There are  rumors going around the sporting world that all the fighters who appeared in the new UFC Undisputed game were forced into life time contracts with UFC. Now it seems that Dana White is taking another step towards the crown of all douches by threatening all fighters who appear in the EA MMA game they will be banned from/kicked out of the UFC. I understand taking measures to protect your product and company but was this really necessary? Dana White's coming out of this looking like the perfect definition of douchebag. And will EA's game suffer due to fighters being intimidated by this threat? Probably, as although MMAs is still a niche sport growing the names do matter to fans I assume. 

There are  rumors going around the sporting world that all the fighters who appeared in the new UFC Undisputed game were forced into life time contracts with UFC. Now it seems that Dana White is taking another step towards the crown of all douches by threatening all fighters who appear in the EA MMA game they will be banned from/kicked out of the UFC. I understand taking measures to protect your product and company but was this really necessary? Dana White's coming out of this looking like the perfect definition of douchebag. And will EA's game suffer due to fighters being intimidated by this threat? Probably, as although MMAs is still a niche sport growing the names do matter to fans I assume. 

wow, i didn't know that. it is kind of  horrible to hear that. hopefully that stuff is fake that would suck to be in a game to find out u can only work for dana.

I don't follow MMA but that would suck if the smaller companies folded or a really skilled/respectable guy desperately wanted to move up to UFC.

I dont follow MMA either, but this doesnt sound like a positive move to me.

That would be super shitty, I'm really interested in seeing EA's take on MMA, especially after playing Undisputed. And thats alot of the draw to these games is the fighters.

Wow, I don't follow either but as an outsider, this makes me less likely to buy either game, so everybody loses. What a twat.

I hear that all mma managers were informed that if any of their clients not currently under contract with the UFC sign to be a part of the EA game the will forever be banned for fighting in the UFC.

I like how everyone paints Dana White as a dick for this. EA had the chance to get in bed with UFC, and they passed. Now that UFC has proved that they could sell shit-tons of games, they want to make their own MMA game using UFC fighters. If I was Dana White, I'd be pissed as hell, too.

Dana white is a fucking asshole.

Here's the story. I've kind of have to agree with him on this, EA didn't want to be involved (and from what it looks like insulted them) when they first approached them but as soon as the game is successful they want a piece of the action.

dana white is doing this because he went to EA before going to THQ. EA said mixed martial arts wasn't a real sport and they wanted nothing to do with it. that's where THQ comes in. dana white is pissed because EA wants to do an MMA game after UFC Undisputed did so well. here's the article http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmajunkie-Dana_White_on_EA_Sports&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns

" dana white is doing this because he went to EA before going to THQ. EA said mixed martial arts wasn't a real sport and they wanted nothing to do with it. that's where THQ comes in. dana white is pissed because EA wants to do an MMA game after UFC Undisputed did so well. here's the article http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmajunkie-Dana_White_on_EA_Sports&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns "

Yeah. As a few of the above posters pointed out, Dana White is perfectly in line making this decision. EA spurned them, and now they want a piece of the action. Why? Money. I'm not an anti-EA crusader, but as a devout MMA fan, I don't want to see an MMA game being made by a company that doesn't respect the sport. I say good for him.
 
Yes, he's made some dick moves and said some prickish things, and I'm not saying he's a stand up guy, but I support his decision entirely.
 
That said, if someone like Anderson Silva, GSP, or Machida appeared in the MMA game, I doubt Dana would actually ban them, or even kick them out. That would be bad business, and Dana is first and foremost a businessman.

So all of you are saying that it should be okay for current WWE performers to show up in a TNA game? 
 
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Look, the UFC fighters are in UFC and they represent UFC.  They do not represent some other MMA thing, and in turn, UFC is trying to make itself a brand name.  You're right - it's business.  Letting other fighters go over to a game that is competing in your category but not directly associated with your brand...that's bad business.  This RUMOR of lifetime contracts for UFC fighters has gotta be bogus, because there is NO LEGAL WAY you can actually tell someone "yeah, you are bound to UFC for the rest of your life, can't fight anywhere else".  My guess would be that UFC fighters signed a likeness rights contract with UFC that says they are not allowed to appear in something that is not official UFC product while under the UFC banner. 
 
Also, now that I see all this shit with EA...who can blame Dana White for doing this?  I support the Hell out of EA on a lot of things (including defending the fact that Madden doesn't change much in any given year).  However, if Dana's telling the truth on all this shit, then EA deserves it, and the UFC fighters should respect the decision that Dana is making on this stance.
 
So chill the fuck out, people.

dude, if this is for real, than i say fuck UFC. they think they own people?! its a fucking game for crying out loud. that would be like Tony Hawk getting anyone who appears in SKATE banned fro pro skateboarding.  
 
getting these fighters and their names in as many places as possible can only benefit everyone. especially UFC