d-d-d-dAz Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Dana White has done an interview where he's said that Ronda is a much bigger star than Conor, and that its 'not even close'. Â Is there any proof to this? Other than getting the chance to do some poor acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 He was asked the same question at the 205 presser and answered with a smile and "... Not even close" At that point I assumed he was saying Conor was the bigger draw. Â It's got to be Conor at this point, surely? Â Sounds like Dana trying to get back some leverage/ Kick back at Conor to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ronda has a much bigger following on Facebook and Twitter. It's possible that Rousey is slightly more famous than McGregor. Although social media trends can be very misleading.  McGregor is the outright PPV King. In terms of the paying public, I would say that McGregor is the bigger star.  Edit: From what I experience in the real world, I would also give the edge to McGregor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 I think it's difficult to give a true answer. Â As a ppv draw there's no doubt, Mcgregor is on another level. Â Yet as mentioned above Rousey perhaps is more famous. Â I would personally say Mcgregor is far more valuable to the UFC than Rousey. Â As with Jim above, Mcgregor, at least over here, gets far more column inches than Rousey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 Sounds like Dana trying to get back some leverage/ Kick back at Conor to me. Yeah, Dana's got form for that. Remember when he'd always try to hype up someone else other than Jon Jones as the P4P King? That was fine when you had Anderson and GSP at their pomp but he was trying to position both Mighty Mouse and Renan Barao above Jones at various points as well. Great fighters but it smacked of Dana having a little dig at Jones due to what seems like a frosty relationship behind the scenes. This seems like sort of a similar thing to me. No doubt Ronda's a huge star (although that might've taken a dent with the loss and massive layoff since) but I think even McGregor's biggest critics would admit he's the top attraction in MMA these days. Â As with Jim above, Mcgregor, at least over here, gets far more column inches than Rousey. Ronda would get my column inches over Conor. Just. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 Josh Samman is in a bad way, found unresponsive at home and in criticial condition, shit news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 Fucking hell. Wasn't it him whose girlfriend died a couple of years ago as well? What a sad story all round. Hope he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 Rumour going round is Heroin OD. Let's hope that isn't the case. He was found with another deceased guy who announced for a regional MMA promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Gustys injured for the Main event at Fight Night 100 so Ryan Bader will step in against Little Nog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 30, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2016 Rumour going round is Heroin OD. Let's hope that isn't the case. He was found with another deceased guy who announced for a regional MMA promotion. Fuck, that's terrible. Hope he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ronda, was just in the 50 most influential people in sports by so called experts, Dana White was number 13 (Ronda was 50) Ari Emanuel was in the middle(he represents several athletes and is the UFC CEO as well as some bull fighting thing, no footballers I seen were in it, so it will just be an American poll. Â Conor wasn't ranked, there's a long interview with Dana White from Hot 97 and the only time the woman there speaks is about Ronda and what she's done for women in sports, especially combat sports to be compared equally to men is insane, Dana also mentioned the backlash they got when they put Ronda over Dan Henderson & Lyoto Machida, which now seems laughable. Â Jimmy Kimmel & Conan O'Brien are both celebrity owners, so they will most likely be pushing the UFC more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Maybe Dana means more popular with the mainstream in the US? I could certainly see that being the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted October 5, 2016 Josh Samman has passed away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted October 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted October 5, 2016 Josh Samman has passed away  That's horrible news.  After he came through that tough period in his life, I honestly thought he was on the straight and narrow. On top of that he was a very good writer for bloodyelbow.com. I've yet to read his book but from what I've heard it's a good read.  From what I can gather, there seems to be a mystery surrounding the whole thing. There was another guy found dead on the scene and the rumours suggested Heroin. However his mother has come out saying no traces of the drug were found in his system, and no foul play was involved. The fact both guys died is certainly bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted October 5, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted October 5, 2016 Shit news. Â Â RIP Josh Samman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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