{"id":446557,"date":"2022-05-10T00:26:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=446557"},"modified":"2022-05-10T00:26:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T07:26:28","slug":"dana-white-reveals-joe-rogan-told-him-not-to-rebook-a-fight-between-islam-makhachev-and-beneil-dariush-following-ufc-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-reveals-joe-rogan-told-him-not-to-rebook-a-fight-between-islam-makhachev-and-beneil-dariush-following-ufc-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reveals Joe Rogan told him not to rebook a fight between Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush following UFC 274"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White has said Joe Rogan told him not to rebook Islam Makhachev vs Beneil Dariush following UFC 274.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of last Saturday&#8217;s pay-per-view, Dana White has a lot to figure out when it comes to the lightweight division. Charles Oliveira is no longer the champion, Michael Chandler is coming off the back of a big win and there are many, many other contenders just waiting to discover what their fate is going to be in the division.<\/p>\n<p>The popular opinion is that Islam Makhachev should battle Charles Oliveira for the now-vacant title, however, White is still invested in the idea of seeing Islam battle Dariush in a contest that was supposed to take place earlier this year before Beneil <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/beneil-dariush-forced-out-of-ufc-vegas-49-main-event-against-islam-makhachev\/\">had to pull out<\/a> through injury.<\/p>\n<p>In his post-fight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ns-hK-V_kVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference<\/a>, White gave an interesting answer when asked if he still wants to see it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Rogan Talking Dana White Out Of Islam Makhachev vs Beneil Dariush..\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ns-hK-V_kVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do, but Joe Rogan just grabbed me in the hallway and told me not to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Schmo proceeded to ask whether it would be a number one contender fight, to which White replied with a short and sweet &#8220;yes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody knows the specifics of what Rogan actually said to Dana and why he said it, but if we had to guess, it&#8217;s because he wants to see Makhachev vs Oliveira &#8211; and with a return to Fight Island coming up later this year, it does feel like that&#8217;s a solid direction for the UFC to head in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Dana White book Islam Makhachev against Beneil Dariush or Charles Oliveira?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White has said Joe Rogan told him not to rebook Islam Makhachev vs Beneil Dariush following UFC 274. In the wake of last Saturday&#8217;s pay-per-view, Dana White has a lot to figure out when it comes to the lightweight division. 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