WWE News: UFC President Dana White on Vince McMahon: He's a Maniac!
WWE CEO Vince McMahon may not always be the easiest person to work with in the WWE, but now someone from outside of the professional wrestling organization is claiming that he also has had issues working with ‘The Chairman of the Board’ as well.
UFC President Dana White joined two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair’s podcast The Ric Flair Show, courtesy of FOX Sports, to discuss how it was working with McMahon when negotiating for the use of Brock Lesnar’s services at UFC 200 this past July.
Here is what he had to say:
“I've been trying to work with Vince for years and it was obviously very difficult. Vince is a maniac. He's a (expletive) competitor, that's what he is. If you look at what Vince McMahon has accomplished in all of his years and to still be on top and still be doing it," White said.
"The guy's got enough money, he's in it because he loves it, he's in it because he's still passionate about it. I would say that this last Brock deal and when Ronda went over did the WWE WrestleMania, those were the two out of all the years of dealing with Vince and everybody, those were probably the two best experiences.
“I think Vince and definitely Stephanie (McMahon) and Triple H — Stephanie and Triple H are always great, always cool to work with — Vince has been very difficult in the past but the past several years he's been much better," White said.
"He's a (expletive) maniac, he's an animal, he's a competitor, he wants to win. That's his nature and I respect it."
Although the legendary mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter and ‘Vinny Mac’ were ultimately able to strike a deal for Lesnar’s services, a deal to which the details remain undisclosed, controversy arose once Lesnar’s post-fight drug test came back positive for a banned substance under the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) drug testing criteria. Lesnar is staring at the possibility of up to a two-year ban from the sport.