Ben Askren warned Leon Edwards of the consequences of turning down title challengers. After Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, Dana White revealed that Colby Covington would be getting the next welterweight title shot. As a result, there have been debates about whether Covington deserves the opportunity, including ‘Rocky’ saying he won’t let it
Leon Edwards would like to slow the talk of Colby Covington getting the next title shot. UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is fresh off of his first title defense at UFC 286 in London, England. Immediately, it was announced that he would be facing Colby Covington in his next time out. Covington was on
Dana White mentioned three potential venues for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler TUF 31 season finale bout A potential date for the fight is still yet to be announced UFC president Dana White is not being stingy in providing updates about the much-awaited The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 finale showdown between Conor McGregor and Michael
Dana White isn’t concerned about Conor McGregor’s ongoing situation with USADA. McGregor hasn’t fought since July 2021, when he suffered a severe leg injury against Dustin Poirier. Since then, the former two-division UFC champion has been recovering outside the USADA testing pool. Now that he’s preparing for his Octagon return, the anti-doping agency is demanding
Leon Edwards isn’t a fan of Dana White‘s latest idea. The UFC Welterweight Champion successfully defended his title against Kamaru Usman, beating his rival by majority decision. In the aftermath of UFC 286, the UFC president was quick to project Edwards’ next fight, saying it should be #2 contender Colby Covington. ‘Rocky’ Reacts Edwards wouldn’t
Dana White doesn’t believe anything that implies Stipe Miocic has been ducking Jon Jones The UFC boss stressed that fighting isn’t the only thing Miocic is doing in his life UFC president Dana White is not buying the narrative suggesting Stipe Miocic has been ducking Jon Jones all this time. Instead, White explained that apart
Dana White commented on the surprise weigh-in of Colby Covington on Friday morning. On Saturday, Leon Edwards will attempt to defend his UFC welterweight title in a highly anticipated trilogy bout with former titleholder Kamaru Usman. Both fighters successfully made weight for their main event showdown, but perhaps the biggest news coming out of Friday’s
Ariel Helwani publicly explained why he thinks Dana White has been giving people some false narrative about the success of Power Slap League The MMA journalist was prompted to address the subject after the UFC boss declared Power Slap League has been a massive success Ariel Helwani did not let Dana White’s comments about the
Chael Sonnen ponders the question if Dana White would allow Jon Jones to box Tyson Fury. As Francis Ngannou – the former UFC heavyweight champion – is a free agent and in talks to box, Sonnen wonders if White would try and screw Ngannou by offering up Jones instead. Ngannou has been vocal about wanting
Power Slap will have a new streaming service for season two. According to a report from MMAFighting, TBS representatives confirmed that they won’t be airing another season of Power Slap. The MMA community seems happy with the news, but White isn’t giving up on his newest business feature anytime soon, partnering with Rumble for season
Dana White’s Power Slap League may be guilty of manufacturing its social media engagement. The UFC’s president’s much-maligned pet project has struggled to maintain ratings during its first season of Power Slap: Road to the Title on TBS. Airing on March 8, the season finale dropped to a record low of 220,000 viewers, finishing as
Dana White doesn’t want to dwell on the drama regarding Merab Dvalishvili possibly refusing to fight his friend Aljamain Sterling in a possible title fight The UFC boss is letting “The Machine” decide for himself Merab Dvalishvili made himself worthy of a title shot after beating Petr Yan with a dominant performance at UFC Vegas
Henry Cejudo proposed to make Merab Dvalishvili a backup fighter in his UFC 288 title fight with Aljamain Sterling “Triple C” has no problems dealing with either Aljo or “The Machine” Returning former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo came up with a bold proposal while watching Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan at UFC Vegas 71
Dana White is no longer interested in Francis Ngannou and believes he would’ve just lost to Jon Jones the same way as Ciryl Gane The UFC boss said they will be working on Jones vs. Miocic UFC president Dana White is one of the people who are still stunned by how Jon Jones redeemed himself
Quinton Rampage Jackson reveals that Dana White once accused him of taking steroids. Before becoming a mainstream sport, MMA had some growing pains, including an era where performance-enhancing drugs ran rampant. The UFC dealt with that issue, especially when they bought Pride Fighting Championship, adding an influx of high-level fighters. ‘Rampage’ was one of the
Dana White admitted to accepting Conor McGregor’s requests for his teammates to be on The Ultimate Fighter Season 31. McGregor was chosen to coach the newest season of TUF alongside Michael Chandler. Shortly after they began filming, the former two-division UFC champion was involved in controversy. Rumors began circulating about ‘The Notorious’ allegedly having several