Yesterday, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Jon Jones faced off at the prefight press conference, but they never actually looked eye-to-eye. Were they simply out of sync? Was "Shogun" afraid to face off, or was he playing mind games? Read More »
Tag Archives: Dana White
Feed SubscriptionDana White UFC 128 video blog: Day 1
White visits Albany, N.Y., where the push to legalize MMA continues. Then viewers go behind the scenes in Louisville at UFC on Versus where Diego Sanchez emerges victorious. Read More »
Zuffa, LLC subsidiary announces purchase of Strikeforce
Las Vegas, Nevada –Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, announced today that it has purchased the assets of Explosion Entertainment, LLC dba Strikeforce®. Under the terms of the deal, all Strikeforce fighter ... Read More »
Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and Scott Coker talk about the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce
UFC President Dana White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, along with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, held a media conference call Monday and answered questions regarding Zuffa's purchase of Strikeforce. Read More »
Strikeforce switches to Unified Rules
After one the biggest purchases in MMA history, changes are slowly coming to Strikeforce. The product will remain almost entirely the same for now, but one change is coming immediately. Strikeforce will now use the Unified Rules of MMA. Read More »
Paul Daley threatens to pull out of Diaz title fight due to Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce
Paul "Semtex" Daley is threatening to pull out of his upcoming Strikeforce title fight against Nick Diaz on April 9 now that the man who banned him for life from the UFC has become his boss. Read More »
Dana White announces Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce (Video)
In an interview with MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani on Saturday, UFC president Dana White announced that the company had purchased their chief competitor, Strikeforce. Read More »
“UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” pre-fight press conference to be held at Radio City Music Hall on March 16
There will be a UFC 128 pre-fight press conference free and open to the public at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, March 16. Read More »
Chad Ochocinco wants to keep the fight standing with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva
NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco talks about the gameplan he would use against Anderson "The Spider" Silva should a fight between the two actually come to fruition. Read More »
Fighting Words with guest Lorenzo Fertitta *VIDEO*
Co-owner and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Lorenzo Fertitta sits down with Mike Straka on this week's episode of "Fighting Words" on HDNet. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter 14 to feature featherweights and bantamweights
Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter will feature featherweight and bantamweight fighters. Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, 155 was the lightest weight class featured on the show. Read More »
In spite of loss at UFC 127, Riki Fukuda will get his win money
Despite losing a unanimous decision to Nick Ring this past weekend at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia, Riki Fukuda is going to be awarded his win money. Read More »
Watch Michael Bisping lose his mind at the UFC 127 weigh-ins
Imagine standing just a couple feet away as 24 of the baddest men on the planet face off before they fight. Now imagine one of those men absolutely losing their mind and that's what you are about to see. Read More »
Dana White UFC 127 video blog – day 2
You never know who you might run into in Hawaii. Dana White has to make a pit stop in Hawaii on his way to Sydney and just happens to bump into a few of his fighters and ring girls surfing. Read More »
Sneak Peek: TUF 13 tryouts – video
The time is almost upon us. The latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter is coming soon, and what better way to prepare for the 13th season than to get a look at the behind the scenes process of how fighters ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 127 video blog
Dana White stops by the TUF training center and we see the first signs that Brock Lesnar probably got angry on set. White also takes us cage-side for UFC 127 fight night when Anderson Silva KO's Vitor Belfort. Read More »
Report: UFC aiming to hold event in Japan in December
UFC President Dana White told Kampiro, a Japanese MMA magazine, that the promotion has planned to hold an event in the Land of the Rising Sun this December. Read More »
Tito Ortiz out, Phil Davis steps in to face “Lil’ Nog” at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26
Due to a concussion and 22 stitches, Tito Ortiz has had to pull out of his March 26 fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueria. Phil Davis will replace Ortiz for the UFC Fight Night 24 main event. Read More »
Dana White discusses UFC 129 ticket sales success; B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch talk UFC 127 on Tuesday’s conference call – notes/audio
The UFC held a conference call Tuesday to discuss UFC 129 ticket sales and the upcoming UFC 127 in Australia with Penn vs. Fitch. Read More »
Dana White: “Rashad Evans has too many friends”
Dana White comments on the situation at light heavyweight with Rashad Evans and Jon Jones, and Evans saying he would not fight Jones because they are friends. Read More »
Fedor Emelianenko interview on The MMA Hour
MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday. The Last Emperor talked about the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament, Alistair Overeem, the UFC, his famous sweater and more. Read More »
UFC and NeuLion announce new UFC viewing experience at UFC.tv
Unique Service Gives Fans Opportunity to View UFC Events Like Never Before By Providing Live Statistics, Multiple Camera Views and Audio Feeds Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® and NeuLion, Inc. (TSX:NLN), the leading service provider of live ... Read More »