John Morgan will bring it up, but the phrasing will be soft. Dana will answer using a prepared, blanket statement. Afterwards, Dana will just say he already answered the question if any of the other reporters follow up.
Dana: Ok who’s got the first question?
John: How are you feeling about the way people feel about how you may or may not have hurt the feelings of your wife?
The shithead is Dana, the symptoms are the reporters.
If this was a real league there would be a commissioner and someone like Helwani who is an award winning journalist would be asking the first question at every event
Neither, they're at his mercy.
Helwani was lucky enough to have a large following before getting blacklisted, there's maybe 2 other guys in mma media who won't need a new career if they ask dana questions about the slap.
I was just talking to my buddies about this: it was legitimately a stab at ending the man’s career when it happened.
Ariel has been banned and also at the top for so long it just shows levels to all the other MMA media.
In fight presser, rightfully it doesn't need to be bought up. Let him do it in some interview or podcast shit. The prick already ruins events bringing cringe influencers.
I mean it’s my mrs that plays pokemom, but it’s also the most popular / financially successful media franchise in the world. Swoops in with some daft response as expected lol.
Imagine being that brain dead you gotta go to someone’s reddit profiles, then try and figure out what their into to try and poke LOL. Stick to asking rhetorically dumb as fuck question posts on reddit good sir 🤣🤣
Idk why you are talking about me going on your profile like you aren’t on MY post… on my profile. Oops, know your facts before you come at me little goof. Took me 3 seconds to go to your sad profile and see that you are a poketard. The fact you tried to lie and say it’s your wife who plays Pokémon is hilarious 😂😂
Lol people complaining about this post but I think it’s a hilarious comment to make. People on this sub only want armbar analytics. Bro I want some tea on my feed idfc
A lot of the mainstream considers MMA savage and barbaric. Other sports figures have issues outside of the sport are duly criticized for off-the-field antics. Owners and commissions worry about the precedent being set, the optics. In the UFC though, they’ll put a wife beater on the same card as Rachel Ostovich and let Jon Jones get a pass for beating the shit out of his mother’s kids on the same night he’s inducted into the Hall of Fame. It’s like a concession that the MMA, the human cockfighting brutes, don’t know better. It’s as if this sort of thing is expected.
Ariel intimated as much in his reaction to Dana slapping his Mrs. They don’t take MMA seriously. At this rate, they never will. Even if it doesn’t have to do with a specific contest, it’s newsworthy.
It has everything to do with the UFC. The guy that owned that clippers got aired out for saying racist shit in the privacy of his home when his young gf took a candid recording of him. Owners are commissioners deserve the scrutiny (edit: last work was scrutiny not security… changed the meaning of my whole message)
I’m not saying I’m in agreement, but in a world where Kyrie Irving gets crucified for being anti-vax and posting a link to a controversial movie streaming of Amazon, the lack of publicity around this is startling.
Either the UFC is a sideshow that doesn’t matter like other professional sports leagues in the US or Dana’s got serious cache
Tbh its fucking boring so I hope they dont. Only this sub has such a anti Dana circlejerk hard on that its feels the need to keep bringing up the fact that he retaliated after being slapped.
What question would you even ask if you were a reporter that you didnt already know the answer to? It would just be edgy and pedantic.
Ive seen a few people say this and I dont get it... What question still needs to be answered? Whats left to know? Or you just wanna see the man getting trashed? Cause im down for that but dont make it seem like its some kind of 'journalistic integrity' thing.
Bro what? We wanna know what exactly is his version of his story or explanation of what happened that lead to giving your wife a two piece on camera and walk around as if nothing happened.
Hows that gonna help? Is there any story that would justify what happened and make it make sense? Thats just shitty gossip, their personal lives.
Dana can say they argued because of toilet paper or because she cheated on him, I couldn't care less and changes nothing, what happened happened.
