Frank Shamrock: Dana White Is Not A Good Representative Of MMA |
Steve Rattlesnake
“The face of our sport is Dana White and out here in conservative
New York, the way people think, bald-headed, tattoo’d, swearing
people are just not a good representative of our brand and
unfortunately people think that Dana White speaks for MMA, and
they’re confused, They don’t know he speaks for the UFC. They think
he speaks for the entire sport and [they think] the entire sport is
made up of Dana Whites.
I don’t think it’s all on him, but we’re entering a new era of
social media and Dana is a very outspoken figure in every way,
mostly with the f-bomb and all that. I’m a martial artist. To me,
the art is the most important thing. I don’t get the same thing
from Dana, that’s all.
I don’t believe that Dana White is a martial artist, I don’t see a
martial way that he is following.
In no uncertain terms, what [New York politicians] have said is,
‘The appearance of the sport is something we’re not ready for,’ and
the appearance of the sport is Dana White and the UFC because no
one else has been here in the media and explain it and has
credibility, who’s done it,
I know what the art is and I’m here to represent it, I think that’s
all we need. We need a different face.”