Best of the C’Mon Now MMA Podcast – 73

Our compilation show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news and goings on in MMA, both inside and outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye.

June M. Williams

Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmonnow.substack.com/. This show, however, is a compilation of some of the best topics covered on the daily show over the past week.

BEST OF WEEK 73:

• The Tough Business podcast interview with Dana White was embarrassing
• Dana White thinks he doesn’t work for someone. He’s wrong
• Dana White refers to UFC as “My business.” That’s not true
• Dana White refers to UFC as “My company.” Again, that’s a no
• Dana White says no layoffs during pandemic. Ignores that the fighters aren’t employees and that those fighters might not have earned a cent
• Travis Browne tries to say Dana White kept food on tables of the fighters during the pandemic. That’s not true
• White brags about the safety of the UFC during the pandemic. I show that’s not really true
• Dana White has thick skin? “C’mon now…”
• Dana White and humanity inside him… “C’mon now…”
• Dana White rants about the scumbag media and tries to convince someone the media doesn’t know about the UFC’s business
• Travis Browne kisses the ring when it comes to fighter
• An attack on Francis Ngannou and his management
• I agree Dana White has good people working for him, but does he allow them to shine?
• Humble Dana White
• White on people not going back to work and looking to live off the government
• Nearly 46 minutes into the interview of White as a business man and not one mention of the Fertitta brothers.

More:

• Darren Stewart floats the idea of a flat rate for all UFC fighters - I agree and I think it’ll bring better and more exciting fights
• Sorry, Jake Paul, you are not affecting Dana White’s business, at least not right now
• Dana White can’t help but put his foot in his mouth, even when he does the right thing
• Colby Covington’s shtick is more important to him than improving as a fighter?
• UFC tries to bully Al Iaquinta
• Conor McGregor used 9/11 as an excuse to promote Proper 12
• Conor McGregor decides to get in a scuffle with Machine Gun Kelly
• The World MMA Awards screwed up and so did The Mac Life

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