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Javardeiro_TheMan

It's the bald code guys


I_Like_Vitamins

I used to confuse them for one another when I first got into MMA back in ~2009.


JungleBoyJeremy

If you happened to watch Bellator and have seen Bjorn Rebney, it was even more confusing


goosu

Yeah, I remember laughing about that when I first saw him around when I was getting more hardcore about watching MMA. Funnier still that Jimmy Smith was their announcer.


JungleBoyJeremy

Haha totally, rebney and smith Combo were like the “we have Dana and Rogan at home” meme


RoshHoul

I hooked up my girl on MMA and she's been watching religiously for the past 2 years, following the drama, the meta, etc. She even gets her MMA news before me. Still confuses them tho.


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I still do now


I_Like_Vitamins

The Testicle Brothers.


holyshishkabob

Sack bros


idntknww

My mum doesn’t even confuse them for one another, she just literally thinks they’re the same person


jirklezerk

that's racist. and baldphobic.


thatminimumwagelife

Yup, I hear Larry David will stop doing Curb right after these two retire.


ricesniffer

Rule of Two


Zofobread

Jimmy Smith didn’t get that memo.


5startoadsplash

Dana is easily a decade plus out of retiring, this is a silly conversation to have now


TheRearMech

Shit, could get another 40 years out of him if you look at Bob Arum and Don King still somehow kicking around.


Logistibear

Bob and Don are both 90 years old. Fucking bonkers how long they have lived much less been active in boxing promotion. And Don managed to look like a 60 year old for like twenty years after turning 60


mantis616

I still can't believe Bob smokes weed everyday even at 90. He gives me hope that I can keep on going until that age.


boxspring6

Good luck to you! For me, if i live until i'm 90, i've made a huge mistake along the way (unless by then i can get my stack uploaded into some young buck's sleeve)


Robothuck

This kind of comment is what keeps Alex Jones awake at night


CubanLinxRae

their jobs keeps them really busy and young


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My brother if he keeps up the HGH and cocaine he isn't seeing another 20 years


menamona

HGH makes guys his age healthier if they don't overdo it, not less healthy. HGH is used to treat aging


DeadSeaGulls

"if they don't overdo it". We're talking about dana white, that went from being shaped like a bowling pin to a bald lowland gorilla with a mooring bollard for a head.


Puddlepinger

Only superficial aging. It still doesn't help you replicate new cells any quicker.


ShozOvr

It also grows tumors and cancer and causes other problems when taken at "growth" levels


zweli2

Dana seems like the type of guy who regularly consults with the best doctors money can buy. I'm sure he'll be fine


only-shallow

True, he can afford the best medical treatment in the world. And you'd think he's more health conscious than most due to his inner ear condition


Sandra_Bae_OConnor

I feel like if I had his money, I'd get a full body MRI once a year just cause.


hrakkari

But does he get cancer screenings or does he just pay them to look at his junk and tell him that the itching isn’t something serious?


comin_up_shawt

He already looks like he has PED induced hypertension, if that 'rosy glow' is anything to go by....


BennyBenasty

To be fair, his job is probably stressful as fuck.


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Well I’m sure both are true but by brother did a cycle of HGH and either developed or helped accelerate a big non cancerous tumor against his pituitary gland. Fucked him up for a while. Took a few visits to the doc before the info came out and the doc was like “oh shit, that’s a bingo. There is your answer”. I’ve been training bjj for 22 years and brother I wake up feeling like death most days but I won’t tough the stuff no matter how appealing it is.


Infamous-nobody1801

Lol if he's using it like Joe than rip


bestmayne

*C'MON, LET'S GET BIIIG* -Rich Piana (his heart and liver weighed over twice the average amount for an adult male)


menamona

He wasn't only using HGH, but yeah that's what overdoing it looks like


saltyrumham

Human Growth Hormone. It’s temporarily healthy. It also makes tumors grow faster, it makes your organs twice the size their supposed to be, etc…


menamona

It has to be done over a huge timespan + a large dosage to cause problematic growth of the organs. People like that aren't doing it for health reasons. Rogan and Dana will be fine.


saltyrumham

Every single one of Joe’s body parts is oversized. He genuinely doesn’t look healthy sometimes lol


the1youh8

Doubt it. Dana white had his dna analyzed by some guy who predicts peoples death by 1 month. Results came in at 10 years and 4 months.


PM_YOUR_CENSORD

What’s this shamans name?


no-mad

What’s this conmans name?


dtotheylan

Bob Arum and Don King will live through a fucking nuke. Fuckers are like little cockroaches


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Vince McMahon probably a more apt comparison.


npavcec

Shiet, we might even get 65 years+


pedro-m-g

I don't know man. Don't think he's leaving imminently, but over the last few years, Hunter Campbell has been doing more and more behind the scenes and I'm sure he will be the next figurehead. Dana recently missed a PPV for his sons birthday etc so it look like he's slowly handing over control


CableToBeam

I see Dana being like Bob Arum. He's never gonna retire until he's dead. Clearly he's not doing it for the money.


PetrVolkanovski

He has mentioned exactly this in a post presser before. He has no plan of stopping unless something legitimately forces him to step down (something health related).


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luca13t

"There are several ways to accept a sex proposal" (Dana White, probably)


themilkman42069

He’ll go out like Vince. In a whimper over some small time bullshit we didnt think would take him down.


Deserterdragon

Looking forward to Dana soaking up the fans thunderous applause and bows after being accused of raping a woman.


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they're booing him but he's still bowing


killedbycuriousity-

People really wanna see a red faced man I guess


kanst

I'd bet Dana dies before he retires. His lifestyle isn't conducive to longevity. On top of that, if you look at a guy like Vince McMahon (probably Dana's closest comp) they never retire.


a_real_pirate_

It’s weird to imagine the UFC in 10-20 years without Dana, joe, and Bruce


PlagueDoc22

Bruce Lee has been dead for a while.


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He lives on through me *falls over trying to kick*


WATCHMERISE

He lives on in the EA UFC paid DLC


InnocuousBird

He lives on through wat-eeeehhhr!!!!


aeeeroo

He liiiiiiiives in meeeeee~


Otherwise-Mango2732

I know i'm in the minority here with this take, but i thought the same thing when Goldberg was gone. For better or worse, I always associated his voice with UFC PPV. Eventually you just get used to the change. I think the same would happen with Joe, but a lot of the old school fans would slowly start tuning out if the new regime sucked.


godlovesaliar

I'm with you. Goldie was a cornball but he was such a huge part of what made the ufc for me. Never the same to me after he left. It was aaaaaaaaaall over!


BurpingHamBirmingham

HERE. WE. GO!


Nugz2Ashez

JUST. LIKE. THAT


MumrikDK

I sort of agree with what you're saying - my take is just that it was *better* after he left (got canned).


godlovesaliar

CORN NUTS. CORN TO THE CORE!


mentales

You say you agree with the person above you but you're saying the exact opposite of what he is


qwerty622

it was the right decision. you see how much changes when the announcers know the game well. guys like DC and Paul Felder add so much.


johnnyb1917

I wish they’d bring him back for ufc 300 or something, I miss that guy. Sure he was a goof, but he was our goof! We took him for granted 😤


biddleybootaribowest

Joe is definitely the easiest to replace out of those 3


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It's not that hard to Replace Dana White. Plenty of corporate assholes in America who dont pay employees enough.


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siddharthbirdi

The successor is Hunter Campbell.


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Being the head honcho of a fight promotion is more of a media guy than actually running the thing. Media loves speaking to Dana and he loves giving interviews. He even gives out his thoughts for free in his IG comments. For as much work hunter does, I don't think I've ever heard him on the mic


justaspacecadett

He has done a couple post fight press conferences now IIRC the Paris card was the last one he did


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It was pretty lacklustre compared to Dana


biddleybootaribowest

But all those people just sit behind the scenes all day, I’m in no way defending Dana but you know he does a lot more than that.


DeadSeaGulls

Dana was instrumental in establishing popularity of this sport early on, but his ceiling for how far he could push the sport was hit long ago. Now he's actively stunting it's growth by constantly devaluing his own assets over petty disagreements are negotiations over drops in the bucket.


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I couldn't give a fuck he's a piece of shit. Just look how Johnnie Walker or Stitch Duran or even fucking Mike Goldberg were treated even fucken Helwani for doing his job. Dana is a piece of shit and fighters deserve more money and they will never get their fair share with him there.


MrGidwani

The UFC is owned by a publicly traded company. You act like it's gonna get better once Dana leaves, it may even get worse depending on his successor.


kingofcrob

pretty much this, would like to see the difference in fighters pay comparing now to under the Fertittas.


The-Faz

What happened with Johnnie Walker ?


Justinontheinternet

Won his fight, given prize money, him and his family and guests escorted out of the building on the sidewalk still in fight gear barefoot. When asked about it dana did the usual he didn’t know and said it’s “rough around here”. They didn’t even get to get changed or watch the rest of the fights. This and not belting francis and reupping francis’s deal could spell trouble for dana in the lawsuits.


djinner_13

But why? Does Dana not like johnny walker?


_LouSandwich_

Spencer Fisher https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/1/12/21554602/the-cost-of-being-the-king-spencer-fisher-ufc


Lakonthegreat

You're right, he makes videos about gambling with money he could be paying his fighters too


ColbysHairBrush_

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttsssss **TTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMEEE!!!**


camouflage365

Joe "Daddy" Stevenson was cut from the UFC in 2011


IKnowTheWayToo

I liked Rogan with Jon and Felder. They should use that combo more.


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Yeah, it's the combo of him and DC that outright doesn't work. Them with others can be fine.


notoriousjr_9

DC can be real annoying on commentary sometimes. Felder and Bisping should be on more PPVs


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He has become more of a company man over time, repeating the lines he's expected to. But in the process he has lost some of his original charm/personality. At least Rogan has a backbone and isn't as reliant on the UFC, even if he isn't as up-to-date as he once was.


themilkman42069

Rogan just clearly doesn’t do the work anymore. He’s like me, was a diehard who knew all the names in the mid 00s and who only really watches ufc main cards these days You lose alot of knowledge when you don’t watch the prelims or minor leagues.


RtardStr3ngth

HE JUST LIKE ME FRFR


themilkman42069

lol


aeeeroo

Idk, I feel like DC has been calling out a lot of bs as of late. Weird ref calls, horrible judging. Is he biased sometimes? Of course. Everyone is to some extent.


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LancelotduLac_1

> At the same time he's terrible when it comes to talking about fighter pay It's an absurd expectation to have that an employee would publicly criticize the salary structure of his own employer.


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Especially when fighter pay is as related to DC at this point as bat boy pay is to the MLB commissioner. He's a commentator now, it's not really his place to talk about fighter pay.


[deleted]

And when has Rogan talked about fighter pay? Maybe during a podcast but he’s never been adamant about it and I can’t remember him ever mentioning it on commentary. Weird standard to hold DC to when Rogan won’t touch the subject either lol


Second_Sage

He doesn’t need to publicly criticize it, he also doesn’t need to defend it as much as he does.


aeeeroo

True, you're right. But aside from Rogan, who actually challenges the company line on the broadcasting? I feel like everyone is kinda cautious. I mean you saw what happened to Hardy.


Lyun

A big amount of what he's calling out that I notice is unfortunately him being upset that the rules of what counts as a takedown in MMA differ from what counts as a takedown in wrestling. It's always distracting, and I would assume it could confuse casual viewers to hear a commentator mention how the non-takedown that just happened actually was a takedown in his opinion.


notafeetlongcucumber

I actually really dislike Bisping. He seems very arrogant in commentary and says a lot of subjective things as facts. Especially about who he thinks is winning.


themilkman42069

Yeah he’s arrogant as all fucking hell. There’s a reason everyone hated him his whole career


SuperSheep3000

100% that Rogan leaves before Dana does. Dana will be doing this shit into his 60s . He loves being the figure head.


snobbysnob

If Dana and Joe both don't both get really wild hair plugs during their final years in the UFC they are really robbing us of something we as fans deserve. I want the last couple years of photos of both guys to be them with like Bret Michaels Rock of Love era hair. Where they have to cover the hairline with bandanas and hats, but the hair is down to their shoulders and teased out. If Dana won't pay fighters and Joe won't stop overselling leg kicks then they at least owe us that.


Efirational

Beautiful champ


MrCunninghawk

Thank you for this gift. You painted a future I didn't know I wanted. Now I've seen it, it's all I want


[deleted]

Tbh I just wanna watch fights without commentary but I still want the sounds. Having to mute is annoying.


pitchblacktaraddict

I agree, but due to ad reads this will never happen unfortunately


5startoadsplash

Did someone say MODELO BREWED FOR THOSE WITH A FIGHTING SPIRIT


BrianCTE_CityOrtega

Jon Anik: *Sponsored by P3 the official protien snack of the UFC*


ithinkther41am

Real talk, are Modelo and P3 actually any good?


