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Video | Dana White reacts to Tafon Nchukwi’s insane head kick KO on Contender Series
UFC president Dana White had a memorable reaction to Tafon Nchukwi and his insane head kick KO in the main event of the Contender Series. A top light heavyweight prospect, Nchukwi landed a ridiculous head kick to knock out Al Matavao in the headlining fight on Tuesday’s edition of the Contender Series. Nuchkwi is just […]
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Dana White clears up women’s bantamweight title contendership picture
UFC President Dana White has shed some light on who is likely next for women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Nunes has looked more or less unbeatable since capturing the bantamweight strap, authoring impressive title defenses against Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Raquel Pennington, Holly Holm, and Germaine de Randamie—and that doesn’t include her work up in […]
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Dana White pleads with Iranian government not to execute Navid Afkari: “Please spare his life”
In an emotional video posted on his social media, UFC president Dana White pleaded with the Iranian government not to execute Navid Afkari. According to the BBC, the 27-year-old Afkari is facing execution in Iran after he “was handed two death sentences over the murder of a security guard during protests in Shiraz” two years […]
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Lawyers aim to dismiss Dana White sex tape lawsuit
The lawyers representing UFC President Dana White hope to have a lawsuit surrounding an alleged sex tape dismissed. Earlier this year, news surfaced that White was involved in an extortion case in 2015. A man named Ernesto Joshua Ramos, 42, claimed that White had been sleeping with a stripper from a Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club […]
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Dana White “blown away” by UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s success
UFC President Dana White is blown away by the success that the promotion’s long-time commentator Joe Rogan is enjoying. Outside of his commentary duties for the UFC, Rogan is also the host of the Uber-popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which recently moved to Spotify as part of a $100M deal. Shortly after the podcast moved […]
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Dana White hires Best Buy employee who went viral for halting a robbery as UFC security
UFC president Dana White has hired a Best Buy employee that went viral for stopping a robbery earlier this year. The employee in question, Summer Tapasa, hit the headlines when she stopped a shoplifter in Hawaii from leaving the Best Buy store with an unpaid item. After a tussle that ensued over the incident, Summer […]
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Daniel Cormier has asked UFC to remove him from the USADA testing pool and official rankings, says Dana White
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Daniel Cormier has asked to be removed from the USADA testing pool & UFC rankings. Cormier’s mixed martial arts career seemingly came to an end at UFC 252 last month as he was beaten by Stipe Miocic in their third and final fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. […]
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Dana White says Jon Jones “can’t jump over” Francis Ngannou for the next title shot against Stipe Miocic
UFC president Dana White says Jon Jones “can’t jump over” Francis Ngannou for the next heavyweight title shot against Stipe Miocic. Jones recently vacated the UFC light heavyweight title and announced his move up to heavyweight. “Bones” has been lifting weights in an effort to put on more mass before making the move up a […]
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Dana White says Brock Lesnar would be a “good introduction” for Jon Jones at heavyweight
UFC president Dana White says a fight against Brock Lesnar would be a “good introduction” for Jon Jones at heavyweight. Reports surfaced this week that Lesnar, the former UFC heavyweight champion, is a free agent after his contract with the WWE wrapped up. Already Lesnar has been connected to a return to MMA, with Jones […]
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Dana White says he will book Jon Jones vs. Brock Lesnar if both guys are “seriously interested”
Dana White is interested in making a Jon Jones vs. Brock Lesnar fight. It was recently reported that Lesnar is a free agent after his WWE contract expired and he did not re-sign. Immediately, MMA fans wanted to see Lesnar back in the UFC to fight the likes of Jon Jones or go to Bellator […]
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Dana White’s RNC speech gets scrutinized by fact-checkers
On Thursday night, UFC President Dana White endorsed Donald Trump at The Republican National Convention. His speech did not go over well with fact-checkers. During his appearance at the RNC, White spoke at length about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and praised Trump’s handling of the issue, which has now claimed upward of 181,000 lives in […]
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Video | Dana White speaks at Republican National Convention, endorses Donald Trump for re-election
UFC president Dana White spoke at the Republican National Convention on Thursday and endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump for re-election. President Trump posted the complete video of his long-time friend and supporter White speaking at the RNC on his Twitter. Watch it below. pic.twitter.com/Ix0L4hF3LP — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2020 “Hey everyone, I […]
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UFC boss Dana White responds to critics of Republican National Convention appearance
UFC President Dana White has responded to the critics of his scheduled appearance at the Republican National Convention this week. White is slated speak in favor of US President Donald Trump on Thursday, which is the final night of the convention. While the UFC boss’s support of Trump is certainly no secret, his dabbling in […]
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Dana White announces the UFC will build a hotel by HQ to be completely self-sufficient
Dana White has rapid expansion plans for the UFC and that even includes creating the first UFC hotel. The UFC president is attempting to grow the company on a global scale by building more UFC gyms, signing more partnership deals, and hosting more international events (especially when not in the midst of a pandemic). Part […]
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Anderson Silva will retire following Uriah Hall fight on Halloween, confirms Dana White