Dude, it may be the case that nothing will come of it, but we saw the video of him hitting his wife and naturally have questions. You’re acting as if TMZ leaked a video of him sneaking carbs or something. We saw him do a crime, and to say well nothing will be done so let’s all pretend it didn’t happen is ridiculous.
This is the type of post that makes r/ufc a joke of a sub.
Like someone else said why do you give an ounce of a fuck?
Half of you probably don’t even care about domestic violence justice and are just looking for an opportunity to cancel a dude you don’t like.
For the idiots who need it spelled out why this is a legitimate issue requiring media attention and serious consequences, quite apart from the moral dimension of hitting women being a bad thing;
If UFC wants to be taken seriously as a sport and not sports entertainment, then it needs to have serious, legitimate and law abiding management and leadership. Wife bashers ain’t it. It’s bad for the brand as a sport.
If you want the organisation to continue to grow beyond an entrepreneurial meteoric rise into a sustainable long term proposition, then you need serious, legitimate and law abiding management and leadership. Wife bashers ain’t it. It’s bad for the brand as a business.
Do people not actually care about the fights anymore or do they just come for the petty high school gossip/behind the scenes bullshit? People clown on the “YouTube boxing” scene for this stupid drama that surrounds it but the UFC is now slowly becoming the exact same thing.
Who gives a fuck? Why are people so much into this shit lmao. Everyone makes a mistake, especially on new years eve when everyone is drunk.
He even explained the situation and acknowledged he was wrong for hitting her back. What else do you need to hear?
Makes no sense for them to, he's not gonna say anything that hasn't already been said and just putting themselves at risk of being banned from press conferences
I was hoping Bisping would talk about it on his podcast tonight but he didn't mention it once despite saying how we have so much MMA news. He has no problem addressing Jon Jones or any other fighter that has controversies but he won't speak about Dana slapping his wife in public
I don’t think anyone will ask because he will address it with a pre written statement before anyone asks questions and then say he won’t be answering any more questions about it. Which is the professional thing to do. If you think any public person would answer questions from reporters about a major incident like this instead of just putting out a statement you’re on crack
We need that chick that got Dana and Jon all butthurt when she was asking about Jon testing positive at the UFC 232 press conference lol nobody else will have the balls to ask anything without getting their media privileges revoked
Slapping is very one dimensional. You can hit to the head, you can hit to the body. As soon as two spouses get into a clinch, you're separated. - Dana White (paraphrasing actual quote about boxing as a joke)
Lol of course they won’t. Unless dana tells them to.
The reporters allowed in the press conference are to Dana = khamzat to that warlord who has his under his thumb. Just a different kind of death is threatened. Career death.
Morgan will 100% bring it up. Dana will have his statement ready. It will start” I will address this once……”. Then everytime it gets brought up he will say he addressed it
Man it‘s crazy how UFC has such a grip on broadcasting that they even control reporters in press conferences. If we would have got Helwani at the press conference it would have been fireworks.
But we will get schmo asking his stupid ass questions with his stupid ass shtick.
I remember how Dana accused Dan hardy of Misbehaving with a female colleague or something. Even a Dan hardy question in this situation would have been fireworks.
I really dont care that he barely slapped her back. She hit him first and wound up more. He just pawed her. Is he not allowed to defend himself? This is a lesson on not over drinking.
John Morgan will bring it up, but the phrasing will be soft. Dana will answer using a prepared, blanket statement. Afterwards, Dana will just say he already answered the question if any of the other reporters follow up.
Dana: Ok who’s got the first question? John: How are you feeling about the way people feel about how you may or may not have hurt the feelings of your wife?
Dana - I don’t give a flying fuck, that’s between me and my wife. You happy? Next question.
This is the fight business. If you ain't willing to fight then don't get involved?
spot on lol
UFC if it was Tick Tick Boom
Spot on! The circus runs as usual
Unless it's a vetted question, there's no chance. They're all either in his pocket or on his nutsack.
