Tito Ortiz: Dana White is a “Wannabe Gangster”
Video interview done by Sherdog with Tito Ortiz. Ortiz is discussing Dana White, and the money he should be earning for fighting.
Kalib Starnes: Broken Foot Against Nathan Quarry
Kalib Starnes told The Fight Network that Dana White didn’t cut his remaining contract. He actually asked to leave on Monday.
“[UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva told me that it usually takes a couple of days for their legal department to complete the paperwork and that he would send me all of the paperwork to indicate that my contract has been dissolved,” Starnes said. “Later on in the afternoon, after I had spoken to Joe Silva, a story was released by some reporter from Yahoo! in which Dana White said that he had released me from my contract. I received no documentation on that, and it came after I asked to be released.”
Kalib Starnes in the same article with the fight network told how his broken foot after the first kick he threw was the real reason for all the back peddling he did against Nate Quarry in their one sided fight at UFC 83.
“Right now, I have a broken foot [that] I sustained with the first kick I threw in the fight,” Starnes said. “My leg is purple and black from my knee up, I have a black eye, a sprained jaw, and he’s questioning my desire to fight? If that isn’t enough to satisfy him and the crowd, I can show them the medical report. I can barely walk. [Quarry] totally destroyed my thigh with those kicks. I’m sure a lot of people would rather see me suffer a traumatic brain injury and be rendered unconscious. That’s too bad. If that’s what they want, they’re paying the wrong guy $10,000 to get his brain smashed in.”
Read the full interview to get everything Kalib Starnes said about the fight and his career.
Dana White: Not ruling Serra Vs. Hughes out
In a post event press conference for UFC 83 Dana White mentioned that he would not rule out the possibility of a Serra Vs. Hughes fight.
The two fighters originally had a fight scheduled for after the Ultimate Fighter Six Finale. Unfortunately for Serra he got injured and a cancellation was forced. With all the money that was spent on this event and the rivalries that got started between the two throughout the season of TUF, this could be a great fight for upcoming PPV.
This fight is yet to be confirmed as ‘Happening’ by UFC President Dana White, as well as the other possible fight for Serra. A title shot in New York. The State has yet to allow MMA to regulate there but as soon as it does we could see a Serra St.Pierre 3.
What do you guys think of the Serra Vs. Hughes possible match-up? Who would win?
GSP: “I Will Win or I Will Finish in the Hospital”
Georges St. Pierre announced in an interview earlier today that he could only see two possible outcomes to the fight this Saturday night “I will win or I will finish in the hospital.” St. Pierre seemed very confident during the interview and I guess all the UFC fans will be in for a good night April 19th.
To check out the full interview click here!
Maybe: Kimbo Vs. Liddell
If Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (3-0-0) was to fight some more notable opponents White would bring him to the UFC to fight Liddell.
“If Kimbo fought anybody that mattered, I would book that tomorrow,” White said.
“The fact is, Kimbo’s not there yet. He would get destroyed. I heard he just got knocked out by Forrest Griffin last week in a sparring match after a kick to the head.”
If Kimbo was to beat James Thompson May 31st it would be his most notable win to date. Not quite enough to get everybody talking about his skill but it’s a start. To really get some attention a win over Ricco Rodriguez would make him a talking point. Who knows maybe we will be seeing Kimbo Slice in the UFC by the end of 2008?
Diaz Wants Next Fight With Gamburyan
Lightweight Nate Diaz (9-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has put forth his interest in fighting his former cast mate Manny Gamburyan (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC). This was discussed by Diaz on yesterdays TaggRadio
(www.taggradio.com).
He mentioned that his fights are for the UFC to decide. “Manny (Gamburyan) wants to fight me. But you know what? I want to fight him too just as much.”
The last time Diaz and Gamburyan was for The Ultimate Fighter 5 title. The two had bad blood all the way through the season and the final fight was supposed to be where it would all settle. Unfortunately Gamburyan dislocated his shoulder and the fight was brought to a halt 20 seconds in to the second round.
Hopefully the UFC will bring this fight to the Octagon, It would surly be a crowd pleaser.