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| UFC Finally Makes Big Announcement |
| The News - Mixed Martial Arts | Written by Adam Samons | Wednesday, 18 June 2008 | ||||||
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When Dana White said over a week ago that he would make a huge announcement that would impact the future of the UFC speculation began to run wild over the internet. Everything from Floyd Wayweather joining the UFC, to a partnership with Vince McMahon, to the sale of the company was guessed. Today the cat was finally let out of the bag when it was announced that Lorenzo Fertitta would be stepping down from his position as President of Station Casinos to help Dana White run the UFC on a day to day basis. Kevin Iole’s article at Yahoo Sports
has the all the details.
While this news might not be as Earth shattering as some of the speculation that preceded it I think over time it could be an important day in UFC history. White has faced a lot of criticism over the years about not being able to seal the deal on agreements with big name corporate partners. Some examples of this would be the “on again, off again” HBO deal from last year and the fact that the UFC still has yet to find a network television deal they find suitable. White deserves a ton of credit for bringing the UFC and mixed martial arts from the outer fringes of sports to the brink of mainstream acceptance, but having Lorenzo around to soften Dana’s rough edges in the boardroom may be quite helpful.
Posted by: Joe Gr at 06-21-2008 03:49 Maybe now UFC will get a network deal. And maybe this will entise Tito Ortiz to stick around ! Write Comment
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