Dana White: Look What You've Done to MMA!

While I am quite sure that Dana White is very proud of UFC 87 and last night's results, both fight-wise and profit-wise, I hope he is not proud of the WWE atmosphere he has invoked by his acquisition and promotion of Brock Lesnar.

Does Brock's "in your face" poor sportsmanship get you off, Dana?  Are you using him to act out your own juvenile fantasies or are you "adult" enough to admit to being embarrassed by his post fight shenanigans?

Have you failed to notice how much viewers admire the good sportsmanship the fighters who have not been in the WWE display after their fights by showing concern for and respect of their opponents?

Are you pandering to the 18-34-year-old young men with a taste for WWE drama and its episodes of extreme bad taste, poor sportsmanship, and gloating behavior?

Honestly, I would verbally tear my grandson's head off if he acted like Brock Lesnar did after winning a wrestling match. And he is only a sophomore in high school, not a college grad several years removed from collegiate level competition.

If MMA is ever going to be considered as a civilized sport, it should separate itself from parodying the WWE productions by displaying much more appropriate displays of emotion. MMA should not embrace a "roping and reeling them in" routine along with a crotch grab to demoralize an opponent who has been humiliated enough by simply losing.

How ridiculous is it for a 280 lbs+ man to resort to the Iron Ring rappers' behavior which is in evidence on BET? Will you make Brock into a rapper wearing pimp clothing and gold chains next?

I was seriously disturbed at Lesner's attitude even though I am sure he felt he had to win to justify the huge investment you made in acquiring him to make the heavyweight division deeper. After all, he was fighting a man with much more MMA experience who has been a star in Pride as well as fighting more recently for the UFC.

It is good to see that Brock has acquired more ground skills and is finally showing his wrestling prowess, but is it too much to expect him to show a little class as well?

A few months ago there was a rumor floating around that Vince McMahon would help you buy out the Ferttita brothers and take over the UFC. Is making the UFC into another WWE venue what you two had in mind, and is this just the first step in accomplishing that end?

As much as I have loved the UFC I will jump ship before I will watch you corrupt the sport and turn it into a faux professional wrestling spectacle.

After all, you are young enough to be my son and I think you need some advice from your elders before you corrupt a growing sport and send it in the wrong direction.

It is easier to keep something from breaking than to fix it once it's broken.