Will
01-17-2009, 11:29 AM
Just after the fighters stepped off the stage at the UFC 93 weigh-in, the UFC president weaved his way through several topics presented by Kevin Iole (Yahoo! Sports), Gareth A. Davies (The Telegraph) and Neil Davidson (Canadian Press).
He put to rest rumors that UFC 100 would feature the Brock Lesnar-Frank Mir rematch. And said it won't be in New York at Madison Square Garden.
White also discussed "the fairness and appearance" of having light heavyweights Dan Henderson or Rich Franklin move down to middleweight and potentially derail Michael Bisping's shot at a title against Anderson Silva.
Apparently, British prospect Jimmy Wallhead didn't make the cast of TUF 9. Davies asked why he fell short but White couldn't pinpoint a reason. It's kind of surprising that a fighter with 20 fights under his belt didn't make the show. Davies seems to suggest that Wallhead didn't make it because he couldn't get by the talent evaluators from Spike who base their choices on personality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUmNlERNqzk
He put to rest rumors that UFC 100 would feature the Brock Lesnar-Frank Mir rematch. And said it won't be in New York at Madison Square Garden.
White also discussed "the fairness and appearance" of having light heavyweights Dan Henderson or Rich Franklin move down to middleweight and potentially derail Michael Bisping's shot at a title against Anderson Silva.
Apparently, British prospect Jimmy Wallhead didn't make the cast of TUF 9. Davies asked why he fell short but White couldn't pinpoint a reason. It's kind of surprising that a fighter with 20 fights under his belt didn't make the show. Davies seems to suggest that Wallhead didn't make it because he couldn't get by the talent evaluators from Spike who base their choices on personality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUmNlERNqzk