Dana White on Max Holloway knockout: ‘That was the biggest holy s*** moment of all time’
Summary
TLDRThe transcript discusses the impressive attendance and notable moments from a recent UFC event, highlighting the third-highest gate in UFC history and the fight and performance of the night awards. It also touches on the impact of the event on the fighters' careers, the challenges in assigning bonuses, and the potential for future matches. The conversation includes reflections on the growth of UFC, the significance of the event in the sport's history, and the excitement surrounding upcoming fights.
Takeaways
- 🥊 The attendance for the event was 20,671, marking the 16.5 million third highest gate in UFC history.
- 🏆 Fight of the night was between Gaethje and Holloway, with both fighters also winning the Performance of the Night awards.
- 💰 Holloway won $600,000, a well-deserved bonus according to the speaker, with bonuses usually being $300,000 each.
- 🤼♂️ The event was considered special, with the BMF title fight embodying what the belt was built for.
- 🦵 Max Holloway's performance, particularly his leg kicks, were highlighted as impressive despite his injuries.
- 🌟 The event was described as potentially the greatest night in Combat Sports history, delivering on the promise of being a historic night.
- 📈 The event's success is attributed to the fighters' performances, with the speaker planning to take care of the fighters involved.
- 📺 Dana shared the finish of the Max and Justin fight on social media, indicating the desire to share exciting moments with fans.
- 🥂 The speaker mentioned future events, including fights scheduled for June 1st in Newark, New Jersey, and June 29th.
- 🌐 The impact of the event on the Asian market was significant, with over 30 billion views on social media in China.
- 🎉 The overall atmosphere and production of the event, including the use of lighted bracelets and in-house production, were considered a success.
Q & A
What was the reported attendance at the event?
-The attendance was 20,671, which is noted as the 16.5 million third highest gate in UFC history.
Who were awarded the 'Fight of the Night' and 'Performance of the Night' bonuses?
-The 'Fight of the Night' bonus went to Gaethje versus Holloway, while 'Performance of the Night' was awarded to both Gaethje and Holloway.
How much was the bonus awarded to Gaethje and Holloway for their performances?
-Gaethje and Holloway each received a $600,000 bonus for their performances.
What was Dana's comment on the difficulty of assigning bonuses for this particular event?
-Dana mentioned that it wasn't difficult to figure out where to assign the bonus money for this event, as the performances were clear and standout.
What was the significance of the BMF belt and how did it relate to the event?
-The BMF belt was created to embody the spirit of a true fighter, and the event was seen as a perfect representation of what the belt stands for.
How did the Max Holloway versus Justin Gaethje fight end, and what was the reaction to it?
-The fight ended with a knockout by Holloway in the last second, which was described as one of the greatest moments in UFC history.
What was the impact of the event on the social media trends in China?
-The event attracted over 30 billion views on social media in China, marking a significant breakthrough for UFC in the Chinese market.
What was the atmosphere like at the event according to Dana?
-Dana described the atmosphere as incredible, with the event looking amazing on television and the energy in the venue being very high.
What future events were teased or announced during the post-fight discussion?
-Several future events were mentioned, including a fight between Islam Makhachev and Poirier for June 1st, Strickland versus Costa for June 29th, and a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Chandler for five rounds at 170 lbs.
What was the significance of the UFC 300 event for Dana and the company?
-UFC 300 was a significant milestone for Dana and the company, marking a major accomplishment and a testament to the growth and success of the UFC.
Outlines
🥊 Post-Fight Analysis and Future Predictions
The paragraph discusses the aftermath of a significant UFC event, highlighting the attendance record and the bonuses awarded to the fighters. It emphasizes Max Holloway's victory and the performance of the night, as well as the impact of the event on the fighters' careers. The speaker reflects on the success of the event and the potential for future fights, including the possibility of Holloway fighting for dual titles. The conversation also touches on the BMF title's future and the promotional success of the event.
🏆 Reflecting on UFC Milestones and Fighter Performances
This paragraph focuses on the impact of UFC events on the fighters' careers and the sport's growth. It discusses the performance of a fighter in the main event and the challenges he faced, including fighting with an injury. The speaker shares insights into the decision-making process behind scheduling fights and the importance of timing. The paragraph also mentions the announcement of upcoming fights and the excitement surrounding their potential outcomes.
🌟 UFC 300 Celebration and Fighter Recognition
The speaker reflects on the significance of UFC 300 as a milestone and the challenges faced in reaching this point. They discuss the growth of the promotion and the support from fans and media. The paragraph also highlights the contributions of specific fighters to the sport and their impact on its global popularity. The speaker expresses gratitude for the team's efforts and looks forward to future events, emphasizing the importance of continuous improvement and innovation.
🥂 Post-Event Reactions and Future Fight Speculations
This paragraph captures the speaker's thoughts on the event's atmosphere, the fighters' performances, and the reactions from the audience. It includes discussions on specific fights, the fighters' potential future matches, and the excitement surrounding these prospects. The speaker also talks about the challenges of organizing events, the importance of production quality, and the impact of social media on the sport's popularity.
🌍 International Reach and Future UFC Events
The paragraph discusses the global impact of the UFC, particularly in China, and the record-breaking social media engagement achieved. The speaker shares plans for future events, including a potential return to China and the excitement surrounding these prospects. The conversation also touches on the production aspects of the events and the speaker's focus on delivering high-quality content for fans worldwide.
🎉 Celebration of UFC 300 and Fighter Acknowledgements
The speaker concludes the discussion by reflecting on the success of UFC 300 and the contributions of various fighters to the event's success. They acknowledge the efforts of the production team and express gratitude for the support from fans and advertisers. The paragraph also includes updates on potential future fights and the speaker's determination to continue delivering exceptional events for the UFC.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡UFC
💡Attendance
💡Fight of the Night
💡Performance of the Night
💡BMF
💡Dana
💡Max Holloway
💡Justin Gaethje
💡Bonuses
💡Live Production
💡Social Media
Highlights
UFC attendance was 20,671, marking the 16.5 million third highest gate in UFC history.
Fight of the night was between Gatei and Holloway, with Performance of the Night awards going to both Yuri and Holloway.
Holloway won $600,000, which was well-deserved according to the speaker.
The speaker reflects on the difficulty of assigning bonuses, especially on a night with many impressive performances.
The event was described as one of the special nights in UFC history, with the goal of making it the greatest night in Combat Sports history.
The speaker mentions taking care of fighters like Figuero and Moano Diego, ensuring everyone leaves satisfied with their performance.
The BMF belt was created for fights like the one between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje, which the speaker believes should be in the dictionary when looking up BMF.
The fight between Holloway and Gaethje was so intense it 'sucked the life' out of the following matches, setting a high bar for future events.
The speaker discusses the potential for Max Holloway to become a double champion, holding titles in both the featherweight and lightweight divisions.
The speaker talks about the impressive performance of Alex Bea in the main event, defending his belt and showing his star power.
Despite a broken toe, Bea fought with determination and tenacity, which the speaker commends.
The speaker shares an update on upcoming fights, including Islam versus Poirier on June 1st and Strickland versus Costa on June 29th.
The long-awaited fight between Conor and Chandler is finally confirmed, with the speaker expressing excitement about Conor's return to the Octagon.
The speaker reflects on the growth of UFC from its early days to the current success, highlighting the importance of sponsorship and media partnerships.
The speaker discusses the potential of UFC events in Hawaii and the desire to bring fights there, despite infrastructure challenges.
The speaker praises the performance of Kayla Harrison against Holly Holm, calling it a big win and expressing interest in a potential rematch with Amanda Nunes.
The speaker talks about the impact of the UFC event on the Asian market, especially in China, where the fight attracted over 30 billion views on social media.
The speaker addresses the entertainment environment of the event, including the use of light-up bracelets and the overall atmosphere, stating that it looked incredible on TV.
