If Dana White has an issue with someone at least he'll say it directly to their face. ESPN has lagged with its coverage of MMA. The 'Worldwide Leader' may be coming around as it latching onto UFC 91. White made an appearance ESPN's morning show First Take but didn't hesitate to mention that the company's editorial judgement sucks at times.

Michael Kim asked White about what Kimbo Slice has done for MMA:

"He's (done) nothing. He's set us back," said White. "The fact that he was on the cover of ESPN the Magazine makes me ill."

White also explains why Brock Lesnar is getting the fight against UFC heavyweight champ Randy Couture. He expects the fight card to haul in 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.

He also gives a great answer to why Lesnar walked out on a recent television interview question about steroids. White said Lesnar is moody even with him.



White shreds ESPN's coverage of MMA while on ESPN @ Yahoo!MMA

Originally Posted by Zapp Brannigan

I think the term "shreds" might be a little strong here.

Beat me to it, seems like he is attacking kimbo not espn.

At least he told the truth
1. ESPN and other sports broadcasts lack the coverage of MMA (it is a huge and growing sport)
2. Kimbo did take MMA back a step. He might have had a few fights and has alot of people asking about him, but he was not the image and fighter that MMA or UFC really wants to represent exept to get ratings for TV.

I also think the comment about Brock on steriods was dumb. He gets moody-come on. Just admit that he once used them and now has stopped due to strict commisioning tests. Stop defending people that should not be doing the wrong things (not that he is anymore, but his appearence has certainly changed since his days on WWE).