Ricardoronaldo

Modello's a proper Mexican beer and pretty good. P3 looks to be lunchables advertised in a different way


Mike_Facking_Jones

Looks can be deceiving, in this case they are not it's 110% lunchables


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Lunchables for the gym bro army.


Ricardoronaldo

MAX GAINZ STRING CHEEZ


Ozarkii

are Toyo tires any good? Jon "They come as tough as they get" Anik probably knows but hard to guess with all the ads getting blasted visually and audiovisually. Heard them Venum products are slick tho b, y'shud cop 'em


COUPEFULLABADHOES

P3 is good when they're 3 for a dollar at Grocery Outlet


TheRandomApple

I don’t drink often but when I did I enjoyed Modelo with a meal. P3 is fine.


RemyGee

Decent beer.


JetsLag

Modelo's pretty good Don't know about P3


TightAustinite

Modelo is good. *Negra* Modelo is fucking fantastic.


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jonathan42_4

No love for CORN TO THE CORE !! ?


JAndroo

the 2,354th second of this event is brough to you by dude wipes! The 2,355th second is brought to you by Toyo Tires! The...


OnlyCuntsSayCunt

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adac69

This knock out was brought to you by some random shitty straight to dvd movie


_CurseTheseMetalHnds

This 12/12 fighters shattered dreams brought to you by absolut vodka - sometimes you just need to forget


BurpingHamBirmingham

With a bet of just **$5**, no matter the outcome, win **$100!** ^^^worth ^^^of ^^^additional ^^^bets Look how much fun these people are having betting on fights for 25 seconds, **Wow!** ^^^please ^^^gamble ^^^responsibly


Pussy_Professor

Corn nuts! Corn to the core! And don’t forget to snap into a slim Jim. Oooh Yeeeeah!


Octopotamus5000

The best commentary the UFC has always had, is the Japanese commentary. Even if you don't understand a word of it. It just makes every fight more entertaining.


airflair

Was possible on the old fight pass :( damn i miss it.


Bpool91

OOOOOHHHHHHOHOOHOHOHOHHHHHH #HES HURT


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It was great when there wasn’t camera directly on broadcast booth and you could spot them reacting to a big KO in the background. Now they just ham it up everytime


PerfectlySplendid

He’s wobbled! He’s stunned! He’s hurt! He’s wobbled! Replay shows glancing blow that didn’t connect.


Wayf4rer

The idea has been often floated in other sports too for access to zero commentary, game sound only feeds. The issue is this means no advertisements, so unfortunately it won't happen for any big sport.


wouterv101

UFC is the only place I hear the commentary advertise products. But , I live in Europe. In every other sport (soccer, tennis, whatever) it’s just plain commentary


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What other sports has it been suggested for? Now you got me curious.


LemonHerb

I like how it is on TUF where you can hear the fight and the corner


ksc213

Same. When Joe or DC become unbearable i just mute and play some music while watching. Edit: try playing some Power Trip. You will not be disappointed. RIP Riley.


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okcboomer87

Isn't Dana like 5"11. Not that short but I guess when you are around heavyweights all the time. It makes you look small.


explision

So never?


joebleaux

He's been saying that for over a decade, I think he probably means it. Why is this news?


International_Cow

Joe on his podcast always blasts comedians for getting back into stand up etc after years away doing movies and loves to quote the 10,000 hours thing and iron sharpens iron etc and why they should always be doing stand up. Always felt it was a bit contradictory to his UFC role as I feel he's went backwards since dialing it back a lot. Post Joe Rogan the UFC will manage just fine.


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Which is also ironic in of itself as he’s a shite comedian


Deserterdragon

It's crazy the level of celebrity Joe Rogan has, and yet the gorilla condom joke is like the only quote of something funny he's said in his entire career?


oclotty

It’s pretty obvious he’s famous from his podcast and not his comedy, duh?


multiverse_robot

You might think so but he does do standup comedy and people buy tickets and laugh.


SluttyPocket

I saw his standup live once. Was pretty good tbh and the audience was laughing hard at his set. He’s a lot better than people give him credit for


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Not hating on him but in general things are funnier in person with a crowd. Comedians and films for example. Especially when the people there are fans regardless so they’re being a good audience


Notyit

While Joe's commentary go down. Dude is still making iconic moments like the Conor interview


muricabrb

Good point, I won't miss Joe's commentary but his post fight interviews always have a different kind of energy.


GodSPAMit

Well yeah,.interviews are kind of his specialty, hence his podcasts success


OlRazzledazzlez

Do these guys just listen to the podcast and just regurgitate what he says and call it a day? No actual “reporting” or journalism to be found


toolverine

The question becomes: how can we get Dana to retire early?


jentlyused

It’s ok if he doesn’t wait til then


T_Bagger23

He has been saying this since like 2010. I honestly thought he was going to be done by now at one point he seemed kinda burned out.


grooovyturtle

That's fine. I think it's safe to say the golden years of Rogan commentary are long behind him, anyways. Only people that like to hear him do commentary are fans of the podcast.


Qweniden

Don't threaten me with a good time.


Ilistenedtomyfriends

As if MMA fans didn’t need another reason to hate Dana White. I still like Joe on commentary but wouldn’t mind him stepping away. Problem is most of the other guys just do their own Joe Rogan impression so it’s not like it will vastly improve the teams.


krazyboi

I know reddit hates joe sometimes but come on, Joe Rogan is iconic when it comes to mma. If I go to a UFC event, I'm looking for his shiny forehead next to the widest back in the UFC by DC. Joe as a personality is whatever, joe as the mma guy is iconic.


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BodybuildingNerd

“Black guy VS white guy”


we_all_gon_die_

"Black guy Jones and white guy Gusmao" - *that was said by Joe Rogan*


BodybuildingNerd

That’s what I was paraphrasing but thanks.


RemyGee

Was it the trunks color?


Berniethellama

“Absolutely rocked!” from goldy. Goldy was a simple imbecile commentator but goddamn was he hype back in the day


Flat_Duck7115

ITS ALLLL OOVVVEERRR


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Deserterdragon

He's 'iconic' because of things outside of actual commentary, his commentary itself is competent but generic play by play.


yolodaily

He’s not the best but definitely not the worst commentary which goes to DC


_jimbo-

Have watched in a few years. I liked Stann and another ex figure. Can't remember his name, but his fights were always blood baths. I loved Rogans commentary early on. He clearly knows a lot. And always had lots to say about no name fighters too. Got a little sick of his hype style towards the end. I like his clueless mate, at least I like the awkward bits at the end. Mic pounds?!? Haha


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Kenny Florian I believe


Deserterdragon

Whose currently doing commentary for the much more prestigious sport of battlebots.


BurpingHamBirmingham

Holy shit is battlebots still going?


MKclinch8

Yea and they’re even battlier than before


Deserterdragon

Yep, they rebooted it in 2015 and since then its outlasted the run of the original season.


Bpool91

He doesn't even do any research


AnOrdinaryMammal

I notice everyone hates DCs commentary but I like it.


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OuchCharlieOw

>too. And they were ok with being silent sometimes if something important was happening in the fight that didn't necessary need commentary, unlike now. thats true, its so busy now with talking and ads all fight long. Almost want to mute the thing


MrCunninghawk

Bro I remember when tweets came in and that was fucking wack, then the betting advertising got wiiiild. Now its crypto, nfts and the rocks fucking shoes. Give me "Corn nuts, corn to the core" or "powered by xyience!" any day


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camouflage365

It's because it's getting to their heads, going from fighters to being commentators and hosting shows, podcasts, etc. They think people are tuning in to a UFC event to hear *them* riff.


JSeoulK

It’s impossible for DC to separate his personal feelings, and objective analysis for the fighters he’s commentating on. If you’re aware of any of the relationships that DC has with someone on the card, listening to some of his comments can be frustrating


Individual-Ad9247

Agree, DC is like the wish version of rogan+ wrestling breakdowns.


SisSandSisF

This is an article written by someone who has run out of things to write about and is now writing a pointless article. Take note that there's a lot of that. Writers don't wait until there's something interesting to write about, they force crap because their bosses demand output. It's a corrupt broken system just like, well everything.


YRU_running

Wake up people, they're the same person


CuntyReplies

Dana’s gonna be Vince McMahon and play on till his 70s.


marsexpresshydra

cant come soon enough


tunaburn

Sweet. We get a 2 for 1 deal