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Khabib Nurmagomedov shares photo after meeting with Lorenzo Fertitta, tells Dana White to “send me location”
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov had a meeting with Lorenzo Fertitta, later telling Dana White to “send me location.” Nurmagomedov is currently in a state of quasi-retirement. Following his submission over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 last October, “The Eagle” said that he was going to hang up his gloves after promising his family that […]
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Fighters share mixed reactions after Dana White announces full attendance crowd for UFC 261
Fighters shared mixed reactions after Dana White announced that next month’s UFC 261 event will feature a full attendance crowd. Earlier this evening, White took to Twitter where he proclaimed the UFC is “back” after securing a venue in Jacksonville, Florida for UFC 261. In addition to announcing that the event will showcase a full […]
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Dana White announces the UFC is back with fans, Jorge Masvidal vs Kamaru Usman 2 set
The UFC will return to Jacksonville with a banger as Kamaru Usman will defend his title against Jorge Masvidal. UFC president, Dana White took to social media to announce the rematch between Usman and Masvidal will headline the stacked UFC 261 card. Also on the card will be Weili Zhang defending her strawweight title against […]
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Dana White has cast doubt regarding the potential return of Khamzat Chimaev: “I don’t know how this is going to play out”
UFC President Dana White is no longer fully optimistic that fight fans will get to see Khamzat Chimaev compete inside the Octagon again. Chimaev (9-0 MMA) has been one of the many unfortunate victims of the global pandemic and due to lingering symptoms, has been unable to compete since the fall of 2020. Following his […]
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Conor McGregor was “overlooking” Dustin Poirier, says Dana White
UFC President Dana White believes former two-division champ Conor McGregor was looking past Dustin Poirier in the pair’s recent fight. McGregor and Poirier, two top lightweight contenders, met in the main event of UFC 257 in January. The bout was a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight that McGregor won by knockout. While McGregor certainly […]
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Jake Paul reacts to Dana White’s planned $1M bet on Ben Askren
UFC President Dana White plans to bet $1 million on Ben Askren beating Jake Paul this April—and now, Paul has responded. Askren and Paul will collide in an eight-round boxing match in Atlanta, Georgia on April 17. Heading into the matchup, there’s widespread debate as to who will come out on top. Askren is the […]
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Mike Tyson says Derrick Lewis vs. Curtis Blaydes was the “Fight of the Year”
Boxing legend Mike Tyson says Derrick Lewis vs. Curtis Blaydes was the “Fight of the Year” and praised Lewis for his massive knockout power. Lewis picked up one of the biggest upset wins of 2021 when he KOed Blaydes with a nasty uppercut in the main event of UFC Vegas 19. Lewis was a +350 […]
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Dana White plans to make a massive wager on Ben Askren to beat Jake Paul
Dana White likes Ben Askren’s chances to beat Jake Paul. On April 17, Askren will make his professional boxing debut against YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul. It is a fight that has captured the attention of the world as this will be Paul’s toughest test to date, and if he can get past Askren, he […]
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Leon Edwards in line for UFC welterweight title shot with big win this weekend, says Dana White
UFC president Dana White said that welterweight contender Leon Edwards will be in line for a 170lbs title shot with a big win this weekend. Edwards returns to the Octagon for the first time since July 2019 this Saturday night when he meets Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC Vegas 21. The Brit […]
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Dana White reacts to “insane” judges scorecards from Saturday’s UFC 259 main event
Dana White was not happy with the judges scoring in last night’s UFC 259 main event between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz. Adesanya (20-1 MMA) moved up a weight class yesterday evening to challenge Blachowicz for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title. ‘Stylebender’ had entered the contest sporting a perfect professional record, his most previous […]
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Video | Aljamain Sterling squares off with Henry Cejudo, tells Dana White “we can do this fight next”
Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is interested in fighting Henry Cejudo in his first attempt at a title defense. Sterling captured the promotions 135lbs title in controversial fashion yesterday evening at UFC 259, emerging victorious over Petr Yan due to a disqualification from an illegal knee in the fourth round. While few disagreed […]
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Dana White responds to Dominick Cruz’s UFC 259 post-fight comments about Monster Energy’s Hans Molenkamp
UFC president Dana White responded to Dominick Cruz’s UFC 259 unusual post-fight comments about Monster Energy’s Hans Molenkamp. Cruz defeated Casey Kenney via a split decision on the UFC 259 preliminary card, then called out Molenkamp, a Monster Energy drink executive, for a charity MMA fight. Speaking to reporters following UFC 259, White spoke about […]
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Dana White interested in Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena UFC women’s bantamweight title fight
UFC president Dana White says he is interested in having Amanda Nunes fight Julianna Pena next for the UFC women’s bantamweight title. Nunes got through Megan Anderson with relative ease at UFC 259, as she tapped her opponent out for her second defense of the UFC women’s featherweight title. At this point, there aren’t any […]
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Dana White shares his thoughts on a Cris Cyborg van being parked outside of UFC 259 venue
UFC president Dana White shared his thoughts on a Cris Cyborg van being parked outside of UFC 259 venue in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Cyborg was knocked out by Amanda Nunes back in 2018, and the two have been connected to a rematch ever since. With Nunes being in the co-main event of UFC […]