Transcripts
what's up guys the uh the attendance was
20,671 16.5 million third highest gate
in UFC
history fight of the night was gatei
versus
Holloway um performance of the night was
uh Yuri and Holloway Holloway won
$600,000
welld
deserved I guess Dana just I mean
normally we don't spend too much time on
bonuses but knowing that they were 300
Grand a piece I mean it was a little
more difficult tonight figuring out
where to assign that money uh it wasn't
it wasn't difficult at all I mean if you
were watching these fights tonight it
was pretty uh it's pretty pretty clear
but this was one of those special nights
obviously uh I'm going to take care of
figuro I'll take care of uh moano Diego
Kayla take care of those guys too we're
going to we're going to make sure
everybody leaves here in a good mood and
feeling like they uh they got what they
deserved nice well you set out to make
this the greatest night in Combat Sports
history I mean I mean I did we're the
bells and whistles guys we we do all the
and then once they you know the show
starts it's out of our hands and it's up
to them and when you have a night that
looks like the greatest night ever in
Combat Sports on paper and then
absolutely [ __ ]
delivers the best well talk about uh I
mean a lot to talk about but I guess let
me just start with Max Holloway the
$600,000 winner I mean can he's outside
right now on the phone with Justin gatei
right now we were talking to gatei on
the phone Holloway walked out and
they're both talking on the phone right
now and [ __ ] hallay is
walking hallay is walking nobody nobody
yeah that's crazy those leg KS weren
saying hadada there isn't anything big
enough on the [ __ ] table here to show
you how the the the thing coming out of
the side of his leg was 3D you know and
and he's walking and when you think
about when we were sitting in that room
and we created the BMF we came up the
tonight totally embodied what that belt
was built for and there should be a
picture of that fight in the [ __ ]
dictionary when you look up BMF yeah it
was it was incredible I was going to ask
if and I don't know if you noticed this
and if it happened to you guys too but
that fight sucked the [ __ ] life out
of to everybody tonight like everybody
was the next two fights everybody's just
sitting there like dead like it it was
like this adrenaline dump it was
incredible it's like people always ask
me what I do I sell holy [ __ ] moments
for 11 right that was the ultimate holy
[ __ ] moment of all time if you were at
home if you're in a bar or if you were
here live
tonight there's no bigger holy [ __ ] than
that absolutely and that's why let's
just talk about this fight for the rest
of the press 100% so that's why Max
Holloway is beloved and gatei Max how
many times have you seen a fight where
the guy wins you know he's winning they
click the 10sec thing and the guy puts
his hands up and they just run around
move around uh-uh he's got the fight one
and he's into one of the most dangerous
[ __ ] fighters in the business right
and he says let's do this and they both
[ __ ] oblige and they go in and just
start 1 second left and a knockout like
that that's like movie [ __ ] it's one of
the greatest moments in USC history
without it's the fight of the year if
something beats that fight of the year
holy [ __ ] I don't want to see the two
guys that are involved in that fight at
the end of the fight I love it what you
know you talked about thef title right
in the beginning it was one and done and
you know people always in a gimmick or
whatever like you said what we saw out
there tonight was insane does this
change your perception of I never said
it was a gimmick I [ __ ] did it I
didn't say it was a g I don't give a
[ __ ] what anybody else says yeah [ __ ]
you tonight that's what the [ __ ] BMF
is all about and I'm glad we did that
belt and yeah so max is calling for it's
here to stay a featherweight title a
lightweight title you'd probably take
them both in the same night I mean what
do you what do you do with Max Holloway
now the guy is just an unbelievable star
yeah
um I don't know we we we'll put
something good together for him I I and
I agree with you he was a star coming in
here and he took himself to an entirely
different level after tonight man
tonight was a a career defining moment
for a guy who has already accomplished
so many great things you know one of the
great one of the greatest featherweights
of all time and if not the greatest and
and and what he did tonight right
like he's always talking about how he's
got the best hands in the UFC and then
he does what he does tonight so yeah
[ __ ] awesome man I I can't can't say
enough good things about both those guys
and that fight it would be easy to talk
about only that last thing I'll ask I
just want to ask you about Alex Bea in
the main event a pretty good
accomplishment there as well you know
defending that belt what you think about
his performance and he reveals hey man
Brazil would be nice heavyweight would
be nice um so what you think of his
performance and what do you think of
where he goes because he's becoming a
huge star too yeah I I I uh he looked
awesome because I have a lot of respect
for Jamal too and let me tell you what
Jamal didn't come in here you know
thinking he Jamal came to win thought he
was going to win and uh uh the other
thing I don't know if you guys don't
know this yet but I'll tell you he I
just found out when I went up in the
Octagon because I saw him messing around
with his foot he broke his toe two weeks
