Dana White Reacts to Francis Ngannou vs Anthony Joshua KO

Dana White Reacts to Francis Ngannou vs Anthony Joshua KO at UFC 299 post-fight press conference.
"You know how I feel about crossovers into boxing. That's how they end. Just like that."
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[@WarbroJavaCo]

"I started oiling up." - Dana White

[@StoneColdElvisCat316]

Lmao

[@albutz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@daviroza4700]

Contex? I’m a child 😂

[@MrB4235]

0:44 couldnt hold in the happiness xD

[@adrielknights6808]

Facts lol lol

[@FishTramp]

😂😂😂

[@rd24life]

Ngannou still made bank. So F Bald Dana

[@stryfetc1471]

He's a real piece of work😂

[@stryfetc1471]

​@@rd24life💯

[@idi419]

He lost to a fighter who bleeds for the sport. Let's be real fury was unfit and after knocking him down social media and celebrities are like ngonnu should be ranked high in the world of boxing..he got a good reality check

[@joycetolbertjackson4297]

Tyson fury is always unfit....Thats not an excuse. The true is Francis had a great performance Against the Champion and earned his position in Boxing.... Most Heavyweights are not AJ or even close. It's just a minor setback and not a reality check.

[@marshmallow5948]

Fury didn't train for shit. Just walked in to grab the free bread.

[@idi419]

@joycetolbertjackson4297 well we saw what a proper boxer does to someone who had no title challenge 🙄 and refused to go 12 rounds check their prefight talk. Aj isn't a champion anymore and he ruined him. If it was the other way round in the octagon ngonnu would chew him so don't see your point

[@idi419]

@marshmallow5948 exactly 💯... at this point fury is about the cash grab and now that Joshua dealt with ngonnu fury camp are scrambling

[@jamestaylor841]

​@@idi419would he though? Frances only has his hands size an strength Aj bigger stronger and has better hands within a year he could same level wrestler as nghanou. As it happens I think aspinall would of smoked nghanou as would jones guys physical machine but AJ bigger stronger and faster

[@baase89]

they end with pockets with pockets full of cash

[@fredericoterrell5160]

Something that will never happen in the UFC! 😂😂😂

[@stephenwipf5224]

He's smart enough to know an MMA guy doesn't belong in the ring with a skilled heavyweight and vice versa. Most of the world isn't smart enough to figure that out, half the planet, including Rogan walked around wagging their dillies over how he performed against Fury. It was embarassing.

[@eddycastor5335]

If that is the case why did he put connor in the ring with Mayweather!!!

[@stephenwipf5224]

@@eddycastor5335 to every rule there is an exception. You heard the man, and you see the results…

[@mmaweekly]

Because they also made money. 👊🏼

[@stephenwipf5224]

@@mmaweekly 👍🤛

[@cloudCB168]

Heavy Weight Boxers are a different level@@eddycastor5335

[@diegobautista6780]

Dana white’s head: I popped open my finest bottle of champagne to complement my ngannou pack 💨

[@attiepollard7847]

To tell you the truth we was all happy when he got knocked out because we warned him to come back to mix martial arts that's where he belongs

[@boook4145]

@@attiepollard7847he’s 37 and you happy he got ko’d jus to come back for max 2 fights whilst being a worse version of himself

[@Jam-uk5cc]

​@attiepollard7847 ...ur a whole goofy ass 🤡

[@macka76q]

He didn't say that when McGregor fought Mayweather..

[@trekunda]

💵💵💵💵💵 He saw the mula

[@scrumptious9673]

Exactly

[@R3Core]

He seems so glad that Ngannou lost to Joshua.... Sad to see....

[@anz2441]

He's non BS my friend...he can do the math is all. Had Fury showed up like he did against Wilder ? It woulda went similar. Altho, AJ is Superior to Fury 😉

[@trentonthrasher9368]

Fury got his ass whooped by Francis. And Francis got his ass whooped by aj. No excuses , that’s the heavyweight division for you.

[@mrk1298]

How he didn't shit on Francis?

[@LeonExile05]

They had their drama for sure, but I think he’s probably annoyed that Ngannou’s actions are making the UFC look bad, especially after he gave him his start. It’s also impossible to expect a boxer who gets paid way more as the main headliner to ever want to try MMA and get paid less and take more damage. So it’s not even a two way street… White has so many fighters on the payroll that he can’t afford to pay them the same, not even his champions. I’m sure he’s slightly relieved to a degree that his success didn’t continue as other fighters in the UFC might try to cross over to get a higher pay and demote his work. The reality is on a different playing field the pro boxer will always wreck an MMA fighter in the ring. And the same goes for when they try to do MMA and get KO’d by a kick to the head or fall and tap out after a single kick to the thigh. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Slimothy-James.]

How did he seem glad? He did everything he could to not sound disrespectful or overjoyed. You kids really love to invent ridiculous narratives based on your emotions 😅

[@ninjazzrhythm400]

And people talking about they want to match him with Wilder next. They really want Ngannou to get Parkinson's for r3al😢

[@ringringring1718]

Wilder is soft. Francis would kill his career.

[@3Brandon11]

​@@ringringring1718 Not even close. Wilder isn't the greatest technical fighter but he does know how to set a shot up. Francis couldn't handle AJs power, he'd be out of combat sports forever if Wilder hit him like that. And with Francis not having enough training in keeping his chin tucked, moving his head, and having footwork, Wilder will have him in the hospital for sure.

[@ringringring1718]

@@3Brandon11 Wilder doesn't hit as hard as AJ. That power punch story is dead. What are you even talking about? AJ would wipe the floor with him 😯

[@3Brandon11]

@@ringringring1718 What?? I never said AJ wouldn't beat him, but Wilder hits much harder. Case in point, Molina and Brazeale. Joshua merely scored TKO's against those guys. Wilder left them both on the canvas fast asleep. You're confusing boxing skill with power.

[@ringringring1718]

@@3Brandon11 cause they have different strategies. AJ knows he can box and win without a KO. Wilder can't outbox anyone.

[@peteylang3401]

Boxers beat MMA fighters at Boxing. MMA fighters beat Boxers at MMA. Weird 🤔🤔🤔

[@robertgardner2782]

The pay gap is getting mma fighters koed.

[@osiris3yhn]

The same bullshyt over and over. Stop coming to boxing. Cut ur pay dana and give it to the fighters

[@Slimothy-James.]

​@@osiris3yhnWrong lol. Nobody forces any of the fighters to agree to the money or contract they're offered. If they want more, they need to put together win streaks with impressive performances and negotiate better contracts. Remember when Conor was making $12k/$12k? Now look at him. This uneducated nonsense about Dana being greedy has run it's course

[@Arcadianx98]

Well you never see the boxer cross over to mma because then there would be life sustaining injuries for boxer

[@Slimothy-James.]

@@Arcadianx98 It's happened though

[@20cmusic]

He lost but made more money than whole ufc champs.

[@keithgreer462]

Exactly. And if anybody thinks mma is boxing they crazy.

[@user-ni5ey6rm2q]

MMA isn’t boxing but in a real life scenario, MMA will kill 95% of boxers.

[@rd24life]

This shows how hateful Dana is. At the end of the day Ngannou made a ton of money in the last 2 fights, way more than he would under selfish Dana

[@ad-dk3md]

1000%

[@acuriousmind6217]

He made 26 M's in 2 fights that's basically better than 99% of ufc roster

[@Mstluanga91]

but noone will remember him

[@rd24life]

@@Mstluanga91 everyone here commenting will remember Ngannou. Are you paid by Ugly Bald Dana to say that?

[@bryanmoss6684]

@@Mstluanga91your an idiot. Full stop. Francis was ufc heavyweight champ and beat the goat of ufc heavyweights and defended the title before leaving. Then switched sports completely, fought the, “#1 ranked” guy in boxing and in my opinion beat him. Francis is already solidified as a legend in the combat sports world, hell, even sports in general. Not even mentioning his life story or how late he started combat sports. Francis Ngannou is an inspiration and a legend and that’s the bottom line.

[@Jay-hq4dy]

Francis made a total of 30 million for his 2 fights. He's winning in life. He wouldn't be able to help his family and people financially if he was still in the UFC.

[@coaldust01]

​@@marselnuhija7559exactly, People keep going on about how much he made, He's lucky he's not a vegetable FFS, There was definitely some permanent damage done during that execution.

[@BillThrobsme]

Either way i feel Ngannou deserved the cash he got from both fights because he sparked interest in the fights and contributed to PPV's but Dana spoke some truth here

[@milesjohnson5487]

But Dana was all in when Conor fought Floyd Mayweather. Guess it was Ok to CROSSOVER this one time.

[@relevantbrother8964]

Dana is a betting man who plays the odds. He knew McGregor was an enormous PPV draw in his prime and Floyd was the biggest. Also Floyd wasn't a huge puncher and effectively retired. Conor was also bigger physically and did have some experience in boxing. Plus Floyd called the shots since he's self promoted and the negotiations were very easy and quick. With Francis it was going in against huge power hitting monsters at their peak ,specialists in knocking out guys,let alone a mid 30s novice with hardly any boxing background. Also Francis never drew big PPV no's and the money guarantees for a loss making event would have been huge had it been a joint promo. Boxing promotions are hugely complex when you have TV guys, lawyers from various sides, financial guarantees,rematch clauses,etc,etc.

[@mmaweekly]

Of course he was, Dana was making money. That’s business.

[@user-mo2sg8mf5k]

I assume it’s because Conor agreed in contract that Dana receives money from the crossover so Dana didn’t really mind whereas Francis refused to share a piece of a pie. And overall Conor did extraordinary thing for ufc because no one knew what ufc was before Conor so Conor is like an exception

[@awesome1ru]

Dana's face at the end 🤣 he WAS NOT rooting for Ngannou 😆

[@war6220]

Dana could barely contain that grin. When the dust settles Ngannou still wins. He did it his way!!!

[@sjcobra84]

The Angry Tomato is a Happy Tomato. 🍅😇

[@phillipnicola6213]

Just like that

[@lamantin52]

No, that's not they ended. I could have gone either way on any days

[@chillout914]

Dana do not care about fury or ngannou or others he is running a business he thinks like a business guy all the way , he is maybe bit close to connor because he is irish and he respects khabib because he is a respectful guy all the others for him just employees .....

[@acuriousmind6217]

Yep that what people fail to see, at the end of the day its just business.

[@user-ns8ex2bb9j]

Francis ngannou if ur happy. We happy for u. Undefeated is nice but what wins us is fighters who utilize their losses to become better in some way. Even if its just to get back in there.

[@Kupefilms]

You have boxers who have been KO in first round. What are these people talking about?

[@scrumptious9673]

💯

[@drumitin6297]

Pay your fighters probably or lose them to boxing where they’re paid more decently. I hope they all go to boxing

[@Slimothy-James.]

Stop parroting this uneducated gibberish. If you don't understand how business or contract negotiations work, just say that and an adult will be along shortly to help you out

[@scorpionxiiclips]

The pay ceiling is higher in boxing, but the median pay in the UFC is higher than boxing. The guys on Floyd's undercard are making as low as $1000, while there's guy on UFC undercards getting 6 or 7 figures.

[@scorpionxiiclips]

@@Slimothy-James. The error in your logic is conflating voluntary with non-coercive. The problem with American contract law is that fighters are being coerced into signing bad deals do to a lack of alternative.

[@robertgardner2782]

​@scorpionxiiclips if you believe that then your part of the problem

[@mmaweekly]

I don’t think anybody is making seven figures on the undercard. But you are right, the median pay is higher for UFC fighters.

[@scrumptious9673]

What a rubbish question from the interviewer. Francis has a dream, let the man follow his dreams. Don’t need your approval or Dana’s or no one’s.

[@ydog2114]

I find it amusing that now people think Joshua can beat fury.😂😂. Trust me fury will train if he fights Joshua

[@LurkerDood]

A Clown knows Fury didn't take Ngannou seriously & probably didn't train, sitting on his couch drinking beers & stuffing popcorn If he's fighting Joshua, he'll be ready & in top form 🤣 😆

[@Takeit1500]

Are you 🤡 over looking Usyk. Big mistake fury fangirls.

[@llewellynjameskinnaird2741]

The fury that fought klitcko yes beats Joshua easily. But currently AJ would KO fury easily.

[@LurkerDood]

@@llewellynjameskinnaird2741 Fury will be training 24/7 No way Joshua beats Fury Wilder had 3 chances to beat Fury Who's a BIGGER puncher than Wilder & he couldn't do it 🤭 🤣 😆 but 1 WILDCARD is AGE Everyone gets older & slower

[@danielrichardson4868]

"Dana, what are your thoughts about watching a guy with zero professional boxing wins get knocked out by someone with 24 wins and 19 knockouts?" - some reporter who did not put in the time to ask a well thought out question

[@scrumptious9673]

💯

[@guydeparini4051]

Ganou got paid...

