UFC 134 live conference call updates (12:00 EDT)
Silva, Okami, Griffin and Rua will all participate in a special UFC 134 media conference call today (August 16, 2011)…
Silva, Okami, Griffin and Rua will all participate in a special UFC 134 media conference call today (August 16, 2011) at 12 p.m. ET.
MMAmania.com will deliver up-to-the-second live updates of the conference call which also includes UFC president Dana White.
Dana White doesn’t respond when asked about Ben Henderson begging to give his teammates a shot in the UFC.
Dana White: This sports has exploded here and it’s a very big deal. We have a 14,000 seat arena and 350,000 people were asking for tickets so we’re pumped about this card.
Dana White: From what I hear, the reports down there, the fight between Vitor and Anderson Silva was huge and that was a big jumping off point before coming to Brazil.
Dana White: As you go into every market, it’s different. We’ve faced a lot of different challenges in the United States than in different countries. They’re all different in different ways with different governments and different reactions. You learn things every day.
Dana White: There’s no doubt about it, Brazil will be a gazillion times easier than the UK and Europe has been. Their economy is the fifth largest in the world or projected to be soon. There’s so many talented guys coming out of there and not just talented guys but icons of the sport. It’s a fighting culture down there.