Comments on: Flashback: Gaming license issues related to UFC/PRIDE asset sale deal

By: iain

iain — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:56:43 +0000

I think we should all shut up until 45 huddle speaks. He will show us the light.

By: klown

klown — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:29:20 +0000

Has everyone seen the Kongo vs Herring trailer? Dana White says the division is “stacked” and that those two are Top 5 fighters.

By: Body_Shots

Body_Shots — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:20:40 +0000

You’re cherry picking here.

If I remember correctly, you predicted the NGC would somehow get invovled in the Zuffa-DSE asset transaction. That wasn’t case at all, what you should take credit for is your evaluation of PRIDE’s worth. Which apparently wasn’t much and that seems to be the crux of this whole lawsuit.

By: mmaguru

mmaguru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:06:59 +0000

you know i just find it hard to believe zuffa didn’t see this coming. i would bet that zuffa has not paid the full amount of whatever they agreed upon. i think the key for zuffa was to keep pride out of the hands of another invester and while the contracts didnt transfer they did gain access to all of the fighters for new deals before they hit free agency

By: Zach Arnold

Zach Arnold — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Ed Fishman was the promoter of their Las Vegas event.

The NGC regulates those with gaming licenses, while the NSAC does basic regulation for MMA events.

Where UFC found themselves in a delicate position relates to the actual money transaction of the asset sale with DSE.

By: Zurich

Zurich — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:40:31 +0000

How did DSE get licensed by the NGC, if their Yakuza connections were so apparent?

By: JP

JP — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:46:31 +0000

I’m just confused. Pass the beernuts…

By: David

David — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:47:31 +0000

“I’d like to know where you have this crystal ball hidden!

It seems maybe Zuffa should have hired you as a high priced consultant for this deal…even at the expensive going rate, it would have saved them millions.”

Thread-saver… and a response to the question:

“It remains shocking that nobody at Zuffa paid attention to the numerous warning signs present in this deal. It’s not as though they had to look very far to find this information.”

This is what arrogant immature males do. Irrational arrogance and money make bad things happen.

By: white ninja

white ninja — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:04:36 +0000

Dana should ask Ken Imai (crocop’s manager – who didnt apparently tell crocop about Dana’s deadline for hearing from crocop) all about his close relationship with sakakibara and dse

ken imai was very very close with Sakakibara. In fact, Ken and Saki were both protected by the same yakuza (ishizaka). Funny that a ex-cop has a yakuza for a manager, but MMA is a funny game

Dana will be able to get a lot of interesting info from putting the heat on Ken Imai

By: Captain

Captain — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:35:29 +0000

Hmmm… if Zach’s English is not plain enough you may have to ask someone like FightLinker to do a translation.