Dana White: "[Soccer] is the least-talented sport on earth."

[Winter52]

As a striker, your number one priority is positioning. Your role does not require you to run around like a madman, but to think about positioning and move into spaces where you can receive the ball. Being in the right place at the right time and foiling offside traps is what separates crap strikers from brilliant ones. That’s a fuucking hard skill. Who cares if strikers don’t run around all game?

If you are a centre-mid or a full-back, you’re expected to run up and down the pitch all game. Virtually non-stop if you are a centre-mid.

This. A perfect example of this is Pippo Inzagui, the man even old and slow has insane positioning skill, hes always at the right place at the right time, an invaluable skill for a strikers longevity.

[travellingbrah]

I never said UFC is bigger then soccer lulz I know soccer is huge but there slowly creeping there way up in popularity, in 30 years it will be half or more as popular soccer gauranteed and thats sayin alot since its a brand new sport. Anderson Silva is a huge icon there too cant deny that. How could they not like him, brb best fighter in the world is from my country. Thats not bad either why you gota argue what sport is better, theyl both be successful.

Yeah for sure. UFC could be that big 2nd sport in Brazil.. Right now it's volleyball i think, but that isn't hugely popular so UFC could overtake it. And I have crazy respect for Silva. He's just a great athlete, and fun to watch.

[Kenetics]

I went to a class, gym, and this ******* is still going at it. Time to step away from the computer.

[travellingbrah]

I've played competitive soccer for 8 years, only played basketball competitively for 2 years and I say it takes equally the same amount of cardio and endurance. Basketball players are extremely fit and would have no problem keeping up in a soccer game. I've played soccer with guys who've primarily played basketball their whole life and didn't have any problems regarding the fitness side of soccer.

There are way more breaks in basketball than soccer, that's the main difference imo..but they're both a good cardio workout...

[jro9999]

dude

soccer is not even a real sport

pls stop writing these novellas, no1 cares

yet you read every word of my post then responded to it

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[Winter52]

Yeah for sure. UFC could be that big 2nd sport in Brazil.. Right now it's volleyball i think, but that isn't hugely popular so UFC could overtake it.

We are assuming UFC is going to continue to grow in popularity at the same rate it is now, im pretty sure it will die down in a few years but who knows..

[k_rock]

I played soccer and basketball my whole life but I'll be the first to say the most 'skillful' sport to play is ice hockey.

[Imaneya]

this thread has gone full retard. huge mma and dana white fan here, but i've lost some respect for him for saying that.

i've played 'soccer' to a semi pro level, and i've also done bjj and boxing. it's silly to compare sports skill wise, but soccer takes a HUGE amount of talent. there's so many different aspects that you need to be good at to even make it to a decent level - ball control, fitness, tactical awareness, grit/determination and that's just the start. it's like *******s watching mma and complaining when the fight goes to the ground, when they have no wrestling/bjj knowledge.

for the kunts who just don't seem to appreciate the basic skill to even kick a ball properly, try doing 10 kick ups with a ball, i'd bet most of you couldn't make it past 3 kick ups.

retards gonna retard.

[Milo3]

dude

soccer is not even a real sport

pls stop writing these novellas, no1 cares

"Soccer is not even a real sport"

Your post makes no sense. Until you can make statements and being able to back up your statements you're not allowed to discuss with the grown up's in this thread because you're just too immature. Get back in the naughty corner little child.

[Sigbert]

George Elokobi is coming for you Dana. Pepper thee angus. xo

[Tom117]

We are assuming UFC is going to continue to grow in popularity at the same rate it is now, im pretty sure it will die down in a few years but who knows..

They are expanding to new countries, pls dont go full retard they wont stall, UFC is way more exciting then boxing and look how popular boxing is (imo) and its the first time we have a full fighting combat sport and they always deliver awesome fights and have great marketing... it wont die anytime soon its the newest big sport in the world.

Watch a show, its by far the most exhilarating and exciting sport ever.

[aftbrah]

George Elokobi is coming for you Dana. Pepper thee angus. xo

holy aesthetics

[Winter52]

soccer is not even a real sport

this is too much retardation for me to handle.

