UFC president Dana White has never been shy about speaking his mind on any topic. It is his best and worst quality as the face of a major sports organization, but his latest outburst against the group that hacked the UFC.com website is going to get him into a lot of trouble.
Earlier this week, a group of hackers broke into the UFC.com server and redirected users to a different site. They were upset that UFC was supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act and wanted to do something to show their frustration.
White has responded by daring the group to keep messing with him and the website.
Here is a portion of what White had to say, via USA Today:
Keep hacking our site. Do it again. Do it tonight.
You know what’s happening is? These guys look like terrorists now, and a bill that was about to die is about to come back. …
I’m not afraid of the Internet. I love the Internet. It’s fun to get on there and cruise around and stuff. I’m not afraid of you.
You want to keep hacking our site, go for it. Watch what happens. You’re hurting yourself.
The hackers responded to White as all good Internet attackers do: With an anonymous video posted on YouTube.
White is a tough guy, and he is trying to show the world how tough he is by talking down to these hackers. However, there has to be a point where you keep things in house so as to get to the bottom of the whole incident without causing further damage to your website.
Remember, the people being hurt by this whole thing are the fans trying to access the site. If the problem persists, they could just stop trying to go to the website altogether.
Whether you support the bill or not is irrelevant in this case. This group is using illegal tactics to make a statement, and they deserve to be punished if/when they are found. However, it is not White’s job to bait them to keep doing what they are doing just to feed his own ego.
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