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12 People In MMA Who Outraged Dana White

With rumors of a UFC sale abound and the prospect of longtime UFC President Dana White actually stepping down from his position actually possible, there may not be a better time than now to look back and reflect on all of the game-changing, evolving, and impactful changes White has made upon the UFC and the

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With rumors of a UFC sale abound and the prospect of longtime UFC President Dana White actually stepping down from his position actually possible, there may not be a better time than now to look back and reflect on all of the game-changing, evolving, and impactful changes White has made upon the UFC and the sport of MMA as a whole.

However, this article is not the place to do that.

No, despite all of the absolutely positive and furthering changes, implementations, and improvements White has made during his nearly 20-year tenure with the UFC, he’s built up quite the long list of people in the sport that have angered him quite a bit.

For better or worse, some were right, some were wrong, and some of those people were able to mend the fence with the most powerful man in MMA. Others still remain on the boss man’s proverbial naughty list, and they may indeed never recover.

It’s been a wild ride for White, and it may or may not be close to being over. Let’s take a look back at the people in MMA that angered Dana White the most.

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Randy Couture Talks UFC Sale Rumors, Says Dana White Needs To Go

Although UFC is publicly and internally denying the rumors of a sale, UFC Hall Of Famer Randy Couture seems to be hearing the same rumors as everyone else.

The UFC legend appeared on ESPN 1100 on Friday, a few days before the Flo Combat report that…

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Although UFC is publicly and internally denying the rumors of a sale, UFC Hall Of Famer Randy Couture seems to be hearing the same rumors as everyone else.

The UFC legend appeared on ESPN 1100 on Friday, a few days before the Flo Combat report that the sale has been agreed upon for a bid of $4.2 billion, and spoke about the rumors of a UFC sale.

“I’ve heard a strong rumor that it is sold. It’s done. It was done a day or two ago. Lorenzo’s [Fertitta] out. Dana [White] is still in. Four billion dollar price tag, somewhere thereabouts. I heard from fairly reliable sources that that’s happening.”

Regarding the $4.2 billion figure for the sale of the UFC, Couture stated the following.

“That’s a crazy number. We were doing the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. They were forty mil down and spent another eleven to get that show on the air. We were very concerned they were going to sell the company or the sport, under that brand, would die for sure.”

As far as the rumors that if sold, the new owners would be looking to retain Dana White as the president of the UFC, Couture had a very definitive opinion.

“I hear the company that bought it is keeping him on as the president. If the UFC has a problem right now as a brand, it’s an image problem. How they act and how they treat the fighters and the things that they do with their fighters that are in their stable and lot of that trickles down from him – his attitude. His attitude when he does interviews. His attitude when he deals with the media. His attitude when he deals with his fighters.

“So I don’t understand. If I bought the company and wanted to change that or take it to the next level, I’m thinking you need a change of face, you need a change of image. You address the class action lawsuit and all the other stuff that’s gone on in the tenure that they’ve been in charge.

“Now you’ve [become mainstream]. You’ve kicked down the doors. You’re on Fox television. You’re in all these countries. You’re everywhere. Where aren’t you? So do you need to keep kicking down doors and keep maintaining that particular attitude?”

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Randy Couture quotes.

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Top 10 Trilogies In UFC History

Rivalries are one of the most pivotal aspects of mixed martial arts (MMA) today. While most of the time these rivalries are a little exaggerated in order to market the fight, once in a blue moon we get a true spectacle that can drag on over the span of three action-packed brawls to end with

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Rivalries are one of the most pivotal aspects of mixed martial arts (MMA) today. While most of the time these rivalries are a little exaggerated in order to market the fight, once in a blue moon we get a true spectacle that can drag on over the span of three action-packed brawls to end with a trilogy fight.

Some of these martial artists just flat-out don’t like one another, while others fight for the pure competitive nature that dwells within their body along with a grinding urge to better the man that they have split contests with.

So without further ado, lets take a look at the top 10 trilogies that have been fought out throughout UFC history.

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Bellator Fan Fest To Include Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Liam McGeary

Another Bellator fan fest will coincide with Bellator 154 next week in California, as MMA legends and current Bellator champion Liam McGeary appear.

Set for Dave & Buster’s from Milpitas, California, McGeary will be joined by Royce Gracie, Randy…

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Another Bellator fan fest will coincide with Bellator 154 next week in California, as MMA legends and current Bellator champion Liam McGeary appear.

Set for Dave & Buster’s from Milpitas, California, McGeary will be joined by Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Cung Le, Mark Coleman and Jacob “Stitch” Duran.

The event is exclusively for Bellator Nation members, which is a free club to join. It begins at 8 p.m. PT and will serve as the lead-in to Saturday’s Bellator 154 card from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

In the headline fight on Spike TV, Phil Davis takes on Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in a No. 1 contender match to McGeary’s title.

Video: The Fight Game Documentary Featuring Royce Gracie, Tito Ortiz & More

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Hollymood Entertainment production company, led by frequent MMANews.com correspondent Michael Moody, has just released a new MMA documentary, directed by Michael Moody, titled, “The Fight Game,” featuring such legendary …

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Hollymood Entertainment production company, led by frequent MMANews.com correspondent Michael Moody, has just released a new MMA documentary, directed by Michael Moody, titled, “The Fight Game,” featuring such legendary names as former WWE Superstar and UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock, UFC Hall Of Famers Royce Gracie and Tito Ortiz, MMA legend Randy Couture and more.

Many topics are included in the documentary, such as old rivalries and enemies, pro wrestling and WWE controversy and much more. Feel the tension and hatred between Stephan Bonnar and Tito Ortiz unlke ever before as they stand just feet apart as they give interviews for this documentary.

It’s guerilla budget documentary filmmaking at it’s finest, that takes you into the world of MMA as told by the greatest legends of the sport.

You can watch The Fight Game for free right now via the Hollymood Entertainment YouTube channel at YouTube.com/slowdive626.

10 Worst Fight Bookings in UFC History

With an endless roster complete with bona fide champions, budding contenders, eager prospects and veterans on the tail end of their careers, the UFC has promoted a vast mix of fights throughout the years. At times, the promotion has avoided making obvious matchups in favor of more lucrative options. Other times, they’ve scrambled to find

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With an endless roster complete with bona fide champions, budding contenders, eager prospects and veterans on the tail end of their careers, the UFC has promoted a vast mix of fights throughout the years.

At times, the promotion has avoided making obvious matchups in favor of more lucrative options. Other times, they’ve scrambled to find replacement fighters on just a few weeks, or days, notice.

The UFC has juggled this sometimes erratic scheduling fairly well, but has experienced a few hiccups along the way. These ill-advised occurrences certainly come with the territory, but they don’t make things easier for a promotion aiming to fuse professional mixed martial arts (MMA) and world-class skill into one beautiful entity.

To understand the ups and down of matchmaking at the highest level, we take a closer look at the mistakes that have been. Here are the top 10 worst fight bookings in UFC history.

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