Why did Dana White blast Pride FC for the Dan Henderson vs Wanderlei Silva fight?

Question

I thought it was a good fight. What was wrong with it?

Dana basically called the people at Pride total morons and idiots.

Answer 1

Dana is just pist because Wanderlie and Chuck were going to fight in may but now he has a medical suspension from the NSAC and his marketing value has dropped tremedously since mid 2006, 2 consecutive vicious KO loses is no good for someone you are trying to sell as unbeatable. If chuck KO'd him people would say that something is wrong with wandy and not give the credit to Chuck. But Chuck, Randy, Couture, Cro Cop, Hughes all make way more money than Wandy (His top pay day was $200,000 for winning the middleweight grand prix) and he was seen having a meeting with UFC executives at UFC 68 so he will most likely sign a 4 fight contract with the UFC and instead of giving the world Chuck vs Wanderlie they have to give Wandy some tuner fights like they are Cro Cop to raise his marketing value. Dana's just pissed off because Pride messed up what he had planned.

Answer 2

Henderson might win it, simply by fact he could possibly over powering Silva. Dont get me incorrect, Silva is robust together with his strikes, acurate and speedy as properly, and his clinch is somewhat effective. yet Dan has been around all that for this way of lengthy time, that he's conscious of the thank you to counter a number of those issues honestly. And if Rampage couldnt knock him out, I heavily doubt that Anderson could desire to. I advise the combat between Dan and Rampage replaced into in actuality like a highway combat almost, the two have been going for blood. So yeah, Anderson might loose by using potential of KO by using Henderson honestly. Now if Anderson have been waiting to get locked onto Dan a technique or the different and attempt a submission, he could get it. yet that could be the only logical way i might see Silva triumphing against Henderson.

Answer 3

I don't know specifically about that fight, but Dana doesn't like Pride obviously. Dana is an American business man... His word is his bond, while in Japan business men will go back on their word any chance they can. Dana doesn't like the people at Pride for their shrewd business tactics.

Pride never intended for a fight between Wandy and Chuck. They did that to stir Pride name up in America... they lied to you and they lied to Chuck and Dana, just so you would watch their show. They also did this bullshit with a Fedor vs Sylvia match up. It's all marketing and deceit from Pride.

Answer 4

Dana is a master at manipulating the fans. He gets them to beleive guys like Sylvia and Rich Franklinare worthy of main event status. He tells UFC fans who the good fighters are instead of the fans telling him. He thinks Pride is dumb because they could have made big money if the would have put the Silva liddell fight on , but now silva's career is pretty much done and no one want s to see him. White does'nt care about the fights he cares about the PPV's

Answer 5

Pride is a deceitful business...they were even rumored to be tied to the Yakuza japanese gang! Dana White knows they are a horrible organization and don't deserve the great fighters they have! I bet they're trying anything possible to avoid having Dana White buy they're business because they know he'll do great things with the organization!

Answer 6

dana is just covering up how scared he is for liddel! Ufc avoided that fight from the beginning and didnt want the poster boy hillbilly liddel to get KTFO!!

Answer 7

He's upset that Pride is looking for buyers and turned down his offer and the fighters are asking for too much money.

Answer 8

WANDERLEI SILVA IS ASKING FOR TOO MUCH MONEY......HE IS ACTING LIKE A KING.........DANA WHITE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING

Answer 9

because both Hollywood and Wandy could beat any UFC fighter ...