UFC President Dana White stated one thing a variety of battle followers are considering after UFC 307.
Main as much as the primary card opening bout of the occasion between Ketlen Vieira and Kayla Harrison, the PFL put out a video on social media underlining Harrison’s loss to Larissa Pacheco.
Despite the fact that Harrison holds two wins over Pacheco of their first two fights, the video solely mentions the loss from their final battle.
It was not onerous to see that the timing and message being despatched within the video was to take a shot on the UFC whereas selling their October 19 Tremendous Fights pay-per-view. Because it was put out simply earlier than the UFC 307 predominant card started, Dana White was requested about it on the UFC post-fight press convention.
“I believe while you’re dropping as a lot cash as they’re go for it, [expletive] go for it,” White stated of the video. “Throw the kitchen sink at it!”
White then introduced up PFL Co-Founder Donn Davis’s feedback he made to the New York Submit about how the October 19 occasion will value greater than the UFC’s occasion at The Sphere, and stated, “They’re not very shiny.” He added that it’s all truthful within the recreation of selling occasions however stated, “They’re drowning–drowning! They suck, they’re not good at what they accomplish that I suppose you’ll simply preserve making an attempt something you’ll be able to to make one thing stick.”
White’s feedback come after the PFL, who acquired the Bellator roster on the finish of final yr, canceled each the Bellator Chicago and Paris occasions in a matter of weeks forward of their October 19 pay-per-view with no actual cause given.
It makes you surprise, if the UFC is the primary group within the sport, then who’s quantity two?
“Competitors is all the time an excellent factor. It forces us to do our greatest. A monopoly renders folks complacent and happy with mediocrity.” — Nancy Pearcy, writer
There are a variety of causes competitors is sweet for enterprise, nevertheless it’s additionally good to be the king.
Take a look at White’s full post-event scrum right here:
