DFW: “Strikeforce, where guys who aren’t in the UFC can go”
UFC President Dana White sat down with a small group of journalists after today’s UFC 109 press conference. On Chael…
UFC President Dana White sat down with a small group of journalists after today’s UFC 109 press conference.
On Chael Sonnen’s inflammatory comments in recent interviews:
Pretty much everything he said was dumb. It was crazy and made no sense. I like Chael and he’s a good guy, but I don’t agree with 90% of what he said in that interview.
On Randy Couture keeping an active schedule since his return to the UFC:
I can’t doubt this guy any more. I don’t know how anybody can. I’ve never seen anything like it. I was thinking that he was done when he was 37.
On Herschel Walker’s Strikeforce fight and its impact on the MMA world:
I don’t think it’s bad for MMA if this guy wants to go out and fight. But to give him one ounce of coverage? It’s retarded.
If he wants to have a hobby, that’s fine. But if he fights anybody who is any good whatsoever, he’s going to get beat. He’s one of the greatest athletes ever, but I can’t take him seriously in this sport. It’s impossible.
On Tito Ortiz and his comments about Chuck Liddell’s alleged bout with alcoholism:
It’s not true. I never stepped in and had an intervention for Chuck Liddell, and he never went to rehab or anything like that. Tito says some crazy stuff sometimes, you know? Chuck Liddell is not drinking. He stopped drinking to get ready for this fight.
Chuck hates Tito. He doesn’t understand why I brought him back. He doesn’t think he belongs here.
On Strikeforce as competition for the UFC:
Yeah, I worry about Strikeforce all the time. Come on. Do you know how long I’ve been hearing about this? First it was Affliction and then it’s somebody else. No, I don’t worry about Strikeforce. Strikeforce is a lower-level show where guys who aren’t in the UFC can go and make some money. It’s never going to be anything more than that, ever.
