Deadspin, Bleacher Report chastise Dana White over GSP criticism

speeds · Nov 18, 2013

http://deadspin.com/the-end-of-georges-st-pierre-1466179060

A bit after the press conference was over, after White had had a chance to talk privately to St-Pierre, a group of reporters gathered around White so that he could take more questions, about what they'd talked about and what was going on. The most popular fighter in the sport had just said he didn't really want to fight, and described anxiety, occasional loss of vision, and memory loss, as well as a concrete awareness that fighting involves suffering traumatic brain injury. White expressed an easy confidence that he'd be back soon enough.

"His problems," he said, "aren't as bad as he thinks they are."
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Mamba · Nov 18, 2013

Re: Deadspin: "[Dana] White is an utter embarrassment"

I think GSP suffers from anxiety and depression. Dude seems like he's wound so tight. Look at his face after his last 3 fights, he's never been that beat up. I think part of him knows that Hendricks probably should have won that fight, too. Personally, I just think GSP is mentally checking out of the fight game and if that is the case, Dana needs to STFU and let him retire or take whatever time off he wants. The WW division will be just fine without GSP, you've got Hendricks, Condit, Lawler, and Rory Mac all waiting to duke it out to be the top dog. Let GSP take whatever time he wants off and give Lawler and Hendricks an interim title match.

speeds · Nov 19, 2013

Re: Deadspin, Bleacher Report chastise Dana White over GSP incident

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-pierre-and-the-sour-stench-of-promoter-greed

UFC 167: Dana White, Georges St-Pierre and the Sour Stench of Promoter Greed

“GSP will not retire after that fight," a defiant White told Fox Sports 1. "He owes it to the fans, he owes it to this company and he owes it Johny Hendricks to do that fight again.”

A decent human being would be worried about St-Pierre's well-being, especially after a fight that left him clearly discombobulated. But it seemed like that was the farthest thing from White's mind. No one at the press conference, except St-Pierre himself, seemed concerned about the gruesome beating he had just experienced or its physical and emotional costs.

There was only one question everyone wanted answered: How soon could they lure the reluctant champion back into the cage?

"His problems aren't as bad as he thinks they are," White told the press after his brief chat with the champ. "They're personal problems...it might seem like the end of the world but it's not."

It seemed—right or wrong—that White had gotten his man. Order was restored in his fiefdom. St-Pierre is likely to come back to the cage, whether it's the right thing for him or not.

I'd hate to think that St-Pierre is fighting for fans or the promotion or anything other than himself and his family. He has a long life to lead after his fighting days are done. To give up even a little bit of his long-term physical and mental well-being is a decision no one should take lightly. And it's certainly not a choice that should be made under duress.

The Octagon is the last place in the world for a man with problems big enough to cost him even a little bit of focus. St-Pierre clearly doesn't belong anywhere near the cage right now. But we'll see him soon enough. There's money to be made. And in the world of combat sports, that's going to trump safety and decency every time.
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