Post-Fight Interviews: Dana White Books Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 3, Talks About UFC 125 Results
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 2, 2011 8:56 AM EST
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UFC president Dana White, talked to Ariel Helwani about UFC 125. He changes his mind on Anthony Pettis' title unification bout, and gives an immediate rematch to Gray Maynard instead. He also talks about the refereeing of UFC 125, praising Yves Lavigne for not stopping the Frankie Edgar bout, and blasting Steve Mazagatti for not standing up Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva.
Much more after the jump, including interviews with Anthony Pettis, Frankie Edgar, Thiago Silva, Clay Guida, Phil Baroni, Diego Nunes, and Jacob Volkmann.
Anthony Pettis, explained why he thought Frankie Edgar defeated Gray Maynard on Saturday night and how his life has changed after his "Showtime kick."
MMA Fighting spoke to Clay Guida following his UFC 125 win over Takanori Gomi about how he submitted "The Fireball Kid," why he was surprised by the outcome and how he turned his career around overall.
Phil Baroni expects UFC release. An emotional "New York Bad Ass" looked back on what went wrong inside the Octagon and why he refuses to retire at this point in his career.
MMA Fighting spoke to Jacob Volkmann following his UFC 125 win over Antonio McKee about "Mandingo's" pre-fight talk, his take on how the fight played out, how he has matured as a fighter and his issue with the Barack Obama administration.
Featherweight Diego Nunes after his split decision win over Mike Brown at UFC 125 talks about how he was able to overcome an eye injury in the first round, Brown's illegal knee in the first round, the emotions he felt after the fight and what's next for him.
Thiago Silva following his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera, talks about how he beat "The Truth," the unusual end to the fight and reasserting himself as a top contender at 205 pounds.
HT: MMA Fighting
Frankie Edgar talks to ESPN after his UFC 125 bout.
Dana White, talking to ESPN about UFC 125.
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Ariel Helwani asks the best questions
The dude is both a professional and a fan. Pos rep for the suit too. More of the MMA scene should be required to wear suits unless your either a fighter or DFW.
More of the MMA scene should be required to wear suits unless your either a fighter or DFW.
Dana F. White is the face of the #1 MMA promotion in the world, it should be a given that he wore a suit. I don’t care if he prefers going around in whatever t-shirt and jeans, his position in the company and in the sport is such that he needs to wear one when appearing in public. Fer cryin’ out loud, you don’t see the Fertittas walking around without one and even though they own more of the company than Dana does, Dana is the face of the company. The dude is certainly rich enough to afford a decent suit.
As for fighters – well, GSP wears a suit fairly often and does not look bad doing so. It certainly looks more credible than the endless “KILL SKULL HATE DOUCHEBAG” MMA shirts.
I don't know much - but I know that I don't.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Jan 2, 2011 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I know your user pic is supposed to be a staredown,
but it looks like two dudes about to kiss each other
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 2, 2011 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks for the vid links
I agree absolutely Maynard gets an immediate rematch. Sorry Pettis, but it was kind of a joke that the WEC champ gets a shot at the UFC champ considering the chasm in competition the two promotions have. Pettis or Henderson hasn’t faced the gauntlet Edgar and Maynard have. Pettis can wait.
I for one didn’t have a problem with the reffing in Silva vs Vera. Stand ups suck, you want a stand up you make it happen. It’s Vera’s fault for being so ineffective off his back.
BTW, I totally called this
I said Maynard vs Edgar could be the sleeper Fight of the Night and we should be optimistic. Check us out on Cageside Seats :D
he was acting weird all night long
i noticed it during the pre lims
i thought he might be sick or something but it could have been the sauce
The sea refuses no river. The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving. It saves on introductions and goodbyes. The ride does not require explanation - just occupance.
by Johnathan Willis on Jan 2, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Agree on Vera
What would justify a stand up in Silva v. Vera? Silva was very active on the ground and Vera could do nothing. Vera should go compete in kickboxing if that’s all he wants to do.
by pwdminotauro on Jan 2, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
I feel that Pettis should fight someone like the winner of Sotiropolous vs Siver to get the winner of Maynard vs Edgar III. I mean, the Pettis kick was very cool and his last fight was very good, but I don’t think that he really deserves a Title shot.
I don’t see any reason for a standup for any parts of the fight that were on the ground of the Vera vs Silva fight. Silva displayed some very effective and damaging ground n pound which showed in Vera’s broken nose. It wasn’t like there was lay n pray, and the ground n pound was totally effective. Also, Vera showed no sense of urgency in even trying to get back to see feet in that he didn’t try to create scrambles or explode back to his feet. Granted, Silva is a BJJ blackbelt, but it looked like Vera didn’t even try to get back to his feet.
I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.
I agree that there was no reason to stand them up, but Thiago’s GnP wasn’t that effective. The broken nose was a result of a one shot in the end of the 3rd round, but up to that point Vera didn’t really receive any significant damage.
