{"id":307346,"date":"2019-03-27T06:26:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307346"},"modified":"2019-03-27T06:26:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:26:08","slug":"dana-white-puts-an-end-to-165-lb-division-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-puts-an-end-to-165-lb-division-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White puts an end to 165 lb. division talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UFC President Dana White recently inked a new, seven-year deal with the Las Vegas based promotion. And he says that, so long as he&#8217;s with the company, the 165 lb. division that so many fans and fighters have been asking for is a definite no-go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dNot in the next seven years, that I promise,\u201d White said in a recent interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Barstool (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barstoolsports.com\/boston\/my-moms-basement-episode-1-dana-white\" target=\"_blank\">Barstool<\/a>&nbsp;(transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Mania (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/3\/26\/18283186\/dana-white-puts-the-165-pound-division-talk-to-rest-it-aint-happening-while-im-here\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m here for seven more years, when I go they can make a 180, 165, 122, whatever they wanna do when I\u2019m gone, they can do. It ain\u2019t happening while I\u2019m here. What\u2019s the appeal in it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dA lot of guys who know they can\u2019t win at either 170 or 155 that would all jump ship,&#8221; the UFC boss continued. &#8220;If you look at our 170 and 155 division, they\u2019re stacked. You\u2019ve got Usman, Woodley, Covington, Wonderboy, RDA, Masvidal, Askren, Till, Ponzinibbio, Lawler, Edwards. That\u2019s 170. Lightweights at 155 you got Khabib, Conor, Tony, Poirier, Iaquinta, Kevin Lee who\u2019s moving over to welterweight to make it even better, Edson Barboza, Gaethje, Pettis now is over in the welterweight division which makes it even better. Cerrone, Felder, Gillespie, Diaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dYou build a 165 pound division, you completely drain both of those divisions,\u201d White concluded. \u201cIt ain\u2019t happening while I\u2019m here. These divisions are stacked, we\u2019ve got tons of great fights in both divisions. We don\u2019t need a 165 pound division.&#8221;<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So there you have it. Dana White is putting his foot down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 3\/27\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White recently inked a new, seven-year deal with the Las Vegas based promotion. 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