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Dana White reacts to controversial and ending in Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling bout at UFC 259
UFC president Dana White reacted to the controversial ending in the Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling bantamweight title bout at UFC 259. Yan nailed Sterling in the head while he was on the ground with an illegal knee, leaving Sterling unable to continue in the contest. Though Yan was slightly ahead on the scorecards at […]
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Dana White reacts to Jan Blachowicz defeating Israel Adesanya at UFC 259
UFC president Dana White reacted to UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz defeating Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision at UFC 259. Blachowicz won a unanimous decision by being the more well-rounded mixed martial artist over Adesanya, who moved up to 205lbs for the first time in his UFC career. Although Adesanya had some success early […]
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Amanda Nunes has been “dropping guys” in training camp ahead of UFC 259, says Dana White
Amanda Nunes has supposedly looked better than ever ahead of her featherweight title defense at UFC 259. According to UFC president, Dana White, not only is Nunes scary inside the Octagon but in training, she has allegedly been dropping her male training partners. Although there is no proof of that, it isn’t hard to believe […]
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Dana White: “There’s still a chance” Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight again
UFC President Dana White believes “there’s still a chance” Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight again before all is said and done. Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion, announced his retirement after he submitted Justin Gaethje in October. Despite that announcement from Nurmagomedov, White has been optimistic that the lightweight star can be convinced again, and still seems […]
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Dana White would “love” to have Jon Jones in attendance for UFC 260
UFC president Dana White has said he’d love to have new heavyweight contender Jon Jones in attendance at the upcoming UFC 260 card. The event in question at the end of the month will play host to Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2. The fight will be contested for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, with the […]
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Dana White shares his thoughts on the UFC’s release of heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos
UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on the promotions recent release of heavyweight standouts Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos. Earlier this week fight fans were left shocked after news broke that the Ultimate Fighting Championship had parted ways with two of it’s biggest heavyweight draws in ‘The Reem’ and ‘JDS’. The UFC’s […]
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Dana White uncertain about Khamzat Chimaev’s fighting future: “I don’t know what he’s going to do”
Dana White doesn’t know what Khamzat Chimaev’s fighting future looks like. This past week, Chimaev took to Instagram where he appeared to announce his retirement from MMA. He still has lingering effects from COVID-19 and has thought he was going to die several times. However, after he posted the now-deleted message, White revealed Chimaev would […]
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Dana White believes Poirier loss put Conor McGregor in a “good place,” trilogy targeted for summer
Dana White says Conor McGregor wants the Dustin Poirier trilogy as soon as possible and the promotion is targeting for it to happen in the summer. In the main event of UFC 257, McGregor made his return to the Octagon against Poirier in a rematch of a fight nearly seven years in the making. Unfortunately, […]
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Dana White says UFC working on No. 1 contender fight for TJ Dillashaw
UFC president Dana White said the promotion is working on a No. 1 contender fight for TJ Dillashaw in his upcoming return to the Octagon. Dillashaw recently completed his two-year USADA suspension and is now eligible to return to the UFC and fight once again. He has hinted at wanting a title shot against the […]
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Dana White hoping to move UFC 260 to Texas with a soldout crowd
Dana White is looking to move UFC events to Texas as soon as possible. Recently, the Texas governor announced the state is open again and everything can begin going back to 100 percent capacity. That immediately caught the attention of the UFC and Dana White who has made it clear he is looking to have […]
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Video | Dana White shares incredible preview for Saturday’s UFC 259 pay-per-view event
UFC president Dana White has shared the fantastic cold open for UFC 259 as we get closer and closer to fight night in Las Vegas. There’s no way of getting around it – the event White has put together this weekend is absolutely stacked. From the early prelims all the way up to the three […]
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Dana White reacts after UFC star Khamzat Chimaev retires from MMA
Dana White has weighed in after budding UFC star Khamzat Chimaev announced his sudden retirement from mixed martial arts. Chimaev (9-0 MMA) has been one of many unfortunate victims of the global pandemic and due to lingering symptoms he has been unable to compete since last fall. Following his 17-second knockout win over Gerald Meerschaert […]
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Dana White not impressed by Ciryl Gane’s win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik, ‘Bon Gamin’ responds to criticism
Dana White was not thrilled with the performance that undefeated heavyweight Ciryl Gane delivered in tonight’s UFC Vegas 20 main event. Gane (8-0 MMA) took to the Octagon for the fifth time on Saturday night for a pivotal heavyweight collision with Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-2 MMA). It was expected that the bout would be short lived […]
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Video | Dana White accidentally dubs Israel Adesanya “The Greatest Female Fighter of All-Time”
UFC President Dana White had a brain fart during a recent interview with Laura Sanko dubbing Israel Adesanya “The Greatest Female Fighter of All-Time”. The UFC’s reigning and undefeated middleweight champion, Adesanya (20-0 MMA), will be making the jump to light heavyweight for his next Octagon appearance. ‘Stylebender’ is set to challenge the promotions newly […]