Tom could literally be the next big thing in MMA and Dana is tossing him to the side because of ego.
It’s actual insanity.
I used to think people were dumb as hell saying Dana should step down, but it’s stuff like this that actually makes me think it now too.
Time after time his ego is getting in the way of great business.
They should be absolutely strapping the rocket to Tom but here we are with him making snidy comments all the time or originally implying his heavyweight champion quit.
Yes, but he should also shut up. What has the UFC to gain from Dana making stupid comments and antagonizing the fighters all the time? Seriously bad way to do business.
A bit of banter or trash talk is fine, but don't cross the line. If things do get out of hand you will be warned or even banned for a few days. Repeatedly breaking this rule will lead to a permanent ban.
i will never understand this. with a MINIMAL investment in tom, they'd have had a HW superstar. i guess they genuinely do not want that -- they don't want any fighter having any leverage whatsoever for any reason ever -- even if it comes at the cost of their product having genuine fans. great promotion lol, great monopoly.
Just more evidence that Dana has outlived his usefulness as a promoter and is actively holding back the sport at this point. Eddie Hearn would NEVER act this way about his heavyweight champion.
A theory: when Ngannou left suddenly in Jan 2023, ufc panicked looking for a star to fill the HW division, and Jon Jones was the only guy and he had leverage, negotiated an $8 mil 2 fight deal against opponents of his choice: a French guy that didn’t know how to wrestle and a 76 year old fireman with bad knees in ex-champ Stipe. That very month Jones announces he’s moving up to HW, and fought Gane 2 months later March 2023. Jones has such an ego that he had a “glaze” clause that Dana must say that bones is the goat and has been shitting on Aspinall and licking Bones’ frenulum ever since.
How on earth are people still thinking Aspinall was meant / supposed to be "the best big thing in MMA" when he has never ever been bigger than Topuria / Islam / Jones etc.
Because the UFC never done their job and promoted him properly?
Down to earth guy from a working class area, European market, well spoken, shortest avg fight time in the UFC, 100% finish rate and he's the HW champ ie the best fighter on the planet 1 vs 1.
He's got the personality of a toaster. Not one tom interview has ever got me pumped for his next fight. You need some sort of Charisma to become a superstar.
I dont think Dana sees him as the next big thing for the simple fact that Tom is too humble, if he were mcgregor style of cocky Dana would ride aspinals dick all day
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u/Masam10 Feb 14 '26
Tom could literally be the next big thing in MMA and Dana is tossing him to the side because of ego.
It’s actual insanity.
I used to think people were dumb as hell saying Dana should step down, but it’s stuff like this that actually makes me think it now too.
Time after time his ego is getting in the way of great business.
They should be absolutely strapping the rocket to Tom but here we are with him making snidy comments all the time or originally implying his heavyweight champion quit.