Comments on: Today’s chalkboard (5/22/08)

By: Robert Poole

Robert Poole — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:35:31 +0000

I think Zach’s purposely looking for any article he can find now to write “Ryoto” instead of “Lyoto” just to fuck with the poster two threads back who complained about it.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:05:43 +0000

I wouldn’t read much into Dana’s comment about Wandy needing some wins. Besides the fact that he does, Dana is just selling the sizzle and manufacturing drama. The fight means more if his contract is (supposedly) on the line. Dana is just doing his job of selling the product and creating buzz.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:51:10 +0000

The comment from Dana was part of the last press conference.

This same bit was used by a forum troll to say that Silva would be cut if he lost.

Reading the commnet, I take it to mean exactly what it says: Silva needs some wins.

Dana was asked, by Carlos Arias, about how important it is that Silva win.

Dana praised Silva’s desire to be exciting, but said that Silva does need to get some wins.

Nowhere was it said that Silva would be cut if he lost.

Let us not build this up as Dana vs. Silva, he spent as much time praising Silva as he did saying he needs some wins.

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:10:36 +0000

It’s probably coming from TFN via Fightlinker:

http://thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=7275

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:16:18 +0000

Jim…what article was that in?

By: Jim Allcorn

Jim Allcorn — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:10 +0000

While I expect Wanderlei Silva’s style & skill set to get him past Keith Jardine via TKO sometime in the second round come Saturday night, I find Dana White’s disrespectful hyperbole about “showing him the door” should he lose the match TOTAL bullshit.

Sure, as head of the UFC he’s got the right to make those sorts of decisions, but considering the fact that he signed the fighter whilst he was coming off of two of the those losses, IMO he’s calling his own judgment into question. Not to mention that all three of Silva’s losses have come at the hands of fighters that the UFC has under contract & whom White knows the capabilities of as world class combative athletes!

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:07:25 +0000

Man, it would just be wrong for there to be a WEC event at the Verizon Wireless Arena before there’s a UFC at the TD Banknorth Garden.