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Tito Ortiz responds to Dana White’s recent rant: ‘This is not about you’
Speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast this week, UFC President Dana White unleashed a virulent tirade targeting Oscar De La Hoya and Tito Ortiz for allowing Chuck Liddell to fight again — and ultimately be knocked out again. “Listen, I love Chuck Liddell and I don’t ever want to badmouth Chuck Liddell,” White said (transcript via MMANytt). […]
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Dana White doesn’t believe Conor McGregor took Khabib Nurmagomedov trash talk too far
Ahead of his UFC 229 fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor unleashed plenty of his famous trash talk. Unfortunately, some fans felt that McGregor crossed some lines with his trash talk of Nurmagomedov, as he targeted the champ’s family, ethnicity, religion and more. UFC President Dana White, however, doesn’t see it […]
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Dana White updates on status of the UFC flyweight division
There’s recently been reason to believe that the end is near for the UFC flyweight division. First, the promotion traded the former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship in exchange for Ben Askren. Then, it cut ties with a number of talented flyweight fighters — some of whom claimed to have heard that the […]
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Dana White eviscerates ‘cokehead junkie’ Oscar De La Hoya for allowing Chuck Liddell to fight
File UFC President Dana White into the group of people who seemed to strongly disapprove of last weekend’s Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell rematch. Speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, the UFC boss unleashed a virulent tirade against the bout’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya, Tito Ortiz, and the California State Athletic Commission for allowing this fight […]
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Dana White shares three possible options for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next fight
There has been plenty of speculation regarding what will be next for the UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after his big title defending victory against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. Well, the boss has given us some clarity. Since the conclusion of the event, we’ve seen boxing matches with Floyd Mayweather get teased and even […]
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Dana White says the UFC has ‘huge plans’ for Alexander Volkanovski
UFC 232 on December 29 plays host to plenty of great matchups to close out the year. One of which happens to take place at 145-pounds as top contenders Alexander Volkanovski and Chad Mendes face off. For the former two-time title challenger in Mendes, this will be only his second fight since returning from a […]
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Israel Adesanya believes his next fight will be historic
Israel Adesanya is a rising star in the UFC. The New Zealander signed with the promotion early in 2018 and has had a phenomenal year. The 29-year-old went 4-0 in 2018 and is the favorite to win breakthrough fighter of the year. Adesanya went from a virtual unknown to being ranked sixth in the middleweight division […]
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Chael Sonnen: ‘Ben Askren is going to become Dana White’s favorite fighter’
UFC President Dana White has not been shy about his disdain for former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren in the past. Yet Chael Sonnen believes the UFC President will come to love the American wrestler, who has finally joined the UFC roster. In fact, he thinks Askren is likely to become White’s […]
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Oscar De La Hoya scolds Dana White for telling fighters when to retire
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz’s trilogy fight is just around the corner. The fight, which is being promoted by Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, goes down this Saturday, November 24. As this trilogy fight between the two MMA legends looms on the horizon, many members of the MMA community are quite excited. […]
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Dana White wants Daniel Cormier to delay retirement plans for three more fights
Daniel Cormier, who currently owns the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, has been planning to retire in March of 2019 for some time. UFC President Dana White, however, isn’t sure that’s the way things will shake out. “I don’t know [if Cormier’s last fight will be next year],” White told TMZ Sports recently (transcript via MMA […]
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Dana White responds after Floyd Mayweather requests to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather (50-0 Boxing) is interested in setting up a super-fight with current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA). Of course, Floyd Mayweather is requesting that this potential contest take place inside the ring under official boxing rules. However, according to UFC President Dana White, the only way “Money” will ever […]
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Dana White reacts to the Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone rumors
Donald Cerrone is eyeing a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for his return to the 155-pound division. Shortly following his emphatic first-round submission victory over Mike Perry at UFC Denver, “Cowboy” teased a potential fight with Conor McGregor on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJN51zg41d/ “Just waiting on him,” Cerrone said in an Instagram post that […]
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Dana White evades questions about future of UFC flyweight division
Ever since long-time UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was sent to ONE Championship, there’s been questions about the future of the division he ruled for so log. Not long after his departure, FloCombat reported that the closure of the division was imminent, and when the UFC released several notable flyweight fighters such as Justin Scoggins, […]
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Dana White reacts to Yair Rodriguez’s KO of Chan Sung Jung
There was a time, not all that long ago, when UFC President Dana White was moving to cut Mexican featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez from the promotion’s roster. Now, he’s crediting Rodriguez with the “craziest knockout ever.” The knockout in question occurred on Saturday night, in the main event of the UFC’s 25th anniversary show in […]
