Newly minted UFC welterweight kingpin Islam Makhachev believes the UFC will not be selling fights as a lot because the promotion as soon as did. Makhachev says that UFC CEO Dana White has quite a bit on his plate and is now energetic in quite a lot of different ventures. Finally, although, the promotion has the facility to make any battle loud sufficient in the event that they so select.
Makhachev additionally added that whereas the UFC used to focus closely on promoting the fights and its athletes, it now seems to have “misplaced curiosity.” In a latest interview with Udar Kanal, he mentioned:
“Within the UFC, I feel, they began engaged on this much less [promoting fights]. Within the UFC earlier than, they’d make a star out of anybody. They did it themselves, promoted fighters, paid quite a lot of consideration to it. However now, in some way, the UFC itself has misplaced curiosity. Dana can also be already an enormous man. Different issues, he’s concerned in lots of different issues too, you realize. And if the UFC desires, they will make any battle loud. They in all probability must need it.”
The P4P king then added:
“Dana wants, I don’t know, to return to his roots — how he began, how he created all this. Effectively, you realize, an individual additionally loses motivation. A lot time, he’s been on the prime. And I do know that he’s already slowly discovering individuals who will exchange him.” [h/t: Home of Fight on X]
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Dana White doesn’t intend to retire anytime quickly
Earlier this month, Dana White spoke in regards to the concept of retirement and the way it doesn’t enchantment to him in any respect. The UFC head honcho turned the president of the group in 2001 and has been main the UFC for over 20 years.
White, who’s now 56-years-old, nonetheless has no intentions to retire and solely desires to see the corporate increase. In an interview with Luke Elsman, he acknowledged:
“What the f**okay am I gonna do if I’m gonna retire? After I was youthful, older individuals used to say, ‘After I retire, I’ll be consuming Mai Tais on the seashore,’ and many others. I am going on nice holidays — after 10 days, I’m sick of consuming, I’m sick of all this sh*t, and I’m able to get again to the grind… I’m at all times occupied with learn how to make the enterprise greater and larger day by day.”
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