Sunday, April 19, 2009

Dana White Embarrassed by UFC 97 Main Event


(Courtesy of Steve Cofield of ESPN 1100 and Cagewriter.com)

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

First of all let me say that Silva is the best!!!! Dana White should be embarassed for himself. He is the one who put that no namer against the champ. He is the CHAMP!!! What the crowd want him to do just run in there and get knocked out by a nobody ya right! Everyone should be scared of him. He has just shown every1 that he can go the distance no problem. Beware GSP dont have nothing for him. You bloggers are full of ####. And the fans of MMA are garbage.. How u gonna boo the best pound for pound ever. He toyed with that little boy in the ring. He didnt want to hurt him to bad. Why? Because they both from the same place in Brazil. He just wanted to basicly show people that Brazil has the best fighters. Hello noone has went the difference with silva in the UFC. See where Im gettin at..Lettes went the distance with the champ therefore proving that he was better then the rest of the combatants silva faced. It was a respect thing. So all u booers Freak off. Whos next for Silva...lol maybe brock or fedor...Show your respect for the Best!!!

Anonymous said...

Are you freaking kidding me?? all leites did was fall on the ground when silva went to punch him. and of course hes not going to jump on him and get caught in a submission attempt. silva dominated the fight. he doesnt have any competition and leites didnt deserve to be in this position

Anonymous said...

Dana should step back and offer Chuck his job. Chuck has done more for the sport then Dana could ever accomplish. He is respectful, clearly knows the sport and has the respect of all the fighters. Chuck for President!!!

seanb14 said...

I'm not sure how you can boo Silva. Why, just because he didn't go out there guns a blazin? He was cautious like he should be. Got taken down once...got out of it and then defended the take-down masterfully the rest of the fight. Silva did whatever he wanted in this fight showing how great his stand-up is. He also showed me a new level of athleticism. His take-down defense and barrage of strikes will not be displayed by anyone else. Nobody has more tools in there bag. Should Silva have been more aggressive? Maybe but in my opinion he sat there and threw on Lettes and was waiting for Lettes to respond and he never did. Come on folks jabbing to your opponents thigh? That is asking for a counter but it never came. Silva showed everyone that he is head and shoulders above everyone else. The disappointment should lie with the challenger, Lettes. He didn't do anything other than try a few take-downs. If you were given a shot at the title wouldn't you let it hang out in the last round? I know I would have. White shouldn't be embarrassed by Silva...Silva put on a clinic displaying more of a barrage of strikes than I've seen in MMA. He threw everything from every angle too. Silva even changed up his defense several times hoping to invite Lettes in but that didn't do it either. Joe Silva and Dana White will need to do a better job of putting fighters in front of Silva because he's that good. This was a masterful performance in my opinion. Silva showed how the sweet science of MMA can be used. He landed everything and never got hit...that's what he's suppose to do. LOL Let's not get carried away with the MMA barbaric old school mentality where if there is no blood or knockouts then you boo.I love this sport for everything it stands for. Don't fall into that category and just be a fan of blood and Ko's. Enjoy everything about the sport when you watch A. Silva fight because you will see it all on display...this is a sport and Silva is the best at it. Take the other top pound for pound fighters in the world GSP, Fedor, Torres. They are all much much easier to hit than A. Silva. The guy is a talent that only comes around once a lifetime...enjoy his skills.

Anonymous said...

fuck this shit. the whole reason it was like this is because leites is a piece of shit. he didnt even try to fight all he wanted to do was jump on his back. thales didnt deserve a title shot n this fight proved that shit. its another paulo filho dissapointing guy with only jits

Anonymous said...

Damn Dana did you watch the fight? You are a dirty dude man foreal. U put that whack fighter in there with silva. Lettes just flopped on the ground like a pussy. And how u gona tell a man who damn near made this sport what it is that he cant fight anymore.(Chuck) Anywhere. U dirty man. Put a champ against a champ. Silva shouldnt have to fight anyone else in any division unless its a championship fight. Holla

SILVAS A JOKE said...

You people are ridiculous... that fight fucking sucked...plain and simple. Silva and Leites were BOTH an embarrassment. Anyone who disagrees is obviously hugging Silvas Nut sack, just because you think hes a good fighter doesnt mean you cant admit that this fight was a bunch of shit, he insulted everyone who dropped a penny on that event. He simply did not engage with a stationary standing target... and if you all think this was an impressive performance then your a joke. The #1 p4p fighter took an unranked divisional jiu jitsu fighter the distance in a fight that was almost all standup.. enough said

Anonymous said...

