UFC president Dana White was particularly critical of the Cheick Kongo-Shawn Jordan heavyweight figh

UFC president Dana White was particularly critical of the Cheick Kongo-Shawn Jordan heavyweight fight, as well as the refereeing during the bout, at UFC 149. This isn t the Ultimate Clinching Championship, said White. Photograph by: Stuart Gradon
The outspoken boss had mixed emotions about the event. UFC 149 drew 16,089 people paying a live gate of $4.1 million, fantastic numbers by even the loftiest standards. But at the same time, White takes great pride in UFC events delivering world-class action and he felt several of the matches didn't do that at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
enterprise car rental coupon codes "I like breaking records. We broke the gate record here tonight and I'm embarrassed by it. I was excited when I heard, enterprise car rental coupon codes and now I'm embarrassed," White admitted at the post-fight enterprise car rental coupon codes press conference that continued into the early-morning hours Sunday.
Starting with a strong grappling performance by Saskatoon's Mitch Clarke and Anton Kuivanen, through tears of joy from Oshawa's Antonio Carvalho and a seven-second knockout from Edmonton's Ryan Jimmo, and up to the heart-stopping decision victory by hometown product Nick Ring, the preliminary matches kept the crowd roaring.
Each of the next three matches drew the ire of the fans, none more than a heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo and Shawn Jordan during which virtually all 15 minutes were spent with the two interlocked against the cage.
UFC 149 had its share of criticism coming into the event, as nine fighters — including superstars enterprise car rental coupon codes such as Mauricio Rua, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Michael Bisping and featherweight champion Jose Aldo — were pulled from the card.
As disappointed as he was to not hit a home run in the Calgary debut, White said he could still count on one hand the number of cards that haven't delivered since he and the Fertitta brothers enterprise car rental coupon codes took over UFC in 2001.
UFC president Dana White was particularly critical of the Cheick Kongo-Shawn Jordan heavyweight enterprise car rental coupon codes fight, as well as the refereeing during the bout, at UFC 149. This isn t the Ultimate Clinching Championship, said White. Photograph by: Stuart enterprise car rental coupon codes Gradon, Calgary Herald       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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