Dana White News

Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

UFC President Dana White will no longer have his good friend and partner Lorenzo Fertitta by his side while working on anything UFC for much longer. With WME | IMG’s $4 billion purchase of the UFC from Zuffa, Fertitta will be stepping down as CEO and White will continue working as the UFC President and says that he was just given a much bigger workload with Lorenzo out of the picture.

Chris Taylor - July 10, 2016

UFC President Dana White discusses all of this weekend’s UFC fights.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

When the UFC announced late Wednesday that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight versus champion Daniel Cormier, people were stunned by the news. With the fight being just days away from the monumental pay-per-view card, Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was moved to the main event of the evening.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Late Wednesday, the UFC arranged a short-notice press conference to announce that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the main event against champion Daniel Cormier due to a “potential anti-doping violation.”

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Lately the rumors of the UFC’s potential sale have heated up, with reports indicating that the UFC was sold for upwards of $4 billion. While the UFC brass had maintained silence in the media regarding the latest rumors, UFC President Dana White, and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta decided it was time to put the rumors to bed.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2016

The coaches challenge on season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter took an unexpected turn when UFC President Dana White upped the stakes by getting involved.

Russell Ess - June 23, 2016

UFC President Dana White is always one to speak his mind.

Russell Ess - June 22, 2016

Dana White is a little rough around the edges when it comes to his persona.

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2016

Recently, a video emerged of UFC lightweight Nate Diaz using the ‘Stockton Slap’ on UFC President Dana White. The clip left everyone stunned as they wondered why White would allow Diaz to slap him. On the first episode of UFC Unfiltered, White recalled the situation:

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2016

This past weekend, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Rory MacDonald squared off in a highly anticipated matchup of welterweight contenders for a title shot against the winner of Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley. The fight, which went the full 5 rounds, was an extremely technical matchup between two of the best strikers in the welterweight division. Ultimately, Thompson’s precision and ability to stuff takedowns earned him the victory.

Russell Ess - June 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/pDWCbDygY-w Even if Ariel Helwani’s lifetime ban was lifted from the UFC, Dana White is still pissed off with him.

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2016

During UFC 199, fight fans were shocked to find out that popular MMA journalist Ariel Helwani had been kicked out of the event, and had been banned from future UFC events as a media member after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar returning to the UFC at UFC 200. Helwani took to social media to fight the ban, which resulted in him gaining enough support that the UFC ultimately lifted the lifetime ban on Helwani just days after banning him for life.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

The news of the potential sale of the UFC picked up once again earlier this week as it was announced that the sale was “definitely progressing” with no terms being given. Now, according to Dave Meltzer the bidding for the promotion is going to end above $4 billion and would see a complete transfer of ownership from the Fertitta brothers to the highest bidder.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

After a report Tuesday evening indicated that there has been progress in the Fertitta brothers and Dana White selling the UFC, BJPenn.com spoke to a source regarding the situation who informed us the word on the street is that the sale is complete. Initial reports about the UFC’s sale emerged quite some time ago, however UFC President Dana White was quick to shut them down as he informed fans that the UFC isn’t for sale.

bjpenndotcom - June 14, 2016

There has been much speculation as to whether or not Dana White and the Fertittas will sell the UFC. While initial reports stated that the trio were extremely close to finalizing a sale, UFC President Dana White then refuted the reports, claiming that the UFC isn’t for sale. Details then emerged that the trio could be looking to sell a portion of the promotion while retaining majority ownership. The report also indicated that the move would be in order to make a move into the Chinese MMA market.

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 200 against Mark Hunt.

Russell Ess - June 3, 2016

Fighter pay is always a hot topic. UFC President Dana White is always included in the subject and recently spoke about it as Colin Cowherd brought it up with White during his Thursday appearance on “The Herd.”

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

News broke earlier this week that UFC women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko was at a chicken shop in Peru when an armed robbery took place. Without missing a beat, Shevchenko’s coach left into action, pulling out a firearm and shooting one of the robbers. Unfortunately, he was also his by return fire from the men, and was rushed to the hospital.