UFC legend Anderson Silva will retire following his fight against Uriah Hall on Halloween, confirmed UFC president Dana White. Silva is 45 years old and is the oldest fighter on the UFC roster. On October 31, he returns to the Octagon one last time when he takes on Hall in a battle between two incredible […]
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Dana White says Tony Ferguson vs. Dustin Poirier will “probably” take place at UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
UFC president Dana White says a matchup between Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier will “probably” take place at UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje. White recently revealed that the UFC was working on an intriguing lightweight matchup between Ferguson and Poirier for an upcoming card. With so many of the UFC’s upcoming events already booked with […]
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Dana White says Jon Jones could get immediate heavyweight title shot: “Jon Jones is undefeated”
UFC president Dana White says that Jon Jones could get an immediate title shot if he decides to move up to heavyweight as expected. Jones recently vacated the UFC light heavyweight title and announced that he is planning on moving up to heavyweight. Jones made the move in the wake of UFC heavyweight champion Stipe […]
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Odds and prop bets released for Dana White’s appearance at Republican National Convention
UFC President Dana White is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention this week, and there are some pretty interesting prop bets available for his appearance. Check out some of the bets available below via BetOnline/MMA Mania: Will White mention President Trump attended UFC Event? Yes: +200 (2/1) No: -300 (1/3) Total times White […]
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Patricio Freire willing to bet Dana White $1 million that he could defeat the UFC’s current featherweight and lightweight champs
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is willing to bet Dana White $1 million that he can beat Khabib Nurmagomedov and Alexander Volkanovski. The subject of UFC vs Bellator dream fights has always been present in the MMA community, especially in the last few years. While the last few days has seen a discussion commence regarding which promotion […]
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Dana White among speakers scheduled for Republican National Convention
UFC President Dana White is among those scheduled to speak in favor of US President Donald Trump at the four-day Republican National Convention, which commences this evening. According to Washington Post White House reporter Seung Min Kim, White will speak this coming Thursday, August 27, the final day of the Convention. The Trump campaign releases […]
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Dana White reacts to news that Oscar De La Hoya is coming out of retirement: “Cocaine isn’t cheap”
UFC president Dana White reacted to the news that boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is coming out of retirement. De La Hoya, who is now 47, recently announced that he is making a comeback to boxing after 12 years away from competing. His last fight came in 2008 when he was stopped via corner […]
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Dana White on Jon Jones’ decision to move up to heavyweight: “When he’s ready to fight, he’ll let us know”
UFC president Dana White said that when Jon Jones is ready to make the move up to heavyweight he will let the promotion know. Jones announced this week that he was officially vacating the UFC light heavyweight title and making the move up to heavyweight where new challenges await him. Speaking at the UFC on […]
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Dana White clears the air on UFC bantamweight title picture following Edgar vs. Munhoz fight
UFC president Dana White cleared the air on the promotion’s bantamweight title picture following the Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz fight. In a highly controversial split decision that left many fans and media scratching their heads, Edgar was able to edge out the victory over Munhoz to put himself on the map in a third […]
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Dana White reveals that Tony Ferguson has a fight lined up and it’s “probably” against Dustin Poirier
UFC President Dana White revealed some exciting news for fight fans this evening when he announced that Tony Ferguson has a fight lined up. Following tonight’s UFC on ESPN 15 event in Las Vegas, White took to the podium at the post-fight press conference to share an update on the promotions for interim lightweight title […]
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Dana White responds to Scott Coker’s claim that Bellator has the best light heavyweight division in MMA
Dana White responded to Scott Coker’s claim that Bellator possesses the best light heavyweight division in MMA during tonight’s UFC post-fight press conference. Following the news that Jon Jones was vacating his UFC light heavyweight title in order to make a run at heavyweight, the Bellator boss in Coker suggested that his promotion now had […]
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Report | UFC 252 draws fourth largest pay-per-view buy rate of any 2020 event
The numbers are in and last weekend’s UFC 252 event drew the fourth-largest pay-per-view buy rate of any UFC event in 2020. According to Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand (via TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter), UFC 252 ranked just behind UFC 251, UFC 249, and UFC 246 when it comes to the most-bought UFC pay-per-views in […]
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Dana White: UFC will have to cut fighters as more Contender Series contracts are offered
UFC President Dana White says the promotion will have to part ways with some of its current fighters as it continues to sign new talent through Contender Series. White has signed a host of new fighters on Contender Series over the last few weeks. That trend continued last night, when the UFC boss offered contracts […]
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Dana White confirms Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz will be for vacant UFC light heavyweight title
UFC president Dana White confirmed that Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will compete for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. Reyes vs. Blachowicz was announced on Monday and later in the day Jon Jones announced that he has vacated his belt on Twitter. Speaking to reporters following Tuesday’s edition of the Contender Series, White confirmed […]