[Winter52]

They are expanding to new countries, pls dont go full retard they wont stall, UFC is way more exciting then boxing and look how popular boxing is (imo) and its the first time we have a full fighting combat sport and they always deliver awesome fights and have great marketing... it wont die anytime soon its the newest big sport in the world.

Watch a show, its by far the most exhilarating and exciting sport ever.

i saw a couple, as a former k1/muay thai fighter i was disapointed in the small amount of striking i saw, but then again im very biased towards striking and i dont really understand the ground work to be able apreciate it.

[travellingbrah]

I went to a class, gym, and this ******* is still going at it. Time to step away from the computer.

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you went to class, gym and still had me on your mind when you got back to your computer...



Who's the *******? you are...

[Kenetics]

you went to class, gym and still had me on your mind when you got back to your computer...



Who's the *******? you are...

You've spent your entire day on the misc ITT being butthurt about a sport that you probably don't even play because lets be honest you don't go outside do you?

And not everything is about you, I checked the thread its still at the top of the misc and I lold when I saw you still posting away. Strong dedication to being a keyboard warrior.

[tank2003]

Man U is the most profitable sports franchise every. Dana White is pretty ignorant. Hes just above a caveman. Although, he could kick my ass

[Klc123]

I've played competitive soccer for 8 years, only played basketball competitively for 2 years and I say it takes equally the same amount of cardio and endurance. Basketball players are extremely fit and would have no problem keeping up in a soccer game. I've played soccer with guys who've primarily played basketball their whole life and didn't have any problems regarding the fitness side of soccer.

No offence but you are in America. The level of football is awful. I play semipro in England, and when I went and trained with my cousins American team in jersey, I was surprised at how bad everyone was, and I went there with low expectations.
1. A football pitch is much bigger than a basketball court, even if there is more players.
2. Different types of endurance, a top level footballer covers 12-16km a match. Most of that is done in short bursts of pace followed by recovery as you jog around. You can run laps for 20 minutes without feeling tired, try sprinting 30/40m every couple of minutes and you will be exhausted very quick.
3. In terms of athleticism I don't think there is a single sport that beats football. Cristiano ronaldo had the qualities of a decathlon athlete, not a single sportsman. He runs 100m as sprinter pace. He has endurance of long distance runners, he has the physical strength of a powerlifting for his weight, his vertical is higher than the average in NBA (proven and tested). All that is excluding the fact that he has more co-ordination with his feet than most athletes have with their hands.

There is a reason football is the most watched sport worldwide. European cup final is still the most watched annual sporting event. There is a reason footballers are the highest paid athletes in the world.

Such a troll thread

[Kard]

Next time you guys are flipping through the channels and see a professional soccer game, watch how fast they kick the ball to make a pass, and then watch how many touches they give the ball for it to land directly infront of them.

It takes skill, more skill than any sport imo. Just go youtube ronaldo or messi videos.

[travellingbrah]

You've spent your entire day on the misc ITT being butthurt about a sport that you probably don't even play because lets be honest you don't go outside do you?

And not everything is about you, I checked the thread its still at the top of the misc and I lold when I saw you still posting away. Strong dedication to being a keyboard warrior.

meh worked out at 10, came on the misc and have spent most of my day here, pretty unproductive.

As long as I'm bothering you that's all that matters ; )

[Kenetics]

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meh worked out at 10, came on the misc and have spent most of my day here, pretty unproductive.

As long as I'm bothering you that's all that matters ; )

[sni2pal]

It's pretty ironic that Dana expresses an ignorant opinion about a sport he doesn't know when he is in a sport that has suffered and still suffers from the ignorant opinions of people who do not know MMA.

[Kenetics]

You're really infatuated with me aren't you. I'm sorry that you had to do chit today and I didn't. You mad I'm not a ritard, and schedule my week so I don't have friday classes?...Yeah you mad.

Today was thursday, you have over 80 posts itt. You're really infatuated with this thread aren't you? Mmm butthurt, tastes so damn good.

[Drenica]

Haha!

American football, you run around with a ball in your hand and dodge players that are trying to take you down. How much skill do you need for that?
Only thing you need is speed and strength and you could become the best.