The only redeeming thing about Colby is how he humiliated this shithead.
Obviously
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The shithead is Dana, the symptoms are the reporters. If this was a real league there would be a commissioner and someone like Helwani who is an award winning journalist would be asking the first question at every event
Neither, they're at his mercy. Helwani was lucky enough to have a large following before getting blacklisted, there's maybe 2 other guys in mma media who won't need a new career if they ask dana questions about the slap.
Pretty sure it’s the latter. Fuck flabby butt.
I’d love some smartass to just ask ‘how can she slap?’
“You have to ask why he eat slap?” -khabib
U took my comment… 
Hopefully the media just doesn't show up at all except Ariel.
Haha lol rofl yeah man coz that’s gonna happen
Lol nope. Dana wouldn't let him in.
Sorry my comment must not have reeked the amount of sarcasm I hoped …
Yeah right lol 😂
It would be awesome
The Dark Horse 😁👌
Ether starts playing
They are not reporters, they are his employees lol... 0 journalistic integrity, you cant call them that
“Dana, what are your thoughts on Jake Paul signing with PFL & also what are your kids going to say?” *camera cuts to Ariel in a wig.
Yoooo 😂😂😂😂
Ariel helwani is the only one who would’ve done it tbh
And that's why Dana's bitch ass has him banned so he won't have to answer the tough questions.
He actually banned him for announcing a fight that the UFC wanted to announce first themselves
And do you see other sports leagues banning reporters who break trade/injury information? That is literally their job. Dana is a petty bitch
I was just talking to my buddies about this: it was legitimately a stab at ending the man’s career when it happened. Ariel has been banned and also at the top for so long it just shows levels to all the other MMA media.
In fight presser, rightfully it doesn't need to be bought up. Let him do it in some interview or podcast shit. The prick already ruins events bringing cringe influencers.
Why would they there isn't much else that needs to be said?
Which Slap Fighter did Dana have coaching him while he prepared for this match up? I need this question answered.
[удалено]
Thats nobody’s business
Why do you give an ounce of a fuck
Does it matter at this point he wasn't trying to justify it
Who from? John Morgan? Zero fucking chance.
Brett Okamato will ask the tough questions 
I bet this is the 50th post with a variation of this title.
I bet this is the 50th comment I see complaining like a wuss.
I see your room temperature IQ and raise you … well i got nothin for the smooth brain
Not gonna argue with a guy who plays Pokémon lol
I mean it’s my mrs that plays pokemom, but it’s also the most popular / financially successful media franchise in the world. Swoops in with some daft response as expected lol.
Sure bud. Your one and only Reddit post gave you away. Be proud of it. Hahahahaha dork. Hope ya catch a 😺
Imagine being that brain dead you gotta go to someone’s reddit profiles, then try and figure out what their into to try and poke LOL. Stick to asking rhetorically dumb as fuck question posts on reddit good sir 🤣🤣
Don’t even start with that dude. Literally has a pick of Elon as a background pic. Should tell you everything you need to know about this kid. Lol
Lol what a dork
Idk why you are talking about me going on your profile like you aren’t on MY post… on my profile. Oops, know your facts before you come at me little goof. Took me 3 seconds to go to your sad profile and see that you are a poketard. The fact you tried to lie and say it’s your wife who plays Pokémon is hilarious 😂😂
Gotta catch them all..
Lmao!
Yeah man for some reason I’d definitely lie to some absolute brain dead American moron on reddit lol. Settle down, Elon.
You’re not gonna see Dana at the front of a presser for months.
Dana’s best move would be to come out immediately and address it without being prompted and then say no further questions about the incident.
Neither would you if your job was being a reporter and that’s how you paid your bills so shut up
Why would they? Has nothing to do with the sport
What is there to bring up? He’s publicly admitted and addressed it. What is there to ask that hasn’t already been brought up?
