Dana White News
Dana White dismisses narrative that UK fighters were given favorable opponents at UFC London
Susan Cox - March 22, 2022
Dana White has dismissed the narrative that UK fighters were given favorable opponents at last weekend’s UFC London event. It was just last Saturday, March 19th that UFC London took place amongst a full capacity crowd in the O2 Arena. It had been three years since the UFC was live in London, and it was to be the 12th live event in the English capital, and it didn’t disappoint.
UFC boss Dana White says there’s “one guy” who could replace him but it’s not Daniel Cormier: “I love Daniel but Daniel couldn't do it”
Fernando Quiles - March 20, 2022
UFC President Dana White knows who could replace him and it isn’t Daniel Cormier. It’s difficult to imagine the UFC without Dana but it’ll happen one day. The UFC boss is known for being in the public eye and helping keep the UFC a well-oiled machine. Fans have long championed for Daniel Cormier to be White’s replacement when the time comes but it looks like that would be a pipe dream.
Dana White lauds Paddy Pimblett for performance at UFC London, compares him to Sean O'Malley
Christopher Taylor - March 19, 2022
Dana White has dubbed Paddy Pimblett as “the real deal” following his first round finish at UFC London, comparing him to Sean O’Malley. Pimblett (18-3 MMA) made his sophomore Octagon appearance this evening against fellow lightweight fighter Kazula Vargas (12-5 MMA). The Liverpool native was looking to cement his status as one of the promotions top budding stars and did so in empathic fashion by scoring another first round victory.
Dana White discusses the future of Dan Hooker following his loss at UFC London
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2022
Dana White discussed what could be next for Dan Hooker after ‘The Hangman’ suffered another first round loss at UFC London. Hooker (21-12 MMA) returned to the featherweight division tonight, this after dropping three of his last four fights at lightweight. During that rough stretch, ‘The Hangman’ had suffered first round stoppage losses at the hands of Islam Makhachev and Michael Chandler.
Dana White reacts to Conor McGregor wanting Kamaru Usman next: "It's interesting"
Cole Shelton - March 18, 2022
Dana White has reacted after Conor McGregor suggested he wants to fight Kamaru Usman his next time out. McGregor sat down with his website The Mac Life to provide an update on his recovery and said he’s focused on fighting at welterweight. He also wants to fight Usman in his return bout to become the first-ever three-weight world champion.
Dana White reveals the two bookings he wants to get done in 2022
Cole Shelton - March 17, 2022
Dana White has two bookings in mind that he wants to get done in 2022. White has always said he only books fights the fans want to see and before UFC London he was asked which fight he wants to get done in 2022. For the UFC boss, he couldn’t think of just one and he gave two answers with one being surprising.
Dana White reveals thoughts on Kamaru Usman vs. Canelo Alvarez boxing match: "Everything about it is horrible"
Josh Evanoff - March 17, 2022
Dana White has given his thoughts on the proposed Kamaru Usman vs. Canelo Alvarez boxing match. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has been discussing a possible fight against the boxer over the past year. While the bout was first dismissed by Alvarez, he recently opined that the bout could happen if it makes sense. While he’s currently booked against Dmitry Bivol and Gennadiy Golovkin, Usman is hoping he can get slotted in this year as well.
Dana White reacts after YouTube removes podcast featuring Donald Trump: “It’s scary. Very f**king scary.”
Susan Cox - March 17, 2022
UFC President, Dana White has expressed his thoughts on YouTube removing a podcast featuring Ex-President, Donald Trump. Both White and Trump have been friends for years with several UFC events being held at Trump’s Taj Mahal Hotel in Atlantic City.
Dana White open to possible Logan Paul fight in the UFC: "I'm not saying no"
Josh Evanoff - March 15, 2022
Despite his ongoing rivalry with Jake Paul, Dana White seems open to doing business with his brother Logan Paul. ‘The Problem Child’ and the UFC president have been feuding in public over the past year. While White has shot steroid allegations at the YouTuber-turned-boxer, Paul has instead said the executive does cocaine and released a diss track. Despite the bad blood, White seemingly has a good relationship with Jake’s brother Logan.