[@Slimothy-James.]

He'll be broke in a year 😅

[@michaelleigh859]

Everyone else got ripped off lousy bum shouldn't even be in the ring

[@tayotosin5792]

No matter how you look at it, NG made money, yet Dana was right. Also that KO was like, "know your place homie". Everyone is bad in his own right. People say if you meet Ngannou in a bar, but what if the other guy lands a punch before Ngannou could reach. Aside from the glamour I think each sport should respect itself, keep its own lane. Now we hearing Ryan Garcia talking shiiii, Crawford grappling and stuff.

[@scrumptious9673]

Dana should have told his love-child Conor McGregor that

[@user-du1wi4hp1r]

Stop saying fury didn’t train

[@paschan]

He didn't. Fury thought Ngannou was going to be a walk in the park.

[@wavycrockett4261]

Did Fury look like he was in Shape to you?

[@aoutone7462]

@@wavycrockett4261thats how he always looks

[@wavycrockett4261]

@@aoutone7462 No there are fights where he looks better than others you just want some type of moral victory damn can't even tell the truth I can't with you bozos

[@trentonthrasher9368]

lol coming from a dude who has never step foot in the cage.tyson fury couldn’t stop Francis in his best shape, styles make fights . And aj is too quick of power bunched for Francis . Don’t talk anymore bozo

[@dwaynestankowski6916]

DANA SMART MAN.. WHAT HE SAID IS TRUE.

[@user-qh3lw4xe4i]

DANA SMART MAN...huh? LOL. u sound like a cave man

[@janboven575]

if its conor mcgregor crossovers are great .if its francis is not good

[@awesome1ru]

Difference is one gave UFC and Dana more money and exposure

[@barrywhite-vg2vl]

Dana is pained

[@TheBigChad]

I hope he comes back to the ufc so Jon jones can beat him and go down as the greatest fighter in UFC history. Mighty Mouse should have had that moniker but he fell off at the end of his career

[@PandemoniumPirateRadio]

Francis has one single title defense. He’s not the greatest. Beating him proves nothing. He didn’t create legacy. In the long run he made money and that’s it. He is nowhere near any type of goat status. He COULD have become that if he stayed in the UFC. But money was more important. It’s a choice, money or legacy. He picked money.

[@TheBigChad]

@@PandemoniumPirateRadio I’m calling Jon the greatest. I’m calling out the fact so many people are on the Francis bandwagon. I want Jon to eat this guy up

[@dravidiangmb7242]

The same Dana that waited for Ben Askren to become a senior citizen to bring him to the UFC? Or talk crap when Fedor lost after a pretty decent run? See how easy is it to talk crap from your high horse.

[@dt8384]

Dana can't chat on this - give francis his dues at least

[@niclasndy4149]

The real reason was why he lost that mike tyson didnt train him anymore and he just came very rare times to his training.Its tysons credit he knocked down fury

[@lfdtravels]

This is a win for the UFC, MMA and Jon Jones.. smh 😂

[@BOODA575]

everyone crying haha francis’s got obliterated worse than any fighter he has ever faced in mma

[@aliensintheloft]

Why do so many casual KZbin stars end up knocking out MMA legends? Based on numbers, is the MMA talent pool much more shallow?

[@motivatedlemonadeRider33939]

Because boxing is half fighting

[@wildwarrior5680]

They wait until they are old and retired and outweigh them by 40+ lbs.

[@THEDOGFATHERL11]

​@@motivatedlemonadeRider33939holding someone in a wrestling position is not fighting at all

[@scorpionxiiclips]

It's because Jake Paul specifically calls out 40 year old wrestlers with a 30 lbs weight disadvantage. These wrestlers have no striking backgrounds, so they are out of their element in a boxing ring, and their old age comes with reduced reaction time and athleticism, plus they are unable to take Jake Paul's shots due to the fact that their chins have declined from old age, and they are extremely undersized. If Jake Paul fought an actual MMA striker his size and in their prime, like Robert Whittaker or Sean Strickland... he'd be in a lot of trouble.

