Dana White Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 279

UFC President Dana White addressed the media following UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson to share his reaction to the fights and answer questions from the press.
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[@allenjlap]

Justice for Li. Got absolutely fucked over this entire week

[@Nick-M.]

I thought he won the fight but 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@gregoryariel2431]

Pretty much. Holland also got fucked

[@ajnbkr3607]

And still went the distance against a bigger man

[@ShahidHussain-vl6qs]

Are u guys laughing crazy as me? I mean he wasn't able to show up his suit cuz the press conference got cancelled, then he got matched up with the bigger guy and again after arguably winning the fight he lost it , man I was laughing crazy when his hand didn't got raised his reaction was epic. I wish good for him.

[@Skw1813]

Li got nothing but disrespect all week.

[@AbsoluteArch]

UFC owes my guy Li an apology for what has conspired this week. I hope Dana treats Li well and puts him on good cards in the future, he deserves it for his sportsmanship.

[@kevindimas253]

Or write him another check

[@mikea2410]

thats why Dana tells fighters don't leave it for the judges

[@jettekko5044]

@@mikea2410 yes,then he gave Li a 10 pounds heavier opponent.

[@itaachiii]

it was disgusting in the very last question when dana said he gave no bonuses out for the fighters for taking short notice fights and messing up their fight plans..."no money was offered, they have deals" it bugs me how inconsiderate this organization is man.

[@liamrmorgans921]

@@itaachiii he might just be saying that to keep the bonuses off the books or out of the public knowledge

[@steelersgoingfor7706]

Love that Dana's two shadow bodyguards never leave his side. Real recognize real.

[@drrodriguez9530]

Lmao bruh I can’t unsee it now

[@teesprintandapparel]

😂

[@saucegotti9416]

Wow 14:00 in and just now seeing it after you said something. I can’t unsee it now

[@privatesalsa1700]

Hilarious 😂

[@MK-hm5gg]

Li had the opportunity to make a bigger name and cheque for himself fighting Ferguson stolen from him. He doesn’t even get to show off his fire suit at the press conference, forced to fight a guy way bigger than him, actually went the distance and outfought the bigger dude, and they didn’t even let Li have the win. He fought much more dynamically as well. D rod only had a jab really. So much harder to take the bigger dude down. And also you have to be so much more cautious in your defence. My heart goes out to Li. Man did not complain one bit. Admirable. All that disrespect to him but at least all the fans respect Li. (I’m biased because I’m half Chinese keep in mind)

[@vanyr237]

You’re not biased that’s just facts

[@saidholland5823]

But thanks to li now tony lose 5 time tony is finichs li is hero 🤣🤣🤣

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

You're correct though... Li was thrown into a catch weight over night with a different fighter, and now has been robbed by the judges. He keeps aging as his goal is to climb the ranks, but now he's gonna lose rank and catch another "L" on his record. This judge problem needs fixed YESTERDAY!!!

[@gunit3333]

Agreed - you’re not biased, UFC definitely owes Li and needs to make it right with future fights and his PPV pay from this event - hate to see this happen to a seemingly really nice guy

[@jf5179]

li was robbed

[@kije6639]

Can someone tell me why in Dana's words "the athletic commission wouldn't let" Nate (171) fight Chimaev (178.5) but they will let Li Jingliang (170.5) fight Rodriguez (179)? The weight discrepancy of the new fight was larger!

[@edwardkielbasa5950]

Cause he lives to contradict himself and not being called out on it

[@korusgamerbolt4431]

Dirty Business brother nothing else

[@sonnyyang5167]

I think they changed the fight to a catchweight 180 lb fight, so Li just weighed a lot less.

[@buzzz9887]

Commission was scared to allow that with Nate being such an underdog. I think they were convinced that Li wouldn’t be so outmatched against DRod. Or it’s just another corrupt commission. Prob a little bit of both.

[@trumpet2851]

I think it’s because li is ranked while Rodriguez is not, Nate hasn’t fought in while and not ranked while chimaev is the 4th best 170er in the world

[@anthonydavis9382]

I thought Li won as well, quite easily. My jaw dropped when I seen the decision. What an absolute disgrace. Who are these awful refs? I would've put it 30-27 Li

[@menac3__]

Judges not refs.

[@bobertfishsticks]

Yeah it pissed me off big time. Leech got no press conference, no suit reveal, significantly heavier opponent, and now robbed.

[@anthonydavis9382]

@@menac3__ yeah that's what i meant lol. Im a little faded right now

[@Let-Me-Cook69]

Idk ref judges fights

[@Skw1813]

Judges bet on D Rod for sure

[@shaunbang]

Man I really became a fan of Leech after seeing how cool he is and nice of a man on embedded but I really feel for this guy. He would have had a big push beating Tony but not only did he have to fight someone that weighed in ten pounds heavier than him but also got robbed by the judges smh. Hope the ufc treat him properly both monetarily and in terms of not counting this loss. Hope he can climb his way but up to contention cuz the dude just seems like a really good person and a killer in the cage

[@clearlyalunhead1109]

These "pro" judges are an absolute joke

[@MK-hm5gg]

I know bro leach is such an admirable guy. He’s so badass and a genuine dude if u understand Chinese as well. He could have really made a greater name and cheque for himself off Ferguson but he had that stolen from him. He fought way more dynamically against d rod as well. He couldnt go all the way and finish him, because the bigger dude is always way harder to put down, and u have to fight way more cautiously. He even had a bigger reach and all d rod really had against li was a jab. All that at the refs gave it to d rod. No disrespect to him though. He didn’t even get the chance to show off his suit

[@MK-hm5gg]

Also leach was saying how excited and happy he was that Ferguson accepted the fight against him in the embedded series. He had nothing but gratitude as well.

[@kobragangbit]

He guranteed got paid u can tell the second after the fight ended he was very content

[@fritzweber636]

exactly my thoughts. Humble, motivated, respectful guy. They stole a lot from him in the last days.

[@brutus5664]

The difference in reaction of Dana on Khamzat missing weight and Paulo missing weight tells it all..

[@karanvarma4843]

Because Paulo is trash

[@jamesmyrick9083]

Li may have taken the L on his recoed, but Dana knows he stepped up.

[@quoderatdemonstrandum7215]

For what's that worth. Maybe they think 'we screw him over again since he doesn't protest'.

[@intp-akil3127]

li won that fight fk the judges

[@TriggaHappy00121213]

@@quoderatdemonstrandum7215 ye cos Dana and the UFC despise all their fighters that do them favours.

[@YourBoyDeezo]

Dana doesn’t care

[@christophertolbert4275]

And li def won every round

[@qaibdawny01]

They did Li so dirty 9 lbs difference I got li winning rounds 1 and 2

[@wholelottataffy7587]

Its even hilarious to have a split decision

[@christophertolbert4275]

Refs are garbage . Li should’ve went for the kill . I think he could’ve finished d rod

[@mindfulstoic3095]

I don't care about the event, we need justice for Leech. Everything happening to him can't be left as it is, something needs to be done. Pretty sure all the people who got left over or bullied in their lives, felt this bad. Justice for Li Jingliang !

[@TheJahool]

and he is asian so you know he probably isn't going to complain he is just going to grind harder :'(

[@user-gw1ir9te9k]

give already a title fight to Khamzat, stop throwing this rotten meat to the Chechen alpha wolf

[@anyday82]

Huge loss for D Rod, he had weight advantage and still lost. The judges are blind

[@christophertolbert4275]

Not really a loss when the gifted him a win and he prob fights a top 12 opponent

[@J-J-TL]

didn't he win over a split decision?

[@bundleofhumble3119]

most of his strikes missed or were blocked.

[@dopeburgermike]

Li got robbed

[@theleech6453]

Li sacrificed a lot for this ppv but he just got one question here

[@tmka660]

I have been a Leech fan since the Santiago fight, he seems like a great guy and honestly he got so fucked over on this card. First he didn't get to show off his suit at the pre fight press conference Then he gets matched against a new opponent 10 lbs heavier And then after (in my opinion) doing enough - losing a split decision. Honestly he deserves a bonus just for being there and actually taking this fight

[@austinbergman93]

I’m sure Dana compensated him behind the curtains.

[@saucegotti9416]

You don’t think Dana paid these dudes a big bag to keep the card alive and fight people they didn’t train. Diaz and Ferguson the only ones who got easier fights. Everyone else had to fighter harder competition on 24 hour notice

[@youngshiner1834]

That’s not how the real world works kid. Leech definitely got paid tho.

[@benzyaf1919]

They all got a 50k officially, maybe more behind curtains from uncle Dana

[@MichaelRodriguez-vl8by]

I could see the disappointment in Li’s face when they announced the decision. Guys a soldier! Props to him!

[@lawyersstuffs4453]

Li got robbed for no reason.

[@Tsable123]

So Li wont get anything for fighting a bigger guy and loseing to a shit decision?

[@avian6838]

they probably got paid in cash

[@itaachiii]

it was disgusting in the very last question when dana said he gave no bonuses out for the fighters for taking short notice fights and messing up their fight plans..."no money was offered, they have deals" it bugs me how inconsiderate this organization is man.

[@itaachiii]

@@avian6838 he literally said they didnt

[@dom_wagmi]

its called racism

[@liamrmorgans921]

@@itaachiii paid in cash implies off the books

[@caspercbd4257]

Li deserve much more , I feel bad for the guy he is a warrior.

[@zaer-ezart]

No that would be wang

[@jasonchin7821]

man those judges need to have some repercussions action for what they done to Li and all those wrong decision that they passes all these times

[@aaronswift740]

what repercussions did Li have for eye gouging his opponent ?

[@jasonchin7821]

@@aaronswift740 deduct the point from him ? Although I doubt it make any difference, because the score card still favours li

[@Let-Me-Cook69]

He was robbed and beat the bigger guy. In these judges eyes all you need is a jab. That's all he had to offer. He was clearly 10-12 pounds heavier and couldn't establish a ground game imagine that. Leech was robbed for sure. Rodriguez is on the other side happy that it went to the judges goes to show favoritism. You can't leave it to the judges at all. Hard to put a guy down when he is almost 2 classes above you. Khmazat missing weight affected so much and good around being almost 20 pounds damn near. like his shit don't stink. Khamzat is a beast for sure but Holland stepped up. Most guys woulda said NO.

[@lukamonsaraz7876]

Holland is a taller and has a bigger reach, not to mention he was the same weight as Khamzat last night. You can’t say Khamzat has advantages against him when he literally didn’t. Holland just didn’t have take down defense.

[@lukamonsaraz7876]

@Lavender M literally, Li was the ONLY one who was truly at a disadvantage.

[@alexandrewang1892]

I really want to kill the penalty

[@doesntmatter4477]

U can't say whether or not someone has an advantage cuz u don't know shit. Guys step in there injured all the time u have no authority on the subject just cuz u get emotionally attached to guys u think will win a lot in the future like all the conor nuthuggers and now they all transferred to khamzat

[@Know3ody]

@@lukamonsaraz7876 I disagree. Holland has very little ground game even though hes a bbj black belt. He stepped up and took a MUCH tougher match up where he was at a HUGE disadvantage compared to his original fight.

[@ian1468]

I hate to say it but Tony really needs to retire

[@chef_steff]

The way he was moving around in there really changed my perspective. Its time to hang em' up. Will always be my favorite

[@creator8507]

Agree :(

[@rickstevens1479]

'It is what it is "...but when Charles missed by a half pound the stripped him of the title ......number one bullshit ..

[@AriGoldBawse]

Exactly. Absolute joke

[@aquatazer]

This organization is so corrupt that it’s a joke. I love watching the fights but the behind the scenes business is so shady.

[@TriggaHappy00121213]

Doctor stopped the weight cut, it's Khamzats fault for being too big and trying to overstep the limits. Also if you weigh in OVER the limit in a title fight why wouldn't you be stripped? are weight divisions not important in this sport? You people are deluded.

[@tired5]

Huh??? Khamzat would have stripped if he was champ. Thems the rules bud.

[@guccimalcs]

@@aquatazer it’s the same as pro wrestling used to be in the 80’s and 90’s. Certain people get cozy with the boss and other high ranking members of the production team and they get special treatment.

[@monkeyassassin21]

"It is what it is", Dana is so biased it's hilarious. Other fighters miss weight by less than half a lb. and he tears them apart, but because his golden hype train can't be derailed missing weight BY 8 POUNDS is no big deal.

[@sebastian-.-]

facts

[@wat2875]

Dana is always biased as fuck while claiming to not be biased at all xD.

[@greymatters14]

Protecting his investment. What do you expect him to do? It’s a business man.

[@toddkit9929]

That's because he was told to miss weight.. the fight turned out exactly they way UFC wanted..

[@pennywise1682]

He lives the whatever the f he wants life...

[@stockingstuffer696]

He said that the commission wouldn't have allowed nate v kamzat fight because of the weight difference . Well then how do you explain the LI v Rodriguez fight 🤔

[@acecool72]

Yeah Drod had a bigger weight advantage over Li than Khazmat had over nate

[@buzzz9887]

Diaz was a huge underdog this fight. I imagine they take into account the skills of the fighters and didn’t want to see Khamzat come in 8 pounds overweight and murder 37 year old diaz.