ago and uh he fought tonight with a
broken toe I thought he broke his toe in
the fight and his team's like no he
broke his fight two weeks ago and he's
like yeah I I ain't losing this
opportunity for a [ __ ] pinky toe
that's what he said so um props to him
for that too and yes he's a big star and
I mean do do you entertain heavy Inc for
Brazil
I don't lie don't any of you [ __ ]
guys lie to me who thought Max Max was
going to win tonight raise your
hand all right yeah I wrote it
um so when you think about him moving up
to heavyweight you know you you got
Jones you got Aspen and the list goes on
and on in that heavyweight division
heavyweight division is nasty I don't I
don't know if that's the right move for
him he looked damn good tonight in the
division he's in so I think you might
want to stick around there for a minute
but I I don't know these are all things
that we'll talk about for the next 15
Tuesdays you know what I mean so we'll
get it figured out Dana you posted the
Finish to Max and Justin on your social
media so obviously that's pay-per-view
finish that you let people see for free
do you do that just because you're so
excited and you want to share it or
because you think this can make Max into
a massive star just using a separate how
do you not post that I mean I mean that
that that needs to be shared we posted
it ESPN posted it we all posted it you
probably all posted it
too if you didn't [ __ ] post it
officially permission uh in the co-main
event I'm getting
notes this has never happened
before going to read
them huh June 1st Newark New Jersey
pay-per-view
view Main
Event Islam versus
poier let's go
[ __ ] Co Main Event five rounds
Strickland versus
Costa that's a June
29th Conor versus
Chandler five rounds 170 lbs
who's got the next question I I'll take
it Dana thank you for just dropping that
little nugget on us um the Conor charler
fight obviously a fight that's been in
the works for ages um I know you've been
working on it for ages what finally got
it across the line and how exciting is
it to finally get Conor back in the
Octagon well it's not that we've been
working on it for ages um you know there
there's all kinds of things that go on
behind the
scenes
um and uh you know it's all about timing
Chandler's been ready but but Connor
hasn't been ready Conor I we talked
about this at one of the press
conferences recently he had a lot of uh
obligations that that he had to deal
with what you don't want him doing is
accepting a fight when he's got a ton of
obligations and he can't train 100% for
a fight so here we are tonight obviously
he suffered that traumatic leg injury in
his last fight and he has said that when
he comes back it'll be the greatest
comeback in sporting history if he was
to come back and win that fight would it
be one of the best comebacks considering
the this the injury he suffered well I
think I think when you look at that
injury it's happened in the in in UFC we
just saw Chris Wiman come back Anderson
came back from it you saw you've seen it
in
football it's it's probably one of the
nastiest injuries that you could
possibly get you
know for some reason you know you see
guys with broken arms all the time and
stuff like that happens it's hard for us
as humans to wrap our brain around that
bone breaking that's just a it's a nasty
injury and it's a rough recovery too
it's a really rough recovery I mean know
any of you guys that saw who's the
football guy that did it uh Rogers huh
Rogers bunch of football fans in here
huh uh whatever his [ __ ] name is
anyway if you saw the the piece that
they did on him trying to recover from
that from that injury it's pretty nasty
Alex huh yeah that was it right
alith Alex Smith yeah
okay who whoever it was [ __ ] nasty
yeah go ahead here in the back want to
talk to you about one of the most Savage
moments I've ever witnessed in my life
that moment where Pereira just moves
Herb Dean away without even looking at
him he didn't even take his eyes off
Jamal Hill what did you think about that
insane moment and 10 seconds later
knocking him out of course oh yeah oh
yeah yeah yeah I see what you're saying
I thought you were talking about what he
did after he knocked him out yeah so
well you you you left the part out he
got hit in the groin he tried to stay
he's like uh-uh oh and then knocks him
out yeah I agree with you sir that was
incredibly gangster congratulations on
an absolutely amazing event thank you I
appreciate it Dan white back here yes um
so as a fan in in a fan perspective what
meant most to you and what did you like
most uh UFC 100 200 or 300 300's tough
to to top you know what I mean obviously
hitting 100 was a you know Lorenzo and I
in the old days we used to do five shows
year right so when you think about we
always knew we wanted to do more events
never do you think that you're going to
end up doing every time we would try to
push and do more everybody would say you
can't do it that's too many fights then
the the the fans and the media start to
go ah there's too much now and when
you're putting on great fights there's
never too many fights as long as you're
putting on good quality fights there's
never too many so Lorenzo and I never
dreamed in a million years we thought
we'd be like 90 when we hit UFC 100 so
when we did it as quick as we did
obviously that was a huge milestone for
us
but I mean in in the history of me doing
th this type of work I I don't know what
tops 300 so mission accomplished and
from a promoter standpoint do you ever
just take a look back and say okay when
