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Report: UFC Working on Ben Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez For April 20th
By FCF Staff
With Strikeforce’s last event now in the books, and Benson Henderson having reportedly signed a new, eight fight deal with the UFC, ZUFFA is apparently working on matching the UFC lightweight champion against Gilbert Melendez next.
A… Read More
Lavar Johnson Out of UFC on FOX 5 Bout With Brendan Schaub
By FCF Staff
The latest UFC competitor to be hit by the injury bug is heavyweight Lavar Johnson, who has been forced to withdraw from his UFC on FOX 5 bout with Brendan Schaub due to a pulled groin. The… Read More
UFC on FOX 5 Media Call: Nate Diaz Says Title Fight With Benson Henderson “Biggest Thing Going on Right Now”
By FCF Staff
The UFC held another media call today in advance of the promotion’s upcoming FOX broadcast and event, which will go down December 8th at the Key Arena in Seattle. The card will be headlined by a lightweight… Read More
Opinion: Is Dana White Out of Touch with MMA Fans?
By Jesse Heitz
I recently read an article that claimed Dana White has become out of touch with the MMA fan base. The article was well-crafted and certainly well-argued, yet I’m far from sold on the notion that the long-time… Read More
Dana White: “All The Guys That Are Pissed Off and Complaining About Chael Are the Guys I Called to Fight Jon Jones (As a Last Minute Replacement for UFC 151)
By Jesse Heitz
At 3pm on October 17, the UFC hosted a conference call regarding the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which featured: Dana White, Chael Sonnen, Jon “Bones” Jones, and FX Network executive vice president Chuck Saftler.
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Another Day, Another Day of Dana White Dominating the Sport
By Joshua Molina
UFC boss Dana White spun a funny zinger on The Jim Rome Show in response to Jon Jones’ recent comments that he “felt like a piece of meat” during the UFC 151 cancellation controversy.
White snapped “I… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” CBS Says Dana White Lacks Class; Chael Sonnen’s Jon Jones ‘Chicken’ Special
By Joshua Molina
Sometimes you can be your worst enemy. That was the case this week with UFC boss Dana White.
At a time when he should have been protecting the business that he claims to have created, he… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White’s Public Humiliation of Jon Jones Worse Than Jones Refusing to Fight Sonnen
By Joshua Molina
A fired-up Dana White trashed UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones for refusing to fight Chael Sonnen on Sept. 1 in place of injured superstar Dan Henderson, forcing cancelation of the entire show.
White also blasted Jones’… Read More
Dana White Calls Jon Jones Decision to Not Fight Sonnen “Selfish”, Says Champion’s Trainer Greg Jackson is a “Sport Killer”
By FCF Staff
As soon as UFC President Dana White announced on today’s media call that the promotion had been forced to cancel its upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada, likely everyone on the line knew that fiery… Read More
UFC 151 Cancelled, Dana White Says Jon Jones Refused to Fight Replacement Chael Sonnen
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has not only confirmed that the rumors of Dan Henderson being injured are true, but the promotion’s upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been cancelled.
UFC President Dana White… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jones Not Taking Henderson Seriously, Mayhem Spiraling Downward
By Joshua Molina
Jon “Bones” Jones wants to be the first guy to knock out Dan Henderson. Jones, who called Henderson a “one-trick pony,” sounds more confident than usual in the pre-fight interview on the UFC website.
On paper, Jones… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bad Decisions, Olympic Judging, Ronda Rousey and Dana White Should Stop Insulting Our Intelligence
By Joshua Molina
In the court of public opinion, Frankie Edgar won Saturday’s fight against Ben Henderson at UFC 150. Although public opinion won’t change the outcome of Henderson’s split decision victory, Edgar looks like the unofficial winner. If you have to… Read More
Media Watch: Dana White Claims ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting, Wildfires for Poor Gate
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC President Dana White started the UFC 150 press conference by announcing 15,000 fans attended the event, generating a rather disappointing $650,000 live gate.
Here is what MMAJunkie learned from White:
“It was the worst gate since… Read More
After Controversial Loss, Dana White Still Backing Frankie Edgar as Lightweight, But “at 145 He’s a Monster”
By FCF Staff
While the debate continues as to who won last night’s UFC 150 headliner between lightweight champ Benson Henderson and former champ Frankie Edgar, it’s clear that the promotion is looking to move on from the memorable series.… Read More
Dana White Says Lyoto Machida And Camp Have “Been All Over Me, Terrorizing Me” For Title Shot, “Shogun Hasn’t Shown Me Anything”
By FCF Staff
It didn’t take long at last night’s UFC on FOX 4 post-fight presser for the promotion’s president Dana White to start explaining why he has decided to grant Lyoto Machida a title shot instead of “Shogun” Rua.… Read More
Dana White Confirms Lyoto Machida to Challenge For Light-Heavyweight Title
By FCF Staff
Dana White had relayed that an impressive win was needed at tonight’s UFC on FOX 4 card to earn a crack at the light-heavyweight bout, and after storming through Ryan Bader, Lyoto Machida will be given that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Dana White Hops on the Bandwagon, Likes Invicta FC, Women’s MMA and Ronda Rousey
By Joshua Molina
What do you know? Ronda Rousey actually showed a female mixed martial artist and an Olympian some respect. She wrote, “Huge congrats to @judo_kayla winning gold in women’s judo today!!!!.”
Kayla Harrison, 22, won the Olympic gold… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC and The Stanley Cup; Tickets Still Available for UFC on FOX; and Dana White Backpedals
By Joshua Molina
The UFC is big, but, apparently, not that big. The kings of pay-per-view, the young male demographic, and Bud Light, met their match in the form of real kings, as in the Los Angeles Kings.
The UFC… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader in Mix for Title Shot After Fan Backlash
By FCF Staff
After confirming that the winner of this Saturday’s bout between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera would receive a title shot, and receiving plenty of fan and media backlash afterwards, UFC President Dana White has announced that… Read More
Dana White: ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Vera Winner Gets Title Shot
By Michael Hatamoto
In a rather confusing decision, winner of the Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Brandon Vera fight will be propelled to a UFC light heavyweight title shot in early 2013.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the news again during… Read More