Brendan Schaub believes Dana White will consider Jake Paul’s new offer: “He is a business man and this would be a banger on a UFC pay-per-view”
Susan Cox - March 15, 2022
Brendan Schaub, speaking on ‘The Schaub Show’ on YouTube discussed Jake Paul’s new proposal to Dana White. It was Jake Paul who took to Twitter to post this callout to the UFC President:
Henry Cejudo believes he'll never fight again because he upset Dana White: "I talked too much s*it"
Josh Evanoff - March 11, 2022
Despite his recent talk of coming out of retirement, Henry Cejudo doesn’t think he’ll get the chance to compete again. The former UFC dual-weight champion retired following a win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. However, almost immediately following the victory, he began discussing a comeback. He’s been angling for a fight with Alexander Volkanovski at featherweight for the past few months. However, he’s been shot down by Dana White every time the bout is brought up.
Dana White remains optimistic that Nate Diaz will sign a new contract despite talks of retirement
Harry Kettle - March 7, 2022
UFC president Dana White believes there’s a good chance Nate Diaz will sign a new contract with the promotion. At this moment in time, Nate Diaz is on the last fight of his current deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The belief is that he’s going in search of one last big payday before riding off into the sunset with Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Jorge Masvidal all being touted as potential opponents.
Dana White reacts to Colby Covington’s callout of Dustin Poirier, believes ‘Chaos’ can eventually earn another welterweight title shot
Fernando Quiles - March 6, 2022
UFC President Dana White has responded to Colby Covington’s desire to fight Dustin Poirier. Last night (March 5), Covington went one-on-one with his former teammate and friend Jorge Masvidal. The grudge match headlined UFC 272 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight had some exciting moments but it ultimately played out how the oddsmakers thought it would.
Dana White has a message for those criticizing a potential Conor McGregor title shot
Susan Cox - March 4, 2022
UFC President, Dana White, is speaking out to those who have criticized him about comments he made regarding Conor McGregor getting a title shot upon his return to the Octagon. The Irishman has not fought since July of 2021, at UFC 264, where he went down to defeat against Dustin Poirier (28-7 MMA). Suffering a broken leg, having surgery and rehabilitating, McGregor has kept fans apprised of his recovery and return to training.
Dana White says "it's a really bad idea" for Francis Ngannou to box Tyson Fury
Cole Shelton - March 3, 2022
Dana White doesn’t think Francis Ngannou has much of a chance if he boxes Tyson Fury. For quite some time now, Ngannou and Fury have been talking about fighting one another. With the UFC heavyweight champion also in contract negotiation, he has made it clear he wants to box and Fury would be his dream opponent.
Dana White praises Colby Covington ahead of UFC 272: “He should definitely be in the pound-for-pound list”
Susan Cox - March 3, 2022
UFC 272 takes place this coming weekend, Saturday March 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The main event will feature Colby Covington (16-3 MMA) vs Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA) in the welterweight division.
Dana White explains what Colby Covington must do to earn a middleweight title shot against Israel Adesanya
Harry Kettle - March 3, 2022
UFC president Dana White has revealed what Colby Covington needs to do in order to earn a title shot against Israel Adesanya. In his two attempts at winning the UFC welterweight championship, Colby Covington took reigning king Kamaru Usman to the limit on both occasions. Alas, despite all of his good work, “Chaos” still came up short with his most notable accolade to date being when he captured the interim belt way back at UFC 225.
Dana White reveals Islam Makhachev turned down fight with Rafael dos Anjos: "I thought we had it done"
Josh Evanoff - March 2, 2022
Dana White has revealed that Islam Makhachev turned down a fight with Rafael dos Anjos for this weekend. Last week, the MMA world went crazy after Rafael Fiziev fell out of his UFC 272 bout with the former lightweight champion. Many fighters quickly stepped up to take the short-notice co-main event fight. Many stepped up, but one drew attention more than the rest, being Islam Makhachev.