Alex Pereira responds to Tom Aspinall, White not sure it’s right move

[ LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira is down for a quick turnaround at heavyweight, but Dana White isn’t too on board. Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) retained his light heavyweight title when he knocked out Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in Round 1 of Saturday’s UFC 300 main event. During his post-fight interview with … Read more

Dana White interested in Amanda Nunes comeback vs. Kayla Harrison

[ LAS VEGAS – Amanda Nunes was paying close attention to Kayla Harrison’s UFC debut, and UFC CEO  Dana White loved to see it. Nunes, a former women’s bantamweight and featherweight UFC champion, posted a video on social media Saturday night reacting to Harrison’s dominant submission win over Holly Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) at … Read more

Dana White on Max Holloway knockout: ‘Ultimate holy sh*t moment’

[ LAS VEGAS – Like many, Dana White was amped up by what he witnessed Saturday night at UFC 300. UFC 300 had some awesome finishes, but there was one moment in particular that stole the show: Max Holloway’s brutal knockout of Justin Gaethje. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), a former featherweight champion, moved up … Read more

UFC gloves get redesign, expected to ‘significantly reduce’ eye pokes

[ LAS VEGAS – New UFC gloves are coming to the octagon this year. After many complaints from fighters about the stiffness of the longtime UFC glove design, the promotion on Friday revealed a new design and specialized colors. After nearly five-year process led to testing the gloves last season on Dana White’s Contender Series. … Read more

Max Holloway ‘probably the greatest featherweight’

[ For UFC CEO Dana White, the best is “Blessed.” White praised Max Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) ahead of his BMF lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 300 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Holloway is a former featherweight champion who defended … Read more

Dana White’s five most important UFC events in history

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/dana-whites-five-most-important-ufc-events-in-history April 6, 2024 10:30 am ET Ahead of the UFC’s upcoming milestone event, UFC 300, promotion CEO Dana White reflected on which events stood out among the rest as key moments. From cards featuring … Read more

Joe Rogan amused by Sage Steele interview ‘flub’ with UFC’s Dana White

[ Joe Rogan isn’t interested in giving Sage Steele much grief for mixing him up with Dana White during her recent interview with the UFC CEO. Former ESPN anchor Steele went viral when, during a sit down interview with the longtime UFC boss, she asked him, “What’s Joe Rogan’s dream?” White was instantly puzzled by … Read more

Interviewer confuses Dana White for Joe Rogan in all-time blunder

[ Dana White and Joe Rogan are both rambunctious, bald white men with an affinity for the UFC, but that doesn’t make them the same person, Sage Steele! Steele, a former ESPN anchor, welcomed White to “The Sage Steele Show” and spent more than an hour talking with the UFC CEO – touching on most … Read more