Dana White stands by "pay for rankings" claim, says UFC is the NFL of MMA

No stranger to a little controversy, UFC president Dana White recently
made waves by suggesting in a May interview with ESPN’s Bill Simmons
that many mixed-martial-arts rankings lists were influenced through
financial contributions.

This past weekend,…

No stranger to a little controversy, UFC president Dana White recently
made waves by suggesting in a May interview with ESPN’s Bill Simmons
that many mixed-martial-arts rankings lists were influenced through
financial contributions.

This past weekend, in a one-on-one interview with MMAjunkie.com, White
confirmed that he still believes rival promotions are improperly
influencing the media’s opinion.

“Let me tell you what; I’ve been in this business for a long time,”
White said. “Nobody, and I mean [expletive] nobody, knows more about
this business than I do.