Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Dec 8, 2011 1:21:04 GMT -5
The girlfriend and I headed over to the United Center to check out the press conference. It's my birthday on Friday, and this is part of the 'birthday week' she has in store. We'll be getting tickets when they go on sale, so we're both excited. The experience was amazing. It was ridiculously cold outside, but we only had to be in like around 15 minutes, so it wasn't bad.
The conference was good, but the production was absolutely terrible. Whether it was the UFC's people or the United Center, some body
ed up the microphones, so the fighters had to repeat the first few questions they were asked with their answers because no one could hear them. Rashad came out with one of his little boys, who may be one of the cutest kids of all time. After he kept fidgeting, 'Shad had to send him away, and he wasn't very happy. Dana poked Rashad and cracked a joke.
Ten minutes or so after the press conference, some douche in a studded top-hat and a black vest came walking in. I guess I was the only one who knew who the attention whore was. Shonie Carter. It was painfully obvious that he walked in late on purpose, and wore the stupid outfit so everyone would look at him. He was campaigning to get a fight on the card. Dana said, "Talk to Joe Silva, not me." After the press asked some more questions, Shonie got the mic and asked Mark Munoz and Phil Davis what the transition was like going from straight wrestling to MMA. Again, very obvious that he just wanted some attention. Dana cut the answers off with, "guys, you have to ask questions, or else Shonie is going to talk. You jut couldn't wait, could you?" Mr. White wasn't amused.
I'll skip the boring stuff, here are the pictures. Rashad looked at me and goes, "Who's this, Johnny Depp?" It was funny, I'll take that compliment any time. Just don't let Johnny know some out of shape kid is getting called his name. Rashad was a great guy, shook your hand, very genuine.
Chael Sonnen is a different story... Nah, he wasn't. Awesome guy. He thanked me for my question earlier and told us to have a great time, thanks for coming. My girlfriend hated Sonnen walking in the door. After we left, she goes, "Okay, I just hate 'camera Chael.' The guy is actually sweet."
Dana White. I never really thought I would meet him. He was an amazing guy, too. He remembered that my lady had tweeted to him that it was my birthday, he actually recognized her from her picture. He even greeted us with, "Oh hi! My man, happy birthday." Again, can't say anything bad about any of the guys. We were actually in line for Demian Maia, but when Dana walked over, Maia disappeared like a ghost. No idea where he went.
Also, I'll note there was no autograph signing of any kind. All of the pictures and signatures they gave were because after the conference, they came over to our rail to talk to nearly everyone who attended. It was a classy move by each and every guy. Bisping never came over, but we didn't stay the whole time. He was probably busy with interviews and stuff, no one should be upset by that.
I was handed the mic at one point and was one of the lucky fans who were able to ask a question. Mine start at 1:03:52. The questions are light hearted, no real in depth stuff. I didn't want to be the guy who, just as Chael said, "I don't use game plans," asked him, "So what's your game plan?"
Thanks.
The conference was good, but the production was absolutely terrible. Whether it was the UFC's people or the United Center, some body
ed up the microphones, so the fighters had to repeat the first few questions they were asked with their answers because no one could hear them. Rashad came out with one of his little boys, who may be one of the cutest kids of all time. After he kept fidgeting, 'Shad had to send him away, and he wasn't very happy. Dana poked Rashad and cracked a joke.Ten minutes or so after the press conference, some douche in a studded top-hat and a black vest came walking in. I guess I was the only one who knew who the attention whore was. Shonie Carter. It was painfully obvious that he walked in late on purpose, and wore the stupid outfit so everyone would look at him. He was campaigning to get a fight on the card. Dana said, "Talk to Joe Silva, not me." After the press asked some more questions, Shonie got the mic and asked Mark Munoz and Phil Davis what the transition was like going from straight wrestling to MMA. Again, very obvious that he just wanted some attention. Dana cut the answers off with, "guys, you have to ask questions, or else Shonie is going to talk. You jut couldn't wait, could you?" Mr. White wasn't amused.
I'll skip the boring stuff, here are the pictures. Rashad looked at me and goes, "Who's this, Johnny Depp?" It was funny, I'll take that compliment any time. Just don't let Johnny know some out of shape kid is getting called his name. Rashad was a great guy, shook your hand, very genuine.
Chael Sonnen is a different story... Nah, he wasn't. Awesome guy. He thanked me for my question earlier and told us to have a great time, thanks for coming. My girlfriend hated Sonnen walking in the door. After we left, she goes, "Okay, I just hate 'camera Chael.' The guy is actually sweet."
Dana White. I never really thought I would meet him. He was an amazing guy, too. He remembered that my lady had tweeted to him that it was my birthday, he actually recognized her from her picture. He even greeted us with, "Oh hi! My man, happy birthday." Again, can't say anything bad about any of the guys. We were actually in line for Demian Maia, but when Dana walked over, Maia disappeared like a ghost. No idea where he went.
Also, I'll note there was no autograph signing of any kind. All of the pictures and signatures they gave were because after the conference, they came over to our rail to talk to nearly everyone who attended. It was a classy move by each and every guy. Bisping never came over, but we didn't stay the whole time. He was probably busy with interviews and stuff, no one should be upset by that.
I was handed the mic at one point and was one of the lucky fans who were able to ask a question. Mine start at 1:03:52. The questions are light hearted, no real in depth stuff. I didn't want to be the guy who, just as Chael said, "I don't use game plans," asked him, "So what's your game plan?"
Thanks.