[@staylit3134]

Cause it was the main event

[@hugonongbri8100]

The mafia doesn't have to explain itself

[@erivato2558]

I’m pretty sure the only reason they did that fight bc they had to renegotiate for a CATCHWEIGHT bout. Vs Nate it was a WELTERWEIGHT Bout so I’m sure him missing 8 pounds in a scheduled 170 fight looks bad af

[@leandroantelo7154]

i didn’t really care the outcome, I’m just grateful that we got to see Tony vs Nate at least in this dimension :’)

[@wichomartinez5823]

Right !! I couldnt stop taking pictures

[@Hynniewtrep113]

Absolutely

[@Sam-vo5hk]

it was an awful fight though?

[@wichomartinez5823]

@@Sam-vo5hk you put on a better show then..

[@bbginc694]

It was a boring @ss fight . Stop it !

[@tmacmac-ec2ut]

i fell in love with LI a respectful and humble man

[@Oddy...Tr13]

How can they do him like that.. fought above his wait class .. clearly won this fight and biggest insult not letting the leech show off his suit... hope he got alot extra pay which he deserves

[@HarshJ_ohn]

29/28 Li. No cap. I think he suffered discrimination there.

[@CloudianMH]

in the US? 100%

[@emperorpalpatine4681]

Eww, people say ‘cap’ without irony?

[@ballgum]

What's cap mean?

[@mj0178]

@@ballgum not gonna lie

[@aquatazer]

I had it 30/27, I don’t think Li lost a round. This was daylight robbery.

[@liammoir8534]

So, the whole main card was rearranged because of Kumshot Chimaew missing weight and a 8 or 9 pound weight discrepancy (that according to Dana would never be allowed to take place by the athletic commission), but then after shifting everything around they allowed the Leach to fight with a 10 pound disadvantage (who fought fantastically and was robbed)? Full of shit UFC.

[@geostillo78]

Kumshot! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Thawhid]

Leech. A humble yet entertaining guy. And displays nothing but kindness, respect and commitment on screen and gets treated like shii by some "professional" judges

[@ktl66]

Rodriguez was 8.5 lbs more not 10

[@politicomans3123]

who won??? beeners Khamzat killed ur gorilla

[@rorypreston7178]

Can't believe the judges had the audacity to rob Li Jingliang when he was fighting 10lb under

[@tmchx1115]

i dont know what I would do without the dana post fight press conferences

[@johnnyboylondon8661]

I remember Dana being pissed off when other fighters have missed weight saying it’s unprofessional and it’s part of their contract etc.. says nothing about Khamzat 👎🏻

[@corleonecorleone6594]

I feel like Dana has a problem understanding the questions he doesn’t wanna answer!

[@ZoneGlazed]

Yeah or acts like he doesn't hear them to get more time to answer the tougher questions

[@DocYAYAYA]

remember when Dana tried to tell people Nate wasnt a needle mover 😂

[@luisgonzalezrosario292]

He sells out arenas win or loose people love the shit out of him . He's a real dude fights everyone and anyone. Him and McGregor most sales in ufc and fans 100%

[@mukherjeepratip25]

Because he wasn't a needle mover before Connor fight 🤣 Nate made 40k before the Connor fight 🤣 Connor took him from 40k to 500k 😂 Go check it for yourself

[@DocYAYAYA]

@@mukherjeepratip25 Conor fans sucking his nuts as usual when it has nothing to do with him. Diaz brothers have always been needle movers

[@Zeeeee19]

@@luisgonzalezrosario292 he does sell arenas with getting his a$$ kicked. 13 losses bruh! Not sure what's so special about him except his speeches. Lol

[@luisgonzalezrosario292]

@@Zeeeee19 ok what you doing selling your ass on the street or your sisters. The point hes rich getting his a beat and promoting himself and haters like you are helping him

[@oxy728]

Even if Li did win, it’s sad knowing that he would’ve gotten more money and better stock by KO’ing Ferguson…because trust me, he can.

[@SwoleakhulTheBlind]

Bro if he didn’t get more money for literally switching to a fighter 10lbs heavier on a day notice imma be fucking pissed 😡

[@oxy728]

@@SwoleakhulTheBlind well then I guess you’ll be pissed knowing that Dana confirmed they didn’t.

[@MoveForwardMMA]

@@oxy728 really?

[@MRios1128]

Vince McMahon would be proud, Dana.

