Dana White and the Right Hand of God

There is a line from scripture that says, "As a man soweth, so shall he reap".  So it is happening to President Dana White.  He has so screwed Jon Fitch that the long arm of God has come down from on high, and sought to wreck havoc with Dana White business.  The UFC.  

Ever since Dana and Joe Silva matched Fitch with Jonny Hendricks, the UFC has gone to Hell in a hurry.  Whenever a boss tries to undermine his employee's career, it backfires and blows up in his face.  Ever since King Divid sent Bathsheba's husband to the front lines to be killed in battle, big guys have run into trouble.

Before your jaws hit the ground, hear me out.  The argument is compelling.  One day, the UFC is riding high, on top of the world, and in very short order, everything seems to go wrong.  Murphy's Law on steroids is a good way to describe the Law of Karma.  Karma is a ***** and it's biting President Dana White hard in the ass.

Jon Fitch was coming off an injury and the top guys were all matched up.  So, instead of waiting for someone to come available, they matched him with a no-name newcomer, who hadn't earned the second best WW.  Never mind Fitch got knocked out.  That doesn't mean the match should have been made.  They could have waited for an appropriate contender, like Hughes, Shields, rematch with Penn, etc.  But no.  They screwed him.

Now, Hendricks gets Koscheck, Fitch gets - Aaron Simpson?  No.  I don't think so.  Just as inappropriate as Hendricks was.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/jon-fitch-welcomes-aaron-simpson-to-the-welterweight-division

I said at the time that if the UFC didn't give Fitch an appropriate contender, shame on them and Karma would soon go to work.  And, it has!  Big Time!  HUGE!  MASSIVE REPRISALS!

The Long Arm of God has reached down and screwed Dana White to the Wall.  It took his cash cow, Brock Lesnar, off the chessboard.  It then removed GSP for an extended period.  The 2 big draws.  But the Law of Karma was just getting started with gutting Dana White's business.  

It took Anderson Silva out of commission for a long period.  It took BJ Penn off the chessboard.  Then Nick Diaz.  So many of the best, most amazing fighters for a long time were suddenly old and fighting badly.  Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Cro-Cop, Wanderlei Silva, Tito Ortiz.  One day Forrest Griffin is great, the next day he is sluggish and listless.  

It's one thing to have a slump.  Injuries happen.  Part of sports.  But to have so many things go wrong?  Bad timing, missed opportunities?  Dana took the Brock Lesnar news in stride, obviously because he wrongly anticipated Alistar Overeem replacing him as a cash cow.  But now, even he is in question.

President White can turn it around.  If I were Frank Fertilla, I'd tell Dana to make it right with Jon Fitch.  Scrub the Simpson fight, and match Fitch with Matt Hughes.  Or Jake Shields.  Tell BJ that if he wants to come back, he has to finish his business with Fitch in a 5-rounder.  Make things right.  Do the right thing.

There still is time for the UFC to hit new highs.  When GSP is ready to come back around November, schedule on the same card, a rematch between Velasquez/JDS, and a fight between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.  With those 3 killer superfights, the UFC might hit between 1M - 1.3M PPV buys.  Three times the pop as the usual fare.

But unless Dana White fixes his attempted destruction and undermining of Fitch's career, it will all go awry.  When a man is on a downward spiral of negative karma, nothing seems to go right.  When the water is spilling over the sink, turn off the spigot before you start mopping the floor.

This year, the UFC hardly got over 600,000 PPV buys.  Sounds like karma to me.
Turn around, Dana.  Change your evil ways.  The sad part is that if the UFC goes down, it will take MMA down with it and a lot of wonder fighters.  They worked too hard to come to such a unjustified fate.

I realize this post will set a record for the most down arrows, but I just don't care anymore.

* Edited at 04.19.2012, 11:58 PM ET *

fluke punch.

But Bill, if your thought train is right,,,,
Should such a super awesome "top guy" like Fitch have put a newcomer who "hasn't paid his dues" away?
Instead he made the most rookie mistake of not keeping his hands up to block properly and was put out.

Should such a top guy make mistakes like that?

I know you LOVE Fitch, but you can't be blinded by love...it will only break your heart when the truth sets in.

This is ******* great. I love it.

@Hellequin fluke punch.

@Anik,
Fluke punch? Was the punch he hit him with on the ground after he dropped him a fluke to? Fitch consistently moves to the left with his footwork in the fight and was completely flatfooted when he got hit. Hendricks throws heat with his left. Nothing but great timing and power. Watch (fast forward to 2:30 for fight):



Thanks to FuelTV for adding this to YouTube (and and a no thanks for my cable provider for not having them).

* Edited at 06.02.2012, 2:25 PM ET *

@Hellequin  I see your point, but I disagree with your conclusion.  Fitch had been out with a shoulder injury since February, 2011, and fought Hendricks on December 30, 2011.  Fitch wasn't cleared medically to resume training until August, 2011.  So from February through August, Fitch had to cool his heals and bide his time.

Don't you think that long an inactivity can dull your timing?  Some call it ring rust.  So maybe he made some rookie mistakes in keeping his hands too low, or had his timing off.  Or maybe he didn't take Hendricks seriously enough to train hard enough.  None of us will know why the #2 WW got KOed so fast.

But are you seriously suggesting that getting caught with a lucky punch makes Fitch suddenly not the #2 guy in the world???  Everyone has a puncher's chance.  Anyone can get caught.  Did Matt Serra make GSP a worse fighter because of a lucky shot??  Do you actually believe such a thing is possible?

A fighter doesn't suddenly become a worse fighter by getting caught by a punch.  It happens.  My simple point is that when the UFC made the Fitch/Hendricks fight, Johny hadn't earned it yet.  He hadn't worked his way up the WW ladder to deserve the #2 guy in the world.  He just hadn't.  He's good but hadn't been around long enough to fight his way up the WW ladder.  He was deserving of a Koscheck or Sanchez when they became available.

Right is right and Dana White is now taking unfair advantage of his position to deny Fitch a top contender.  And White is doing that because so many of you guys have convinced him that you won't buy a PPV with Fitch on it, due to his supposedly 'boring' style.  

And that is why the Right Hand of God has stepped in and intervened in Dana's business.  Dana White is being SPANKED REAL HARD by Divine Intervention.  

Weirdness after Weirdness, **** after **** keeps dogging Dana White's business.  Lesnar, Overeem, Penn, Diaz, Jon Jones and on and on and on.  Not normal stuff like injuries but unlikely **** that just doesn't normally happen.

Bill, he wasn't the #2 guy anymore. Layoffs affect rankings. He could have still been considered #2 (but still would've needed a win to solidify it) up until Nick/BJ. After that, he NEEDED a win to get back there. 

@OldNick fluke punch. gtfo.

@mulefloyd of course he was the number 2 welterweight at the time. You don't build up the 2nd longest winning streak in the division and not be ranked number 2. Ya he had a layoff 'cause of injury, but it was less than a year so impatient-ass dumb****s were the only ones who took him off the ranking.

Lucky punch? Yeah he wasn't trying to hit him or anything.

and athletes never have DUIs and Overeem getting busted for roids?? Shocking.

And I can't believe Nick got popped for weed.  :D

Frankly, I would be really surprised if the Right Hand of God lets the Silva/Sonnen brawl go through.  So many fans want that fight that it would be too big a target for the Right Hand of God to resist.  Plus I think Silva doesn't want that fight.  So, if Silva turns up injured, you heard it here first.

The thing I dread is for GSP's rehab to go sideways.  I love GSP and want only for him to come back and reclaim his rightful throne from the would-be usurpers.  But he is also a big target for Divine Intervention.

And say goodbye to Overeem now and Lesnar ain't coming back either.  All of which I sincerely regret.  

* Edited at 06.02.2012, 2:51 PM ET *

@mulefloyd that's not what a fluke punch is. Manhoef vs Mark Hunt was a fluke punch. Paulo Thiago vs Josh Koscheck was a fluke punch. Hendricks/Fitch was a fluke punch.

So a fluke punch is when the fighter you want to win or like loses? Is that it? Or are you saying any upset by KO is a fluke? I'm just not sure :)

And Bill, so is it God or Anderson's fear that will scrap that fight? or is God the cause of Anderson's fear of Chael? :D

keep it up. this is some funny ****

The Divine works through the mundane.  God works through us all.  

The Right Hand of God will cause Anderson Silva to train too hard out of fear and hurt himself.  See how simple it is?

Hendricks rocked Fitch's **** and would do it again fluke punch or not.

Yes. I see that rationalization is easy. 

No offense Anik, have you ever taken any form of boxing or kickboxing training?

The Hendricks punch was placed so perfectly and timed so well while Fitch was completely flatfooted. It shows it right there in the video. If anything was a "fluke" it was Fitch's footwork and head movement. Or maybe his chin had a night off. Whatever the excuse is, he took a very solid and accurate punch. It really doesn't get much more accurate than what you saw there.

and btw, I don't know who's thumbs upping and downing but there are no insults going on here, just an exchange of differing opinions, so lighten up.

@mule

Agreed. Someone can't understand the difference between bickering and debate.

"Plus I think Silva doesn't want that fight.  So, if Silva turns up injured, you heard it here first."

I do agree with this BillBurgess.

I lost all interest in Bill's posts when he said The UFC are giving Fitch easy fights because they want him to lose.

Sorry Bill..