ramapage quits ufc?!

[tex]

here's his blog from earlier

" I’m done fighting..

The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn’t ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn’t know me but I took the fight and didn’t complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn’t want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn’t have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn’t even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn’t make it to but I couldn’t fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That’s why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bullshit & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I’m not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I’m done fighting. I’ve been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don’t pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I’m hanging it up. I’m gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they’ll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn’t respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!"



dana white is a douche

[thetorontodude]

I think the Fertittas will step in much like when Dana banned all of the AKA fighters from the UFC because they would not sign the new contracts or during the latest Crocop incident when one of the brothers flew to Crotia on their private plane to get Crocop back in the UFC.

After a face to face meeting between one of the brothers and Rampage, he will fight again when they give him a big raise.

I am so sick of seeing Dana White every 5 seconds. It is time for Dana to step out of the spot light and let the fighters fight. Who the **** cares about Dana White or anyone for that matter on Twitter. Jesus.

[Kiem]

I think the Fertittas will step in much like when Dana banned all of the AKA fighters from the UFC because they would not sign the new contracts or during the latest Crocop incident when one of the brothers flew to Crotia on their private plane to get Crocop back in the UFC.

After a face to face meeting between one of the brothers and Rampage, he will fight again when they give him a big raise.

I am so sick of seeing Dana White every 5 seconds. It is time for Dana to step out of the spot light and let the fighters fight. Who the **** cares about Dana White or anyone for that matter on Twitter. Jesus.

:a+ Never liked Dana. UFC is raking in mad cash and they pay the fighter shit all and Dana is talking about how he cares about the fighters.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9641&zoneid=13

[cheesesteak]

I can't stand it when Dana bitches at people. Hello? You aren't a ****ing fighter asshole.

Rampage has enough mental problems to not have to deal with this shit. He's my favorite guy too. Loved him in Pride. Wrestler/Boxers are my favorite type of fighter.

[BAM]

Thats what happens when you shake hands with a jew.

Might as well just cut out the middle man and deal with the Devil himself.

[tex]

Thats what happens when you shake hands with a jew.

Might as well just cut out the middle man and deal with the Devil himself. quote of the day honours for you sir......soo eloquent ;)

[champcar99]

Dana talks like a asshole...I am sure a fighter will take Dana out at some point, if anyone needs to be brought down to reality with a good beating Dana's the man

[theboss]

Dana talks like a asshole...I am sure a fighter will take Dana out at some point, if anyone needs to be brought down to reality with a good beating Dana's the man

i think that would make a good PPV..........

Dana vs. Rogan.

[waderow]

Dana does his job well. He has helped make the UFC into the largest sporting organization in the world.

His job isnt to be a push over nice guy. He is a ruthless business person, who probably doesnt like blacks any more then I do. LOL

Rampage is a baby, and a meat head

[vakker]

I think he has mob connections that will prevent any sort of dana replacement, ever.

[Robobrob]

Well I think that's good for Rampage to "put his foot down". Dana's a good businessman, he's gunna milk fighters to make money. If a fighter is worth the money of course he'll offer more *if* it's necessary... what'd he buy the ufc for, 2 million? And now it's worth over a billion?

If Rampage is worth the money he'll be back, Dana won't let money walk out the door :P These fighters need proper managers if they're worth the money... it's all business baby. Problem for fighters is the sport is so new, there's only a handful of fighters that aren't replaceable.

[INked]

i think that would make a good PPV..........

Dana vs. Rogan.Rogan would dominate that match up

[theboss]

Rogan would dominate that match up

i know..thats why i liked it.

[turboturist]

If Tito and Dana can settle there differences after all the trash talk and shit they did, any one could come back to the UFC.

But FARRKK!!! I hope this is not true. My Fav fighter for sure.

[MacNasty]

Dana has done an incredible job with the UFC, but sometimes I think it goes to his head. The man is soo cocky and thinks he can just open his mouth and let whatever verbal diarrhea he has stored in that little cue bald head of his just pour out whenever he feels like it. I am sick of this guy poking fun of fighters like he did with Tito, Randy, Fedor, Cro Cop and now Rampage. Dana needs to get the **** behind his desk and stay there.

The man talks all kinds of shit to highly rated professional fighters. As if Dana would have half the balls to say that shit if he were locked in a room with any of those men. Rampage did **** Dana pretty bad by pulling out of the Memphis fight, but the way Dana dealt with the situation was totally inappropriate for the head of a company.

Sad thing is Rampage might do alright without the UFC, but the UFC will still thrive without Rampage.

[rob66679]

Dana has done an incredible job with the UFC, but sometimes I think it goes to his head. The man is soo cocky and thinks he can just open his mouth and let whatever verbal diarrhea he has stored in that little cue bald head of his just pour out whenever he feels like it. I am sick of this guy poking fun of fighters like he did with Tito, Randy, Fedor, Cro Cop and now Rampage. Dana needs to get the **** behind his desk and stay there.

The man talks all kinds of shit to highly rated professional fighters. As if Dana would have half the balls to say that shit if he were locked in a room with any of those men. Rampage did **** Dana pretty bad by pulling out of the Memphis fight, but the way Dana dealt with the situation was totally inappropriate for the head of a company.

Sad thing is Rampage might do alright without the UFC, but the UFC will still thrive without Rampage.

Dana has ****ed everybody that has ever fought in the UFC in the ass.

Ever see what these guys make? Lesner supposedly has the biggest contract ever, 400k guaranteed. Sounds Ok right?
Ever see what the UFC does in PPV buys? Last one sold 1.7 million, according to the UFC, at $50 a buy.... Do the math... The UFC makes enough on the gate to cover the fighters purses. They also have control over what their fighters can endorse. And right now they have no real competition.

Rampage just got a sore ass, thats all. Same as Coutoure, same as Tito.
I hope someone beats Danas cocky ass, a la Brett Hart vs. Vince.

[Robobrob]

Dana has ****ed everybody that has ever fought in the UFC in the ass.

Ever see what these guys make? Lesner supposedly has the biggest contract ever, 400k guaranteed. Sounds Ok right?.


Eventually fighters will be making millions every fight... the sport has really only been growing the last 10 years. Sooner or later fighters will be getting $25 million single fight contracts just like in boxing... just the evolution of the sport. No need to rush into overpaying the athletes though.

MMA I think is still in better shape than semi-pro sports (AHL, CHL, OHL...) as far as taking care of their athletes... but that's a whole nother can of worms :P

[rob66679]

Eventually fighters will be making millions every fight... the sport has really only been growing the last 10 years. Sooner or later fighters will be getting $25 million single fight contracts just like in boxing... just the evolution of the sport. No need to rush into overpaying the athletes though.

MMA I think is still in better shape than semi-pro sports (AHL, CHL, OHL...) as far as taking care of their athletes... but that's a whole nother can of worms :P

Yeah but right now, Dana is pimping them out.

1.7 million buys @ $50... Its outselling boxing in PPV buys, but the fighters are only getting a fraction of the $$$ a boxer does. I realize its somewhat new, but its as big a draw as boxing is now. Its not really a semi-pro sport when its making profits in the hundreds of millions. And Dana White has no interest in seeing fighters purses evolve, because thats cutting into his profit. And he/UFC are making a killing. He has a monopoly anyway, he signs his guys to exclusive contracts so they fight who he wants, when he wants, and for what he wants. And he has no competition to drive up the market value of the fighters. RIP Pride.

IMO Dana White and the UFC are an example of everything thats ****ed up in the fight game. Fighters are taking the beatings, the suits are making the $$$.

[JacktheThriller]

first off **** Rampage he is an aweful actor and he will have no choice but to fight. MMA is a lot like BB in that there is little reward, why do you think these guys have shit loads of sponsors

[rob66679]

first off **** Rampage he is an aweful actor and he will have no choice but to fight. MMA is a lot like BB in that there is little reward, why do you think these guys have shit loads of sponsors

The UFC controls what sponsors a signed fighter has.

BB and the fight game are two different animals.

[Kiem]

Yeah but right now, Dana is pimping them out.

1.7 million buys @ $50... Its outselling boxing in PPV buys, but the fighters are only getting a fraction of the $$$ a boxer does. I realize its somewhat new, but its as big a draw as boxing is now. Its not really a semi-pro sport when its making profits in the hundreds of millions. And Dana White has no interest in seeing fighters purses evolve, because thats cutting into his profit. And he/UFC are making a killing. He has a monopoly anyway, he signs his guys to exclusive contracts so they fight who he wants, when he wants, and for what he wants. And he has no competition to drive up the market value of the fighters. RIP Pride.

IMO Dana White and the UFC are an example of everything thats ****ed up in the fight game. Fighters are taking the beatings, the suits are making the $$$.

SO true

[St]

I hate Dana White.