Football (soccer), there's a reason why the best players in the world were all technical players, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Ronaldo, C.Ronaldo, Maradona, Cruyff, George Best, Messi..
To run at such a fast pace like Messi with the ball glued to your feet, do you even know how much ball control that requires, it isn't just a sport you can take up and master,
you need to start at a young age. Therefor it takes the most skill because it's a technical sport, just like boxing, but of course you need speed, strength and endurance,
but you need the skill too. I saw a vid about C.Ronaldo, he used to play 7 hours a day as a kid. Same with Cruyff, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Maradona, George Best and Messi.

****gy? haha.. is there too little physical contact with men, so that's why you're calling it ****gy? hahaha. Funny how this always comes from American Footballers.

And I never realized it until recently, but it seems that allot of men that prefer sports where allot of physical contact with other men requires, always turn out to be closet *******s. Like that American Footballer who woke up from a coma and found out he was gay.

[Impurityz]

Haha!

American football, you run around with a ball in your hand and dodge players that are trying to take you down. How much skill do you need for that?
Only thing you need is speed and strength and you could become the best.

Football (soccer), there's a reason why the best players in the world were all technical players, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Ronaldo, C.Ronaldo, Maradona, Cruyff, George Best, Messi..
To run at such a fast pace like Messi with the ball glued to your feet, do you even know how much ball control that requires, it isn't just a sport you can take up and master,
you need to start at a young age. Therefor it takes the most skill because it's a technical sport, just like boxing, but of course you need speed, strength and endurance,
but you need the skill too. I saw a vid about C.Ronaldo, he used to play 7 hours a day as a kid. Same with Cruyff, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Maradona, George Best and Messi.

****gy? haha.. is there too little physical contact with men, so that's why you're calling it ****gy? hahaha. Funny how this always comes from American Footballers.

And I never realized it until recently, but it seems that allot of men that prefer sports where allot of physical contact with other men requires, always turn out to be closet *******s. Like that American Footballer who woke up from a coma and found out he was gay.

you're an idiot.
I guess you dont realize how much hard work it takes to become as strong as some NFL players are. Try catching a pass from Brett Favre in the corner of the end zone while taping your feet to stay in balance. Not a single soccer player could take a hit from any of the decent defensive players. I am also pretty sure players who do not learn all the techniques and only have raw power and speed do not succeed.

It is one thing to say soccer isn't the most skill-less sport... but to even compare it to football?

...lol

[jlf]

Dana White is a flat-out retard.
Soccer isn't that big in the U.S.A, but it's pretty dominant everywhere else, compared to many other sports.
I wish I could play soccer.

[PaynESTER]

No offence but you are in America. The level of football is awful. I play semipro in England, and when I went and trained with my cousins American team in jersey, I was surprised at how bad everyone was, and I went there with low expectations.
1. A football pitch is much bigger than a basketball court, even if there is more players.
2. Different types of endurance, a top level footballer covers 12-16km a match. Most of that is done in short bursts of pace followed by recovery as you jog around. You can run laps for 20 minutes without feeling tired, try sprinting 30/40m every couple of minutes and you will be exhausted very quick.
3. In terms of athleticism I don't think there is a single sport that beats football. Cristiano ronaldo had the qualities of a decathlon athlete, not a single sportsman. He runs 100m as sprinter pace. He has endurance of long distance runners, he has the physical strength of a powerlifting for his weight, his vertical is higher than the average in NBA (proven and tested). All that is excluding the fact that he has more co-ordination with his feet than most athletes have with their hands.

There is a reason football is the most watched sport worldwide. European cup final is still the most watched annual sporting event. There is a reason footballers are the highest paid athletes in the world.

Such a troll thread

Bahahahaha at power lifter , I wonder how many times he can bench 225 or squat 405

And just lol at he can jump higher than nba

Damn I wouldn't be surprised if he can tackle harder than ray Lewis an Suggs combined...

[EvanAlmighty]

damn and i was wondering if the misc had any good threads tonight, this seems to be one lol

i like mma and want to be in the ufc one day, but for him to say that is just fcking stupid. i dont watch soccer but the highlights i see and the goals they make are something i could only dream of doing

[PaynESTER]

Let me ask this

How big are your soccer stadiums?

[PaynESTER]

And it's actually sold out....
I've seen many soccer games even world cup and it's half empty