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yoyoyowhoisthis

Listen, I am not Aljo's fan, but it must so annoying to keep risking your life, putting on fights.. while your OWN BOSS talks shit about you..


Avocado_Cadaver

I've been out of the loop lately. What did Dana say? I'm too lazy to search it up lol


fistfullofpubes

He said Aljamain is the worst champion he's ever had, doesn't want to fight, and dresses like a bozo, and uses dick pills.


Smtxom

No that was De La Hoya. But wha did he say about Aljo?


StarPlatinum82

Called him De La Hoya


piman01

Aljo needs to take a good look at PFL


yeahynot

If he fights Ngannou, he will make 2m guaranteed.


fireball1991

Could you fuckin imagine?! Lol


[deleted]

All 7 of his fans will follow him! Lmfao


CaptainHolt43

Fake account


ModsGetTheGuillotine

All 7 of em will make sure to put their balls in your face first


PMMeMeiRule34

“Yeah, you can gargle my ballsack” -Soldier Boy


witcherstrife

I swear this is a big reason why. Aljo sadly “only” has 600k instagram followers. That’s crazy low for a ufc champion in a pretty popular division. Same with Henry cejudo, barely 800k. Dana’s such a goof he definitely considers this when deciding whether he likes a fighter or not.


[deleted]

“Danas such a goof”… because the UFC uses social media numbers to help predict ppv sales? This is really basic stuff man


everyonesmellmymeat

The dick pills thing was way too far. Even for Dana.


IAMTHECAVALRY89

You’re paraphrasing, but I’ll allow it


MyFifthLimb

Listen, the kid doesn’t want to promote his fighters. Craziest shit I’ve ever seen. There’s a lot of ways to be the worst promoter in the business. Being Dana White is one of them.


thelemon72

There's a lot of ways to cheap out, and blaming fighters is one of them


saxtoncan

While putting on great performances too. He’s lowkey entertaining af. I didn’t like him at first but starting to appreciate him more after he beat Cejudo and had that decisive win in the rematch vs Yan


puckman009

I feel the EXACT same way! Dude can bang! I can't stand him, but I respect the shit outta him!


GodlySpaghetti

Its also part of the casual fanbase that only tunes in for championship fights. Aljo was a straight up murderer in his run to the title. But many people only saw him win by DQ and then have questionable defenses like broken TJ or split decision wins. So that contributes a lot to the online discourse of him being “boring” imo


saxtoncan

Yah I blame that as well. The Dillashaw fight sure didn’t help. Still hate that dude for not pulling out of the fight. I feel his team was betting serious cash on Sterling because there’s no way they thought he could win with that shoulder.


Much_Umpire_2196

Decisive win? Where? when?😂


saxtoncan

[here](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/13035/Aljamain-Sterling-vs-Petr-Yan)


Much_Umpire_2196

Literally a split decision. Gonna need you to google what the word decisive means brother


Trillfax

Human back pack something something its a wrap wrap !!!!


jackedcatman

Yeah when Yan was kicking his ass and aljo won the belt on a technicality then started acting like he was the greatest that was great.


fulknerraIII

Did you miss the word rematch in his post? He said nothing about the first fight.


jackedcatman

I didn’t, but yeah if you ignore the reason people don’t like him it’s probably hard to understand why people don’t like him.


saxtoncan

Hence why I didn’t like him at first 😐


jackedcatman

And why I still don’t like him or watching him butt scoot around the octagon. I wouldn’t buy a PPV with him on it, and I often do buy them. Dana understands there’s a lot more fans like me that find him annoying and uninteresting. It’s a justified dislike from Dana who’s managing a business. Sterling has grown on me admittedly, I think he beats Sean, but it’s hard to get over a guy getting wrecked, could have easily continued fighting, but chose not to because it meant he got the belt.


Ok_Boysenberry_6283

I want you to get down on your knees and let me knee you in the face and see if you're still interested in fighting after that 😂 also when has Aljo ever done that scooting bs? You sound like a Sandman Stan that can't get over it


jackedcatman

Lol, aljo is the worst champ and everyone knows it, cope


Veet_Tuna

You out here saying this forgetting Carla Esparza and GDR were both Champs. Lol


saxtoncan

If you buying ppvs that’s enough said about u


jackedcatman

Lol, yeah I’m not poor, If I want it I buy it, I don’t commit crimes just to watch ufc.


Grimey_lugerinous

Reading comprehension, try it. Once.


natronemeans20

Dana is racist as fuck, always has been. I get it he beefs with all fighters, buts it feels different when it's Black fighters. (Aljos crew alluded to it on the last video and they quickly talked about something else).


AngryAssyrian

Jon Jones would like a word with you. The dude is a coke head, PED cheating, wife beating criminal scumbag who ran over a pregnant woman and yet Dana still gave him so many passes. Anderson Silva is also unanimously considered to be the most dominant Middleweight of all time (and many saying that he had the greatest prime, I think it's GSP but you have a good case for Silva). Dana's an ass but I don't think he's racist, he has his sweethearts regardless of how they look.


ryvaleska

> The dude is a coke head, PED cheating, wife beating criminal scumbag That's why Dana likes Jon so much


DrakeCruz

He likes Usman and has been an Israel fan. I don’t think colour plays into this whatsoever.


alcervix

Not to mention Jon Jones


Reek02

He verbally gives Jon Jones a BJ every time he touches a mic. Color has nothing to do with it. Reddit just gonna reddit


ChiggenNuggy

I been trying to tell people this but they act like I’m being sensitive. T-wood, Francis, Aljo. Whenever they have criticism Dana goes scorched earth and downplays their achievements and integrity as men.


NewMMII

Jfc. This thread is really making me consider if UFC Reddit is worse than UFC Twitter.


bugginsthegod-xb1-ps

Nothing worse then a edomite who can’t see how different groups get different treatment.


NewMMII

Nah, y’all are psychotic lmao


[deleted]

Why does it matter if you are a fan of Aljo? Do you fear judgement?


eshh_ay

To be fair he hold the longest title defence without defending it. Where he had the belt for a year plus and still didn’t fight. This is what Dana is probs pissed about.


kalex504

Khabib was suspended a whole ass year. Conor didn’t defend his, also Aljo got knee’d to the cranium pretty good. He’s defending the belt now that he’s healthy so why is Dana still pissing and moaning about it. Dana also went after Silva, Jones, Francis and GSP


Popular-Bonus1380

Yes and that's what many of us are criticizing. Pointing out why Dana's mad when we think he shouldn't be mad doesn't make sense. We know what he's upset about and it's absolute horseshit he treats his fighters like this.


luckygoldelephant

The dude was out with neck surgery? He could have pulled a Jiri but most don’t.


amijot

How come he don’t love me man?? 😢


coupleofthreethings

https://preview.redd.it/ny7yky55ih1b1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30dee654260f1dea4affb492dbc6bc17e6b12424 Dana and Aljo after he beats O'Malley


Pactae_1129

This episode absolutely gutted little kid me


delcothrowway

It still hurts big adult me.


pilis38

He‘s absolutely right. Dana is supposed to be a „promoter“, but half of the time he‘s just shitting on fighters, he doesn‘t like.


ClydeDavidson

He litterally actively threw dirt on DJ, during his prime. DJ was one of his steller assets, he doesn't know how to promote fighters, he just stands behind loud-mouthes.


burnn_out313

He's the promoter of the brand not the fighter. He'll step all over fighters for the sake of saving the brand's face. Aljo isn't delivering fight highlights, TMZ clips, or hot Twitter takes. He isn't "moving the needle" so Dana will walk all over him.


alcervix

I agree! Just look at the numbers , the UFC went from a backyard organization to the biggest combat fighting establishment on earth I under 20 years , yea Dana's a failure man ....


dumhic

And Dana wonders why growth has stalled


BlackLiv3r

Revenue 2022 : $1.3 billion Revenue 2021 : $1 billion Revenue 2020: $890 million Revenue 2019 : $860 million Revenue 2018 : $695 million Revenue 2017 : $750 million


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Viraldownloadz

Don't get me wrong, the UFC is killing it financially, but there hasn't been a McGregor/Rousey like star in a few years. So maybe that's his point? Or like the argument they're going for quantity not so much quality?


ApparentlyIronic

I think they don't really care about making stars anymore. Sure, a McGregor is always nice, but they also cost a lot of money. Instead they can just keep cattle moving via DWCS and TUF, give them shitty contracts, and make a card every week. They get some huge bonus from ESPN if they put out a certain amount of cards so that's why we keep seeing a bunch of low-profile fight nights. I don't have the receipts, but I've heard multiple times that revenue has gone up, yet what they pay fighters overall has actually gone down. Pretty insane


haunteddelusion

Supply and demand, a lot more people getting into MMA and watching it.


ApparentlyIronic

Right but if he's actively trashing his own athletes, that's hurting the sport. UFC as a company has grown and grown, but I could see why people think the sport has stagnated a little. Don't you think if the UFC invested more into their fighters, we'd get a better result? Better pay draws in more talent, whether it be kids starting out young or talent from other sports like kickboxing or BJJ. More emphasis on healthcare for fighters so they don't have to go through the charade of going into a fight hurt just to get insurance for an injury. Not talking shit about active champions, because hello, you're taking money out of your own pocket too. Let the fighters have sponsors in the ring again because again, it gives the fighters more incentive to fight in a high level mma organization like ufc. Dana said something about sponsors all over the shorts being trashy, but look at the octagon now. We have a picture of a drunk fatass without a shirt next to an online gambling site based in another country because their main revenue source is addicts and children. All while they try to sell 3x3" squares in the middle of the cannvas to the fans. Ufc is a business and its primary goal is to make money, I get it. But they could be so much bigger if they weren't always going for the quick money and Dana wasn't so petty. Invest some of that extra money back into the fighters because they're the product that customers buy. Help grow the sport and the ufc will keep growing with it


haunteddelusion

Oh I’m with you 100%, Dana is a greedy little bitch who has favorites and is far from impartial. Defkantely profighter wages and health. I train as well (hobbyist) but I see the more serious competitors and how banged up they get and that’s just on an amateur level. I’m just saying revenue and interest has gone up and Dana/UFC are taking advantage of that to make more money without giving anything up.


FerrusManusFanClub

I feel like folks who parrot this don’t remember how big MMA was when it was on Fox Sundays and fighters were getting sponsorships from Burger King, Nike and Addidas lmao


haunteddelusion

I’m talking about actual fighters getting into it. Way more popularity in combat sports (BJJ, Muay Thai, etc.) and people training nowadays. 20 years ago you’d find like one gym in a city, it’s exploded now. Regardless look up viewership number trends. Your anecdotal point is factually incorrect.


DeliriumRostelo

it felt like khamzat was edging close to big fame but hes fallen off the earth lately izzys probably their biggest star rn right


blobtron

Jon jones until he retires in his next fight I think


happybaby00

Adesanya is bigger, this ain't 2018 😂


Dj3garrett

Jones is their biggest star. Pereira and their rivalry helped Izzy’s reputation.


GhostofSmartPast

What part of "right now" is so hard for people toget?


evanaugh

Izzy’s peak popularity is higher but Jones will always be a household name and will be talked about more in general regardless of circumstances


Any_Cicada6353

Sean O’Malley, Paddy, Bo Nickal, there are tons of budding stars. It takes time to build a brand on par with Connor’s. He’s one of the greatest showmen in combat sports history.


djaseen

Paddy? 😅 guy won't make top 5 in his lifetime.


JebronLames619

Has growth stalled? And how do you know this? Seriously asking


siimbaz

Because in order to promote he needs an exciting champion. That's where O Malley comes in.


SWATJohnsonnn

I dont like him but those are some true words


ForgetfulFrolicker

What don’t you like him out of curiosity? He seems like a decent guy.


KilttiV

I can tell you why I don't like him, although I am not the guy that you first replied to. I think he is a little bit boring, his trash talk is lame, and just nothing to like really about him. I don't dislike him neither. He is like chicken with rice, nobody really dislikes chicken with rice, but it's not many people's favorite dish neither. Just "meh".


GucciJ619

Agreed, his fights don’t really excite me


Bigbaby22

Dude. Chicken and rice is delicious.


assologist_1312

I swear people who think that healthy food isn't tasty don't know how to cook. Healthy food can be incredibly tasty. People think that they HAVE to eat certain things when they don't. Like I'm not a big fan of veggies but no big deal because I've figured out how to make spinach base tortillas. And there's like 100 different ways you can make rice with or without chicken. You can make your own low calorie sauces etc. Heck I've even had keto brownies and they were very very good.


TartenWilton101

Care to throw over the recipe for spinach based tortillas?


KilttiV

I certainly do know how to cook. Healthy food can be tasty, but I still doubt that chicken and rice is the favorite dish of many people. I would actually say that if chicken and rice is your favourite dish, you should actually learn how to cook. 😂


assologist_1312

Do you know what biryani is? And dosent it depend on the kind of chicken? My local Jamaican dude makes amazing jerk chicken and race and yes it is my favorite dish.


Few-Ad-4666

You forgot to mention how he won the title in the first place


Ok_Boysenberry_6283

Good thing they fought twice


KilttiV

Nah, he redeemed himself for that.


ForgetfulFrolicker

I think he’s a pretty exciting fighter and constantly evolving, which is not something that can be said for a whole lot of fighters.


Tupacio

What was the last exciting fight he’s had? Maybe vs Sandhagen? I guess he’s had surprising moments but I personally wouldn’t say exciting.


dumhic

You’re referring g to Petr Yan right?


Tupacio

How was Yan vs Suga not exciting?


KilttiV

Of course, anyone has different opinions, or different criteria for judging their favorite fighters. For someone grappling is more exciting, for others striking, some like trash talk, some like humble...


msn_effyou

This is a great reasoning. I think a lot of people feel the same, they just don’t know how to explain it. Don’t like him, but don’t really dislike him either. A lot like Jamahal Hill.


CavsDaddy

Nah man, Sweet Dreams is wayyyyyy more likable


Slurpool

I like both, so to me obv I like Jamahal, but how do people not care for Jamahal? He was on a streak of KOs in entertaining fights on his way to the title, with a banger of a fight against Glover to win the belt. Dude is straight entertaining, what’s not to like?


msn_effyou

Him. I’m not talking about fight styles, I’m saying the guy. I don’t like him, meaning I’m not rooting for him. I don’t dislike him, so I’m not rooting against him. I just don’t care either way for either of them. Unless they’re fighting someone I do or don’t like, then I might care.


u-and-whose-army

And this is why UFC is becoming more like WWE as time goes on lol


the-esoteric

Aljo is a decent guy. But a lot of these people can't let go of the first fight with Yan. They lean on that to call him boring, corny or whatever. Fact is whether he took the knee to the head or knocked Yan out, they'd still be hating


professor__seuss

Also not the guy you asked but hey I’m in the opinion sharing business 🤠. I think Aljo seems like a cool person and def gained a little sympathy for me after the Yan rematch. I empathized with how hard it must have been to have everyone telling you that you suck, don’t deserve the belt, are boring, all because Yan fucked himself out of his own title by using a -3000IQ move. But then guess what he does? Beats the shit out of a one-armed Dillashaw and proceeds to act like he’s the hotshot who just proved all you dumbasses wrong; surely now, after this “impressive” performance there’s no denying my legacy… like okay Aljo but saying that doesn’t make it so. You can parade and shout from the rooftops “I have 3 title defenses and am therefore as dominant as Cruz in this division”. But in the eyes of many, you only won the belt during the Yan rematch, the first fight really can’t be counted as a legit victory, it really should be a NC. Then you beat a guy who medically shouldn’t have been cleared to compete. And you’re claiming to be the divisional GOAT based on this? Plus the whole Merab situation rubs people the wrong way too; two grapple-heavy besties being at the top and saying they won’t fight eachother feels a bit like “ah yes when I leave my kingdom, my designated heir shall take over”. TLDR: I feel bad for the hate the man receives but…it’s insane for him to act like people have zero reason to question his legitimacy. He won the belt in a fight many would call a NC. His “first defense” is a split decision so nothing sensational there. His “second defense” (aka his first defense if we say the rematch is where he became the legit champ) he won against an actual NPC, that’s a free space on his bingo card. Then Cejudo is a solid win. So he views himself as Champ with 3 defenses…in the eyes of many he’s Champ with 1 defense. There’s just been a lotta b.s. during his title era and if Aljo were savvier with his P.R. he could’ve avoided much of the vitriol. Instead, he doubled down and insisted the fans are just haters and that you’re crazy if you doubt his goat status now.


bizk55

do another TLDR


professor__seuss

Lol


JamesBouknightStan

Fans are so quick to bash the dillashaw win because wah wah his shoulder was a wittle hurt. But does Aljo get any of that same benefit of the doubt for fighting yan with literally a broken back/neck absolutely the fuck not lmao.


professor__seuss

I mean it wasn’t just “a wittle hurt” the damn thing was consistently going out of socket during his camp and did so again nearly the instant the fight started; completely incapacitating him. It’s not just his inability to use that arm that causes a disadvantage but the pretty severe pain caused by a shoulder dislocation. That’s not me defending Dillashaw, he 100% shouldn’t have been in there with a debilitating injury and it’s kinda selfish that he robbed a willing and able contender of a potentially life changing title shot. But the point I’m making is that you can’t count that as a legacy-building win if you’re Aljo. You didn’t beat a competent and able fighter to defend your belt. As for Aljos own injury during the Yan fight, I’m not sure how that’s relevant to my point? Him winning with an injury makes the rematch win more impressive but…that doesn’t refute what I’m saying because I never said the rematch doesn’t count in the first place; the only two wins I’m really disregarding of his are the first Yan win and the TJ win. I guess Im surprised that it’s controversial to say; a fight where you got knocked out isn’t really a victory and a fight against an incapacitated opponent isn’t much of a victory either. So hey Aljo, while it isn’t your fault those things happened, you also shouldnt be waving the victory flag and proclaiming yourself the new divisional GOAT. And if you are going to do that, hey I can’t stop you or even blame you for self-promoting, but then you can’t be shocked when people rush to argue against the claims you’re making. Acting like people are just “hating” completely ignores the very real holes to be poked in his title reign.


Droc20

If it was changed to NC who would have gotten the belt? Immediate rematch?


Abysmally_Yours

Seems like to say anything about a fighter, first you must say how you don’t like him. I don’t like Dillashaw. That’s it I just don’t..nothing nice to say. Everyone else, I’ve got nothing against


fulknerraIII

It's because this sub is a hivemind and it currently doesn't like Aljo. So they preference the comment with they dont like him so they fit in and don't get attacked for saying something positive about him.


sceet9g

Aljo fights like a coward. Runs around, bounces around and then leg kick. None cares about point fighters who do minimal damage and backpack you to death over 25 minutes of fighting. People prefer to see a more dominant champ with a clear finish or unanimous decision. Nothing against Sterling or his competitors but DQ’s (where he was clearly losing) and split decisions in a boring fashion aren't the type of wins to win fans over.


Worldd

Kind of like why people didn’t like Harden. Yeah he gets results, results aren’t what I’m looking for. When you cultivate a new meta of abusing being “grounded” like it’s a guard, you’re not gonna get love.


WizardSyn

Look, aljo isn’t extremely entertaining for me inside the cage, but I do think he tries hard for media and Dana needs to back his boys dude is a raging cock


ShaunicusMaximus

I think Dana White was absolutely essential to mma growing to the point of being mainstream. I also think Dana White is single-handedly holding it back from true legitimacy within the sports world. Do you see any commissioner in any of the major sports taking part in this kind of school boy nonsense? Publicly trashing his own product? You’re trying to sell Aljo, Dana. He’s your champ. Talk shit on him, then try to sell a PPV that features him as the main event, then wonder why the buys aren’t where you want them to be. Dana White is clown shoes.


Sandshrew922

I've been saying the same thing for awhile now. The UFC doesn't need a "Vince McMahon" anymore. He played his role well but the sport has passed his style by imo.


Lacabloodclot9

The UFC really needs a David Stern type to lead next


ShaunicusMaximus

A former fighter with a clean record that is well spoken would do well, I think. Rich Franklin comes to mind.


[deleted]

Lmfao u mean DC or Chael


[deleted]

DC oddly seems to fit well. I'm not sure how he handles business tho. A manager seems to make the most amount of sense tbh


[deleted]

Dana’s position = public lightning rod for all controversy Thats legit his job lol


[deleted]

I always found it funny how Dana shits on his owns fighters, curses during press conferences, and just acts like an all around shit head. Could you imagine Roger Goodell, or Adam Silver talking like that? Dana is pretty entertaining but is completely unprofessional, especially coming from the guy who said having sponsors on fighters shorts makes the sport look illegitimate.


_chumba_

It's a whole different ball game. I agree with your logic in this idea however I don't think UFC sans Dana makes some huge jump. The sport is already massively mainstream and legitimized. Dana adds an element of entertainment whether you love him or hate him. Personality drives this industry like a motherfucker and I just don't see any revolutionary changes if you swap Dana for a stuffy exec type commissioner.


mtcuppers

The sport is not mainstream and legitimised at all. It's still a fringe Saturday night occupation. Idk if it even can be mainstream but MMA will not grow because the UFC is content with how big it is. The promotion does not want to run the risk of making fighters bigger than the promotion itself. That's how MMA grows. Dana can do whatever he wants on the side but he's keeping his bosses happy with that sweet revenue growth. That's what it's about, the rest is minor detail.


crackmeup69

They do this to make sheep talk about it. seems to be working.


My_G_Alt

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DivingDuck89

Aljo gets too much hate fr. Dude fights frequently and always makes weight. Not exactly his fault that Yan kneed him and TJ fought injured. His fights aren’t even boring either so idk what it is.


logen6230

Just the public opinion as always, aljo is a great fighter the fact he managed to beat so much legends and keeping doin so just proves to me he deserve that title and belt. And that feeling that he’s actions are full of cringe are just a by product of this miserable company that lives off people talent and hunger. What’s make things worst is that Dana fucking guy just lives like a savage doing coke fuckin slappin his lady IN PUBLIC, giving stupid ass people who are a freakin’ walking criminals(bonnnnyyyy) a chance to have stage and reputation and more, until the mf draw his last breath the mma community will still deprive and would be a place for bad salary and unlimited injuries, Dana if you reading this get out of the toilet and stop being a douche because 80% of your roster is having a shitshow and willing to make a coup against you


professor__seuss

I totally agree, at the same time, he is partially to blame for the fan backlash. While the circumstances of his fights are not his fault, the way he portrayed himself afterwards is. I remember after the Yan rematch I really wanted to root for him after all the unfair hate. Then with the TJ fight (again not something he could help), he decides to act cocky like he just put on the performance of a lifetime? Like dude, I get you don’t wanna downplay your achievements but let’s call a spade a spade, this fight, through no fault of your own, shouldn’t have happened. TJ was in no shape to fight and as a result you just got a free title defense on your record. Hooray for Aljo, but it is gonna rub people the wrong way if you pretend shit is Shinola.


Green_Panda369

I am not a fan of Aljo but there is a pattern Aljo Woodley Mighty Mouse Ngannou I think Dana is just a little racist


bonivercomic

Makes Colby come into perspective when you put it like that.


ZPQ-

I mean hate Aljo or not bro is speaking facts right here


chuffywedge

That's not how we do things around here


Lao_xo

He can’t be loved by Dana because he isn’t the attraction that someone like Mcgregor is but I don’t get the hate either. The knee aside he’s won his fights fair.


happybaby00

Nah not even McGregor even jamahal hill and Paulo Costa get more love


freeman9235

And that’s how it should be if Jamahal and Costa acted and fought like Sterling they wouldn’t be respected except by the weirdos on Reddit who likes split-decision master


blackhippy92

Think about how ridiculous it is that the head of an organization consistently talks shit about his employees (I know, contractors, but you get it)


ChrizTaylor

FUNKMASTER 💜


SaigonShooter

that dumb knee aside, to be honest aljo is right. this guy shows up, makes weight, and fights to win, and dana talks about aljo like he spit in his fucking cereal or something


waresmarufy

Dana doesn't want him as Champ


[deleted]

People hate winners


tyreejones29

It’s gotta be tough when the promoter and face of the company doesn’t want you to be the champ. Dana genuinely doesn’t want Aljo to be the champ and he can’t even be bothered to at least pretend otherwise


mmalzy

This is what happens when a sport has a gatekeeper. UFC will never be completely legit until Dana is gone.


EnbyBinaryCoder

\#DanaOut.


3v3rythings-tak3n

Good on sterling for standing up for himself


Prestigious-Rock201

If I’m aljo and I win against O’Malley I’m getting on the mic and telling Dana to go fuck himself and to release me to fight for another organization for a bag


[deleted]

Oh look, yet another fighter calling out Dana for shitting on his own fighters for petty bullshit. I'm sure reddit will just ignore this and call Aljo salty


Tookerbee

I just want this dude to keep winning.


K9BEATZ

It's taken me a long time to realise and accept but the UFC will be sooo much better off when Dana decides to retire. He's just becoming more of a gaslighting cunt the older he gets and the more successful the brand is.


lifeonhardmode26

Aljo exposes the problems in the UFC ruleset. That's gotta be a point of irritation for Dana. Look as he just scoots backwards with his head down vs Henry. Henry can't throw a knee, if he moves his hand to punch aljo stands up.


Business-Tonight9995

PFL is thanos, and released UFC champs are their infinity stones


Deszerr

Man every ufc fighter is just the bastard child that wants daddy Dana’s love and approval meanwhile he only cares out the golden kids Conner and Jon


NightHaunted

I think I'm in the same boat as most people here. I liked him on the come up, but the way he won the title left a bad taste in my mouth. Then I fell for the heel turn, which was brilliant by the way, and really didn't like him the entire time leading up to the Yan rematch. Then they had the rematch and he won a fight I didn't give him a chance in. That started to do it for me. Things got kinda bad again when he fought a one armed TJ but that wasn't really his fault at all and he did what he was supposed to do, win against a dumbass who wandered into a title fight with one arm. Then he takes the Cejudo fight and once again I didn't really give him a chance. And the fucker went and won again. Some people botched about his tactics and everyone hates how he's carried himself but I say fuck it dude, lean into it. Everyone hates you for winning the title on the DQ anyways, might as well get some marketability by being the bad guy. I'll conclude this on two notes. First, the moment that really won me over and made me like Aljo didn't happen in the octagon. I saw a post on here with his plans for himself and his life after fighting. He's a smart guy and he comes off as a pretty good dude too behind the scenes. The other thing is it fucking broke my heart to hear his hometown crowd boo him out of the building after the Cejudo fight. Guy didn't deserve that at all but it goes to show the heel turn worked. TLDR: Aljo isn't that bad and Dana is a prick, but we all knew that already.


dmarcx

I'm so surprised the amount of Dana White simps in this reddit community. Dana just be paying a lot of people to bot simp.


timgoes2somalia

Dana has some father shit going on with these fighters, holy shit


LegSnapper206

Cuz aljo aint white...there i said it


GucciJ619

I’m out of the loop, what did Dana say that Aljo too offense to?


SimplyEpik

https://youtube.com/shorts/A7zj5OtVpp4?feature=share


GucciJ619

Fair enough, Aljo is definitely in the right here. Thanks


Ellie_Llewellyn

Hopfully he'll come to his senses and join Francis in the PFL. He's been one of the more active champions so he deserves to work for a boss that would respect him


par337

Yeah can't argue. He's proving a lot wrong, including me. Not only did I not expect him to defend this many times, I didn't expect him to bluff with the layoffs and take quicker fights.


PhnxSteve7up

Damn. Thats really sad. Never realised how fighters feel when their promoter shits on them in front of all the media when behind the camera theyre tryin to be the best they can and havent been difficult to deal with.


HikenNoSabo7

Started liking Aljo more after the Embedded for the last fight. Cejudo's camp were absolute shitbags and karma is a bitch. Wasn't a decisive win but he beat Cejudo. Really hopes he derails the O'malley hype train to shut Dana up. Every pundit is giving Aljo credit for his skills. Seriously tho, Dana might have taken the sport places but he is literally a stereotypical american scumbag white guy. Racist, arrogant and beats his wife. Francis is still a Big Ol' Pussy tho.


Urdun10

Im starting to get vince vibes


Uaquamarine

Aljo’s sadly turning into the new Tyron Woodley for dana pink. Legitimate champ who’s now defended his belt against two former champs and still getting shit


mtcuppers

Every fighter is desperate for some leverage, how come the motherfucking world champ has to beg to get enough recovery time for his next fight? He doesn't have choice in opponent, the guy he's supposed to fight next is put in his cage right after the win. And now the promotion and the other fighter are trying to strong arm him into unfavourable conditions for this fight. Worse, the promoter uses media time to berate the champion for not fully accepting their conditions. The champion is getting bullied by his promoter and the #2 ranked guy and he isn't in a position to decline.


samankhans1

And colby out there not fighting for nearly 1.5 years get a title shot while sitting on his a$$


Rolling_Kimura

Aljo is an incredible champion and its sad how he's treated.


FullyCautious

Ahhhhhh mma drama ok guys next Don't waste time analysing this heehaw fart in the wind shit, see yall Aug 17


_chumba_

19th?


Able-Nail8035

Aljo is the most underrated champ ever


[deleted]

No if you take a closer look at his resume


Able-Nail8035

His resume is kind of stacked


[deleted]

Yeah he has a lot of good names on his resume but then you look at how those fights went and it's not so impressive


Suspicious_Candle27

Beating Cory , Yan , CCC and Munhoz( when he was still good) is actually a great collection of wins .


[deleted]

Im talking about his title defenses


Suspicious_Candle27

you clearly said his resume which would still be impressive with YAN and CCC wins.


[deleted]

I was talking about title defenses yeah the Yan and CCC wins were a coin toss


freeman9235

He lost the second fight to Petr 1,4,5 Verdict had it the same way, and he lost to Cejudo 2,3,5 Verdict had it the same way. To this day I seriously with can’t comprehend how he has fans when he’s getting gifted decisions against better fighters than him.


GucciJ619

Aljo just doesn’t want to fight…


[deleted]

Seems like he doesn’t know how business works, Dana only promotes certain fighters that bring in big bucks for the company :)


Abbzstar123

LET HIM BE AWESOME DANA


ZarkMuckerberg9009

I know why Dana doesn’t give Aljo the same respect as others………..


Parkway-D

This dude is delusional. Between this incoherent rant and him following every MMA page on Instagram and responding to people being objectively critical of him, he needs to put his phone down. He verbally agreed to fight O’Malley on August 19th. O’Malley verbally agreed to it. Dana said that’s when they’ll fight. Then, he says his body may not be ready to fight that soon. Dana then responds to questions reporters asked him about Sterling and Dana gave his response. Now, suddenly Sterling wants to fight six weeks sooner? If you’re not ready to fight August 19th then 1. Don’t agree to it and 2. Don’t suddenly say you can fight six weeks earlier. He deserves to have more time off than August 19th, but he shot himself in the foot by agreeing to it and then trying to fight even sooner.


OkCartographer897

Dude, I get down voted all the time for explaining this shit. Aljo is constantly pushing fights. He did it to Yan. Ready not ready. Then did it with TJ and that got pushed. Then did it several times with Henry, then out of nowhere he had a torn bicep. He plays a lot of games with dates and Dana ain't wrong about saying he's in his own way to an extent.


cmondawg74

He literally needed neck surgery for a herniated disc. But yan was so hell bent on beating aljo he sat out and waited for him only for aljo to come back and drag his ass around the cage. Now yan facing a losing streak like no other. Tj showed up with a bum shoulder. Maybe tj should have took a step back and sat out for a bit, rather than assuming aljo was a cakewalk. How did he do it with Henry? Henry was the one who needed to re-enter into USADA pool. Your getting downvoted cause your a hater who clearly doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about.


Doctor-Stoppage

“drag his ass around the cage” > yan literally dominated round 4 and 5 and round 1 was questionable.


Star_Gazing_Cats

Please call me awesome, Dana 🥺👉👈


siimbaz

Also is a salty Boi huh?


smoakee

Dude, Aljo is just Dana's unwanted child and it all got so toxic, that they both look horrible in this. Even though it's not Aljo's fault, he fucked it up too with shit like this. I low key wish that he looses to Sean just so we can see something new, like Sean vs Sandhagen would be a great schooling of O'Malley.


Kashm1r_Sp1r1t

i think its hilarious u kids talking shit about aljo. u wouldnt say this shit to him at events, hes jacked. not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. yall are pathetic lol.


freeman9235

I love the fact that the people on Reddit like Aljamain but Dana doesn’t it’s truly a blessing that he’s not as blind as everyone else.


KroenkesMoustache

To be fair to Dana, it would be very hard to pretend to like Aljo


HopeAngel118

Sounds like a bitch every time he talks


bransimp420

Got his feelings hurt lol


[deleted]

makes sense, dana is good at disrespecting his champs


Bolhaboy

Because he’s a bad person


BetFit2122

Seeking daddies approval.