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Tony Ferguson blasts "drug dealer" Dana White over his mistreatment: "I'll kick this Dana White boy’s ass"

Cole Shelton - May 4, 2022

Tony Ferguson does not like the way he has been treated by the UFC. Ferguson is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 274 against Michael Chandler in his first fight since last May. He’s currently on a three-fight losing streak and has been vocal about fighters like Chandler getting “Dana White privilege” and now before his return, he ripped White and the UFC for his mistreatment.

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Dana White views Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 274 as a loser leaves town match: “Loser probably packs it up and rides off into the sunset”

Susan Cox - May 4, 2022

UFC President, Dana White, views Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon at UFC 274 as a loser leaves town match. It will be Donald Cerrone (36-16 MMA) vs Joe Lauzon (28-16 MMA) in the lightweight bout at UFC 274 this coming Saturday, May 7th at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Dana White shuts down potential Francis Ngannou-Tyson Fury fight: "F**king waste of time, energy, and money"

Cole Shelton - May 3, 2022

Dana White isn’t too interested in making a fight between Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury. Ngannou has talked about boxing for months now and that only increased after Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte and brought the UFC champ in the ring to hype up a potential fight. However, in order for such a fight to come to fruition, ‘The Predator’ would need the UFC’s blessing and it doesn’t appear Dana White is willing to provide that.

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Dana White admits he's debating signing Jake Paul to the UFC: "I look at it sometimes, it's intriguing"

Josh Evanoff - May 3, 2022

UFC president Dana White admits he’s intrigued by the possibility of signing Jake Paul to the promotion. The executive and the YouTuber-turned-boxer have had their arguments, to say the least. Paul has made his name in the combat sports world by calling out UFC fighters, and White. To his credit, he has knocked out two former UFC competitors, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.

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Chael Sonnen believes Dana White likely felt “betrayed” by Francis Ngannou stepping in the ring with Tyson Fury

Harry Kettle - April 26, 2022

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes Dana White may have felt betrayed by Francis Ngannou appearing in the ring with Tyson Fury on Saturday night. Over the weekend, one of the biggest combat sports events of the year went down at Wembley Stadium in London, England. A crowd of over 94,000 people were in attendance to see Tyson Fury defend The Ring and WBC heavyweight titles against Dillian Whyte and in the end, ‘The Gypsy King’ made it look easy before securing a sixth-round knockout win over his rival.

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Dana White waiting on medical clearance before deciding on Conor McGregor's next fight

Fernando Quiles - April 24, 2022

UFC President Dana White won’t commit to what’s next for Conor McGregor until he’s been given medical clearance. McGregor has been on the sidelines due to a broken tibia and fibula. He suffered the injury during his July 2021 trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. The “Notorious” one underwent successful surgery and made it clear that he would take his time in the recovery process.

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Dana White and several pro fighters react to video of Mike Tyson punching a man on airplane

Harry Kettle - April 22, 2022

UFC president Dana White and a string of fighters have reacted to the video footage of Mike Tyson punching a man on a plane. One rule in life that should be clear above all others is that you shouldn’t mess with someone like Mike Tyson. Of course, we all know violence isn’t the answer in many instances, but the general consensus seems to be that “Iron Mike” made the right call when he beat down a passenger on a flight of his who was seemingly agitating him.

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Dana White reacts after Henry Cejudo calls out Conor McGregor: “Talking s**t on Instagram does not get you fights”

Susan Cox - April 18, 2022

UFC President, Dana White, has made it clear that talking s**t on Instagram does not get you fights. Henry Cejudo, 35, (16-2 MMA) announced his retirement after successfully defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz (24-3 MMA) back in 2020 at UFC 249. ‘Triple C‘, the former UFC double champion, has always claimed he would return to the Octagon for the right price.

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Jake Paul says it's "undeniable" he will fight at least once in the UFC: "Dana seems to be open to it"

Cole Shelton - April 14, 2022

Jake Paul and Dana White have not seen eye-to-eye but the brash YouTuber-turned-boxer believes he will fight in the UFC at least once. Paul is currently an undefeated boxer but has recently hinted at making the transition to MMA. He released training videos of him practicing kicks and has also pointed at his wrestling background from high school. Although many expect him to take an MMA fight in another organization due to the fact White doesn’t like him, Paul says it’s undeniable he will fight in the UFC.

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Aljamain Sterling requests a sit down with Dana White following callout from Jose Aldo

Harry Kettle - April 14, 2022

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has teased a showdown with Jose Aldo following the latter’s callout. Last Saturday night at UFC 273, Aljamain Sterling shocked the world by grinding out a split decision win over rival Petr Yan. While some did score the fight for “No Mercy”, nobody can deny that “Funk Master” performed above and beyond what many had expected of him.

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Aljamain Sterling blasts Dana White for his scorecard in rematch with Petr Yan: "Dana's always going to be throwing dirt on my name"

Cole Shelton - April 13, 2022

Aljamain Sterling wasn’t surprised when he heard Dana White thought Petr Yan beat him at UFC 273. In the co-main event of the pay-per-view card, Sterling edged out Yan by split decision to defend his belt in a highly-anticipated rematch. To many, the fight came down to the first round and White thought Yan won it which won him the fight.

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Brendan Schaub blasts Dana White for Aljamain Sterling comments: "You're f*cking your fighter over"

Josh Evanoff - April 12, 2022

Brendan Schaub has blasted Dana White over his recent comments about Aljamain Sterling’s fight with Petr Yan. Last weekend, ‘Funk Master’ faced off against ‘No Mercy’ at UFC 273. After grueling five-rounds, Sterling won the bout against Yan via split decision. With the victory, he moved to a controversial 2-0 in his series against the former champion.

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Dana White gives thoughts on Jorge Masvidal assaulting Colby Covington: "You thought he wasn't going to do that?

Josh Evanoff - April 8, 2022

UFC president Dana White has given his first public thoughts on Jorge Masvidal assaulting Colby Covington. Last month in the main event of UFC 272, ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ collided. The build-up to the fight was intense, as both men traded many personal insults. However, much of the raw vitriol came from Covington’s end, who called Masvidal a bad father and discussed his children.

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Conor McGregor wants Dana White to up the bonus payouts for UFC 273: “Up the bonus, let them go for it!”

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

UFC star Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend. Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. In his post-fight interview, he called on UFC president Dana White to reward him with a $60,000 bonus for what he deemed to be the Knockout of the Night.

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UFC to debut new “Fan Bonus Of The Night” at Saturday’s pay-per-view event

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

UFC is going to debut a new ‘Fan Bonus of the Night’ this weekend, Saturday April 9th in Jacksonville, Florida, at the UFC 273 pay-per-view event. The UFC and their new sponsor Crypto.com are adding the extra incentive for the fighters.

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Nate Diaz makes formal request to be released by the UFC

Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022

Nate Diaz has made a formal request to Dana White and Hunter Campbell asking to be released by the UFC. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since UFC 263, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout. The Stockton native nearly finished the British fighter in round five of that contest, but wound up being handed the loss after being badly outpointed in the first four rounds of the fight.

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Sean O’Malley reacts after Dana White compares his star power to that of Paddy Pimblett

Susan Cox - March 22, 2022

Sean O’Malley has weighed in after UFC President, Dana White compared his star power to that of Paddy Pimblett. On the YouTube podcast, the TimboSugarShow, O’Malley and crew were chatting about UFC London and had this to say about Dana White’s comparison of Paddy and O’Malley:

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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.