Dana White once again has Loose Lips

Dana White was once again asked about where he believes Fedor Emelianenko is ranked among heavyweights. This was his entire quote:

“He’s not the best pound-for-pound fighter, not even close, but he’s one of the four or five best heavyweights. But we all have to thank him for getting rid of Tim Sylvia. He’d been stinking out the joint the last couple of years and Fedor did everyone a favor by beating him so easily and getting rid of him.”

The last we heard, Tim Sylvia was wanting to fight for the UFC in the future and that he left on 'very good terms'. For Dana White to completely discredit Sylvia is absurd. He was dominating interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira before he got submitted and had to carry the weak UFC heavyweight division for about 2 years.

As far as saying Fedor is ranked #4 or 5, who is ranked higher than him? There is no one in the UFC that's even remotely close to Fedor right now. Dana White is not gonna be good for the UFC in the long run.

The UFC isn't going anywhere. But with other organizations rising, and the popularity of MMA on the rise as well, the UFC could be in for some trouble if their president can't stop running his mouth.

White has done more than anyone to get the popularity of MMA to the point where it is today, but he isn't helping his own company by burning every bridge of guys that leave. You can tell he's already setting up the heavyweight division to be Brock Lesnar's in the future but it's horrible business to keep destroying every fighter that leaves the company.

Dana White has overstepped boundaries that even Don King hadn't entered into. He needs to promote the fighters, the UFC and keep his mouth shut. He's losing fans by the day with his antics.