“We Wanted to Do Him vs. Brock Lesnar " - Dana White Says Failing to Sign Fedor Emelianenko Was Ultimately the Right Outcome for the UFC
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Dana White Reveals Biggest UFC Fight That Never Happened
Dana White names the biggest UFC fight he could never make: A heavyweight contest between Brock Lesnar and MMA’s greatest heavyweight talent at the time.Back in 2011-2013, when the UFC began to peak, with talents like Lesnar, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Ronda Rousey under their belt, there was an air of ‘what next’ for […] The post Dana White Reveals Biggest UFC Fight That Never Happened appeared first on HEAVY.
TTP Ep. 541: Tom Pagliarulo, Lex Ludlow, and UFC Abu Dhabi
Tom Pagliarulo Interview (1:48) Kicking off this UFC Abu Dhabi edition of TTP is our interview with Dana White’s Contender Series featherweight, Tom Pagliarulo. Pagliarulo discusses getting his call to fight for his UFC contract this August. He’ll fight on week one against Ananias Mulumba. He gives us a quick breakdown of that fight and a prediction. Plus, he also talks about his move out to Colorado and what prompted moving his training camp th…
Dana White Was 'Relieved' Fedor Emelianenko Turned Down UFC After Offering A 'Huge Amount'
Dana White has revealed that he and UFC co-founder Lorenzo Fertitta walked away genuinely relieved after Fedor Emelianenko’s team rejected what he described as a massive financial offer to sign with the promotion. The UFC president made the admission during a recent appearance on The Pivot Podcast, when the conversation turned to whether White had any regrets about negotiations that never came together. When asked if there were any deals he…
Fedor Emelianenko is the biggest MMA star that the UFC has never let go of. Despite that, Dana White is glad that the Russian never signed. – We had offered him so much money, reveals White. Fedor Emelianenko is still considered perhaps the greatest heavyweight of all time. He is also undoubtedly the most successful MMA fighter who has never competed in the UFC. However, this does not bother UFC boss Dana White, who tried to get the Russian to s…
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