ufc= modern day grecco-roman wrestling=closet homoerotic feelings that can't be overcome because they can't bed a female...

He's referring to sherdog mainly geniuses.

Damn media. Complaining that they don't get free tickets to UFC events. What a joke. The people at these websites already make their living off the UFC. Now they want free tickets? I bet they want all access as well? I wouldn't give these ham and eggers a break on the pay per view. Let alone free tickets.

Im not a big fan of white but he is 100% correct on this issue and all the others they touched on, i watched the interview yesterday and enjoyed dana's response to all questions..

Oh Maggie wise one, thanks so much for the knowledge! Can you provide a list of sites that don't get credentials or just a few off the top of your head. So if I create a MMA website does that mean I get to have access to the event? No I don't think so, you have to be a true professional like yourself!

taking your point a step further mags, just because a "journalist" is credentialed under a certain publication or website, doesn't mean every person working there is qualified.. cofield being a good example. dana even mentions someone 'ripping' his organization the "right way" ?? wtf?? you cant help but laugh that the gatekeeper of those qualified as, " real journalists" would be 'sussed' out by dana white and his goons. the lunatics really are running the asylum - add a megalomaniac for good measure. i see you being critical of the ufc on occasion, but all i see cofield do is blog in a completely biased, defensive way that would make a casual reader think he owned stock in the ufc.

My question is does Cofield have a degree in Journalism and from what University does this wise old sage forge his craft?

It is easy to assume the "Real Journalists" are the ones that are not real critical of the UFC. I am sure there are plenty of credentialed journalists not allowed into the events. It would be interesting to see that list, and prior stories they have penned as concerns the UFC and Dana White. Smells funny you must admit, Mags..

so this means Maggie doesn't get credentialed right?

Aye Aye Captain Ross! How many fans of the UFC actually read any of these articles? We like baggin on Maggie and Cofield because they can take the beatdown.

Maggie Hendricks its good to see you play FF ,
Dana NUTSACK "White doesnt want anyone who says bad things about him ,hes like a 2 year old who cant take the heat. FK HIM .I would like to see one story thats got his boys lips locked on his backside that writes say bad stuff.
Sure as crap is Cofield ,that boys lips are on so tight TNT couldnt blast him off !
Any way when some of these writters grow some and start telling the truth about Dana "NUTSACK "White ,Old Nutsack will kick them out and wont have anyone reporting ....well except those who are lip locked on his backside.
Writters should unite then see how Nutsack responds.

Ross you said "I am pissed to read that CageWriter isn't credentialed or is it" You will see just above you Maggie Hendricks said "Guys, just to clear up a few things from your comments. First, Cage Writer has been credentialed in the past, and we have no reason to expect that we won't be credentialed again." So right now no they aren't so this is about them too! I think the UFC would give Cagewriter credentials since they cover the UFC fairly and show the PPVs here. I am sure you know (?) that Yahoo! Sports is the online distributor for the group’s pay-per-view events. So they get paid by the UFC.
Who wants ever body singing the same song anyway Ross? The difference of opinion is what makes this thing called a blog work!

I find it funny that this blog is the only one that I read ( of yahoo)that the bloggers write back and defend themselves. (Recently anyway)
I don't quite seem the point of doing that. We are going to believe what we want to anyway. Then again, it is refreshing to see a blogger mixing it up with the readers.
Still love Dana White.

It's also a good idea to keep credentialling Yahoo since they offer an online PPV service for UFC events. Plus Yahoo! is one of the biggest sites in the world anyway, it's not like they cam out of nowhere.
Since TUF particularly, more and more websites and blogs have been hopping on the bandwagon. Some because they love the sport, others because they love the ad revenue they can potentially generate when they spam the hell out of your screen with various pop ups.
Dave Meltzer's been covering MMA events longer then Sherdog has through his Wrestling Observer newsletter. But I bet he didn't get credentialed until he became freelance and starting writing for Yahoo, the LA Times and other legit outlets. Plus as far as I'm aware Meltzer has always worked with a certain degree of professionalism. The same can't be said for the other MMA journalists and sites out there, whether it be Sherdog, MMA Weekly or whoever.
One of the few MMA only dedicated sites that can get credentialed is Fighters Only, who have an actual in print publication and started the first industry awards. Dana loves those guys because they've always acted professionally and gone through the right channels.
I think sites like Sherdog and MMA Weekly were important at a time where the sport couldn't get coverage, or shown on TV or PPV. But times have changed and they've served their purpose.

There is also another important thing that no one is discussing and that is "Jeff Sherwood threatening to only cover PRIDE because his cost on UFC DVD’s went up." How come this is not getting much attention.

maggie you suk c*ck

Well said fellows, prettty girl that's not a pretty thing to say for such a pretty girl guess your are pretty upset or know more than we should be allowed to hear. Love your hair prettty girl its pretty neat and I don't want to make a pretty mess that you've gotten us into any worse.

#22, the whole situation between Sherwood and White is too much "He Said, He Said" I'm not sure we'll ever know what the truth to the matter actually is.

31st !! you guys are idiots

I actually liked this article. It gave a bit more insight into White being an arrogant jack@ss with no respect he isn't forced to have.
Just because someone isn't from Fox or the Washington Post or something doesn't mean that they can't be a journalist.
Hell, I can think of some famous journalists who probably weren't 'credentialed' by his standards. Plenty of news publications get their start in amateur type deals, and some become pretty famous. Hemingway, anyone? Upton Sinclair? Both did some very real journalism.
Dana needs to get off his sack and get a clue. Small media is hostile to him because he is hostile to it.

MMAWeekly gets credentialed to UFC events.

Anyone else notice how Dana gets a much better chance to defend actions in non-print media? The Sherdog thing has been around forever and minus the video no one has written on it but a ton was on censoring white.
Though i give Mag's some credit for linking the video, don't you wonder why she never explained the feud between UFC and Sherdog? She also bandwagoned the 'as a woman i no longer feel safe' crap which i am sure someone read and took seriously and not as a pile of sensationalism. Print media in all it's dying forms circled the herd and hoped for safety in numbers.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz UFC is dead boys. And it's about time.