It was strange seeing Vera loose the clinch game. It seems like he always comitts the same mistakes, with Sylvia, Couture, Jones, now Silva. He doesn’t keep the distance and gets sucked into other fighter’s game plans (low fight IQ?). I think that he should change some things in his training camp. I know that he has quality team, but clearly something’s not right, and it’s definitely not his technical skills
Yeah...protect you thumb...it's the only thing that differentiates you from the monkey...
by dancingChicken on Jan 2, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
damn, Phil's interview was tough to watch.
"In this fight, Anderson showed he was human," Nogueira said. "He showed he could be weak. But he showed he is a fighter and he brings something from his heart. It was beautiful."
by Broke Lesnar on Jan 2, 2011 9:58 AM EST reply actions
when dana starts yelling at 6:10 of vid #1
does anyone else he sounds like tom hanks? try listening without watching. it’s tom hanks
He's actually my chiropractor
And he is a character.
by Jamie Penick on Jan 2, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I really liked him actually. He’s the kind of guy that no one will care about because he’s supposedly not colourful enough, but that interview put him on my radar as someone to watch out for. I could totally get behind this guy.
by Dooda on Jan 2, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I mean really
Why do people think you can make the medical services industry happy when the goal is to cut health care costs from an obscene 17% of GDP down to the <10% of other countries?
His goal is to make the populace fork over as much of their income as possible on his business. Obama’s goal (along with that of everyone with half a brain) is to reduce it. Welcome to the real world, Volkmann.
That was the best part!
He wants to fight the President LOL
Good for him.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Dear god Franklin McNeil is a tool
Can’t ESPN send anyone else? Might be weird having Florian, Bonnar or Evans do it, and definitely weird having Sonnen. I’d take Jonathan Coachman over McNeil.
coach wouldnt be bad
knows alot about mma from what i know
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
It’s amazing the difference between Ariel and Franklin. Ariel is so smooth and quick with his questions. Franklin acts like he is reading off a card or trying to memorize his questions. Maybe if Josh Gross could get his credentials then he could be doing these interviews. It won’t happen though.
Shut up, Tito.
by TruthSeeker1223 on Jan 2, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Biggest tool in the shed
McNeil is so awkward when asking his questions. It’s like he doesn’t know exactly what his questions mean as he’s asking them. He’s horrible on MMA Live as well. He’s such a poser.
Ariel keeps it real. He puts fighters & fans at ease. The Volkman and Baroni interviews are good examples of Helwani at his best, he can connect with loner-type guys and emotional guys. I don’t think anyone else can get fighters to be so candid.
by gao on Jan 2, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
I guess I'm 13-Maynard, and Maynard.
lol.
"In this fight, Anderson showed he was human," Nogueira said. "He showed he could be weak. But he showed he is a fighter and he brings something from his heart. It was beautiful."
by Broke Lesnar on Jan 2, 2011 10:11 AM EST reply actions 9 recs
gotta love Frankie Edgar
plus, he looks like DeNiro playing LaMotta in Raging Bull.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
Yes.
This fight needs to happen. I personally saw this fight going to Frankie seeing how in my eyes he won all the rounds after getting destroyed in the first. I can also see how a draw can happen cause you could argue that Gray won round 3, i dont see him winning round 5 though. Anthony Pettis needs to sit his ass on the bench and work his way up. I think a Pettis vs Tyson Griffen would be a great fight, Tyson is coming of some losses and Pettis has way to much fucking hype.
I want them to fight as soon as the possibly can. Edgar will win for sure next time. In this fight we saw him pick Grau apart after getting destroyed in round one. He also nullified everything Gray tried to do on the ground.
I would love Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III
to end in a unanimous draw. What will you do then Dana?
"Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed" - Zoroaster
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by SheepleBuster on Jan 2, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Phil's was probably the most honest interview from a fighter that I've seen in a while.
Tyson on Opera a close second
Crap, crap, crap! Frankie won that fight. Dana should have just said nothing is announced until he got back in the office and watched it again. He just said in the interview that he thought Frankie won 3 rounds. How is that a draw? IMO the judges robbed Edgar of the greatest comeback EVER! That’s why Frankie tossed the belt on the floor. He knows he won that.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
BTW
Franklin is the worst. How is ESPN actually giving this guy a paycheck?
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 2, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
He just said in the interview that he thought Frankie won 3 rounds.
Dana just said he had the third going to Gray and the fourth and fifth going to Frankie.
Son, he said he had the 1st going to Gray, of course, the 2nd going to Edgar, the 3rd going to Gray and the last 2 going to Edgar. Uhh, that’s 3 rounds for Edgar.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 2, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
fenix
welcome to math is can be fun
by jackmerridew on Jan 2, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You LIE!!!
Math is never fun and apparently I just had a huge brain fart. My appologies. Lol
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 2, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Math? Maths the correct word to use as the shortened or colloquial form of the word mathematics as it’s plural not singular.
Blockquoted paragraph “It’s like a unicorn, some people have seen them, but it’s really rare.”
I think he’s thinking of sasquatch or Loch Ness Monster. The unicorn isn’t rarely seen, it’s completely fictional.
