed phrase, especially for someone who is talking about putting half a second worth of thought about what you post.

Furthermore, the thrust of my post was in response to the article: namely, Arum's contention that the issue hinges on a 'compassionate, pragmatic' approach.

So, we have an article that talks about the compassion of the issue. We have my response, providing a counterpoint that compassion isn't the core of the issue.

And then we have you failing to comprehend the words in front of your eyes. And then composing a really, truly terrible sentence.

But at least you did it with such good grace.

Yea exactly, "compassionate, pragmatic" in regards to what? SAFETY!!!

Being "compassionate" and "pragmatic" about the SAFETY of those directly involved as well as the community at large.

Dana dip***** white wants to hold an event that can't be done safely under the current circumstances.

Absolutely NOBODY feels that they should hold back the event for any other reason than it not being safe to do so yet.

So all you did in your inital post was state the obvious. It's like saying "ok we should water the grass so it will grow and not die", or "the floor is down and the ceiling is up". You state some obvious crap as if you came up with some genius novel concept.

Arum's actual words: "They’re dealing with the isolation. They’re dealing with losing jobs, dealing with businesses being in trouble"

These are reasons that Arum is giving for not holding the event. They are not, however, safety reasons.

Coronavirus is in 178 countries. There are 195 countries in the world.

Is it beyond the realms of possibility that a multi-billion-dollar enterprise such as UFC might be able to hold an event behind closed doors safely in one of these countries?

Unlikely perhaps, but I don't think any reasonable person could conclude it is an outright impossibility, no matter how much it would suit you to portray it so.

Why are people "dealing with isolation"? For SAFETY!!!!!

Why are people "dealing with losing jobs"? Because people have to stay home for SAFETY!!!!

Why are "businesses being in trouble"? Because of measures being taken for ......SAFETY!!!



So now you're saying that they want to fly the fighters, their teams, and all the event production crews to some other country to hold the event? What country would that be genius?

You think I don't want to see Khabib vs Ferguson? I've been dying to see that fight. But if it can't be done right now then it can't be done. The fight will be made and it will happen when the time is right. It is what it is. Whether you want to face reality or not, we all have much bigger problems at the moment.

You sir are a colossal dumb***** who should be BANNED from the internet for all eternity.

Both of you, to the Thunder Dome now. This sound a 50/50 fight.