I first became the president of the
company when we first purchased the
company uh did you ever fathom that you
would get to 300 events I mean and did
you ever give yourself your own flowers
for what you have accomplished and what
you have done for the sport I mean every
single major promotion fell by the
wayside especially the ones that were
bigger at the time maybe Pride but you
know do you ever give yourself your
flowers and give yourself a pad on the
bat for what you have done for this
Sport and just take a look back and I
say this all the time I have no reare
mirrors rear mirrors in life I just keep
looking forward and and and I'm always
thinking about um how much bigger it can
be and what else we need to do and I
don't ever think think about that stuff
obviously I'm very happy with what we've
accomplished and and
uh me and my team and and you know I I
think that every year that we keep
beating what we did last year and we be
keep becoming more
successful me me and my team become
closer and stronger every year and
that's a very scary thing and one more
question for me uh Mark Coleman
obviously with the uh BMF title he's now
a hero in not just wrestling and the MMA
Community by Hero across the world uh do
you guys he's a superhero I love him so
uh do you plan on continuing the
relationship with him especially cuz
what he have done for the sport and part
of that generation to help build the
sport to what is today n not that he
just did what he did I'm going to
[ __ ] kick him to the curb and never
talk to him again nah I'm done with Mark
Coleman of course I'm going to have a
great relationship with Mark Coleman
he's one of the nicest guys in the world
he's a legend in the sport he just saved
you know his parents from a burning
building and went back in and tried to
get the dog um you know and and could
have died you know Mark's been through a
lot of things in his life he's he's
battled some demons and and uh he won
and or he's winning I should say right
now I don't know if you ever win
battling demons but he's winning and uh
I think he's got a great relationship
with his kids and he's in a good place
man so uh I'm happy for him it it was an
honor to honor him tonight Dana just
down to your right thank you Dana yep I
believe you said after the par
got it no it's over
no one second okay I'm getting hand
signals from the
back yeah I wore a bow I wore a bow tie
gave a t-shirt
wear suit I had to take my [ __ ] suit
off n hours I had my suit on tonight I
usually don't show up till the main card
go ahead I'll try to hear you did you
said off the Paris lap event the other
night you didn't actually have a deal
with Conor so what was the conversation
like I'm guessing today about the deal
the mic goes out as soon as I get a
power slap [ __ ] question come on this
is
[ __ ] [ __ ] what happened what did
he say he said last night at the power
slap press conference didn't have oh
yeah yeah no that happened today yeah we
got that done today and then he said
what was a conversation like to get it
done it's NE it's never hard with Connor
it's never hard with Connor Connor's I I
say it all the time Connor's been a
great partner uh he's he's he's easy to
deal with and we're back yeah Conor's
always been easy to deal with he's he's
a
uh he's a smart dude and and and Connor
is a DieHard UFC guy and will be till he
retires and and Beyond I believe Ian
Gary said him and Kobe have agreed to
fight would that be a good fight for
that Conor McGregor card I don't know
we'll figure that out on many Tuesdays
uh over the next several weeks um that's
all the fights that I have for you now
the ones that I just announced and just
wondering if you saw Amanda nunes's
reaction I did I like it I thought she
retired too soon anyway I like that
she's intrigued by this fight I love it
and I love Amanda Amanda and I have an
incredible relationship and um I think
she's she's the goat in all Combat
Sports female um so if Kayla can get in
there and win a title it would
absolutely be fun to see her come back
and uh and try to grab it again thank
you right kind of going off of that what
did you make of Kayla's performance and
on the flip side what do you do with
Holly after this performance yeah she
she she uh let me tell you what so going
in against a legend like Holly right
who's got
tons of time in the octagon and I don't
care how what level Kayla Harrison has
has competed at I guarantee you she had
some serious Jitters tonight and she
came in there she performed and and she
literally put it to an absolute Legend
in all of Combat Sports so uh obviously
a big night for her and a big win and uh
I would love to see Holly retire cyborg
also tweeted that she wants the winner
of Amanda
yeah
um uh and um in the Coman event uh did
you see Yan xan looked like she got
choked out at the end of the first round
and then she still got up and she
definitely did yeah I mean she was I
mean another gangster uh fight those two
the problem for those two is was the
fight that was before it um those those
guys both fought a great fight tonight
and uh she was choked out but she stood
up and she walked back to her corner and
you know yeah and what did you make of
uh jaylen's walk-off KO that I know man
he's going to regret that one for the
next few weeks uh beautiful shot should
have jumped on him and finished him and
uh yeah I feel sorry for the kid and
then uh de goopes uh wants to fight June
29th against moar and then he wants to
fight in the sphere against someone like
IL or Brian or someone like that I love
it I love it we'll see what happens I