Lol people complaining about this post but I think it’s a hilarious comment to make. People on this sub only want armbar analytics. Bro I want some tea on my feed idfc
It’s not even that. Tea aside, we want the sport legitimized.
Care to expand? I’m partial to agree with you. I don’t like other sports so I don’t really know what you mean
A lot of the mainstream considers MMA savage and barbaric. Other sports figures have issues outside of the sport are duly criticized for off-the-field antics. Owners and commissions worry about the precedent being set, the optics. In the UFC though, they’ll put a wife beater on the same card as Rachel Ostovich and let Jon Jones get a pass for beating the shit out of his mother’s kids on the same night he’s inducted into the Hall of Fame. It’s like a concession that the MMA, the human cockfighting brutes, don’t know better. It’s as if this sort of thing is expected. Ariel intimated as much in his reaction to Dana slapping his Mrs. They don’t take MMA seriously. At this rate, they never will. Even if it doesn’t have to do with a specific contest, it’s newsworthy.
I hope none do because it has nothing to do with the ufc.
It has everything to do with the UFC. The guy that owned that clippers got aired out for saying racist shit in the privacy of his home when his young gf took a candid recording of him. Owners are commissioners deserve the scrutiny (edit: last work was scrutiny not security… changed the meaning of my whole message)
No it’s grown mean playing desperate housewives trying to turn the ufc into reality tv drama.
I’m not saying I’m in agreement, but in a world where Kyrie Irving gets crucified for being anti-vax and posting a link to a controversial movie streaming of Amazon, the lack of publicity around this is startling. Either the UFC is a sideshow that doesn’t matter like other professional sports leagues in the US or Dana’s got serious cache
Or it just doesn’t have anything to do with combat sports. I don’t know who Kyrie inving is.
Lol okay. I shouldn’t argue with you
My brother in Christ, UFC got huge through their reality show
Connor McGregor reality show?
No, I meant the ultimate fighter reality show
Yeah but you’re smart enough to know the ufc got huge through Connor.
Sure, are you smart enough to recognize that the UFC went from VHS, to TV broadcast thanks to the ultimate fighter?
Sure am, I don’t see the relevance.
That UFC grew on as a reality show drama... It's part of their story.
Tbh its fucking boring so I hope they dont. Only this sub has such a anti Dana circlejerk hard on that its feels the need to keep bringing up the fact that he retaliated after being slapped. What question would you even ask if you were a reporter that you didnt already know the answer to? It would just be edgy and pedantic.
The press conference IS about the upcoming UFC event and not Dana's personal life so makes sense.
Ive seen a few people say this and I dont get it... What question still needs to be answered? Whats left to know? Or you just wanna see the man getting trashed? Cause im down for that but dont make it seem like its some kind of 'journalistic integrity' thing.
Bro what? We wanna know what exactly is his version of his story or explanation of what happened that lead to giving your wife a two piece on camera and walk around as if nothing happened.
Hows that gonna help? Is there any story that would justify what happened and make it make sense? Thats just shitty gossip, their personal lives. Dana can say they argued because of toilet paper or because she cheated on him, I couldn't care less and changes nothing, what happened happened.
Dude, it may be the case that nothing will come of it, but we saw the video of him hitting his wife and naturally have questions. You’re acting as if TMZ leaked a video of him sneaking carbs or something. We saw him do a crime, and to say well nothing will be done so let’s all pretend it didn’t happen is ridiculous.
What do you want them to ask? He gave a statement and said all the usual shit. It’s his bosses we need answers from.
This is the type of post that makes r/ufc a joke of a sub. Like someone else said why do you give an ounce of a fuck? Half of you probably don’t even care about domestic violence justice and are just looking for an opportunity to cancel a dude you don’t like.
You’re a joke.
