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VIDEO | Dana White talks Conor McGregor, UFC sale and Floyd Mayweather fight
UFC President Dana White addressed a lot of big issues for the media and fans of mixed martial arts on Wednesday. With recent news of the UFC being up for sale to the ongoing story of Conor McGregor vs. the UFC with Nate Diaz stuck in the middle, White addressed a lot of the information […]
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Dana White on UFC sale rumors: “We are working on a deal”
Rumors have been flying for quite some time now that state that the UFC brass is currently shopping around for a buyer for the promotion. While a detailed report emerged earlier this week that says 4 buyers have emerged in the bidding war for the biggest MMA promotion on the planet, UFC President Dana White […]
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Dana White looking to help make Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor happen
Over the course of the last week or so, countless reports and updates have emerged regarding a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. While initially no one believed that a boxing match between the two was possible given McGregor’s current contract with the UFC, now it appears that UFC President Dana White […]
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Dana White reacts to rumors of the UFC’s sale
Tuesday evening, a report was published which revealed that 4 bidders have emerged to purchase the UFC. While the report from ESPN also revealed that the UFC owners were in “advanced talks” to sell the promotion, that isn’t the case according to UFC President Dana White. White revealed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the […]
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Dana White discusses the possibility of Nate Diaz fighting at UFC 200
Perennial lightweight contender Nate Diaz was expected to rematch current UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout at this July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for fight fans, McGregor refused to attend certain media obligations to promote the UFC 200 event and was thus pulled off the card by UFC officials. Last week, […]
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Dana White says Conor McGregor’s tweet is not true, the fight is still off
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to Twitter last night to announce that he was “back on” July’s UFC 200 fight card in Las Vegas. Well according to UFC president Dana White, Conor’s tweet simply is not true and the Irish superstar will not be fighting at UFC 200 on July 9. His words to […]
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Dana White says it was a ‘Good thing’ for Jones that he didn’t fight ‘DC’ at UFC 197
Jon “Bones” Jones became the UFC’s interim light heavyweight champion Saturday night in Las Vegas after earning a unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux in the evening’s main event. Jones was able to control the fight with “OSP” for the entire five-rounds, however many fans and analysts were not overly impressed with Jon’s performance. […]
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Dana White addresses the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. GSP rumor
During Friday’s UFC 200 press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked to comment on top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent statement that he was offered a fight with Georges St. Pierre for July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The UFC president seemed rather shocked by the question, which prompted him to respond with […]
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Video | Dana White on Conor McGregor: “I am not upset at all”
During today’s UFC 200 press conference, UFC president Dana White stated that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had officially lost the opportunity to compete at this summer’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The brash Irish superstar quickly fired back at his boss via Twitter while the UFC 200 press conference was still […]
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Dana White says ‘Jones vs. Cormier 2’ a possibility for UFC 200
During today’s UFC 200 press conference, UFC president Dana White announced that there was no longer any chance that current featherweight champ Conor McGregor would be fighting at this summer’s blockbuster event. Shortly after making that statement, Dana White was asked if it was possible that a light heavyweight championship rematch between Daniel Cormier and […]
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Dana White: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar could be for the vacant title
While UFC President Dana White has announced that Conor McGregor will no longer be fighting at UFC 200 after refusing to fulfill his media obligations, there has been some question as to whether or not he will remain the featherweight champion. McGregor announced on Twitter yesterday morning that he was retiring from MMA, which would […]
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Report: Dana White met with Ronda Rousey yesterday in San Francisco
According to a report from MMA personality ‘Front Row Brian’, UFC President Dana White met with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey yesterday in San Francisco. According to the report White and Rousey were meeting with World Gaming executive Neil Duffy. With that said, there is a good chance that a conversation about “saving […]
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Video | Dana White says Nate Diaz is flying to Vegas to book another fight
https://youtu.be/XIK1RN7ZH5g UFC President Dana White went on ESPN’s SportsCenter to announce that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 main event rematch with Nate Diaz after failing to commit to a press conference in Las Vegas. White continued by saying that the UFC still had a good relationship […]
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Video | Dana White likes the idea of Rumble vs. Glover
https://youtu.be/0blbC_o5l2k Following his first-round knockout victory over former champ Rashad Evans, Glover Teixeira called out top contender Anthony Johnson for a fight. UFC president Dana White spoke to FOX Sports where he stated that he likes the idea of the two former title challengers (Johnson and Teixeira) squaring off. Would you like to see this […]
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VIDEO | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs bill legalizing MMA
#MMA2NY is OFFICIAL!!! pic.twitter.com/qY86hnszy6 — UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2016 Earlier today New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill officially legalizing MMA in New York, 19 years after it was banned in The Empire State. The UFC then proceeded to announce its inaugural event in New York at the Madison Square Garden on November […]
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UFC announces inaugural event in New York
It was only a matter of time before the UFC announced its first event in New York after MMA became legal in The Empire State. On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially signed a bill legalizing MMA in New York, which subsequently lead the UFC to announce its inaugural event in New York at the Madison […]
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Dana White explains why Jones vs. Saint Preux is for the interim title
On Friday night we broke the news that current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to defend his title against Jon Jones at UFC 197 on April 23. Yesterday, UFC officials announced that Ovince Saint Preux would be stepping up on short-notice to challenge Jon Jones […]
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VIDEO | Dana White announces Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Saturday afternoon on SportsCenter, UFC President Dana White announced that Ovince Saint Preux would be stepping in on short notice for Daniel Cormier to fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 for the interim UFC light heavyweight title. Above you can see the SportsCenter footage of Dana White making the announcement!
