Dana White has taken on a combative stance with quite a few MMA organizations previously each time someone decides to go to warfare 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 bold plans for the longer term. 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 downside firing again at promoters taking goal on the UFC, he doesn’t see a necessity to do this for the GFL and he’s really hoping this all works out for the fighters concerned.
“No, I don’t assume [GFL is] blowing smoke,” White mentioned through the Power Slap post-match press conference. “I feel these guys are blowing actual money. These guys are throwing some huge cash round. I like 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 think about any fight sports activities my competitors.”
GFL founder Darren Owen has promised to advertise a unique 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 exhibits occurring on Sundays or Mondays.
Whereas GFL is using loads of notable names who made their bones within the UFC, White isn’t dropping sleep about anyone reducing into his enterprise.
If something, White is aware of that the UFC has separate itself in such a exceptional 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 mentioned. “I don’t take a look at different fight sports activities and take a look at them as opponents.”