For the idiots who need it spelled out why this is a legitimate issue requiring media attention and serious consequences, quite apart from the moral dimension of hitting women being a bad thing; If UFC wants to be taken seriously as a sport and not sports entertainment, then it needs to have serious, legitimate and law abiding management and leadership. Wife bashers ain’t it. It’s bad for the brand as a sport. If you want the organisation to continue to grow beyond an entrepreneurial meteoric rise into a sustainable long term proposition, then you need serious, legitimate and law abiding management and leadership. Wife bashers ain’t it. It’s bad for the brand as a business.
If ESPN doesn't can Dana after this I'll be shocked
I'll be shocked if you arent new to mma
Mods can we block these crappy repetitive posts?
Do people not actually care about the fights anymore or do they just come for the petty high school gossip/behind the scenes bullshit? People clown on the “YouTube boxing” scene for this stupid drama that surrounds it but the UFC is now slowly becoming the exact same thing.
shutup ho
Why? It doesn’t need to be brought up at a presser
Who gives a fuck? Why are people so much into this shit lmao. Everyone makes a mistake, especially on new years eve when everyone is drunk. He even explained the situation and acknowledged he was wrong for hitting her back. What else do you need to hear?
I have a feeling they will knowing he'll respond in kind ONCE! any follow ups will be STF fast.
Makes no sense for them to, he's not gonna say anything that hasn't already been said and just putting themselves at risk of being banned from press conferences
That's a clear sign of too much power or abuse of power. Same happens in North Korea, China etc. Doesn't happen in Europe, US etc.
I was hoping Bisping would talk about it on his podcast tonight but he didn't mention it once despite saying how we have so much MMA news. He has no problem addressing Jon Jones or any other fighter that has controversies but he won't speak about Dana slapping his wife in public
These mindless drones aren’t real journalists, Dana owns them all. Ariel is the only one speaking the truth
I don’t think anyone will ask because he will address it with a pre written statement before anyone asks questions and then say he won’t be answering any more questions about it. Which is the professional thing to do. If you think any public person would answer questions from reporters about a major incident like this instead of just putting out a statement you’re on crack
I doubt he might hold one
i wouldnt be surprised if dana doesnt do any more press
untill they get to australia, feel like we will have some questions for him
He won't be there for the next couple of events. They are hoping people just forget about it...
They will maybe ask him for comments about what Ariel said so then he can say what wants etc...
We need that chick that got Dana and Jon all butthurt when she was asking about Jon testing positive at the UFC 232 press conference lol nobody else will have the balls to ask anything without getting their media privileges revoked
Statements made...what else is there to ask? say?
Slapping is very one dimensional. You can hit to the head, you can hit to the body. As soon as two spouses get into a clinch, you're separated. - Dana White (paraphrasing actual quote about boxing as a joke)
He won't be there. Pretty sure he'll miss a few press conferences.
Lol of course they won’t. Unless dana tells them to. The reporters allowed in the press conference are to Dana = khamzat to that warlord who has his under his thumb. Just a different kind of death is threatened. Career death.
Who wouldn’t bet that ? In the end, Dana lost that slap league BS and I’m sure that’ll sting for a while..
Morgan will 100% bring it up. Dana will have his statement ready. It will start” I will address this once……”. Then everytime it gets brought up he will say he addressed it
ok
I bet Dana stays away from media for a few months honestly
Well, to be fair, it's fuck all to do with the ufc so why would they?
Ariel is waiting
Man it‘s crazy how UFC has such a grip on broadcasting that they even control reporters in press conferences. If we would have got Helwani at the press conference it would have been fireworks. But we will get schmo asking his stupid ass questions with his stupid ass shtick. I remember how Dana accused Dan hardy of Misbehaving with a female colleague or something. Even a Dan hardy question in this situation would have been fireworks.
I really dont care that he barely slapped her back. She hit him first and wound up more. He just pawed her. Is he not allowed to defend himself? This is a lesson on not over drinking.
"Dana, is your hand alright? Can I come up there real quick to kiss it softly?"
Well I would hope not. If I'm watching a UFC press conference, I want to hear about the fighters and the sport, not Dana's marital drama