| Kurt Angle talks UFC |
Kurt Angle appeared on the Bubba the Love Sponge Radio Show and this is what he had to say!
- They played a clip of Dana White of UFC saying that Kurt Angle was full of "sh*t" and "busted up." Angle said that White was mad because he turned down UFC in favor of TNA, mentioning that White wanted him to work exclusively for UFC. Angle said that TNA has again started talks with UFC about having him work with them in the future. Angle said he is "torn" between TNA and shoot fighting.
- Angle said that Randy Couture would train him for anything he did in UFC.
- They talked about the Couture/Sylvia UFC fight on Saturday night.
- Angle said that a fight between him and Couture would be one that everyone wants to see. He said he wasn’t sure if he could beat Couture, but did say that he was a better wrestler than him.
- They went back to talking about UFC. Angle said that White told him he can’t work for TNA and UFC at the same time which is why the deal didn’t go through, but added that White told him he would draw the biggest buyrate in UFC history.
- Bubba put Dixie Carter over as a great businesswoman.
- Angle said that Carter has already given him permission to work a UFC fight and that now it is up to Dana White & UFC.
- Kurt mentioned that EliteXC and IFL also made him offers.
- He told UFC to reconsider getting involved with him.
- One of Bubba’s crew members asked Kurt when he is actually going to do a shoot fight because he has been talking about it for months. Angle said that he is learning different styles and he will fight when the time is right.
- They talked about Angle fighting Mirko CroCop.
- Kurt told Bubba to talk to Dana White again about him coming to UFC. They even made plans to have a live conference call between Angle and White on a future show.
- Kurt was asked if he would leave TNA for UFC. He said he wouldn’t because he is "the franchise" of TNA and because he gave Dixie his word.
- Kurt again talked about how he would be UFC’s biggest draw ever.
- They talked about how Kurt working for TNA and UFC would be good for both companies.
It’s interesting to note that virtually all Angle talked about was UFC. When TNA came up, he seemed to talk about it in passing and then direct the conversation right back to UFC and shoot fighting.
| " | Angle said that White told him he can't work for TNA and UFC at the same time which is why the deal didn't go through, but added that White told him he would draw the biggest buyrate in UFC history. |
I would love and pay big money to see Randy C. vs Kurt A. I would think that Dana is smart enough to take whatever part of Kurt he could get, because let’s just face it pro wrestling has a huge fan base worth millions of dollars a year as does UFC. If you combined them both together no only would you be giving me what I want to see you would be making a lot more money in the process. And after seeing and hearing the radio interview with Chuck and Kurt calling in talking about how he could take Chuck and Tito in the first round I bet they would like to get there hands on Kurt toooo. I would also pay good money to see those fights.
I think Kurt Angle has soo much skill and soo much talent that he’s wasting it all on pro wrestling. TNA is all an act and everyone knows it. Switching from WWE to TNA is like switching from Friends to Frasier. If Kurt Angle thinks he can take out Tito and Chuck in the first round then give him a 2 fight contract. It will make for great PPV’s and we can finally see if Kurt can put his money where his mouth is.