Thursday, October 23, 2008

"It's A Good Day These Guys Are Gone"

As the building blocks of Elite XC continue to crumble since the announcement of the promotion going out of business came out on Monday, just about everybody under the sun has had an opinion of the short lived MMA organization.

One person in the business who is likely the most important voice to listen to, UFC president Dana White, commented in his personal blog on Wednesday about the company's downfall.

"Obviously today is a great day in MMA, Pro Elite is dead," said White.

Never one to hold back his thoughts, White also unloaded on former Elite XC live events president, Jeremy Lappen, who has seemingly not had much success in the MMA business, and Dana thinks his college degree might come in handy.

"Jeremy Lappen, the three time loser," White commented with a laugh. "This guy was in a company called "Battle Management", then the WFA, and now Pro Elite."

"Jeremy, you have a law degree, go get a real (expletive) job. Go get a real job, your parents must be bummed out, spend all that money on a law degree, and you're (expletive) around in MMA, trying to screw up this business. Go screw up somebody's (expletive) court case or go do something else."

White also threw in a few comments on the future of former Elite XC vice president Jared Shaw, who along with Lappen have remained silent since their promotion folded earlier this week.

"And then the little rapper kid, you got a rich daddy, you can just live at home with your mom and dad, and live in the basement," White joked. "You don't even have to get a job, you can hang out at nightclubs and DJ and go back to the basement and go to sleep, you little (expletive)."

Of course the former head of Elite XC, Gary Shaw, who still has a prominent place in the professional boxing arena, got a shot as well.
"Gary Shaw, he's going to be around for a long time in boxing. As long as he stays in boxing, all us MMA people can be happy."

Following speculation that the company paid a fighter to stand-up in a sanctioned bout, an investigation into the allegations by the Florida State Athletic Commission and mounting debt, Elite XC had no other choice but to close up shop, and White is more than happy with the result.

"It's a good day these guys are gone."

4 comments:

Joe said...

Wow Dana! Tell us how you REALLY feel... ;oD

Anonymous said...

wow Dana! My dog got out of the backyard through a hole in the fence. Now I can't find it but, I'm not gonna look that much anyways because I'm getting hungry.

romemvp said...

I Get Sick And Tired Of Idiots Claiming That Dana White Is Bad For MMA. Dana White Is The Reason Why You Idiots Have A Passion For This Sport. You Should Take Part of Your Sundays To Praise God and Then After Church Pray To A Dana White Statue. Dana Is Making A Great Business Decision By Not Agreeing to Fedor's Demand. The UFC Would Be Foolish To Conceed to His Demands In Order To Give Idiots Like You A Chance To See Fedor Fight In The UFC, Possibly Beat Grand-Pa Randy and Then Take That Publicity Over To Another Organization. Some Fans Need To See The Business Side Of Things and Not Just View It From A Fans Point of View. This Fight Will Never Happen Until Fedor Signs an Exclusive Contract With The UFC. Thats It, Deal With It. The UFC is The Only MMA Organization Providing Job Stability, Actually Paying Its Fighters On Time and Not Cancelling Shows At the Drop Of A Dime For A Reason. GOOD BUSINESS SINCE!!!!. Who Are We To Tell Dana White How To Run The UFC. Not One Of Us Could Have Made MMA What Its Is Today and Will Be Tomorrow. You Should Put A Picture Of Dana White On Your Living Room Wall, Next to the Picture of J.F.K..

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