[@mmaweekly]

Exactly but there’s no fun in that.

[@dannydanix8698]

Some of the stupid questions they ask, as if Dana somehow is a Boxing scientist or expert analyst.

[@Robert-gb7ex]

What's stupid about asking someone's opinion ?

[@stephenwipf5224]

He's smart enough to know an MMA guy doesn't belong in the ring with a skilled heavyweight and vice versa. Most of the world isn't smart enough to figure that out, half the planet, including Rogan walked around wagging their dillies over how he performed against Fury. It was embarassing.

[@SIickTurtIe]

He legit started as a boxing promoter…

[@dannydanix8698]

Fyi: he carried Mayweather's bags, back in the day.@@SIickTurtIe

[@dannydanix8698]

what's your favorite position?@@Robert-gb7ex

[@laumut1622]

I dislike Dana but he has a point

[@Tico513]

Dana is running mma into the ground, he's fixing fights not paying certain individuals, and protecting others. We really don't see the best fighters in ufc. If this is the case

[@marshmallow5948]

Yeah, that's how they end,but he made 30m in 2 fights. He's set up for life. No more slave master work. You go in the ring & earn peanut.

[@Passportbros8]

True

[@Slimothy-James.]

Lol he's gonna be broke in a year. He'll never make that money, which was highly taxed, last for the rest of his life 😅

[@iAmRob0]

Late as hell.

[@vtwintora]

Stay in your lane

[@Jesus_Is_Coming77]

Are you saved? Did you know that Jesus died for U? Jesus died for all your previous sins and your future sins! To be saved, all you have to do is BELIEVE in your heart that Jesus is the son of God, and that He died on the cross for ALL your sins, and then God raised Him from the dead! If you repent with a true heart, Jesus will accept you into Heaven as His child.

[@T_da_yung_goat]

Dana “boxercise king nuts over his biggest Ex-fighter taking a loss for 32x his ufc payday and tries making an excuse” white is really the best

[@jameskeffi5725]

I wonder how people forget that Francis Ngannou is not a professional boxer.... Francis Ngannou cannot box.... STOP deceiving him please

[@diamondcobra5150]

Francis got humbled big time. Love to see it.

[@thelawless1523]

"Humbled" ??? lol another crackhead

[@Crazy_Schizo]

AJ should learn more muay thai and jiu jitsu because he could be a monster in MMA

[@robertoasura5013]

he is a monster but i don't think he cares even a lil bit about that

[@stav2603]

But he earns more in one boxing match than 20 years in MMA so that would never happen.

[@paulkaufmann8130]

That's ridiculous. AJ would gets smoked in MMA. He's too old to cross over.. By the time he became proficient, he'd be well past peak age wise. And as someone points out below, it's far more lucrative to be an elite boxer.

[@PandemoniumPirateRadio]

Francis still can’t promote shit. I don’t think the PPVs were good. Just Saudis throwing millions on the fights. Doesn’t mean they sold well 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@awesome1ru]

Saudis have nothing better to do with their money 😂

[@kcp9837]

Dana is a joke

[@user-wr7sk6sh3b]

Francis Nguagou Should Just Stayed In The UFC Boxing Is A Whole Nother World....

[@eddycastor5335]

He sounds like a hater

[@thelawless1523]

dirty rat. he could only dream about achieving what Ngannu did.

[@Slimothy-James.]

How? Because he gave an honest, accurate opinion? You Tik Tokers are a trip 😅

[@thelawless1523]

lol "Francis just doesn't like to take risks" they are so full of shit lol Dana have a banana🍌

[@DOPERMEANS]

Glazing Fury ..Lol, smh

[@bpd2009]

Fury team spiked water to franchise for sure

[@Slimothy-James.]

Gayest conspiracy theory ever 😅

[@user-qh3lw4xe4i]

Such a hater.

[@llewellynjameskinnaird2741]

Mma fighters dont call it boxing they call it striking . The way they throw puncjes is completely different . Boxing is the pinacle art of how to throw a punch. Aj sent Ngannou back to the shadow realm 😂

[@ElConquistador7]

People will disagree but Dana was trying to PROTECT Francis but Francis too dumb for his own good

[@annalittle9316]

This ko is fake

[@g29000]

nuh uh

[@vtwintora]

Stay in your lane