Dana White has taken on a combative stance with quite a few MMA organizations up to now at any time when any individual decides to go to struggle with the UFC however that doesn’t appear to be the case with the GFL.
The International Combat League, a brand new team-based promotion that has signed dozens of notable fighters together with several ex-UFC champions and even a few athletes coming out of retirement to compete there, is getting ready to launch in April with formidable plans for the long run. Whereas GFL hasn’t inked any sort of broadcast deal but, the group has been signing fighters with most applauding the beneficiant paydays being supplied to them.
As a lot as White has no drawback firing again at promoters taking intention on the UFC, he doesn’t see a necessity to try this for the GFL and he’s truly hoping this all works out for the fighters concerned.
“No, I don’t assume [GFL is] blowing smoke,” White stated in the course of the Power Slap post-match press conference. “I believe these guys are blowing actual money. These guys are throwing some huge cash round. I adore it.
“Good for the fighters. It’s good for them. I don’t know something about his marketing strategy or what the deal is, however no, I don’t take into account any fight sports activities my competitors.”
GFL founder Darren Owen has promised to advertise a distinct sort of present along with his team-based format, which options fighters drafted to numerous cities throughout the globe.
It’s additionally extremely unlikely GFL makes an attempt to go head-to-head with the UFC after Owen revealed plans to try to fill the void vacated by the NFL with nearly all of the promotion’s reveals occurring on Sundays or Mondays.
Whereas GFL is using loads of notable names who made their bones within the UFC, White isn’t shedding sleep about anyone reducing into his enterprise.
If something, White is aware of that the UFC has separate itself in such a outstanding method that there isn’t a fight sports activities promotion on Earth that may contact them so why ought to he be involved?
“My competitors is the NFL, faculty soccer, soccer, large motion pictures that come out on Saturday,” White stated. “I don’t have a look at different fight sports activities and have a look at them as opponents.”
