Idk about stepping down, but like OP i did notice him being a Debbie downer during the presser. He was also like that when the reporters asked him how they got Fedor to agree to be in EAUFC5.
Now i know its probably because he knows Strickland is one guy the UFC cant control, but he needs a better pokerface because acting that way doesnt make anyone look good.
You dont need a golden goose if you promote each fighter. Ive said for awhile that they only push a few fighters, yet have complete creative control over all of them. Its ridiculous.
Give them more freedom over their own image or do your job amd promote everyone so when your cash cow loses you dont have to pout like a child.
And Strickland is definitely marketable; especially after Saturday.
When I first got into MMA in like 2004, I thought Dana was so cool. He was so brash and cursed a lot⌠seemed like a good dude.
Now, in 2023, when Im almost 40, he kinda comes off like a rich, spoiled, bratty frat bro that throws a hissyfit everytime he doesnt get his way.
Hes oversensitive and extremely thin skinned.
The sport of MMA has matured more than Dana these past 20 years.
Time for him to fuck off
I guess Dana is to many of you what politicians are: so long as they say things that appeal to you and ignore how they actually treat and pay the fighters itâs all good.
Or how he will hold a grudge and mess with a fighters career, the ones who commit their lives and brain cells to this game, because they turn down a fight cuz theyâre injured.
That was a huge issue. MMA was at the height of its popularity and should have been poised to take its place among the other major sports of the world, and he decided to appeal to the pro-rasslin Affliction deadbeat nu-metal overgrown teenager juggalo crowd instead.