Comments Thread For: Arum: Dana White's 'Cowboy Behavior' Doesn't Do Anybody Any Good

[Verus]

Oh Bob, mind your own business. Once you see nobody gets sick at the event, you all will wake up to the lies if the so called pandemic.

As of 5/3/2020 @ 3:00 pm CDT there are 67,975 U.S. recorded deaths from covid-19 and 346,000 deaths worldwide. What makes this a "so-called pandemic? Are you saying this is all a hoax?

[PunchyPotorff]

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Arum is right... and let me say I don't often agree with Unkee Bob. White is just way too headstrong, tries to push forward without thinking things thru. That is NO way for a promoter to operate. Especially in a situation like this with a pandemic and real lives at stake. Maybe one day soon he'll learn to just chill out, lose the ego, and start listening to people who are way smarter than he'll ever be.

Arum said he is going to try to do this at earliest in June so what is the difference between a few weeks of waiting or even a month the virus isnt going anywhere and a cure or vaccine is long away as well. People need to understand experts estimate social distancing can maybe last 2 years to not overcrowd hospitals so better UFC and Boxing just move forward. The NBA is even discussing playing games at Disney because its going to be years until the world can be back to normal.

We're already seeing increases in covid19 cases with states that are rescinding the restrictions. This isn't some f ing joke, friend. Read history about the Spanish flu 100+ years ago. Sports can wait.

[MulaKO]

I think it’s way to early and there will be backlash towards White

[rocktop]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Arum is right... and let me say I don't often agree with Unkee Bob. White is just way too headstrong, tries to push forward without thinking things thru. That is NO way for a promoter to operate. Especially in a situation like this with a pandemic and real lives at stake. Maybe one day soon he'll learn to just chill out, lose the ego, and start listening to people who are way smarter than he'll ever be.



We're already seeing increases in covid19 cases with states that are rescinding the restrictions. This isn't some f ing joke, friend. Read history about the Spanish flu 100+ years ago. Sports can wait.

Again might last 2 years nobody accept rich people can sustain quarantining for that long and as you read Arum, White, Oscar all plan to return regardless so what is the difference of White doing it now instead of 4 weeks? Theres no difference so let White do it and see what the results are? Cant just live in fear and do nothing you have to learn to adapt to work and keep safe

Plus Grocery shopping has a higher chance of transmission than 2 fights getting tested regularly and fighting in an empty arena.

[TMLT87]

He may turn out to be right, but either way I doubt Arum is saying this from a moralistic standpoint. He just hates MMA and is salty that the UFC is going to be running unopposed, especially when its on the same network as Top Rank.

That 249 card is stacked AF too.

[Motofan]

Dana is the canary in the mine. My feeling is it does great ratings and the gamble pays off. That would be a great thing for boxing. The virus won’t be gone before a vaccine is around. At some point people will have to put their big boy pants on if you want anything left to go back to. I’ll likely never say this again but good for Dana. Most of the country hardly took a hit from this. A whole 50 people have died in my state and most were on their way out anyway. Turn the news off and stop acting like everywhere is New York. Their population density ****ed them and will continue to do so. But it’s a huge country. Most of it has started opening back up because at some point logic has to prevail.