Dana is not a happy camper

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Fuck by the time Fedor fights in the UFC (if that ever happens). He'll will be so old no one will care.

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Fuck by the time Fedor fights in the UFC (if that ever happens). He'll will be so old no one will care.

You're the worst MMA fan ive ever seen.

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PHILADELPHIA -- The gloves came off a couple of days early on Thursday when UFC President Dana White took aim at fellow promotion Strikeforce following the UFC 101 news conference.

Previously White had been respectful toward Strikeforce despite frequently criticizing other shows. This week, though, Strikeforce signed Fedor Emelianenko, the No. 1-ranked heavyweight in the world and one of the few elite fighters whom the UFC has failed to secure.

“They should have stayed the way they were,” White said of the move, apparently seeing the signing of Fedor as Strikeforce’s attempt to compete with the UFC.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has downplayed a UFC-Strikeforce rivalry. Whether he wants to fight with the UFC or not, however, White is swinging. At one point White referred to the promotion as “Strikefarce.” The UFC president also said Thursday that Strikeforce signing Fedor was a major mistake.

“He’ll put them out of business,” White said. “They have no money. These guys have no money and they have no distribution. Four f---king people watch Showtime.”

White wouldn’t say specifically what a battle with Strikeforce could include, be it counter-programming or otherwise, but he issued several warnings.

“We’ll see what happens,” White said. “If they want to fight me, we’re gonna fight. We know how that goes, and we know how it ends.”

Shots fired at Strikeforce by Dana and right on time. So fucking childish. Why can't he just take one to the chin and STFU?

Coker's response:

“Of course he’s going to say that. He’s a promoter,” said Coker during a teleconference call Thursday discussing the major signing. “He’s going to go on and say what he’s going to say, but we’ve been in business a long time and I think we know how to operate a business and forged a relationship with Ken (Hershman) and Showtime and M-1. I feel confident that we’re going to have some great big shows with Fedor.”

Coker, who recently praised White and the UFC for “saving” MMA in North America, had told Sherdog.com on Tuesday that he believed his company’s acquisition of Emelianenko wouldn’t spark hostility between the two outlets.

White’s comments on Thursday suggested otherwise, though Coker seemed ready for what many believed to be inevitable.

“Under the current circumstances, is anybody surprised?” asked Coker. “I don’t think so.”

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Childish indeed, but you gotta give it to white, he knows how to run a business, and wether that was his good business sense talking, or just trying to bring some more hype to ufc, it won't hurt