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 |  Subject: The Drill: Q&A with UFC president Dana White Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:42 pm | |
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- FIGHTING SHAPE
Dana White,
42, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, has overseen explosive
growth of the mixed martial arts promotion company, which visits
Milwaukee for the first time Sunday. White took some time to answer
questions from the Journal Sentinel's Gary D'Amato.
Q. The
local mixed martial arts community is excited about UFC Live at the
Bradley Center. Why did you decide to come to Milwaukee, and why now?
A.
What we've been doing over the last 10 years is building this sport and
getting it sanctioned. Milwaukee is a new market for us. We've never
been there. It's time.
Q. The
rapid growth of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) in recent years is
well-documented, but it seems as if pay-per-view numbers have leveled
off a bit. How and where do you see UFC growing?
A. I
had this conversation two weeks ago with Sports Illustrated. The economy
isn't getting better; it's getting worse. It's a scary world out there,
and yet this business continues to grow. Trust me, we haven't peaked.
We're still growing. We're still climbing.
Q. Social
media is an important component in your organization's growth. I know
you're active on Twitter and have a huge following. Are you ahead of the
curve compared to other sports?
A. Social
media is where it's going. These kids growing up, it's all about social
media. Back 10 years ago nobody would cover us, and the only way you got
your information out was on the Internet, whether it was UFC.com
or chat sites where all the hard-core fans go. I love talking directly
to the fans. I started early and I'm really aggressive. I've got 1.6
million followers. I think at the end of the year I'll hit 2 million.
The thing about Twitter is it goes directly to your phone like I sent
you a text. It's so powerful, it's unbelievable.
Q. Is the
UFC destined to be a niche sport with a cult following, or can you
become a mainstream sport and compete with football, baseball and
basketball?
A. It
will become mainstream. Absolutely. Right now we're the largest
pay-per-view provider in the world. Our fights have gone head-to-head
with the NBA playoffs and out-rated them in the demo Source | |
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| | Subject: Re: The Drill: Q&A with UFC president Dana White Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:05 pm | |
| What is the limit for the UFC? There has to be a finite available dollar amount (fans) and a pool of good fighters. Supposing the UFC does reach the upper limit of these will the nay sayers jump all over the ufc's guts saying "SEE SEE WE TOLD YOU YOU'D FAIL"
How far can the UFC grow? | |
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