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UFC President Dana White shoots down the idea of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather rematch: "He will return in the cage"
Josh Evanoff - June 27, 2022
UFC president Dana White isn’t interested in Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather 2. In August 2017, fans were treated to a crossover superfight at the T-Mobile Arena. After a long press tour and build-up, Conor McGregor clashed with Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring.
Dan Hardy scolds Dana White for his “unnecessary disrespect” towards Nate Diaz
Susan Cox - June 24, 2022
Dan Hardy is scolding Dana White for his ‘unnecessary disrespect’ towards Nate Diaz. It was UFC President, Dana White who recently reacted to Nate Diaz once again requesting his release from the UFC. White pointed out that Diaz has won only one of his last several fights, suggesting perhaps it is time for Californian welterweight to move on.
Nate Diaz responds after Dana White highlights the fact that he’s only won one fight in the past six years
Harry Kettle - June 24, 2022
Nate Diaz has responded to UFC president Dana White noting that he’s only won one fight in the last five or six years. As time goes on, it seems less and less likely that Nate Diaz will actually fight again for the UFC. The back and forth between the two parties has been well documented and as we look ahead to the future, it’s difficult to see any kind of definitive resolution taking place.
Joe Lauzon responds to Dana White's comments about not re-booking Donald Cerrone fight; "For me right now, it's Cowboy or bust"
Josh Evanoff - June 22, 2022
UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon still wants to fight Donald Cerrone, despite Dana White’s comments. ‘J-Lau’ hasn’t been in the octagon since October 2019, when he defeated Jonathan Pearce. However, it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. The 38-year-old has had two fights canceled in the span of a month and a half.
Dana White says it's "undeniable" that Kamaru Usman is the greatest welterweight ever: "He's lapping guys"
Cole Shelton - June 21, 2022
Dana White believes Kamaru Usman is undeniably the welterweight GOAT. Usman is set to defend his welterweight title against Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 278 on August 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s an intriguing matchup as Usman looks to defend his belt for the sixth time, and the bout also serves as a rematch of their 2015 fight.
Dana White says Nate Diaz "should probably" go box Jake Paul: "Nate's won one fight in five years"
Cole Shelton - June 21, 2022
Dana White believes Nate Diaz should go out and box Jake Paul. Diaz took to Twitter to ask for his release and hinted at boxing Paul. It’s a fight that many have talked about, including Paul wanting it to happen. However, Diaz is still under UFC contract and for White, he says they still have to give him one more fight.
Dana White says the UFC will not rebook Joe Lauzon vs Donald Cerrone, reveals ‘Cowboy’ finally turned down a short-notice fight
Fernando Quiles - June 19, 2022
UFC President Dana White has no plans of trying to book Joe Lauzon vs. Donald Cerrone again. Lauzon and Cerrone were initially set to mix it up at UFC 274. Illness struck “Cowboy” causing the fight to be pushed back.
Dana White believes Amanda Nunes is "not that hungry savage she was" before she became champion: "Amanda is a multi-millionaire"
Cole Shelton - June 14, 2022
Dana White doesn’t think Amanda Nunes has the same hunger she once did. Nunes lost her bantamweight title back at UFC 269 to Julianna Pena and although the two are set to rematch at UFC 277, White doesn’t think the Brazilian is the savage she once was.
Watch Dana White's live reaction to Jiri Prochazka submitting Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 (Video)
Chris Taylor - June 12, 2022
Like many fight fans, Dana White was losing his mind during last night’s UFC 275 main event between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira. Teixeira (33-8 MMA) was looking to earn his first career title defense when he squared off with Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA) yesterday in Singapore. The 42-year-old had captured the promotions light heavyweight title back at UFC 267 with a second round submission victory over Jan Blachowicz.
Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov text message snub was "nothing personal"
Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022
UFC President Dana White has responded to accusations that he snubbed former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The story goes like this, after Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274, White announced that ‘Do Bronx’ would be one half of a future vacant lightweight title fight.
Video | Dana White reacts to news that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has threatened to leave the division
Christopher Taylor - June 10, 2022
Dana White was live on the air when he learned that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo was threatening to leave the division. Four days ago, Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA) revealed that he was ‘very upset’ with the UFC for creating an interim flyweight title. In speaking with ‘MMA fighting‘ the reigning UFC flyweight champion said:
Dana White says he "really likes" Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler next: "It makes a lot of sense"
Cole Shelton - June 10, 2022
Dana White likes the idea of making Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler next. After Chandler scored a vicious front kick KO win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, he called out McGregor. Since signing with the UFC, Chandler has been vocal about wanting to fight the Irishman and he claims he is the current frontrunner.
Oscar De La Hoya reveals he buried the hatchet with Dana White: "There's still business to be done with me and Dana"
Josh Evanoff - June 8, 2022
It seems that the beef between promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Dana White is over. For years, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions has been going head to head with the UFC President. The beef between the two arose back in 2018, as De La Hoya got into the world of MMA promotion. He decided to promote the trilogy fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
Dana White shoots down Kamaru Usman vs. Nick Diaz: "I don't want to see Nick get hurt"
Josh Evanoff - June 8, 2022
UFC President Dana White isn’t going to let Kamaru Usman fight Nick Diaz. Last month, the Stockton-native called out ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’. Despite coming off a loss to Robbie Lawler last September, Diaz thought he would beat Usman. The callout received a lot of attention in the MMA community.
Dana White on the current status of negotiations with Francis Ngannou: “There’s no lost cause”
Susan Cox - June 8, 2022
Dana White is speaking out about the current status of negotiations with Francis Ngannou. White, while speaking about the upcoming UFC 275 event in Singapore this Saturday, June 11th, took some time to discuss Francis Ngannou.
Dana White responds to critics who claim the UFC women’s flyweight division is weak: “No, Valentina Shevchenko is so good, she makes the division look weak”
Harry Kettle - June 8, 2022
Dana White has rejected the idea that the UFC women’s flyweight division is weak, citing how good Valentina Shevchenko has been as champion. Over the course of the last few years, Valentina Shevchenko has firmly established herself as one of the most dominant champions in the recent history of the UFC. In direct contrast to that, the women’s flyweight division has long-since been viewed as one of the weakest in the promotion, with Shevchenko reigning supreme as the queen of the mountain.
Dana White expresses interest in Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson coaching The Ultimate Fighter: "I'll consider it"
Josh Evanoff - June 7, 2022
UFC president Dana White is interested in Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson coaching a season of The Ultimate Fighter. The two men were famously booked to fight on five different occasions. Despite that, they never fought. Their five fights were canceled for everything from botched weight cuts to torn ACLs due to tripping over television wires.
UFC President Dana White confirms Rose Namajunas will not receive an immediate rematch with Carla Esparza
Cole Shelton - June 7, 2022
Dana White has revealed who Carla Esparza will face in her first title defense. At UFC 274, Esparza edged out Rose Namajunas in a lackluster fight to become the new strawweight champ. Although the fight was a boring one, some thought ‘Thug’ had done enough to warrant an immediate rematch, but White says that won’t happen. Instead, he revealed to MMA Underground that the winner of Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2 will get the next title shot.