Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/04/dana-white-ufc-rankings-system-meta The current UFC rankings system will soon be a thing of the past. As part of a Wednesday announcement on a broader partnership with tech giant Meta, UFC CEO Dana White teased that the wheels
Logan Paul was hoping to be a part of the UFC’s historic 300th pay-per-view show. WWE star Paul revealed that he asked Dana White if he could be a part of UFC 300 last April, but the UFC CEO didn’t respond to his text. Unlike Paul’s brother Jake, Logan has a good relationship with White.
Joe Rogan would have liked to see UFC CEO Dana White invest in kickboxing over slap fighting. White officially launched slap fighting league Power Slap in late 2022, which started off with events at the UFC Apex, and has recently expanded to locations such as Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. White went as far as
“I’m confident.” That’s where Tom Aspinall’s sentiment currently sits on the making of a heavyweight championship unification fight vs. Jon Jones after a recent meeting with the UFC brass. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who holds the UFC interim heavyweight title, met with Hunter Campbell, chief business officer of the UFC, this past weekend in
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/03/ufc-london-analysis-live-stream-recap-brady-jones-aspinall March 24, 2025 12:00 pm ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian
UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is close to the finish line. White has spent the months since Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) defended his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November claiming that he would make good on booking a unification bout with interim champion
Make International Fight Week great again (MIFWGA)! That should be the mentality of Dana White and the UFC brass as they plan this year’s annual festivities, which culminate June 28 with UFC 317 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The International Fight Week event used to always feel special, always feel like something to look
UFC CEO Dana White is not surprised to see Turki Alalshikh snag Canelo Alvarez. Alvarez signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, nixing the Jake Paul bout which was being finalized for May 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and expected to stream on Netflix. Paul ripped Alvarez for backing out of the deal,
Dana White went on a rant towards Australian media after UFC 312. It’s no secret that UFC CEO White is not a fan of the media in general, but he took it up a notch when going off on the Australian media for their coverage of Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC), who lost a
UFC CEO Dana White fully supports Dominick Cruz’s decision to retire from MMA. Former UFC and WEC champion Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was scheduled to compete in his final fight on Feb. 22 against Rob Font, but sustained another serious shoulder injury that forced him to pull the plug on his career sooner than
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/israel-adesanya-dana-white-bryce-mitchell-jon-jones-ufc-312-preview-overreaction-time Simon Samano and Abbey Subhan February 4, 2025 12:35 pm ET The time for overreacting is here! Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-312-preview-adesanya-imavov-page-live-stream-analysis February 3, 2025 7:30 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian