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Dana White promises he won’t try to convince Daniel Cormier to delay his retirement
Daniel Cormier, who currently owns the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight (we think?) belts, is planning to retire from MMA when he turns 40 in March of 2019. That being said, there is plenty that the former Olympian and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner hopes to accomplish between now and then, from a heavyweight title […]
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Dana White responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov manager demanding $50 million for next fight
Riding high on a fourth-round submission defeat of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov has never been more popular. In fact, he’s become so popular that his manager Ali Abdelaziz now feels that he’s deserving of a $50-$100 million payday in his next fight. “Ben Askren, [UFC welterweight champion Tyron] Woodley, none of these guys can touch […]
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VIDEO | Shaq battles Forrest Griffin, Claudia Gadelha while Dana White refs
Shaq Takes The Octagon! Watch Shaquille O' Neal enter the cage with UFC fighters, Forrest Griffin and Claudinha Gadelha, as Dana White refs the fight. Posted by Big Chicken Shaq on Thursday, November 1, 2018 Retired NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has been an MMA fan for years. ‘Shaq’ has even talked about competing in the […]
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Dana White assures he doesn’t hate Ben Askren: ‘This was my idea’
Given how long it took for Ben Askren, inarguably one of the best welterweights in the world, to sign with the UFC, you would not be faulted for thinking that the promotion’s brass were not fans of his. In fact, given the way UFC President Dana White has previously spoken about Askren, it’d be understandable […]
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Dana White praises Israel Adesanya after TKO of Derek Brunson: ‘He’s the whole package’
Last night, in the opening bout of the UFC 230 main card, red-hot UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya picked up the biggest win of his career, dissecting long-time contender Derek Brunson with some of the finest striking we’ve ever seen in the Octagon. With this win, just about everybody jumped aboard the Israel Adesanya hype […]
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Dana White on Jon Jones: ‘we wanted him to be on this New York card’
Jon Jones will be back fighting in the UFC in 2018. However, he is not returning to action on the card Dana White was hoping for. When Jones was cleared to fight again many suspected he would headline the UFC 230 card at Madison Square Garden this weekend — something that obviously didn’t come to […]
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Dana White: Jon Jones is ‘the greatest talent we have ever seen’ in the UFC
Jon Jones is, no question about it, one of the greatest fighters of all time. If he defeats Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 this December 29, that will be even harder to deny. At least that’s what UFC President Dana White thinks. “That’s the question. And that is a great question. If he can come […]
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Dana White, Ari Emanuel featured on Variety500 list of most powerful people in entertainment industry
Ari Emanuel, Endeavor CEO and owner of the UFC, is a powerful man. So too is UFC President Dana White. As such, both have been added to the Variety500 list, which counts down the 500 post powerful businesspeople in the entertainment industry. Here’s what the Variety500 list is all about, per the site itself (h/t […]
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Notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger, who apparently ran Dana White out of Boston, dies in prison
Infamous Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who allegedly ran UFC President Dana White out of town in 1995, was found dead in a federal prison on Tuesday. NBC News was first to report Bulger’s passing, he was 89. FBI officials are currently investigating the death, which occurred just a day after his transfer to […]
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Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: ‘You want to fight, come fight’
Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor by submission in the UFC 229 main event, he’s been linked to a potential boxing match with undefeated legend of pugilism Floyd Mayweather Jr. Nurmagomedov initiated this talk by calling Mayweather out, but Mayweather quickly dumped gas on the fire, assuring that the boxing match will actually happen. […]
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Dana White’s parting thoughts on Demetrious Johnson: He ‘never really got the love and respect he deserved from the fans’
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, who shattered the record for most consecutive title defenses by a UFC champion with 11-straight victories, is headed to Singapore-based Asian MMA powerhouse ONE Championship. The widespread feeling is that the former champ will fit in well in his new home and be well-received by fight fans in Asia. […]
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Dana White updates on boxing venture: ‘we will absolutely, positively be in the boxing business’
UFC President Dana White has previously hinted that he hopes to get into the boxing business. That being said, we’ve yet to see the UFC boss make any meaningful progress on this longstanding mission. Speaking to ESPN this week, White updated on these ‘Zuffa Boxing’ plans. Apparently, the wheels are still in motion. “I had […]
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Dana White says Brock Lesnar could be cageside for Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis fight
Originally, UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was expected to make the first defense of his heavyweight title opposite former champion and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar. Yet when the UFC needed a main event for UFC 230, which goes down on November 3 in New York, Cormier agreed to a short-notice heavyweight title fight with […]
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Dana White says he was “the only one” who was upset about UFC 229 brawl
Shortly after undefeated UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 earlier this month, he careened over the side of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis. Seconds later, McGregor was getting into it with several of Nurmagomedov’s training partners inside the cage. It was a […]