listen how badass is that kid how fun
and exciting is he that kid's going to
be an absolute super superar so I listen
when guys say hey I want to fight here
there and every I I love that [ __ ] so
I'm looking forward to it Dana any
update going back to Canada at all
Canadian fans are wondering uh not right
here off the top of my head I can't
think of
any no yes yeah we will but no not not
right here right now off the top of my
head Dani um I know you talked about UFC
UFC Hawaii for a long time you said it's
kind of impossible but I know that
you're looking to go to Hawaii for power
SL but yep with Max with Max hallway
being such a legend like do you feel
like it's you have to bring him to
Hawaii let me ask you a
question I have uh how many employees do
we have now
550 you think all 550 of my employees
don't want to go to [ __ ] Hawaii and
do a fight believe me we do I want to go
to Hawaii Hawaii has been good to this
company into this sport for a very long
time um max Holloway is an ABS I mean
we're talking T night the kid went to a
whole another level tonight and he was
already a superstar they don't have the
infrastructure for a fight over there
just we can't do it even if it's just
like a little fight night you a cramped
little Apex event like in Hawaii like
wouldn't that the atmosphere just be off
the wall for Max hway yeah but there's
more to it than that there's more to it
than just going and doing a little you
you're you're not going to go to Hawaii
into an apex fight night you know what I
mean might as well [ __ ] stay here and
let him fly over here and it just it
doesn't make sense I got what were you
goingon to say I was going to say
Bellator has had a Hawaii events
Bellator could put on a [ __ ] fight in
the parking
lot dude I can't even believe you just
said that PF Lor could you know pfl
theor was here on Friday did anybody
know that you're the media guys I didn't
know till [ __ ] Friday they were
selling tickets buy two get two
free I'm not busting on them that's a
[ __ ] fact they put out a a a memo buy
two get two free you're having a bad
[ __ ] week if those are the memos
you're putting
out there were more people in my [ __ ]
green room tonight than there were at
the
fight finally uh bo nickel what do you
think of his performance incredible
looked great the thing you got to
understand about that kid he's uh he's
5-0 fought a guy with 15 fights and and
and he went out there he was a [ __ ]
2001 favorite and look like it you know
what I mean um he's got a lot of
pressure on him right now he got uh you
know all these expectations and I think
that some of the people feel like he's
getting uh you know this this
preferential treatment now we believe in
the kid we think that he's going to be a
stud and we think he's going to be a
star so he he's he's handling this
pressure really really well you know
what I mean he's got the type of
pressure on him that after he wins
against a guy who has 15 fights and he
has five and and he finishes them he
says thumbs down I said kid you got you
got to stop putting that kind of
pressure on yourself you just come out
and do what you do just keep [ __ ]
doing what you do keep winning you look
great block out all this [ __ ]
[ __ ] and noise and yes um going back
to Amanda and Kayla would you ever
consider doing that fight as a BMF typ
title fight for women um well if they
did it it would be for the belt it would
be for the championship what neither of
them hold a title right now so well they
won't fight right now I I think what
Amanda was saying interesting let's see
how this plays out if she wins the belt
then maybe I come back that's what I
read for it I didn't I don't think she
was saying hey let's BMF this uh I think
she wants to come back and and maybe see
if she can regain her title and and then
it's one of those things and she's
brilliant she's brilliant for this
because she's already looked at as the
goat right and then you have this scary
new woman that comes in and and she
destroys Holly Holm can she win the
title can she get through paa and and
and and and Raquel and if she does for
her to come back again and then possibly
win this fight it's it's it's impossible
to deny her right and there was also a
moment where Armen it looked like he was
punching somebody in the crowd during
his walk out yeah you might not want to
hang over the uh things and grab people
when they're walking out these guys are
all [ __ ] piped up and and whatever
and I'm sure sure we're probably going
to get sued I'm uh we'll deal with that
on Monday too thank you all right Dana
right over here hi Dana in the back yep
wherever you are I see yeah there you go
uh jir proska with a big pop from the
crowd and got back in the wind column
obviously he's still highly ranked can
talk a little bit about what your plans
may be for him going forward I have no
clue he he you know you know what I feel
bad for those two that was a fight of
the night until the BMF fight happened
uh that was another that let's talk
about that fight thank you sir these
poor kids they went out there and
[ __ ] went to war man I I mean uh
racket looked incredible he was picking
them apart prosa comes back and wins the
fight you know place is going crazy
unbelievable fight that was fight of the
night until the insanity happened you
know for the BMF so um yes that both
those guys looked incredible they both
came out and laid it all out and uh I'm
happy for uh prasa he he he uh he's an
absolute set Plus
talk about leg kicks I mean his leg was
