I feel for Fitch, I do. But honestly buddy, how many video games do you intend on doing? Do you really think that any other organization is gonna get big enough to be able to do a video game deal? Stop listening to AKA and sign the damn contract.

right....so aka is evil now, general? i read somewhere and will post the link in a bit but the UFC told THQ that they have all the fighters under this lifetime contract, but they didn't, so now the UFC and dana white don't want to look like fools so this is just Dana White acting like he's got everything in control. EA is also in preparation of doing an mma game and already have a few big names, so THQ isn't very happy...get it dude. it's not AKA. what flavor of UFC juice do you drink?

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" It appears that the UFC may have gotten itself into a bit of a predicament as sources indicate that THQ, who is producing promotion’s upcoming video game release “UFC Undisputed 2009,” operated under the auspices that they had exclusive rights to the likenesses of all fighters on the UFC roster. Five Ounces of Pain has been informed that THQ was none too pleased upon learning that rival Electronic Arts has commenced work on an MMA game of its own and that plans are in motion to involve a great deal of recognizable fighters. The sources have indicated that in addition to names such as Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, and Frank Shamrock that known UFC fighters could potentially be featured as well.

The fact that THQ had been promised exclusive access to the likeness of the entire UFC roster when the UFC wasn’t in a position to make such an assurance is believed to be a reason why the promotion has acted in haste in regards to demanding its fighters sign over their likenesses for “Undisputed.”

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/20/fitchs-release-a-calculated-attem...

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general, you also said AKA is the only camp who has a problem with this deal. straight from Dana White: "And you know what? This is more than just AKA. There’s other camps out there that we’re having trouble doing business with. And at the end of the day, this is a business. We run a business just like any other business. You come in, you do your job with your company and you get paid.

And the guys that don’t want to do business with you — then go work somewhere else. It’s as easy as that. You don’t have to do business with us. There’s other people out there you can do it with."

http://www.fightlinker.com/dana-everyone-else-is-an-asshole.mma

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Good find phoenix. But Dana's back pedaling is getting him in more trouble here. Fitch wanted to do business with the UFC. He was a great employee who came in and did his work and got paid. Look how that turned for him.

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i agree cincy, there is just no way dana is right aboot this

Underboss MMAfia
Head of the West Coast Family

iamphoenix, what's up your ass? Is Fitch a relative of yours or something? If you don't like the UFC don't watch it. I couldn't care less.

Dana was talking about other things in contrast to the acillinary rights. Because, if there was another camp or fighter(s), wouldn't we be hearing their names? I don't see anyone else being dropped. Of 180 fighters on its roster it seems all of 5 have an issue.

And yeah, EA, good luck with your video game and all of your 5 fighters on it. Sweet.

nothing is up my ass general. i'm only in awe of you being up dana and the UFC's ass with such an innocent outlook on how the UFC is conducting business. whether or not fitch is right or wrong about not wanting to sign this contract, he shouldn't be released just because he didn't do so. that's the part that i don't like, and that's the part that you don't seem to understand. can't you say yeah, that's fucked up. but nope, your sitting there whacking off of a photo of dana...

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innocent look? what have they done wrong iamphoenix? seriously

if there's one business model to be following out there right now in this shit economy it's the UFC's. In the past two years they've skyrocketed into the mainstream. Everything they've done is right. So why shouldn't I back them 100%? It's you guys who feel like every time Dana White swears we need to reprimand him. He isn't running the PGA Tour people! This is the UFC. So what if he's a little brash? You need to be in this sport.

I did say I felt for Fitch. It's the first post on this thread. And the whole time I was hoping he'd come to his senses and sign it. But if he didn't, I wasn't about to bitch and moan like you are cuz at the end of the day fighters come and go and another Jon Fitch would've taken his place in line.

really????????????????????

i dont care that he cusses. never have. that's not the problem. you are soooo deeeeeeep in dana's ass you've lost your own opinion. nothing you say is correct. you are a ufc.com article. where's preview, i'd raher have junie articles all day long....nothing is wrong with dana cutting fitch for not signing the contract? really?? you think that is perfectly fine. fitch happily signed it after talking with lorenzo. seriously dude....seriously!!!!! aarrrrrrgghhhh you're going to give me a brain aneurysm or something...

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come to his senses? whatever....

okay.......i'm glad you don't stand for anything and go with whatever someone else wants you to believe.

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Head of the West Coast Family

what are you even talking about? How am I going with whatever someone wants me to believe?! I seem to be the only person on this site that backed the UFC. Everyone else here is crying that Jon Fitch has been let go and Dana and the UFC seem to be reigning supreme. I took the least popular side. How am I up Dana's ass? So what I like the guy? What has he ever done business wise that has been the wrong move? Yeah, I trust the guy. After reading Fitch's latest comments about how Dana acted, I have to agree with Fitch. How was I supposed to know what happened behind the scenes. From everything that I was reading (on different sites and from fellow bloggers) it appeared that Dana was fighting with AKA not necessarily with Fitch. Now we come to find out that Dana flew off the handle. So he got a little excited and fucked up? Big deal. We've all done it, I bet. Dana certainly has his faults like we all do but the man has been shown numerous times to be the right man for the job.

so yeah, I support Dana and the UFC 100%. If that's "being up DAna's ass" than w.e

i'm talking about believing whatever dana white wants you to believe, i'll lay 100 dollars that you really thought the randy vs lesnar fight was really the BIGGEST FIGHT IN UFC HISTORY and that the Tito Shamrock fights were great....

unless you are dana white....?

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"Everyone else here is crying that Jon Fitch has been let go and Dana and the UFC seem to be reigning supreme"

because it was wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Head of the West Coast Family

well then I'll take your $100. You can believe whatever you want to believe but I'm probably the biggest non-follower, Kool-Aid drinker there is. I'm known to question everything. I argue just for the fun of arguing even if I believe in the other guy's side. I like to make things interesting, that's just me.

As far as UFC 91: I only thought that it could sell the most PPVs TO DATE. I think the biggest card in history should be 92, TO DATE, of course. Cuz 94 a month behind it could even surpass that.

As far as Dana goes, I just love the guy's personality. Him and Rogan are two guys I really respect. Of course they both have their faults just like I do and I'm sure you do. The thing is, after a long time of sitting back and being very suspicious of things they've done, I've come to trust them. I'll always back Dana and Rogan in what they do. That's just how it is. It's called loyalty.

Now now boys play nice! Dana is a controlling manipulating jerk. Anyone who doesn't know that hasn't followed the sport. And all of these ancillary rights are supposedly some of the same thing Couture cried about. Fitch wants money, and Dana wants his soul end of story.
Wardog
Cynical MMA Fan

general, there you go again....that's exactly what dana said and that is exactly what you just said.

only proves my point.

Underboss MMAfia
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Actually kick those guys off the UFC roster Affliction needs more big name fighters!
Wardog

It's cuz it's the truth! I even said that it would do that high before Dana came out with his 1.2 million prediction. I'll say it right here too, UFC 94 will supass 91!!

Fuck. Dude, I don't sit here and repeat everything that Dana says. If I believe it then I back it. Most of the stuff that he says, I think of well before he says it.

On the internet that has a name and it's called a troll.

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okay guy. okay. i guess you have to find some sort of balance between dana's left and right nut, you have to believe that what dana says is actually what you've always believed all along. i understand. it also seems that you want to be a covert nuthugger as well.

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lol classic.

+1

Underboss MMAfia
Head of the West Coast Family

ok...... so its well established that general is a douche bag. All in favor of this proclamation raise their hand and say "I"....

"I"

So if White and Rogan was playing stink finger does that mean your loyalty would make you want in on it?
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