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New York assembly passes bill legalizing MMA
News broke early Tuesday afternoon that a New York State Assembly passed a bill that would see MMA legalized in New York. The vote count was 113-25 according to MMAFighting. The bill now moves to the desk of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who will reportedly sign the bill without issues. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta spoke on […]
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Dana White says Nate Diaz made well over a million at UFC 196
http://youtu.be/jq3ZNd6rQV8 UFC president Dana White claims that Nate Diaz made well over one million dollars for his UFC 196 main event victory over Conor McGregor. After a tough first-round, the ‘Stockton slugger’ was able to find his range and pepper the current UFC featherweight champion with punches in round two. Eventually McGregor became desparate and […]
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Dana White: The new Jon Jones is scary
UFC president Dana White says that former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones is training like a man possessed for his rematch with current title holder Daniel Cormier. According to White, Jones is 6-months sober and in the best shape of his life ahead of next month’s UFC 197 pay-per-view event. His words: “What’s […]
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Dana White says UFC 196 takes the record for most PPV buys in UFC history
UFC 196 proved to be a record-breaking event for the UFC. The evening’s main event featured UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor taking on Nate Diaz in a non-title welterweight bout. The co-main event saw Holly Holm and Miesha Tate go to war for the UFC’s women’s bantamweight championship. According to UFC President Dana White, the UFC 196 event […]
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Dana White: “Conor McGregor is going to turnaround and fight at UFC 200”
UFC president Dana White was a recent guest on “ESPN Radio: Russillo & Kanell Today” where he announced that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to the octagon at UFC 200 this July in Las Vegas. His words: “Yeah I was at his (Conor’s) house last night. He wants to fight again as soon […]
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VIDEO | Dana White gets tasered
UFC President Dana White has been filming his “Lookin For A Fight” show alongside former UFC champion Matt Serra and Nick The Tooth. The show has seen several fighters earn a shot inside the Octagon, including Mickey Gall and Sage Northcutt. On the latest episode, the trio of men head to Las Vegas, where they […]
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VIDEO | Dana White discusses aftermath of UFC 196
https://youtu.be/yyNK7fm_T3A The co-main event and main-event of UFC 196 both left fans speechless as Miesha Tate submitted Holly Holm in the co-main event, and Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor in the main event. Given the two upsets, there are a lot of potential matchups being discussed for Miesha Tate, Nate Diaz, and Conor McGregor. While […]
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Dana White: “I think Ronda will now fight Miesha Tate for the title”
UFC president Dana White spoke to ESPN’s “SportsCenter” following yesterday’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas and revealed that Ronda Rousey will likely be next up for new women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, his words: “I think that Ronda will now fight Miesha Tate for the title. That’s what’s going to happen. That’s what I said before […]
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Video | Dana White reacts to Conor and Holly’s losses at UFC 196
UFC president Dana White reacts to last night’s epic UFC 196 event in Las Vegas and gives his take on the losses suffered by Holly Holm and Conor McGregor.
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VIDEO | UFC Unstoppable press conference is LIVE
Ahead of the UFC 196 weigh-ins prior to the highly anticipated event tomorrow night in Vegas, catch the stars of several major upcoming UFC events at the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference above!