Note: Original aritcle says "UFC’s Dana White steps in to save Phuket babe" but I think they mean baby lol




PHUKET: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has agreed to cover the cost of a liver transplant for Phuket baby Tuptim Jadngooluem.

Ray Elbe runs the mixed martial arts (MMA) program at Tiger Muay Thai in Chalong, where the girl’s father, former World Muay Thai world champion Rattanachai Jadngooluem, is an instructor.

Mr Elbe told the Phuket Gazette said, “[I have ] Just received confirmation that Dana White is the reason for the season.

“Monday morning he will have his assistant contact Grainne Farrell of [Phuket-based medical toursim company] Lotus Medical to make arrangements for the payment of the liver transplant operation.

“Thailand is a beautiful country and this story is an amazing example of how good things happen for good people. Rattanachai deserved to have someone step up in his time of need,” he added.

Frantic fund raising has been underway to cover the cost of the life-saving operation for seven-month-old Tuptim (click here for our previous story).

Over US$10,000 has been raised to date. The total cost of the operation is around US$50,000, but now Mr White and the UFC are to step in to make up the difference.

Several top UFC fighters, including Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and Phil Baroni, have trained at Tiger Muay Thai.

The training camp’s connection with UFC also includes Elbe appearing on The Ultimate Fighter, a reality TV series run by the UFC.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/a ... e9656.html

http://savetuptim.yolasite.com/

Edit: Just found this that confirms it:

"That's exactly what White is doing. He confirmed to Yahoo! Sports today that he will pay for Tuptim's surgery."

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewr ... mma-298359

in my opinion they should just let the baby die...
we got waaaaaaay too many fuckin people in the world already...
and nowhere near enough resources to support an ever increasing world population...

however... dana white is the man for all the charity work he does and giving back to the community...
now i just hope he gives me seats next to the octagon girls at ufc127... i feel im a worthy charity...

Everybody is entitled their opinion, but to say you rather have someone dead is quite insensitive isnt it. I understand your point, but then who are we/you to decide who should and should not live. Just because you where lucky an borne in a rich country you shouldnt feel compassion?

I think it was a great thing to do, just wish more people did the same. We have enough rich people out there to solve most problems, they are just too cheap to do somehting for anybody but their own asses.

Well done Dana!

Class act, i seen a post on the underground about this great story.

sorry dent... but i would kill everyone's children if i could...
everyone should have to pick the one they want to keep and the rest should be put down...
then i would kill anyone aged over 80... make marriage and religion against the law...
i have way to many fucked up views on the world to be considered normal...
and my views arent just for the 3rd world countries or the poor etc...
the affluent countries are just as fucked and in need of change...