Fighter attends UFC 308 presser as fan, asks Dana White for short-notice fight
"Please give me a chance Dana. I am ready!"
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‘Saturday Night Live’ offers UFC spoof of Celine Dion’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ opening
"The hush of the crowd as a 300-pound Bosnian vomits up his own teeth."
White Sox broadcaster John Schriffen makes UFC broadcasting debut
Schriffen can now add MMA to the wide list of sports that he has called on ESPN programming.
Announcer jinx leads to knockout finish at UFC Fight Night card
"I think Murzakanov is a little tired."
UFC takes on boxing PPV thanks to Saudi sponsorship to rent Sphere, but Dana White’s unhappy
"The guys at MGM have done nothing but f---ing disrespect me and the UFC for 20 years."
Dana White reveals CBS nearly bought UFC before he torpedoed deal
"I thought their production sucked, I thought they were terrible at what they did."
Around press conference issues, it’s the leagues really not staying in their lane
UFC fight saw Derrick Lewis throw his cup into press row, then moon audience, reporter asked for Dana White to sign the cup
"I was lucky enough to get Derrick Lewis' cup. Would you mind signing it?"
Reporter asks Dana White to get ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to brand her, tells Ariel Helwani to ‘get bent’ for his criticism
Ronda Rousey reportedly tabbed as screenwriter for Netflix biopic on her
Former WWE superstar and UFC champion Ronda Rousey will serve as screenwriter for a Netflix adaptation of her memoirs.
Former WWE/UFC commentator Jimmy Smith lays into Ronda Rousey: ‘Don’t give me that victim s—‘
"They were cheering when she got knocked out. Those people couldn't stand Ronda Rousey."
UFC parent TKO settles antitrust lawsuits over fighter pay
Two class-action lawsuits covering more than 1,200 UFC fighters have now been settled.
Ariel Helwani: ‘The only thing not collectively up in the UFC is fighter pay’
"The only thing that isn't collectively up is fighter pay. Does that not strike you as being a little bit off?"
Endeavor president Mark Shapiro: UFC is now one of the four major sports
"UFC is now not only mainstream, it's one of the four majors."
Bloody Elbow MMA site sold, staff laid off, many writers’ archives deleted
A year after Bloody Elbow was cut from SB Nation and went independent, the site has been sold, with no staff retained and many archives deleted.
UFC’s Brandon Moreno featured in new ‘This is SportsCenter’ ad
The latest edition of ESPN's 'This is SportsCenter' ad campaign features a former UFC champion.
The UFC-WWE merger is finally coming to fruition with Michael Chandler’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ promo
This is the first cross-promotion content we have seen on live programming since the merger between the UFC and the WWE in September.
UFC announcer Jon Anik admits he’s tired of negative fans
UFC broadcaster Jon Anik seems just about over it.
WWE president Nick Khan won’t rule out Donald Trump return to the ring
"If politicians are fans of our product, they're welcome."
UFC’s Dana White after Sean Strickland’s homophobic comments: ‘I don’t f***ing tell any other human being what to say.’
"Free speech, brother. People can say whatever they want and they can believe whatever they want."
Dan Le Batard Show cast condemns ESPN for silence on Sean Strickland’s anti-LGBTQ+ rant
"I would challenge ESPN to make a public statement on this. Because that kind of hate is going over their airways."
HBO’s ‘The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez’ to release Jan. 31
HBO is set to release a documentary on January 31 focusing on the life and career of UFC...
Dan Le Batard: Dana White and UFC ‘using Disney as a tool’ with Donald Trump stunt
"(Dana White) can troll job politically, publicly with Disney's backing."
Dana White: Vince McMahon is ‘the Michael Jordan of the business world’
"Now that Vince and I are allies, no one’s been a better partner than Vince.”
