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Chuck Liddell expresses his feelings towards Dana White and Fertittas since being let go by UFC
Russell Ess - October 2, 2017
Former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame legend Chuck Liddell says he was promised a lifetime job with the UFC. However, that all changed when the promotion was sold and the new owners WME-IMG shifted their direction with some corporate restructuring. Liddell and fellow UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes were let go from their executive positions when WME-IMG bought the business last year and began running the ship.
Dana White refutes rumor of Diaz vs McGregor trilogy fight at UFC 219
Chris Taylor - September 24, 2017
Earlier today Team FA reported that a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor was set for December’s UFC 219 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/teamfa/status/911971393297928193
Dana White has a message for anyone who thinks Gokhan Saki's debut was stopped early
Chris Taylor - September 23, 2017
Former kickboxing world champion Gokhan Saki made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last night’s UFC Fight Night 117 event in Japan. The feared striker, Saki, lived up to the hype scoring a first-round knockout victory over his opponent Luis Henrique da Silva.
UFC President Dana White was not happy about the Canelo vs. GGG result
Chris Taylor - September 17, 2017
UFC President Dana White was not happy when he heard the result of Saturday’s boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Glennady Golovkin. Dana White was in attendance for the highly anticipated boxing match which took place under the bright lights of T-Mobile Arena.
VIDEO | Dana White reveals shattering Mayweather vs McGregor pay-per-view buy numbers
Russell Ess - August 30, 2017
Many believed that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor would be the richest fight in the history of combat sports by breaking the 2015 records that Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio set in 2015. Although not a sellout for the attendance at the event, Floyd Mayweather said during the post-fight press conference that they did break the record for the gate and also the pay-per-view record he and Pacquiao set in their fight. “We did break the record tonight for the biggest gate,” Mayweather stated at the post-fight press conference via MMA Weekly. “Me and Pacquiao done $72 million. I think we done somewhere over $80 million in the live gate (with McGregor).”
Dana White reacts to Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
Tom Taylor - August 27, 2017
Last night, UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor bravely stepped into the boxing ring with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. While McGregor had some real success early on, he ultimately fatigued in the second half of the fight, at which point Mayweather turned up the heat to capture a 10th-round TKO win. Speaking to the media at the event’s post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White discussed his champion’s performance against Mayweather. Unsurprisingly, he was very impressed. “This isn’t what he does,” White said at the post-fight press conference for Mayweather vs. McGregor (h/t MMAJunkie.com). “He’s a mixed martial artist, where he goes in and uses all of his weapons, and tonight he was only allowed to use his hands.”
UFC President Dana White just utterly destroyed former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya
Chris Taylor - August 25, 2017
Millions of fight fans are sitting at home watching the clock counting down the minutes until current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather throw down tomorrow night in Las Vegs. The fight has not only sparked a ton of interest, but it has also absorbed a fair amount of criticism.
Dana White makes interesting comparison between Conor McGregor and Chuck Liddell
Tom Taylor - August 24, 2017
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor‘s upcoming boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is quite unprecedented. That said, it can be compared to a few other fights in the long and violent history of unarmed combat. One fight it is often compared to is Muhammed Ali’s 1976 battle with pro wrestler Antonio Inoki. Another it is compared to is boxer James Toney’s lone and disastrous mixed martial arts bout, which saw him abruptly tapped out by Randy Couture. In the opinion of UFC President Dana White, it’s also somewhat similar to former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell’s sojourn into the PRIDE FC ring – unfamiliar territory for a fighter who’d cut his teeth in the cage.
Dana White gives grim statement on Jon Jones' future
Tom Taylor - August 23, 2017
Last night, news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had failed a drug test in the lead-up to his UFC 214 title fight with then-champion Daniel Cormier. In the wake of this unfortunate development, UFC President Dana White partook in a brief media scrum at the Ultimate Fighter Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this scrum, White shared his initial thoughts on Jones latest failed test:
UFC President Dana White reacts to Jon Jones being flagged by USADA
Chris Taylor - August 22, 2017
This weekend’s Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather super fight took a backseat today when news broke that current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones had been flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. The Anti-Doping Policy violation stemmed from an in-competition sample collected following Jones’ weigh-in on July 28, 2017.
Dana White warns the boxing community "Now you're going to meet Conor McGregor"
Chris Taylor - August 18, 2017
We are just over a week away from what could be the biggest fight in combat sports history. That’s right, current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will look to defy the odds when he makes his professional boxing debut against undefeated legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather on August 26 live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Dana White claims Showtime did not want their sparring footage of Conor McGregor vs Paulie Malignaggi
Russell Ess - August 16, 2017
If the beef wasn’t enough between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi, bring in Dana White. White was the one to release a couple short clips of McGregor and Malignaggi’s second sparring match, which included the highly debated knockdown/push down. To follow things up after White posted the clips to his social media, the UFC President went on to say that Malignaggi left the camp “for his health because it was a 12-round, straight ass-whooping.”
Dana White: Paulie Malignaggi left Conor McGregor camp "for his health"
Tom Taylor - August 16, 2017
Paulie Malignaggi trashes "Pillsbury Dough Boy" Dana White
Tom Taylor - August 15, 2017
Former two-division boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi joined Conor McGregor‘s training camp with the intention of helping the Irish MMA star prepare for his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Unfortunately, he left the camp after just a few sparring sessions, feeling that he’d been unfairly represented by the Irishman and his team. Not long thereafter, UFC President Dana White released footage that appeared to show McGregor dropping Malignaggi, confirming what McGregor and his camp had claimed, and poking holes in Malignaggi’s telling of the story.
VIDEO | Dana White roasts Paul Malignaggi, claims Conor McGregor gave him "An Absolute Beating"
Chris Taylor - August 14, 2017
Former two-weight boxing champion Paul Malignaggi was recently involved in two hard sparring sessions with current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, this to help prepare the Irish star for his upcoming showdown with Floyd Mayweather. This much we know.
Paul Malignaggi absolutely went off on Dana White for releasing the "knockdown" video
Chris Taylor - August 12, 2017
Late yesterday evening, UFC president Dana White shocked the combat sports world when he released the video of the “knockdown” which took place during Conor McGregor’s sparring with Paul Malignaggi. Just in case you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, let’s take a look back at how all of this madness came to fruition.
Dana White answers: Who is the UFC's Mike Tyson?
Russell Ess - August 9, 2017
Of all the stars that have been in the spotlight in the UFC, which one fighter would you say would be the iconic Mike Tyson of the promotion? There have been quite a few massive stars that have made a name for themselves and helped bring eyes to the sport. Think back to some of the names from the early days all the way up to the present. Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Conor McGregor are all likely names that many fans could bring up and make a solid case for.
Josh Thomson details how Dana White prevented him from commentating for FOX Sports
Chris Taylor - August 6, 2017
At 38-years-old, former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson (22-9 MMA) remains one of the very best 155-pound fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts. The product of American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) was most recently seen in action this past February in San Jose, where he had his two-fight win streak snapped by Patricky Freire via a controversial second-round knockout.
Demetrious Johnson and UFC President Dana White have reportedly buried the hatchet
bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2017
After a very lengthy, and very public feud, UFC President Dana White and UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson have buried the hatchet. The pair’s feud started quite some time ago, after Johnson apparently agreed to fight Ray Borg. Despite the agreement, the UFC began to pressure Johnson to accept a fight with former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. This led to a very public spat with Dana White, that resulted in both sides hurling verbal insults at one another through interviews and social media posts.