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In the wake of Saturday night’s UFC 124, MMA Fighting.com gives us an interesting morning-after glimpse into the life UFC President Dana White, during which we learn two noteworthy things: 1) Big DW still isn’t ready to confirm Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva as “TUF 13” coaches and 2) In order to keep his plans for world domination straight in his mind, Dana keeps a giant white board in his office with a “to do” list printed on it. Goddamn, what we wouldn’t give to get a look at that list. That’s got to be the most important white board in all of mixed martial arts.
"I’ve got a board with a list of things that need doing,” White says, “and (picking ‘TUF’ coaches) is one of the big ones, but it depends on a lot of things. Here’s the one thing I know: I have to make a decision really soon."
Yeah, tell me about it. Season 13 is set to begin filming in just a few weeks and at this point the SpikeTV producers have no idea which famous UFC fighters’ petty demands they’re going to have to coddle this time around. That probably makes it next to impossible for the production team to do the necessary prep work. Are they gonna have to hire a Portuguese interpreter? Do they need to invest in a deep freeze system to keep Sonnen’s testosterone vials nicely chilled? Should they install full-spectrum lights at the “TUF” training center to try to ward off Brock Lesnar’s seasonal affective disorder? Are they going to have to rent an extra room for Frank Mir’s entourage? As you can see, it’s pretty hard to make plans when you don’t know who’s going to be around.