Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White isn’t impressed with
rival promotion Professional Fighters League’s recent acquisition
of Bellator.
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The PFL
officially announced the purchase earlier this month with plans
of hosting separate one-off events under the Bellator banner in the
near future. PFL founder Donn Davis subsequently
laid claim to industry “co-leader” status alongside the UFC
based on their new roster.
When asked about Davis’ comments, White dismissed the deal as one
failing company buying another.
“Good for them. I wish them all of the luck in the world… One
s——y organization that sells no tickets and nobody watches buys
another s—-y organization that sells no tickets and nobody
watches,” White said at the UFC Austin post-fight press conference.
“Sounds like a f—ing winner to me, boy”
The UFC frontman further
sounded off on a reporter who said PFL now has a “sound”
roster. The 54-year-old went on to badger the reporter with
questions about PFL’s pay-per-view buy rates, TV deals and live
event gate.