What do you think Dana White's mind blowing announcement is going to be?

Question

http://mmamania.com/2008/06/05/dana-white-mind-blowing-ufc-announcement-coming-soon/

I think that they have been sanctioned in NY and they signed a deal with ABC/ESPN. Either way I can't wait and I think it is going to be great for MMA.

I know Dana usually overhypes announcements but I think this is a biggie.

And I can only dream that they signed Coture and Fedor but I HIGHLY doubt that.

Answer 1

Probably a tv deal. I can't see them gettting Fedor, and anybody could go look up whether or not NY legalized MMA, so probably a tv deal. But White really doesn't like making deals with the networks, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Answer 2

he's gonna say tito ortiz is a good friend and he respects what he's done for the company.....lmao jk

i think its a deal with FOX, they've been talking about a deal for sometime. A mind blowing announcement has to be a network deal. my mind wouldnt be blown if its something like chuck liddell vs anderson silva. i would like it but it wouldnt make me go nuts. so its either a network deal or co-promotion. dana dont give us a bullshit announcement!!!!!!! people are going crazy already thinking what it is lol

Answer 3

He's going to marry Tito Ortiz.

Answer 4

well hes probably not coming out of the closet.  now is a bad time since the UFC has competition now.

Answer 5

He is signing Kimbo Slice..

Answer 6

Fedor signed with Affliction, so until his contract with them expires or they go under, the UFC can't sign Fedor.

I think the 5-year mention is pretty telling.  If New York had legalized MMA, we would have heard something about it by now, and that's not exactly something that would last 5 years.

I think that it's a TV deal.  Elite XC did just well enough to show networks that if an organization that showcases minor league fighters for the most part can pull down those kind of numbers, imagine what a orginazation that can showcase the best fighters in the world can do.  Let's put it this way.  Elite XC, despite putting a show on network TV, only managed to outdraw the Jackson/Henderson fight from UFC 75 on cable by about half a million viewers.

Answer 7

Its probably not as big an announcement as he says. Remember he's a promoter first and foremost, the bald Don King if you will. The UFC is bleeding a good bit. They saturate the market too much with way too many PPV fights. The cards aren't interesting anymore because they only have a window of 60 days before another PPV event takes place. Dana will get lots of attention from this announcement and that's just what he's looking for, it doesn't matter what the announcement is.

Answer 8

TV deal or cross promotion.

Answer 9

Probably that they have completed and signed FEDOR and SYLVIA for the fight July 19 2008.   They have been in discussion with Fedor's camp.  White is probably going to announce that he signed the fight contract

Answer 10

Hopefully, that he's stepping down as president of the UFC.