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Dana White on UFC-WWE merger: ‘I wasn’t very excited’
When the UFC and WWE merged under the TKO Group banner in September 2023, not many knew exactly what to expect — including Dana White. It was confirmed last year that the two sports entertainment entities were to combine as part of a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings in a historic deal which linked
November 25, 2024
Classic Hit ‘White Christmas’ Gets a Fresh Spin with BTS V and Bing Crosby Duet
The duet will be an inviting new sound of Christmas cheer while underscoring the song’s timeless appeal across generations V (left) and Bing Crosby (right). Photo: courtesy of Big Hit Music; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration/Public Domain. Venerated American composer-songwriter Irving Berlin’s song “White Christmas,” featured in the 1942 musical movie Holiday Inn, receives
November 7, 2024
Dana White scolds UFC 306’s Merab Dvalishvili for posting cut: ‘Next-level stupid’
August 20, 2024 10:54 pm ET LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White was baffled by Merab Dvalishvili’s decision-making Tuesday. After suffering a facial laceration 25 days prior to his upcoming UFC 306 title challenge vs. Sean O’Malley, Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) posted multiple video clips of the slice on social media. White was
August 21, 2024
Dana White slam dunks on reporter who questions having Donald Trump at events
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August 16, 2024
White hails new world champion Wilson after Crucible triumph
Jimmy White said that Kyren WIlson “blew everyone away” at the World Snooker Championship after he clinched his maiden crown on Monday evening.It is the first time that Wilson has won a Triple Crown event and could herald a return to his best form after winning only three ranking titles before this landmark achievement.Wilson emerged
May 6, 2024
White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard
NASA has been studying an architecture called LunaNet for lunar communications and navigation that could require a new time standard. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A new White House policy instructs NASA to develop a strategy for a new time standard for use on cislunar missions to provide improved navigation and related services on and around
April 3, 2024
Dana White threatened to resign from UFC in defense of Joe Rogan amid 2022 controversies
March 26, 2024
Dana White once threatened to resign to save Joe Rogan’s job. Back in 2022, Rogan came under fire when a video surfaced compiling old episodes of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, where Rogan said the “N-word” several times. This, coupled with claims that Rogan promoted “dangerous misinformation” about COVID-19 on his podcast, put many
Dana White: UFC Mexico crowd fight ‘one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen’; not a bad look for UFC
February 25, 2024 2:15 am ET MEXICO CITY – UFC CEO Dana White was captivated by the wild crowd fight that took place Saturday at UFC Fight Night 237. During the main card of the event at Mexico City Arena, footage came out of a multi-person altercation going on in the audience. It was so
February 25, 2024
Dana White reacts to Ilia Topuria’s knockout win over Alex Volkanovski at UFC 298, says he’s not thinking about an immediate rematch
White praises Topuria “Listen, there were a lot of questions going into this thing, [Topuria has] never been in a main event like this, never felt the heat, the pressure. He couldn’t have looked any better against a Volk who looked really good too. That fight was heating up, they were exchanging. Topuria looked solid
February 18, 2024
Dana White says Leon Edwards was offered three different opponents for UFC 300 and said yes to all of them
White praises Edwards “In this business it’s about taking opportunities – headlining UFC 300, with all the buzz and all the energy around it. Let me say this. Leon Edwards, Leon Edwards has had like three opponents throughout this thing. Leon Edwards doesn’t say no to anybody. This kid is an absolute stud. He’s had
February 18, 2024