Dana White sounded off on what he thought was an atrocious decision to hand George St-Pierre the win over Johny Hendricks, calling on the governor to fix the 'incompetance.'
He is only angry because GSP said he was leaving. If GSP was not leaving , he would be cool , like ....dont leave it in the hands of the judges bla bla bla.
the only reason he was mad was cuz gsp retired & wasnt going to make money of him any more look at him when his in the ring his happy cuz he was already thinking of the rematch
Anybody with 2 licks of common Sense knows Hendricks whooped GSP's ass that night. If you wanna make the juice argument, you're only kidding yourself if you think everyone in the sport then wasn't on something.
you're definitely right...sometimes people forget fighters and athletes are people too. but i think he meant as far as how the company views him. like if he takes 2 years off don't think we'll be waiting for you to come back. of course he can take 2 years off but the belt won't be his and the contact is void
Not necessarily, GSP is part of the UFC, a gigantic money making machine of a business...if every fighter had their way and refused to cooperate then it would crumble....just simple business talk.
+patrick crawford that's true too. but i think the overwhelming majority of men and women in the UFC are there because they want to be. i would think these people take a lot of pride in what they do and they love their jobs. So when the 1 out of 100 decides they don't want to do it you anymore you almost have to let them go. and besides...how valuable is GSP or anyone else who is fighting when their heart isn't in it
In general I agree with that sentiment, but when you're a belt holder, you have certain obligations to fulfill that other fighters don't have. Dana was saying that he wasn't going to let Georges camp on the belt indefinitely until he made a decision about the rest of his career. I agree with that sentiment. If a champ wants to retire, promptly vacating the belt is the courteous thing to do.
GSP doesn't owe Dana white anything he needs to understand that GSP has defended his title 9 times for you, he not only dominated his division for 5 years he also kept on fighting even with his personal issues. There is no one else apart from Anderson Silva that has kept the belt that long.
profd65 Yeah it was an iffy decision but close enough to go either way, i thought GSP won rounds 1,3 and 5 but lets not gloss over the fact that Hendricks has the most powerful left hand in welterweight history and GSP went all the way on him and arguably won that fight. You cant discredit what GSP has done just because of one fight hes been the best champion and role model the UFC could ever ask for and is the best fighter in UFC history.
CHRISISIIS I don't discredit GSP at all--he's one of the greats. But he clearly got beat up in this fight, and I don't think there's any argument about it.
a fellow grower Yeah and you forget to mention that he dominates them for 5 rounds and these guys arent scrubs theres a reason theyre fighting GSP they are the best contender, most of these fighters like carlos condit, matt hughes or Nick Diaz are talented fighters that would be champions if not for GSP. GSP is the greatest UFC fighter of all time hands down.
Dana White is a major-league POS for doing this... He should have disqualified Hendricks for refusing the tests...but instead, allowed him to fight knowing that he was roiding... Then he had the audacity to put on that BS act and down GSP...when he should have commended GSP for taking all that roid rage damage and remained standing at the end if the fight... This still makes my blood boil after all these years... 😡
Remember this when a gentleman by the name of Conor comes in to your life, you let him vacate two belts one in a division he only fought one fight in, then ranked him as the number one contender in that division and let him go straight for a title match 2 years later. Wow sir your brain is messed up.
To be fair, GSP was also rocked once or twice while Hendricks was not, which I am sure contributed to criticism of the decision. However, scoring is by round. I saw it exactly the way the panel of judges did: Hendricks took rounds 2 and 4, GSP took rounds 3 and 5, and round 1 could have gone either way. Like the majority, I would have given the nod to GSP in round 1, but I respect the opposite view. I do not respect the view that there was a "robbery".
And White knew it from Hendricks refusing the tests...but allowed him to fight anyway because he didn't want to lose the money from cancelling the fight...
I wonder why Dana was so pissed at Georges...he's always defended his champions. I think it was because Georges wanted to retire and Dana needed his cash cow.
LMAO Hendricks didn't get a single scratch in his face ppl in the comment section changing the topic GSP is a great champion his legacy will live on bit agree he losed to Hendricks fairly.
@@stebbi2019 Pro wrestling journalist, best known for running Wrestling Observer (probably the best 'dirt sheet' that knows people inside big companies and predicts what's happening when) and giving star ratings to a bunch of matches. For the context of the video, he's the one that said George St Pierre won.
@@stebbi2019 I don't know and I don't think so (I'd be very surprised if Dana White held a grudge against a person that mostly talks about wrestling). It's more interesting from the perspective that he's a very well-respected journalist that Dana just instantly calls out.
@@btf_flotsam478 I looked up Dave Metzger and the first thing I saw was Dave Metzger responds to Dana White's rant, so basically Dave wrote an article that got Dana worked up, he called UFC on Fox 3, "a genuine XFL caliber ratings disaster" and made some other comments comparing ufc ratings to other programs like the tv show cops, like you said I don't think Dana cares about any wrestling journalist who sometimes covers mma, but he made that article which Dana couldn't let go unanswered, that article was 1 year before Hendricks vs Gsp
Yes, Dana may have been pissed that GSP was leaving… but for anyone saying that GSP won go back and watch the fight GSP lost that fight and Johnny got robbed
I see over 30 GSP fan boys looking for validation so that they can sleep easy thinking he won. I saw that fight, impartial, and I said before the judges decision was even announced that GSP didn't stand a fucking chance on those cards.... I'm with Dana all the way, if your a GSP fan boy on here looking for validation then you have already admitted to your self that Hendricks won because you are showing how much you doubt that he won and Hendricks lost. Quit making excuses and realize what happened in that fight
Damage is irrelevant. I have a fair bit of scar tissue from amateur fights, hard sparring and street fights (teen days) . If you hit me with an elbow it's more likely that I'll get cut because the skin is thinner than someone who's never been hit. So I get hit once by an elbow, I bleed. A guy gets hit 10 times doesnt bleed. He should still win? Dumb logic.
GSP had more take downs, better control on the ground, and more significant strikes. I don't care how bloody George was. Any fighter will bleed like that when they have that amount of scar tissue from how long they have been fighting. It was close, but Hendricks lost.
Hendrik was sanctioned due to injury for 6 months to his knee. GSP was messed up but his injuries weren't as bad and no sanction. GSP won. end of argument
Mr. Lord, it was one of the biggest robberies in all of UFC history. You can’t say “end of argument” there will always be an argument and there still is. Hendricks won 1-2-4.
How can this man (Who is The president of UFC) say that all that matters in a fight is Damage? So if one fighter has a lucky round and cuts The other one they should win fespite losing all the other rounds? Makes no sense to me
Huge Dana White fan, first off; that being said, this was his most a-hole, embarrassing, off the mark comments EVER about a fighter and fight. Johny was doping, and GSP still took 3 out of 5 rounds here.
I think in this particular fight he’s saying it’s about damage, not all other fights. The stats were close, there wasn’t much difference in strikes landed but what stands out is how more effective Hendricks strikes were. He rocked and busted St Pierre badly.
I aint a bitch like half you guys in the comments il just spit facts and not hatred opinions.. Hes says GSP cant take a break, thats not his call? But hes let ronda rousey take a break, win or loose she was having that break
I agree with Dana White about the judging, I think Hendricks won that fight but GSP doesn't owe anyone anything least of all Dana White and the UFC he's done as much but all likelihood more for them then they have for him. As a fan it sucks but that's what Dana looks like some spoiled little rich kid who thinks he owns GSP and that because fans agree with the judging being wrong doesn't mean he can bully or blackmail anybody just for his own selfish reaaons. GSP doesn't have a debt to anyone he has had some awesome fights enjoyed watching but if he needs times off I can't say and no one can say he doesn't deserve a break.
First time watching I said how the fuck did St-Pierre win that. Second watch I was like ok I can see why some people argue that St-Pierre won. By point GSP won. Which is such a bullshit way to win. By ass whooping Hendricks won without a doubt.
Points is a BS way to win, but it's still a valid win. Just look at Maywheater, he never wins by knockout, it's always by points and decision, but he's undefeated. Sometimes brains win over brawn in a fight.
The whole modern UFC rules make it so we can't tell who is the BETTER fighter. Ever since rounds have been introduced, the bouts do not simulate a real fight. GSP is the best in the world for that one reason. He's the only fighter who has said he would prefer to fight WITHOUT rounds. That is a real fight, a real test of endurance. Not this current phony setup made to appeal to boxing fans.
ddelang1 I bet you got that from Wikipedia, am I right? Pretty much all of the guys he knocked out were clowns. Name me one real world class fighter that he knocked out? I bet you can't. And you call me a filthy casual...
What happened with don't leave it up to the judges that's what he always says when there is a controversial decision why did he change his toon all of a sudden lol
+wr1swd84 that's my point he always says I'm not a judge but I always tell fighters don't leave it up to the judges and all of a sudden he changes his toon cuz it's not convenient for him cuz Jorge wants to take a vacation or retire and he can't make money off him smh
Dana White is so fucked up this company multi million dollar company and fighter's only get paid 6,000 for showing up and a bonus 6,000 if you win the fight. And he stands here saying that GSP OWES THE UFC WOW PITIFUL.
But allowed gsp to keep going bs ALMOST LIKE gsp KNEW WHAT WAS going to happen so he got out when u could before he was deflated like hendricks who was forced to loose his belt because of rigged scores in gsp"s favor makes you loose faith in the sport.
I agree with Dana White. Johnny Hendricks definitely won that fight hands down. All of you GSP fan boys need to admit that Johny Hendricks clearly won.
I keep seeing all these comments about how gsp clearly won that fight, and I just can’t believe it. Johnny Hendricks annihilated gsp in round 2-4. Gsp had top mount on him for about a minute and round one and did some significant damage in round 5, but Hendricks walked away practically unscathed, while gsp could barely see, he had a gash on his head, and he could barely stand. I’ve watched hundreds of fights, I truly believe this was the most misscored fights of all time. Even Dana white himself thinks so. If that’s not proof, I think ufc viewers are blind, ignorant, and biased because there is clear as day no reason Hendricks should not have won this fight.
I know many will say Hendricks was robbed. But they don't realize that he was on roids. So even if he did win, it would of been called a no contest and the belt would of been stripped.
Throws a tantrum when it’s GSP getting his hand raised and wants the governor to step in, in the interest of fairness but it’s just how it goes when Jon gets the nod. None of us are judges when it’s Jon. We are all judges when it’s GSP. You don’t get to go on a 2 year cruise, you owe it to the belt, to Hendricks and the sport when it’s GSP but when it’s Jon, no rematch for Reyes, takes 35 months off and it is just fine. The double standard is just amazing to me.
"It's a fight, it's about damage"??? No, it isn't. We have 5 rounds, each round is judged by performance. GSP won by rounds. GSP def won that fight. Dana White says GSP is his biggest PPV attraction in defense of his claims, but GSP was also retiring for an indefinite amount of time WITH the title, so Dana White is crying about it. FOH!
When GSP and Hendricks were on that fighting words thing on tele GSP was saying how he is planning for his next fight after Hendricks and then all of a sudden takes time off, something dodgy there
if you have Hendricks the winner over gsp you dont know how to judge a match or know how the ufc is score system works . i dont care for either fighter and honestly i like Hendricks style of fighting but when i scored the match i scored it 49 to 47 gsp . heres how i came to this conclusion , 1st round 10 - 9 gsp , gsp threw more landed more and moved forward the entire round , 2nd round 10 - 9 Hendricks , i would of gave Hendricks 10-8 but gsp was hit by a good punch and yes dazed but gsp recovered quick and showed no serious damage was done as he moved forward after that shot and landed shots of his own late 2nd round ,3rd round 10-9 gsp , moved forward had good shots ,stayed busy as hendricks showed less snap in his punches also slowed down and got out boxed , 4th round 10-10 tie both hugged alot , both attempted take downs and showed defense ,both landed equal or close exchanges , 5th round 10-9 gsp , gsp opened the final round with high kick low kicks , jab , jab even tho these early shots didn't land they landed glove-side but gsp was busy and moving forward then mid round gsp lands a body kick followed by a landed left right followed by a take down , hendricks had some good shots but no power behind them as gsp gets another take down winning this close round . either way the fight was close and hendricks or anyone that is a challenger has to clearly win the match handsdown to take a belt witch it was only close.
@@Triumphantchild Your crazy dude your need to be locked up in asylum if thats why your really think or at the very least get your eyes check because somethings wrong with seriously wrong with you if you think GSP didnt rigged the fight dude paid off the judges even the fans were rioting so whos in the wrong here you or the millions of fans at attendance that day angry at the robbery.
I applaud Dana for this. He is right. Its not boxing. But the idiot judges do both sports so they are used to awarding guys based on numbers and not actual damage.
Dana was wrong here. Hendricks lost because he fizzled out in the 4th, and 5th rounds. GSP won because he finished strong had more takedowns, etc. What someone's face looks like after a fight doesn't determine who won, some people bruise, and bleed faster, and more than others. Dana was wrong.
Fighting as a sport isn't about damage, sports is not about damage. Hendricks didn't knock him out point blank.... so I don't see what this guy is talking about. MMA has a point scoring system meaning that you can score points in other areas not only damage. For someone who is working for the largest MMA company in the world he should know this.
I will admit that I have never had anything good to say about Dana White. I've never been a fan of his, nor his actions or words. But he was on point in this press conference. He manned up & said what needed to be said, the truth, about his biggest money maker. GSP lost, period, & I actually agree with everything he said, esp the comment about NSC ruining boxing.
Dana White knows GSP won, it's not about damage. GSP won in the first, third and fifth round of the fight. Hendricks half of the 2nd round and then it was an even slate for the rest of the round. St. Pierre slipped in the 4th round to allow Hendricks to get those extra hits, George had more take down 4-3 through the match and more punches landed. The judges ruled it the same way they would of ruled any other match, even if it included boxing. Dana White just wanted to stirr the pot because as a promoter his job is to create more drama to bring in the viewers. The people who say GSP lost either hate him, wanted to see him lose, like Hendricks more, or straight up don't know how scorecards work, at the end of the day it was a good fight.
It's not about damage? What the hell are you talking about? If MMA is not about damage then what is it about? GSP was clearly out gunned and badly injured throughout the whole fight. What about Hendricks?
People want to see damage, but the rules of how a fight is scored is not. Under your logic hypothetically, had Hendricks only punched GSP once and made him bleed severely, while GSP spent every round taking him down to the ground and putting him in a variety of submissions and landing alot more punches (without damages) GSP should still lose the fight?
based on how scorecards work, GSP won, and that's all that matters. Dana White is fully aware of how the scorecard works too, but like i said he's just stirring up the hype in case GSP does come back for his belt, ratings=money.
Dana White's reputation got called out in the first questions he responded to. 1, 3 and 5 rounds GSP won. Who cares who did the most damage! Don't have fucking five rounds, with judges, judging per round and expect a decision 'based on damage to opponent'. Dana White calling out the NSAC on their judging is ridiculous. This is supposed to be a sport, right? Not a fucking Roman Gladiator competition that Dana has tried so hard to stear the publics perception from. Keep your double standards in check.
im a huge gsp fan (my fave all-time mma fighter) an completely agree, it was a joke that he won that fight an went out like that. It was very unsettling to see him A FIGHTER not wana rematch for an prove hes the best in ufc history. If he had of that would have been it set in stone.
The hell are you talking about you know how much damage you take in each fight how gruesome it is to make weight and training camp and how awful the diet is and you just want to eat what you love but you can’t . How much of a toll it takes on your mental and especially physical damage dude. GSP literally ran through that division and fought all the top contenders. The only reason Dana is mad is because his biggest ppv guy at the time was leavinh but he lets Conor and rousey leave and come back when they want to. He literally let Conor never defend his belt and he is talking about GSP is obligated to defend it for the company wth you know how many times he defended ts if he wants time off or even retire than he deserve ts. He lets jon Jones keep the title while he has his time off and being a horrible person . He literally let Conor hold up abs entire division that he never fought in Win the title and never defend it vacate both of them wtf. And then Everytime Conor comes back he gets a shot to win the title.the only reason Dana is mad is because if money he dosent care about the rematch he cares about the money the rematch is going to make .
99% of the things this guy says until today are promotion based. He makes fights nothing esle. He never fought and was never involved in combat sports as a fighter. His big mouth made him look stupid on many occasions
I guarantee that if GSP hadn't announced he was walking away Dana would've been singing his praises here and saying he won the fight. Dude was just salty that GSP said he was done.
because hes a promoter and the crowed is what scared him to come to that conclusion of the fight they were rioting because of robbery of hendricks GSP paid off the judges that why he retired immediately he knew what he was doing and funny enough he got out right as USDA got more control of the steroid use in MMA almost like the wussie knew what was going to happen and just wanted to cement his legacy anyway how even by cheating hes a false idol.
@@jacobtho4173 imagine calling GSP a "wussie". Couldn't be me. Also, imagine accusing GSP of doping when he volunteered himself to more intense drug tests than was required several times in his career.
Your sport is being destroyed by steroids Dana. GSP won cause Johnny was on steroids any ways. Look at Jon Jones and here we are again letting cheaters fight.
George owe no one nothing at all, he have put his body throw a lot and for a long time, he has the wright to say what he wants to do, he payed them back , they made enough money off of him.
