UFC 225: Dana White Post-Fight Press Conference - MMA Fighting

UFC president Dana White speaks to the media at UFC 225 about Robert Whittaker's victory over Yoel Romero, Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos, and much more.
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[@lozz0dnb]

I think they should keep CM Punk around and every so often he can be on the PreLims and a random fan is chosen from the audience to fight him would be less one sided.

[@googsy5773]

LOL

[@Mrmonolitas]

Oh, you made me laugh hahaaha

[@lifebeginswithaseed]

I think Whittaker's been a star...for a long time. Always entertaining.

[@kiko1605]

I am Dutch and a huge Overeem fan.. How many fights does Overeem have on his UFC contract still? He is going to get murdered! Please give him a decent severance pay, and just let him go..

[@N3LU]

Yeah terrible night for him

[@DexPope]

He made 800k for this fight..

[@newlife9700]

kiko1605 😂😂😂😂😬😬😬😀😉

[@kiko1605]

Dexter Pope .. Yeh I know, and I can understand Overeem completely for fighting, but someone got to protect this guy from himself. Just give him a severance pay or something..

[@Charmander009]

the ref stopped it way too late.

[@Johnny_Dregs]

Whittaker and Romero are two tremendously tough, bomb throwing machines. I was blown away at the strength and heart in that cage.

[@Mikuz]

I heard Kelvin took a dump in one of the urinals at the performance center. Dana was pissed when he found out

[@CiTyoFGODZz21]

No way!!!

[@possession2]

I bet Kelvin does monstrous turds.

[@linihetfield]

oh shut up that's like the south park episode ffs ahaha

[@alexanderhirst619]

Is this a joke that I don’t get? Or is this serious?

[@markl4287]

heard it was like a scene out of the movie kingpin

[@lifebeginswithaseed]

Happy with Holm's performance. Her ground game has gotten a lot better. Pretty vicious ground and pound, too. My fav female fighter. Great attitude.

[@seanbaugh3239]

I agree with everything you've said...........and she's sporting some nice buns in the back as well *"NUFF SAID"*

[@SeattleMarinerMan]

You mean great ass?

[@IanMaitner]

LifeBeginswithAseed Man, Holy's a beast. A woman-fighting-beast-like, I can say but these days she's gotten far off her fighting prime - fighting peaks, I mean - I've been able to watched two years ago when she fought Ronda or Juliana Werner. I think she got more matured and skilled... and older of course. She thinks more, like a fighter I mean. And all that seems to be good for her, but man, that beast, that beast is already past. Let's see what's she capable of in near future. I'm diggin' for her as much as for youngster Rose Namajunas; she's the one I wish to see with the belt.

[@terryterreri4806]

LifeBeginswithAseed could you beat her?

[@lifebeginswithaseed]

Terry Terreri I'm more a lover than a fighter, not that I wouldn't if provoked. I just really enjoy the sport.

[@yloez6532]

-Dana Red

[@algoodie7761]

Yloez that’s when you know the lies are flowing

[@Strype13]

I've always been under the impression that Dana doesn't mess with drugs or anything along those lines, but his skin is pretty flush and he seems pretty shaky. Wonder what's up with him... Hopefully his health is okay.

[@reliablethreat23]

LMFAO!

[@randall5350]

Ha Ariel would be the guy to get the longest responses from Dana and sneak in an extra question, best mma journalist in the game

[@SaraH-eb1kw]

he is espn Family now...

[@anthonysmyth2392]

Leroy Gallagher most subversive and most hated...the Jewish way

[@mattalexmatt]

Sara H which is great because ESPN has the rights to UFC now

[@JWB86]

16:25 Dana telling Ariel everyone deserves a second chance 😂 the irony!

[@lordsith8319]

Michael the GOAT Jackson.. title shot

[@justinkovach7927]

Curtis Blaydes should get to fight the winner of Ngannou and Lewis. The winner gets the title shot at the end of the year. :)

[@Monscent]

jiahkong96 ya

[@ryanwilliams6221]

I'd be down for that

[@matthewomalley6732]

Justin Kovach Makes sense. Think Ngannou takes that. Blaydes can avenge that loss and then it's a straight line to Stipe

[@stevejenkins4372]

Curtis will get the belt, end of story

[@debbierodwell6807]

Have to say about CM, well done buddy, you were never a natural fighter but you showed a tremendous amount of heart and grit tonight and truly redeemed yourself from the last fight...could have won it....WELL DONE buddy.

[@topo434]

John Little I disagree. Jackson didn't want to hurt punk and let it go to 3 rounds

[@dsilverleaf4668]

i, think. The best ever a guy, any guy can do is to show heart, when the load is heavy, , KUdos CM Punk 4 not turtleing, but yeh, the writing is on the wall.

[@thelegendarycapricorngoat7887]

John Little He looked absolulty awful ur insane that had no place on tv

[@ryanmcemery354]

I never noticed how big blaydes was either until they squared off too

[@joemoorhouse7631]

blaydes vs the winner of ngannou and lewis

[@adamrose6969]

Joe Moorhouse that would be perfect actually 👀

[@mrdayumfine109]

And Tai Tuivasa Vs the loser of Ngannou and Lewis

[@topo434]

Nope, blades vs dc for the title and jj fights the winner for the hwt

[@sk-sn4vh]

Joe Moorhouse yes that needs to happen

[@samwoods3430]

Joe Moorhouse Ngannou vs Lewis is gonna be a DOPE fight

[@cvb9324]

Esparza got robbed, insane.

[@timsmith31]

Just like Cynthia Calvillo did against Carla Esparza.

[@johnnybeatoff3645]

Carlos Valls i agree I loovveee me some Claudia but she def lost.

[@beakerking7183]

I hung with Colby Covington for a bit, he went to my high school (Thurston) and his first coach was also mine in wrestling. He's a beast, friendly, and funny. First thing I asked him "you gonna fight cm punk" 😂😂

[@N3LU]

Romero: Legend

[@Red_AIert]

Please keep CM Punk off my TV. He sucks at fighting and people didn't buy the PPV to watch amateurs fight in an octagon.

[@balancer182]

Pretty sure his UFC career is over after this. This was his last chance.

[@cajunrage6918]

UpF1st FPS exactly way more deserving fighters

[@Mikesam18]

Yet he can beat you in a second...ouch must hurt that boyfriend of yours.

[@Ybby999]

bro the dude put in a whole lot of effort, appreciate the heart the man showed i thought it was cool to see him push through like he did

[@J.Cash77]

Agreed......Phil CMPUNK Brooks is NOT a fighter.....wwe is athletic acting.....his striking is garbage nd even his wrestling is sub-par........in short I'm not near a pro fighter and I would fight his ass in the octagon!!!!! And WIN But he does however deserve respect!!!

[@GunnysGoon]

I haven’t seen any fighters say afternoon weigh ins are better

[@alpacapines8553]

Big Mac-denzie Dern probably wants that.

[@liambruh4678]

Yeah cause everyone cuts weight

[@TheSPazCORE]

Damn Whittaker made BANK!

[@chrisweber6090]

TheSPazCORE thanks to cm punk and Colby

[@TheSPazCORE]

Hahahaha

[@M1R2S]

As soon as Ariel speaks you can hear him trying to instigate something LOL

[@the-mma-guru]

from what ive seen and heard, kelvin couldnt fight cause he still has marajuana in his system, hes tested for it before and he didnt cleanse it out ten days prior, suspected smoking the day of and the day before the event

[@mikeyymike305]

kyle2much damn

[@MrEgally]

really likeable Dana in this Video

[@lvanivanov8511]

Whitaker- Romero fight was draw at best,yes Romero slow started and barely threw punch first round but he almost finished Whitaker like 3 times, noodles leg,survival mode when Yoel was never in trouble.

[@thelegendarycapricorngoat7887]

lvan ivanov Ur a dumb dumb

[@KiwiAntz56]

Ariel keeping his voice low out of respect of a true alpha male in White

[@Shockingbeard]

Hurricanegame5621 or is he trolling Dana because Dana has hearing problems😂

[@heymishyo]

the both working with ESPN soon so yeah... need to get along

[@carlDJS]

Hahahahaha

[@joeblack363]

No hee is doing asmr now

[@d.b.cooper3478]

Hamish R Ariel is doing a podcast under the ESPN banner they won't be working 2gether or near each other so stop with all the Dana Ariel work together at ESPN now

[@CASADELSOULVIDMIXTV]

Dana killing it making these journalists do more research/homework 👍🏽

[@sagenoise]

💯💯💯

[@brohoho3660]

In 5th round when Yoel dropped Whittaker i was hoping that he survives coz he had done enough if he could just survive to win and at that point it looked Yoel was gonna put him 2 sleep... but when they announced i felt like did Yoel really lost? damn wat a awesome fight so close either way.

[@sebastianmireles6691]

BROpunters should've been a draw the 5th should've been a 10-8

[@brohoho3660]

Ya man that 5th round was insane , it was all Yoel , Robert barely survived there..

[@donovanchilton5817]

Yoels chin is pure vibranium.

[@trashfire9641]

Sebastian Mireles Then the 1st should have been 10-8 for Whitaker.

[@Mystrym]

6:20 - Dana's comments about Jackson

[@TheZbadam1]

So does Robert get both bonus? Because yoel didn't make weight?

[@TheZbadam1]

Seems fair to me

[@DreistStudios]

One more fight for CM Punk.... against Mayweather 😉

[@sbj97]

Logan Paul*

[@AcidGlow]

*Overeem gets knocked out again "No Damage".. these injuries are pretty severe.. I hope everyone recovers well from tonight.✅🙂*

[@TarekElsakka]

8:27 I don't know if it's 5 and 5.. 8 and 3.. quick maths

[@thecrod9307]

The romero fight reminded me of the woodley vs wonderboy fight where tyron was close to finishing thompson twice

[@emjayscat5947]

Dana RED!

[@DJ-ms6ul]

I love Dana’s red head

[@topo434]

Remi Garde me too

[@retardedvaxxedliberal]

Punk went from WWE champion to UFC jobber.

[@bendooooooooo]

IncorporatedOps you can't compare the two

[@terryterreri4806]

IncorporatedOps u couldn't beat him

[@jamesmitchell1909]

IncorporatedOps not even a jobber a jobber knows his trade and does exactly what he is told. Cm can't beat someone who is not mma fighter.

[@krissanders987]

IncorporatedOps ufc jobber doesn’t exist lol. It’s strictly a pro wrestling term. He went from a real tough wwe athlete to a tough ufc athlete. He just couldn’t pull off a victory is all.

[@aoclive6710]

Kris Sanders he is a ufc jobber . He is never winning a mma fight in the ufc . The term can be applied

[@bazdaniels7420]

Dana White absolutely handled the Nick Newell questions.

[@joehenessy9339]

I hope they really push Whittaker, he's crazy talented, young, super nice guy, and is a scrapper. So much respect to him.

[@sinking1902]

Whittaker 1, 2, 4 10-9. Romero 3 and 5, 10-9 and 10-8. 47-47 draw.

[@nickm8874]

He’s mad at Jackson because he showed the CM Punk charade to be exactly what it was.

[@aaztekaa]

He’s mad because he was acting like a clown

[@nickm8874]

aaztekaa plenty of fighters showboat in the octagon. Does he fire them all? Get your head out of your ass

[@HHA92353]

You're supposed to try to finish the fight

[@aaztekaa]

Nick Maurice yes they do when they can back it up and are good not my favorite type of fighters but it’s fun to watch when there are major skills to show - example Connor McGregor so go show boating he’s the master but this guys there no damm reason to play around - fight close the show and then work your way towards showmanship clowning the. It might be something interesting or entertaining for all you showboat lovers like your self - fucken clown yeah you 🖕

[@genaroayala8100]

Dana is secretly the Sith Lord and Colby a disciple to bring balance to the force and make Woodley fight. lol

[@mieguistumas]

What happened to Gastelum?

[@supernatdan04]

first ever 2 careers ending in the match xD punk now.. Jackson gonna get fired :O

[@SeattleMarinerMan]

supernatdan04 he’s not getting fired because he didn’t have a job in the first place dumbass

[@The_Isaiahnator]

2:32 Haha! John Morgan asks a sarcastic question, then gets surprised by the serious answer. Dana White got clout.

[@drewcliff82]

I had Yoel 47 to 46 based on Whitaker winning 3 rounds and Yoel having 2 10 8 rounds. Idk why the hell these dumbass judges always scared to give a 10 8 round.

[@lewisreeves9843]

13:18 Kelvin 420 gastlum

[@94robirob]

Romero won... Trilogy fight would have been amazing!

[@enednas801]

in 5th when he knocked witaker down he should have let him up and tried to fininshed him with strikes cos he was all wobbly and hurt,instead he just let him turtle up and recover.

[@Sebvodsy]

94robirob bro that's Yoel Romero, wrestler with knockout power. In no world would he attempt a BJJ choke on Whittaker lmaoo

[@94robirob]

Chef Robert was rocked and romero already had one arm around his neck.... why not try?

[@Strype13]

Anyone have any idea what the deal with Kelvin Gastelum is that Dana referenced? The way he spoke about it leads me to believe it might be a drug issue or something along those lines. Does anybody have any information in regards to his "problems?"

[@jas137]

Ironic that the best Fight Pass card EVER was at the same event with two amateurs on the PPV.

[@averagebloke4474]

Why can't they just let each fighter pick if they want an early morning weigh in or later in the day weigh in?

[@ZZ29993]

Half of those people came to see Punk, regardless of him losing, he still draws money.

[@jasonhumphrey6601]

Dana is worried about Nick Newell, but not c.m. punk come on bro!!!!

[@arlosteiner8382]

Dana always looks like he's getting used to this new human suit he's got

[@bcakeanderson4675]

I agree on Dana's comments on Jackson, if he was SOOO much better than Punk then finish him.

[@TheJstroud24]

Bet Kelvin has a drug and alcohol problem too. He looked out of it tonight in the crowd, like I thought that before dana said anything. Probably the only personal reason that dana would speak on with that tone

[@8.lbs6oz.babyjesus34]

"I wear my sunglasses at night." - Dana "Kool-Aid" White

[@DaWrestlingKnowledge]

Slightly harsh on Mike Jackson, it's not his fault it was so easy, yes he should have finished the fight, but he picked Punk apart. Can you imagine if that was Nate Diaz that chilled,

[@d.b.cooper3478]

Absurd Uncensored Sports MMA what does Matt Serra have to do with anyone's comments wtf r u talking about

[@dylanbelley1761]

Diaz has earned the right to fight how he likes

[@southerncomfort3862]

Dana said Ariel would have nothing to do with the UFC yet he was everywhere doing interviews. Did something happen?

[@joshnagel8819]

Yes, White didn't publicize it but he slowly relented on the whole thing. Ariel had more leverage than he realized and banning him resulted in a lot of negative publicity. First he restored Helwani's press credential and eventually started taking questions from him again. White might never publicly admit it, but Helwani's positive benefit to the UFC totally outweighs the occasional issue they have with him. White realizes now its in his best interest to at least give Helwani the time of day.

[@Demoaccount-i2k]

Dana#truthtalker

[@mittensthehousecat4114]

Can’t believe that reporter said Whittaker was pretty new on the roster lol he’s been longer then you probably been interviewing BOY 😂

[@lordsoftherealm2752]

Its a good night when all of the fighters go to the hospital - Dana White

[@TheProdigy260592]

bring it back to sydney! bring a ppv

[@bazdaniels7420]

Dana was doing great responding about Greg Hardy until he said "Everybody deserves another chance." He should have said "That's what MMA does for people who need to pull it together."

[@bazdaniels7420]

("Or something like that")

[@jasonhumphrey6601]

One of the only thing I agree with Dana about ever is getting rid of that weirdo lil Mikey Jackson

[@bigbamboo561]

I guess no one talks about how Dana White said that he didn't score the Whitaker / Yoel a 10-8. that gets missed a bit....

[@harvestblades]

I'm glad Dana is giving Nick a shot. I hope the best for the guy.

[@funnytaker4432]

I think holly holm should have got potn too

[@patstar7626]

Lol at 24 minutes what does dana say does he call someone babe "what did he say babe" he better watch out before he's a part of #metoo

[@spvceliiik4578]

Pat Star FAX

[@chengxiao9256]

Kelvin has some gambling and party problems

[@Chris.Pippin]

I had punk winning the first round but he got tired after the the first round and couldn't keep the same pace as in the first round and Mike kept the same pace and never looked tired till the second half of the last round. I wished punk won that fight. CM Punk had heart he should go back to WWE if possible.

[@nathanserna7298]

I was watching a different Romero2 fight

[@cristianmagana6747]

Dana White white with the savage comments on Mike Jackson!

[@ebenemerson6358]

Kelvin was smoking that ⛽⛽⛽

[@guysherf7693]

You damn well KNOW Ariel is gonna have Kelvin on Mondays show after that comment from Dana.

[@johnnyirizarry1276]

Can someone here that's very knowledgeable tell me why these guys in the UFC are not getting paid like boxing. I firmly believe they deserve it

[@stonehorn4641]

They don't sell nearly the number of PPV that boxing does. Hence lower purses.

[@ozair100awesome]

Whittaker clearly won

[@adamrose6969]

For the first 2 rounds

[@uchiha5007]

Adam Rose well he broke his hand in the 3 round

[@mikeyymike305]

He did clearly win. He won the first, second, and fourth with ease while losing the third and fifth. That’s simple mathematics

[@ozair100awesome]

Whittaker out landed Romero in the 4th significantly until the last minute, Romero only landed like 2 big shots and Robert recovered

[@Ironsky04]

Nop

[@Villanforsome]

Romero won period. You can't be rocked 10 times, get taken down several times and not rock the other guy, not take the other guy down and still win.

[@CortezwithaZ]

Why was the reporters surprised that he has access to the White House like that... Dana and DT go way back.

[@Leaps-xz3hg]

I had it a draw for the main event. Sad that RDA didn't get the win, but Colby vs Woodley is an interesting fight.

[@sebastianmireles6691]

The Furschlong it's an easy fight for Woodley

[@Leaps-xz3hg]

I hate Colby but if there is a style to beat a guy like Woodley its Colby's high pressure in your face style. Still Woodley has that I put you to sleep striking.

[@sebastianmireles6691]

The Furschlong if he pressures tyron Tyron will land that bomb

[@Leaps-xz3hg]

Sebastian Mireles still if he doesn't finish Colby I can actually see Colby maybe pulling off an upset. Still Woodley should he the favorite.

[@sebastianmireles6691]

The Furschlong dude stop if Woodley is healthy and doesn't tear his shoulder like he did against maia it's an easy fight for him and finish

[@duddelove9229]

Draymond Greens response to Colby Covingtons bashing of the Golden State Warriors when reporters ask him about it. Who??? Kobe Bryant??? Colby who??? I dont know who that cat is.... Next question!?

[@Farma_D]

Damn I hate Dana but he real af

[@adamkelb]

They should have more judges in the UFC, maybe 5 so that the results are better

[@53Z4L]

What a call to cut mike jackson after a shitty win but a win.

[@K9-Z3RO]

Dana looks like his heads about to explode

[@BrandonRoss1]

Perhaps we should ask Dana to cut weight and then ask him what time of day he prefers? Listen to your fighters.

[@gibean]

better Nick Newell than CM punk

Whittaker can make a psycho looking face when he wants to, It's like Damnnnn exit stage left

[@mattgaynor7483]

why do they keep saying this was the highest addendance in united centre non nba event ?? The blackhawks ave attendance is over 21,500 over the last 13 years !!

[@Tipper709]

Now we know the value of fight pass.

[@joeykewitz7856]

Never said anything about how he feels about megan Anderson.

[@edmahonejr.9364]

Francis and Curtis...would love to see that one....

[@ericd7361]

Any guesses on Kelvins issue?

[@hughkendry1966]

Probably didn't get a 10-8 in round 5 nothing happened in the round just a knockdown it was a stalemate afterwards and round 4 Robert gave it back to him

[@kasean4762]

Oh God dudes arguing about cm punk lol dudes who wouldn't even get in there if they paid them

[@poppad1187]

Come on Dana, you knew exactly what the CM Punk thing was.

[@deanacer7736]

We want Conor!! Please bring him back!! Miss having all the buzz he brings to a UFC event!

[@tosh8377]

Dana’s the man, always says it like it is when asked. *mostly..

[@jonafaria]

"Are we still talkin' about weigh-ins?" lol.

[@wolfman8785]

Blaydes should fight winner of Francis and Lewis....winner of that gets the champ

[@paparazziluchalibre9473]

Mike Jackson you're FiRE