done he was done and uh he pulls out the
win in that fight real quick on Jong way
Lee obviously she's been on a rooll for
quite a while now we know there was a
China event that got rescheduled is
there a possibility we could bring her
back to China for an event or do you see
her maybe in the US still I have no idea
we're working on a bunch of other uh
places that we're going to go this year
I don't know if China is on the schedule
yet or not we're still kind of mapping
out the end of the year thank you now
that uh Connor and Chandler's official
was there any talk about showing like a
graphic or video in front of the arena
in in the with the fans or is that was
that two last minute yeah no that's all
internet [ __ ] internet [ __ ] and
uh obviously Alain sterley made his
featherweight debut today against Calvin
ker while the fans didn't find it the
most aesthetic pleasing I want to just
get your thoughts on his debut at 145
lbs anytime you move up weight and you
win especially against a tough guy like
Calvin and I thought that uh here's what
I will say about aljo I thought that uh
he made Calvin look slow you
know not not a fan favorite on UFC 300
but uh moving up and wait and taking on
a tough gritty guy like Calvin is is is
always a good win and speaking of fan
favorites on UFC 300 I know you've been
a part of many great fights and moments
where do you rank those final 10 seconds
between Max H and Justin gat you mons
the moments you've seen in person the
whole fight let alone the 10 seconds but
the last 10 seconds is is the type of
Arturo Gotti [ __ ] that I always talk
about that that fight fans love there's
a reason that people love gaii and
Holloway the way that they do and that's
it right there when you're a fight
fan that that's like a dream two guys
like that two guys like that squaring
off and and facing each other broken
nose [ __ ] eye pokes uh legs all
busted up guys way out in head there's
no denying who's you know you sit there
and go hallay won this fight he says
let's do it let's go right in the middle
and they both do it you you you'll see a
lot of guys that'll go oh we're going to
go right in the middle we're going to do
this and then the fight starts
and maybe not right and there's a lot of
guys that try to do the come on let's go
do this when you have two Savages like
those two that go out and just do it
it's just you you you you you couldn't
script that if you saw it in the movie
you'd call [ __ ] on it last one for
me I see you wearing the UFC Pi Mexico
shirt they just announced the UFC
Academy over there with 19 athletes from
Mexico and Latin America representing so
how big is that for the next step of
continued growth in MMA out there in
Mexico and Latin America yeah it it went
really well down there the combine that
they did and basically the team that
worked down there in the combine came
back and told me holy [ __ ] wa wait till
you see what's going to happen down here
in the next couple years which I already
knew um yeah it's incredible I'm I'm
really looking forward to the future
with uh with with Mexico yeah know you
talk a little bit about that last 10
seconds with uh Justin and Max we saw a
little bit of that with Jim Miller and
Bobby green and Jim Miller obviously
didn't get it done tonight but this
historic streak of 100 200 300 um how
impressive is like his longevity and
what he did T yeah great Point great
point and and again two more Warriors
that went out tonight and just went for
it um and and yeah he he was
on a bad receiving end of that of that
that Bobby green fight I just saw a
picture of him in the in the hospital
right now his face is not good yeah
there's going to be some people that are
sore over the next couple of weeks man
it everybody everybody showed up tonight
Y and um I talked to Islam makach a few
weeks ago and he was very adamant he
just wanted to fight June 1st he didn't
care who did you have the porier fight
done coming into tonight or was there a
possibility if you know one of these
lightweight fights went smooth and those
guys wanted to turn around were they in
the running there were a couple other
options yeah we were looking at other
people too okay and I appreciate you
dropping pfl Ator I actually coined that
one so yeah yeah thank you to your right
the pacing of uh all the way over to you
hi hey there the pacing of the show was
a little bit different tonight and I
suspect it's because you had an enormous
level of advertisers that were being
crammed into the broadcast can you
compare maybe 200 to where you are now
and how different it is how did you how
did you feel the pacing was different
than regular it it felt a little bit
slower really felt a little bit slower
both in the I had them have you ever
been to a boxing event ma'am listen
listen
there's [ __ ] 45 minutes to an hour
between fights the walking is an hour
and 15 minutes uh the list goes on and
on I I thought that the pace of the show
tonight was um was just like any other
night um obviously we have advertisings
and commitments that we have but we keep
it pretty pretty fast pace when we do
fights but in retrospect how do you feel
about the difference between let's say
200 and 300 and how much easier it is to
be in the marketplace as as UFC as a
Combat Sports operation and having those
kind of Partnerships I mean it hasn't
been that long ago where you couldn't
even go to New York City no you're right
and and it took uh you know when I was
talking about power slap power slap has
been around for 14 months they have more
uh sponsors than UFC did in seven years
