Dana White News

Christopher Taylor - February 8, 2020

UFC President Dana White was asked to discuss the hot topic of MMA judging following tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston, Texas. UFC 247 was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring reining division champion Jon Jones taking on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes.

Tom Taylor - February 7, 2020

The UFC will pay tribute to the late, great Kobe Bryant during Saturday’s UFC 247 broadcast. UFC President Dana White divulged the company’s plans to honor the basketball legend during an interview with TMZ.

Natasha Hooper - February 6, 2020

Dana White has given his take on the ongoing drama between MMA analyst Joe Rogan and ESPN analyst, Stephen A. Smith. At UFC 246 on Saturday 18th January 2020, Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon to face Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. He utilized shoulder strikes, his signature left, and ground and pound to seal the victory in just 40 seconds of the very first round. The Irishman’s decisive win had some spectators questioning Cerrone’s fighting ability, including ESPN commentator Stephen A Smith.

Natasha Hooper - February 5, 2020

Dana White has criticised Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman for their “neanderthal” behaviour during an altercation in Miami. A day before the super bowl at the Radio Row media event, the ‘BMF’ winner ran into the welterweight champion. The pair began a war of words and bystanders were forced to intervene to stop the conflict from escalating any further. Kamaru Usman goaded Masvidal to “do something,” but Gamebred accused him of being a “clout chaser.”

Chris Taylor - February 1, 2020

Brendan Schaub believes Dana White and UFC officials are overlooking Tony Ferguson in his upcoming title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249. On April 18 in Brooklyn, the former UFC interim lightweight title holder, Ferguson, will challenge the promotions undefeated UFC lightweight champion, Nurmagomedov.

Chris Taylor - February 1, 2020

Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor is currently awaiting his next assignment from promotional President Dana White. The Irish star returned to action for the first time in over a year at last month’s UFC 246 event, where he needed just 40-seconds to dismantle Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in a welterweight bout.

Cole Shelton - January 31, 2020

UFC president, Dana White knows how big of a star Conor McGregor is. McGregor is no doubt the biggest star in MMA but White believes he is one of the biggest in combat sports history. But, it isn’t just McGregor as the star of the UFC, rather the UFC boss knows he has a number of solid draws.

Natasha Hooper - January 29, 2020

Jorge Masvidal has found a new target for his ‘three-piece and a soda’ antics, Kamaru Usman. At a Radio Row media session in Miami, the welterweights nearly got into a fight before being separated by bystanders. The media day is being held in preparation for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV event which features the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Natasha Hooper - January 26, 2020

Today, TMZ announced the news that NBA legend Kobe Bryant had passed away in a helicopter crash. The former professional basketball player died on Sunday morning in a helicopter incident in Calabasas, Los Angeles.

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2020

UFC president Dana White has confirmed that he is planning to meet with lightweight contender Justin Gaethje after UFC 246. There has been a great deal of speculation over what the future is going to hold for Gaethje ever since his magnificent TKO win over Donald Cerrone back in September 2019, which marked his third straight win in the UFC.

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2020

UFC president Dana White has claimed that Khabib Nurmagomedov has Conor McGregor-type money — in excess of $50 million. White made the claim the post-fight press conference following UFC 246, which featured McGregor’s triumphant return to the Octagon in the main event as he ran through Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds.

Chris Taylor - January 18, 2020

UFC President Dana White spoke to the media shortly following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC 246 event where he shared his thoughts on Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone. McGregor and Cerrone squared off in tonight’s event headliner with both men looking to rebound.

Mike Pendleton - January 16, 2020

During his sit-down interview with Aaron Bronsteter of TSN, UFC President Dana White hit on a wide range of topics, and brought some more attention to a possible crossover fight. There have recently been talks of a potential fight between boxing world champion Claressa Shields and reigning UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, and White isn’t hiding his plans for a fight between the two. When asked for an update on a potential fight between Nunes and Shields, White told Bronsteter that it’s not hard to figure out what’s going on between all parties involved and he believes the best opponent for each fighter is the other.

Mike Pendleton - January 16, 2020

Back in 2014 the UFC signed a six-year outfitting deal with Reebok to become the official apparel sponsor of the UFC, and that deal has not gone well in the eyes of many fans and fighters. When fighters could represent their own sponsors, they had more opportunities to make money, but since the Reebok deal was signed, fighters are not allowed to represent additional sponsors. Reebok also pays most fighters much less than they would be paid by their own, individual sponsors.

Mike Pendleton - January 15, 2020

As things begin to pick up for the UFC in 2020, several fights have been made throughout the first quarter of the year and that includes a lightweight title fight between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and top-contender Tony Ferguson. While this is the UFC’s fifth attempt at making a fight between both fighters, other contenders like Justin Gaethje are waiting on the sidelines. Recently, Gaethje told The Luke Thomas Show on Sirius XM that he would be willing to replace either Ferguson or Nurmagomedov in the scheduled UFC 249 title fight, if either were forced to withdraw. While Gaethje’s recent showings back up the claim that he deserves a title shot, UFC President Dana White doesn’t share the same thoughts.

Adam Martin - January 13, 2020

UFC president Dana White says that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been invited to attend this weekend’s UFC 246 event. White is a massive fan of the Patriots, who Brady has starred for since the 2000 NFL season. During the last 20 years with the Pats, Brady has appeared in nine Super Bowls, winning an NFL record six of them, the most for any player in football history. White regularly attends Patriots games and is close with the team’s owner, Robert Kraft.

Adam Martin - January 10, 2020

UFC president Dana White confirmed that the UFC, in conjunction with Endeavor and its partner companies, has donated $250,000 to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund. Wildfires have ravaged Australia, killing people and wildlife, destroying homes, and laying waste to the environment. The MMA community has taken notice of the wildfires, with UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal heading to Australia in February and donating proceeds from his visit to controlling the fires. Now White says the UFC is also helping out.

Harry Kettle - January 10, 2020

The UFC has just dropped a phenomenal new promo for the UFC 246 main event between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone. A few weeks back we saw the promotion release “The Showdown”, which was a two-minute promo of epic proportions that almost resembled something from a movie trailer. Now, as the hype behind the fight continues to increase, they’re going all in on making sure that this is one of the biggest fights of the year.