john joe - i dont think anyone will ever top Ricco Rodriguez nearly destroying the entire UFC as an organisation by wearing a prohibited sponsor into the cage as a henna tattoo; the UFC nearly went under in the aftermath and thats why he will never, ever be allowed back even if he wins three million fights in a row
all good points... I think I would have to go with senator John McCain and his peers when they were able to force the UFC into the dreaded Blackout years.
john joe - i dont think anyone will ever top Ricco Rodriguez nearly destroying the entire UFC as an organisation by wearing a prohibited sponsor into the cage as a henna tattoo; the UFC nearly went under in the aftermath and thats why he will never, ever be allowed back even if he wins three million fights in a row
I'd like to hear more details about this
During a title fight in Trump casino iirc, Rico was paid 100k by a competing casino to wear a henna tattoo on his back. Lorenzo approached him and said "You really fucked us." Apparently Ricco decided to really play his odds and put the entire sum as a bet on himself to win.
john joe - i dont think anyone will ever top Ricco Rodriguez nearly destroying the entire UFC as an organisation by wearing a prohibited sponsor into the cage as a henna tattoo; the UFC nearly went under in the aftermath and thats why he will never, ever be allowed back even if he wins three million fights in a row
I'd like to hear more details about this
I wore a henna tattoo (that read GoldenPalace.com in big bold letters) in my fight against Randy Couture, and at that time, the UFC was literally just building itself, we were only at 60,000 pay-per-view purchases [per event]. The Mohegan Sun and the Indian tribe allowed that fight to go on, and the truth is, they almost stopped that fight from happening. If that would have been the case, then I would have single-handedly destroyed the UFC.
…First of all, Lorenzo Fertitta, they own casinos, so when you own a casino, you have certain laws that are very strict…If you remember this fight, Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins just got out of jail, he was approached by GoldenPalace.com to wear a henna tattoo. He took the $100,000 that they gave him, and he bet it on himself. He was a 4-1 underdog and he won the fight, and he won $400,000 plus his regular purse. So when the opportunity presented itself to me, I did the same exact thing. I was a 5-1 underdog, so I gambled on myself and I won that fight. And I made more than the UFC would have ever paid me. The UFC paid me $30,000 to show and $30,000 to win, and I put all my money on myself and I won half a million.
So there’s a lot of things that people don’t understand. And this is why Dana White will never let me back in the UFC, and I totally understand. I respect that, and it is what it is. The truth of the matter is, is that Lorenzo Fertitta came and did a walk with me right before the fight, and you know how terrifying that was when Lorenzo Fertitta walked with me?…
john joe - i dont think anyone will ever top Ricco Rodriguez nearly destroying the entire UFC as an organisation by wearing a prohibited sponsor into the cage as a henna tattoo; the UFC nearly went under in the aftermath and thats why he will never, ever be allowed back even if he wins three million fights in a row
I'd like to hear more details about this
During a title fight in Trump casino iirc, Rico was paid 100k by a competing casino to wear a henna tattoo on his back. Lorenzo approached him and said "You really fucked us." Apparently Ricco decided to really play his odds and put the entire sum as a bet on himself to win.
So basically Rico decided he would risk his job and the entire UFC to try and get rich
I don't know if Ricco is as bad as JBJ. Sure, Ricco put the UFC at risk, but it sounds like nothing really came of it. JBJ actually got a card canceled...
5 weeks notice vs. 1 week notice. Bur i wish he's of stepped up...Jesus, Chael's out of shape right now.
Have you missed the reports that Hendo fucked his knee 3 weeks ago told Chael chaels been talking shit to JBJ on twitter for weeks now he knew about it and was most likely training to be a replacement..Regardless of even that fact...Sonnen fought just last month yes im sure he packed out 20 pounds of fat in 1 month...Out of shape u people are fucking retarded...
Jones was coming off 7 Vitories before getting a shot at the shogun for the belt most of those brutal finish's and one sided wins....Chael is coming off getting his ass TKO'd by a lesser weight fighter...Clearly those are the same circumstances AMIRITE...
And to answer your question its Dana white..He turned down The Ultimate Fighter T.v. show which saved the UFC and shot them into the Big leagues after the first season...If they had listened to Dana the company would have folded up...
In fairness, chael did lose to a lesser weight fighter in his last, but it wasn't just any lesser weight fighter, it was the best in the game. I agree under normal circumstances he doesn't deserve to fight for the belt but if the whole card is hanging in the balance, two 205ers who are maybe top 5 have turned the fight down, then take the fight! Vitor deserves the shot even less in my opinion, it's not like chael and Hendo have completely different fighting styles