Dana White expects Nick Diaz to show up for UFC 158 press conferences
Sunday, December 30th, 2012LAS VEGAS — The UFC will soon hold a press conference to help kick off ticket sales for the big Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz welterweight title fight at UFC 158 in March. But while the mercurial Diaz has been known to flake on these sort of events, Dana White says he’d be astounded if [...]
Dana White hopes to have UFC’s 20th anniversary show at Madison Square Garden
Sunday, December 30th, 2012MMA is still not legal in New York, but Dana White revealed Saturday night after UFC 155 that crossing his fingers, he not only had a date, but a theme and a main event planned for a debut in Madison Square Garden. White said his plan was to run the UFC’s 20th anniversary show at [...]
Dana White on Varner-Guillard scoring: ‘It kills my business’
Sunday, December 30th, 2012LAS VEGAS — If there’s a UFC event in Nevada, chances are the night is going to end with Dana White unhappy with either the judging or officiating. Saturday night, judge Adalaide Byrd provided White with his ammunition for the evening with her scoring of Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard fight. While judges Mark Smith [...]
Dana White UFC 155 Pre-Fight Scrum Video
Friday, December 28th, 2012Dana White discusses UFC 155, year that was, year ahead, and much more
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Dana White: Next TUF house is ‘terrified’ of one guy
Thursday, December 20th, 2012BURBANK, Calif. — Dana White knows the drill by now. He’s promised the greatest, most amazing season in the history of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) so often that such talk runs the risk of going in one ear and out the other. But the UFC president couldn’t resist making the pitch again Wednesday during a [...]
Dana White on gay fighter Liz Carmouche: ‘I love what she did’
Thursday, December 20th, 2012BURBANK, Calif. — UFC president Dana White has said that the biggest regret of his tenure in running the world’s largest mixed martial arts organization came a few years back, when he ran a video blog in which he used a derogatory term for homosexuals. Now, the company has signed it’s first openly gay fighter, [...]
Dana White: MMA camps need ‘a more professional approach’
Thursday, December 20th, 2012BURBANK, Calif. — Dana White had a story Wednesday which illustrated his theory on why there are so many training injuries in the UFC these days. Speaking to reporters at a media luncheon, he related an item told to him by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “Georges St-Pierre told me a story where, he showed [...]
Dana White on why Ronda Rousey will headline UFC 157: ‘She’s the champ’
Sunday, December 16th, 2012LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White has heard the critics who have questioned why Ronda Rousey is going to headline a pay-per-view event in her UFC debut. And he has a simple answer: “She’s the champ.” Rousey, the inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight champion, will meet Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC 157 [...]