What happened to the X fighters banned from the UFC for life including former Nottingham Forest footballer?

THE FIGHT game is one of the most cut-throat businesses in all of sports. History has shown it’s extremely hard for combatants to get back in the good graces of promoters, and indeed fans, when they burn bridges. 12 UFC president Dana White runs the tightest ship in all of combat sportsCredit: GETTY 12 The … Read more

I used to be a school teacher, now I’m one of the most-loved UK UFC fighters after eight years, says Paul Craig

PAUL CRAIG still can’t quite believe he went from putting school kids on the path to a better life to strangling some of the best fighters on the planet for a living. Before he made it to the UFC in 2016, Craig used to juggle his bid to reach mixed martial arts’ top promotion with … Read more

UFC 300: Aljamain Sterling mercilessly BOOED in Calvin Katter win as fuming fans demand ‘refund’

ALJAMAIN STERLING cruised past Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 – but did so to a chorus of boos. The former UFC bantamweight champion stepped up to featherweight at the historic pay-per-view card. 2 Aljamain Sterling was booed despite winning at UFC 300Credit: Getty 2 Sterling dominated Calvin Kattar despite the boosCredit: Reuters And he dominated … Read more

Dana White announces UFC 300 bonuses will be WHOPPING $300,000 in historic breaking of protocol fighters love

THE STARS of UFC 300 will be vying for truly historic bonuses this weekend. Mixed martial arts’ top promotion hosts its 300th pay-per-view card in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning. 4 The stars of UFC 300 were all in attendance at the pre-fight press conference this morningCredit: Getty 4 They were … Read more

Dana White calls new UFC champ Ilia Topuria ‘a force’ at featherweight – and now he can’t wait to go to Spain

ANAEHIM, Calif. – Taking a UFC event to Spain already was on Dana White’s mind. Now it’s squarely on his radar. That’s because the UFC CEO has a new Georgian-Spanish champion on his roster after Ilia Topuria defeated Alexander Volkanovski by second-round knockout to claim the featherweight title Saturday in the UFC 298 main event … Read more

UFC 300 is stacking up nicely, but what will be the main event?

UFC 300 is right around the corner, and the card is stacking up to be one of the best in a while. The April pay-per-view in Las Vegas is already filled with fights that could easily headline a Fight Night event on any given weekend, aside from the strawweight title fight and BMF title fight … Read more

‘Journeyman’ Jim Miller has made millions in UFC

According to UFC CEO Dana White, Jim Miller’s long-tenured career has made him millions. Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) holds the UFC record for most fights and wins in company history. In his most recent outing, he submitted Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night 234. The 40-year-old has competed 46 times in the octagon, earning … Read more

Dana White talks Pennington’s title win, UFC Saudi Arabia rumors, more

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-toronto-video-dana-white-roundup-quotes-raquel-pennington-saudi-arabia-malott January 21, 2024 6:50 pm ET TORONTO – The first UFC pay-per-view of 2024 is in the books, and CEO Dana White sat with the media to react to the event, as well as other … Read more