Anderson Silva I do believe is the pound for pound best fighter in the world. He is so complete in every aspect of the fight game. The thing is I believe is that he is not going to take unnecessary risks in fights. Cote has rock hard jaw and a big punch, Leites has world class jiu-jitsu. Silva, while maybe boring, is a counter fighter. Franklin, Hendo, Leben, Marquardt, all tried to push the action, and they got pummeled. Leites just flopped down trying to get Silva down, He's not going to put himself in danger for the sake of the fans, which is smart. Silva is the best, but, for him to knockout guys within a round or two he needs guys to bring it to him. Also who is left that can push silva, or maybe even beat him; Okami, Bisping, Maia, Almeida, Polhares, Akiyama, Kang, Wandy, who? Dana maybe embarassed, but, there needs to be someone at 185 that can give him a fight, and give him a reason to have to fight for his life, because as long as he gets guys who are one dimensional and not willing to engage, they'll be more boring Anderson Silva vitories.

Anonymous said...

...I agree with Dana. Seems like Anderson isn't being challenged anymore. It's time for him to fight GSP or go swim with the sharks at 205. Ok- so Chuck isn't gonna fight in the UFC anymore. That doesn't mean he won't try somewhere else. When things went sour for Randy Couture & Zuffa- things fell back into place again. If Chuck still wants to fight he can go to Affliction or Strikeforce. Many other fighters have and Chuck would rake in money for anybody...win or lose.

EDoggFunk said...

GSP is perfect for Anderson. Anderson can jump on his back and play "ride the greased pig" for five rounds.

Anonymous said...

you had to be there (i was :)) it was a bad fight, neither guy wanted to fight and we booed their ass, people were actually leaving thats how bad it was

Anonymous said...

Dana once again is showing his true colors! Just like everyone said, except the one dumb##s, Silva did what he does, he won. Leites didn't want to fight, period.

Anonymous said...

EDogg is right, we must see Anderson ride the greasy pig for 5 rounds!

Anonymous said...

greasy pig? bj lovers r still alive? haha

Anonymous said...

DONT GIVE HIM CHUMPS LIKE LEITES AND COTE AND HE"LL PERFORM!!! Anderson Silva is the one feeling the embarrasment. He's the most talented fighter in the world, and he is in middle of one of the greatest title reigns of all time and this is who dana, and joe silva are putting on his plate. The only fighter Anderson has really respected that he fought was Rich Franklin, and look what he did to him. Look what he did to Hendo. Even Lutter and Marquardt. Now he's getting this caliber of fighters to defend the belt against. He could have hurt leites so bad, but instead he showed him (leites) and the UFC up. Yeah Dana take 2 minutes to wrap your head around the situation and realize, he needs to fight bisping or hendo next. then wanderlei. the up to 205or st pierre. UFC is wasting his talent right now. Anderson is making a statement by showing the up. trentaadland@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Its so easy for people that doesnt fight to criticise these fighters. The Fertitas need to smack the shit out of Dana White for all his offensive remarks and comments. Who the fuck is he to tell Chuck that he wont ever fight again!

Anonymous said...

I think its bullshit for any fan of anderson silva to boo him on this fight. You will never get this type of response at a Pride shows when they were around. Some shows at pride has over 50,000 people watching and they all have respect for every fighter fighting and never boo at their performace.

Anonymous said...

that's why pride folded - no heart by "50,000 people"

Anonymous said...

Thats what happens when you give undeserving fighters a title shot.
Joe Silva blew it and they should ALL be embarrassed for trying to pass that mis-match off as a Main Event.
Bring on Wanderlei for a non-title catchweight fight, at least Wandy wont curl up in the fetal position or flop on his back like a ho.

Anonymous said...

SILA WANTS TO FIGHT GREAT FIGHTERS NOT "OK" FIGHTERS. STOP GIVING HIM SCRUBS LIKE COTE AND LETTES! LET HIM FIGHT AT 205 AND FACE PEOPLE LIKE FORREST OR RAMPAGE!

Alex said...

ok people, don't get me wrong silva is an awsome fighter..but that fight did suck balls..like even when they were standing what was with all that dancing and dodgeing and matrix looking shit, give me a fuckin brake.. Like ilva should of been throwing in a more technicl way...you know like he usually does, percision strikeing..then again it'a hard to do when some douchebag always pulls guard.Like it's a fucking MMA fight not a BJJ fight, if you can't get silva down then be a fuckin man and stand and fight, if you can take him down then do your best to tap him or ground and pound him, but this wasn't the case here atll....honestly though they did stand for quit a while and silva did not really impress me with that dancing around, and fakeing him out bullshit. he should of been throwing to hurt and knock leites out...
Oh and what the fuck is with this he's the best pound for pound fighter in the world....my fuckin ass he is....FEDOR is the best pound for pound fighter on the planet you know it i know dana white knows and the ufc knows....fuck even GSP mentioned it lol....oh why because fedor isn't in the ufc..lol...if he was in the ufc dana would be like he is the best pound for pound fighter, they just don't wanna admit that the best pound for pound mma fighter does not fight for the ufc...look at the records people....anderson silva has like 4 losses,,,legitimate losses,,,,,fedor has one loss from a fuckin headbut... the guy has never been finished in a mma fight in his life....undefeated for like 7 years...are you fucking kidding me...he is the best...he took tim silva former ufc heavy weight champ and dismantled him in lik 40 second...andre arlovski was doing great and tagging fedor good but once again he dismantled andre with one blow...lol....he destroyed 2 of the ufc's best in the first fucking round people....that is the fucking kiler instinct not this dancing around and fakeing out bullshit that anderson pulled....FEDOR goes in there to fight hard and finish fights, he doesn't play no bullshit he goes in there and gets the fucking job done like the ONE TRUE CHAMPION....the guy has faught people bigger than him, people smaller than him, people faster and stronger than him,,, and what the fuck was the result every time....FEDOR WINS...you people and ufc better recognize the TRUE BEST POUND FOR POUND FIGHTER ON THE FUCKING PLANET FEDOR EMELIENENCO....UFC WISH THEY HAD HIM AND I HOPE THEY DO SOMETIME SO HE CAN TAKE THE FUCKING BELT IN HIS FIRST FIGHT...LOL..ANDERSON SILVA IS AN AWSOME FIGHTER BUT A FEDOR HE WIL NEVER BE...oh by the way...josh barnett is next..lol...watch that fight i bet he will finish him quick, he won't pull no bullshit like anderson did...lol....peace out!!! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!

Alex said...

Oh and one more think you fuckin montreal fans are so disrespectful...what the fuck is with those GSP chants....fuck off...i like GSP but the guy wasn't fighting so shut the fuck up and just enjoy the ppv and the fighters that are fighting...fuck all you people wanna see is GSP or some other french guy fihgt....what a joke....go back to fuckin france or you all should seperate like a bunch of ungratefull frenchmen...bring the the UFC to TORONTO or somewhere else you won't get no bullshit disrespect like that......come on sanction it in fuckin T.O already , what the fuck!!

Sweden said...

Silva is the best?? WTF is this, people giving GSP hard time when this is 10000 times worse, please someone who is a silva fan, explain this clip for me!!!!
not a single internet site is commenting on this, when he´s lubing like a maniac.

check out the url link, and everything will be all clear.

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Anonymous said...

the spider didn't book the fight,Dana once again is just being an asshole, put silva at 205 and watch how many people drop to 185. muay tai vs bjj equals boring fight, if silva wasn't the champ the results would be different. Number 1 in the world vs #68, what do you expect.

Anonymous said...

Fuck Dana. If Chuck wants to fight again, he should be allowed to fight, even if that's with another org. Trying to keep your champ is one thing, but interfering with a man's right to make a living is something else. What a prick.

Anonymous said...

andy wang would kill anderson silva

Anonymous said...

Demain Maia is your next middle weight Champion !

Anonymous said...

I agree with Dana as to Chuck. If Dana was truly selfish, he would continue to have Chuck fight and make money off his name selling out PPVs. Instead, Dana is doing something almost no other promoters do, he is saving Chuck from himself. How many fighters refuse to acknowledge it's time to hang them up and then go on to become brain damaged shells of their former selves? Evander Holyfield comes to mind immediately. Chuck is doing well financially, he's going to be offered a position with the UFC, and will still be able to actually remember his fights in the UFC well enough to tell his grandkids about them, rather then being a babbling vegetable by the time he is 50.

Anonymous said...

Dana is sending the wrong signal to the fans by apologizing. There was absolutely nothing to apologize for and he should be ashamed of himself for stooping so low.

Anonymous said...

If Dana wants a more exciting fight then he should stop dicking around with this less than stellar opponents. Silva has been asking for big fights for over a year but they keep putting him against these so called contenders. If they had put him against Liddell that night instead you would have seen a war.

Anonymous said...

Look here Mr. Alex. I agree fedor is the best. Second best. If u think hes all that why dont he sign with ufc and fight. ANDERSON SILVA even said he would love to fight fedor. Silva walks around 215 for a fight and fedor 230. Catch weight would be 220. Bring fedor's ass on over so we can see who is truly the best. Feel me. I agree with you them fans at the fight are pieces of shit. If you are a true fan of MMA or silva, fedor etc. you go or watch to see them perform. But because someone doesnt run in there and get knocked out or have blood runnin everywhere you gona boo the fighter(Silva) Fuck yall fake ass fans!!! they are not true fans of the sport.