so obviously you know the early days of
um of of building this company in the
sport are are a lot different than today
I mean uh and that's one of the one of
the
biggest pieces of growth for the company
has been sponsorship it's massive and
continues to grow uh just one more for
me so we're talking about uh having UFC
in the sphere for Mexican Independence
Day weekend recently matrium has floated
the idea of perhaps bringing Katie
Taylor and Amanda Serano as their
rematch into the sphere uh maybe as
early is June how do you feel about that
and I know that it's been a big deal to
be the first Combat Sports operation to
go into the sphere I love Eddie Hearn I
consider him a friend ain't happening
sorry Eddie love you buddy you can go in
this spere in
October Dana down here right you said uh
earli this week that you think that in
the future eventually you would be able
to top this event because you have a
history of topping your biggest events
do you think after seeing tonight that
that's going to be possible that's a
great question brother and here we are
again I say this all the time how do we
beat 300 I don't know I don't know the
answer to that question but we're going
to find out you were very generous with
the news of uh 301 302 and 303 um any
update on 304 which is potentially
rumored for the
UK which is the the UK fight yes yeah we
we have nothing done yet but I I pretty
much said already we're going to
Manchester we don't have a deal done we
don't have anything done yet but we're
going to Manchester and let me just
remind you all what it's like to be in
Manchester one one of the greatest
events that I've ever been to was when
we first went into Manchester that that
place is awesome the the the fans the
crowd you know I'm looking very forward
to that you you you mentioned obviously
that time it was 20:04 I believe but
that was at 3:00 in the morning will it
be at a normal time in the UK we don't
have a deal done yet I I don't know
anything yet all right thank you thank
you Dana uh currently uh whe and Yan's
fight uh attract over 30 billion views
social media back in China uh from from
you perspective 30 30 billion 30 billion
views among social media so from your
perspective how big is the fight you
know uh impact to the Asian marketing
for you great question sir where are you
from from China I figured that but where
are you from oh I from Mig China Mig
okay got it so nobody knows better than
you how hard it is to Trend number one
in in in China right we've been number
one for 2 days trending in China exactly
which is unbelievable and yes this was a
massive sporting event in China this is
like the first time we've done well in
China this is the first time we've
really broken through uh in China and
and and like I didn't know the 30
billion uh so thank you yeah it's it's
been incredible no problem sir yeah uh
just follow up at the question second
you know uh probably not this year but
how soon you want to bring the UFC back
to China after you know yeah somebody
asked me that earlier I don't know
exactly when we're heading back there
but a night like tonight doesn't hurt
and uh yeah it's all it's all good I'm
excited thank you D appreciate thank you
sir one more last one right here um I
want to ask you about the in um in
entertainment environment with the uh
bracelets and everything everyone on
their wrist and everything like that
with lights going along with the show
the atmosphere and stuff like that what
did you you make of it I made
it what's the question what did I make
of it I made it in terms that's what we
do your your expectation versus the
reality of it it was awesome so you know
what I did during one of the fights I uh
you know people always ask this question
I watch the monitor I watch very little
of the actual live I look up every once
in a while and I'm on my phone the whole
[ __ ] time people think I'm like like
I don't give a [ __ ] about the fights all
I care about is the production the live
production
in-house um and the television
production so tonight I left during one
of the fights and came back to my green
room and watched we have a big screen
back there and I watched it on TV and
with the lights and all it was it was
incredible it it looked incredible on TV
um just like I always say about power
slap and obviously UFC the production is
incredibly important to me it's it's
it's it's
uh the only things that I really focus
on on a daily basis is finding young
upand cominging Talent making sure we
put on the right fights in the right
place at the right time and
inhouse uh live television production
and I mean in-house production and and
and live television production F that's
what I focus on literally every day in
the office um and other little [ __ ]
here and there but that's my main focus
so when when we have an event like
tonight and you look at young Talent
that's on the card tonight how they
performed um how the thing looked
in-house and how it felt the energy in
the buzz and how it looked on television
right and then you look at the fights
that delivered tonight you couldn't have
a bigger [ __ ] home run than tonight
so and I hope I answered your question
you did and a quick followup about drus
um he was seen in the crowd and
everything like that do you have any
plans on where you're going to have him
who he's going to fight if it's going to
be Izzy or the winner of Whitaker
chamaya anything like that we're working
on it thank you thank you thanks
everybody have a great night
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