I really liked these interviews, and I suddenly thought that Pettis is going to have a movie about him, that or he could become a movie star. I’d start taking acting classes if I were him.
I've seen a unicorn
at Marine World.
It’s a genetically modified goat. As unicorns go, very unimpressive.
He was at a restaurant celebrating Lorenzo’s birthday, it very well may of been tipsy instead of edgy.
Who thought Leben-Stann was a mismatch?
The odds worked out to 60/40.
I didn’t think it was a mismatch but I thought Leban was going to knock him out in a war. Knocking out Leban is no joke. Besides Stann only Anderson Silva has handled Leben like that. Incredibly impressive win for Stann and I would like to see him matched up with Bisping next tbh. Stann would be the perfect champion for the UFC. I don’t think he has the skills to do it but his personality is one of the best I’ve ever seen. He reminds me of Franklin because he’s so humble and respectful towards his opponents.
lol @ pedis almost saying wec
"After this, I'm gonna kick Bob Arum's ass."
-George Lopez
I'm a Baroni fan for life.
He is a lot more mature then he was back in the day, it’s a shame that the brain he has now would have been an amazing fit with the talent he had 6-7 years ago.
by SilverNBlackZach! on Jan 2, 2011 12:36 PM EST reply actions
yeah too bad he isnt the guy he was a few years ago..
I like his brash personality,.
Man I like Pettis
It’s probably best for his career if he cools his heels and waits for a winner of Maynard Edgar 3, but I hope I don’t have to wait until July or whenever to see him fight again.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
Is it just me or did Franklin Mcneil look absolutely terrible doing those interviews. Half his first question to Edgar he had the microphone sticking in Edgar’s face. Big difference in quality to Ariel. Too bad about Baroni but he needs to hang them up. Guida is a class act all the way.
I am inclined to agree with Pettis that Edgar won. I believe he took rounds 2-5 for a 48-46.
Everything I know about Mixed Martial Arts I learned from pop-up video......and Joe Rogan
Clay Guida repeatedly used the word ‘we’ to describe himself. Odd.
Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.
What the hell is Volkmann talking about? Obama’s health care plan isn’t real reform, he leaves the insurance companies involved (i.e., the profit motive stays), and mandates that people who can’t afford insurance get it anyway. Ugh. Whatever.
It’ll be interesting to see what they do with Pettis.
Volkmann is just looking out for numero uno
He wants everyone to come to his clinic and have it covered by insurance. Obama wants insurance costs to go down. Can’t have it both ways.
Perhaps he's a lefty.
And wanted a public option.
Plenty on the left not happy with Obama, and it’s true he’s screwed up the housing crisis recovery.
Lefty Oz.
Koscheck has frosted tips.
That Baroni interview was very hard to watch. I feel for the guy. He was doing very well but it looked like he got too excited and then he slipped up like he’s does so often. Baroni is a tough bastard and I would never say anything bad about him. He is going to get released but don’t give up Baroni.
Volkmann's a stooge for making those comments.
Another guy who doesn’t have to make impossible decisions with the welfare of 350,000,000 people and their future in mind that thinks what’s best for him is best for everyone. You are tired and so am I after watching your fights.
So you’re telling me you’ve never made a comment about the way the president should run the country? Three words for you. GEORGE…W…BUSH…
It’s the hypocrisy of it that makes him a stooge. Don’t pretend you’re looking out for everyone else by saying reform is needed and then complain when the cost cutting that helps them out hurt your non-essential service.
I didn't get that from what he said, necessarily.
He seemed (to me) to be saying the problem isn’t expanding health coverage, but in allowing health insurance companies to continue to refuse treatment to people with bullshit excuses.
That’s not “me me me”, it’s “get out of the way so I can help folks.”
I think.
Koscheck has frosted tips.
by Ozzz on Jan 2, 2011 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He doesn’t want insurance companies to have the choice about paying him.
That’s not how you cut cost or improve health care. You do it by making people pay out of their own pockets for the less proven stuff and making cost effective treatments and prevention (I’m not talking about back pain, but general health) more accessible to those who were previously without coverage.
Volkmann is either being selfish or is just naive. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Too Late.....
I was ready to start ripping on Franklin Mcneil for being an epic tool, but there are many people that beat me to it. Watching Franklin Mcneil try to speak reminds me of one of those 60 minutes pieces on old football players with dementia.
Does anyone else think Dana is off base with the Vera Silva call?
No way should that have been stood up. Silva was working the whole time.
Should not stand them up when Silva is in a dominant position like in the 3rd but can’t do damage because Vera is ducking his head.
'No I don't need a fucking coaster' - Luke Thomas
by Well Read Idiot on Jan 2, 2011 10:51 PM EST reply actions
If they're not progressing..
..stand ’em.
If one fighter isn’t defending or advancing, call it.
Koscheck has frosted tips.
It depends what round he was talking about.
There were moments in the first and second that they could have been stood up, but if he is talking about the third round he is dead wrong. Silva had Vera’s back the entire time he was playing bongos and bitch slapping him. You can’t stand them up when a guy has a dominant position like that.
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