[@igloo190]

Amen!!!

[@MaciasAnthony]

⚡️🤣frrr

[@scottlewis9947]

We've all seen Dana play favorites plenty before, but I've never seen him so chill about a fighter missing weight and putting and entire card in jeopardy. I'm one of those "lunatics" that think something fishy was going on. He fuckin hates catchweight bouts. Has thrown away possibilities worth millions simply because the fights would have to take place as a catchweight bout. But this card had 3! And it just so happened to fall in place so that fights could be rearranged? Just seems odd to me. Chimaev clearly knew there would be zero consequences. Dana even suggests that he continues to fight at 180 lmao. Wtf is going on.

[@MrMleclerc]

I believe to choose Nate didnt want to fght khamzat anymore so they made Khamzat miss weight on purpose lol. I know sounds crazy but could be.

[@williezer0]

they moved an entire card to another state (like 2 DAYS before the event) cause jones popped for peds lmao

[@scottlewis9947]

@@williezer0 Ya. So?

[@Mesh642003]

I said the same

[@akonemanaba4183]

I didn’t expect khamzat to just bulldoze holland like that damn

[@eviltwin4760]

People forget about Nick but I became a fan of the two because of their loyalty to each other. The way they idolize each other is like me and my brother. Nick Diaz Army

[@bedresumanth9731]

He has beat Conor, Pettis, Tony , all previous champs.. wtf u smoking

[@tired5]

Loyalty man. Its means so much now in this world. I feel that.

[@dg85bk49]

nate idolize nick he is and always be the man nate wil tel you that himself

[@sonnyyang5167]

The Li vs Rodriguez fight was at 180 lbs, which was how they made that fight happen. Versus 170 lbs.

[@ilovepizza38]

“You guys don’t know 90% of what goes on behind the scenes” true, but that is the exact reason why so many people think it’s a conspiracy going on lmao

[@armandomorelos6568]

Imagine 10 years from now on Netflix. "UFC 279 Marketing Genius"

[@invincibleluis]

Respect to Diaz, Tony and Li. They were amazing.

[@skidaddy21]

“The athletic commission wouldn’t sanction the fight for a guy that weighed 7.5 pounds heavier” meanwhile you turn around and leach is fighting a guy a whole 10 pounds heavier?

[@bundleofhumble3119]

Age, dmg taken in career, fighting odds, there is much more considered. if you are a huge underdog and someone has 8 pounds on you or the odds are close and someone has 9 pounds on you? simple.

[@Deadbeat9419]

@@bundleofhumble3119 I get what you are saying, but op is quoting Dana stating “the athletic commission wouldn’t sanction the fight”. So how was Leech’s fight sanctioned?

[@ktl66]

Why people keep saying 10. It was 8.5. Regardless Li won that fight.

[@ktl66]

@@Deadbeat9419 probably because they fought at catchweight

[@Deadbeat9419]

@@ktl66 ahh I see so Leech agreed to a catch weight fight but Nate Diaz wouldn’t fight Khazmat at catchweight.

[@pr6046]

In the end. No matter how bad UFC tried to screw Nate , he came out on top Poetic justice

[@sillyface8501]

Khamzat Chimaev is now the biggest HEEL in the UFC. He will get PAID!

[@HY-vw2fl]

He’s a weight bully who should be fighting at 185 from now on

[@MrNuts70]

I mean LOL it was inevitable! He sure is a GREAT Heel too!!

[@traphomebaby]

@@HY-vw2fl bro he was cutting to 170 and holland to 180 lol ?

[@sadboiz0m-b130]

🥱

[@dude1458]

@@HY-vw2fl I agree he’s a weight bully but you can’t lie he was quite dominant.

[@fabianbartels9894]

I don't know why it seems like everyone forgot about the Gilbert Burns fight.. Khamzat did indeed take some shots. Some good ones also :D

[@leondunlop5623]

I find it so weird that Dana just disregards the weight cut discussion of khamzat somethings up and seems planned that he actually missed weight. Especially having a private meeting with khamzat seems very fishy to me.

[@jakubmaj9218]

Dana saz,,,doctor saz,,, Dana White U .....^^started this mma shit ...so far so good it was.But even president like U don't have right to turn this into WWF business.I know there are set ups in sport but that is smth with no name.Dont spit in fans faces and explain its raining.Unless there was different reason for deschedule and cyrcus whole thing.

[@Jabreel.N]

He's his only young savage star the UFC has at the moment. So he's getting all the preferential treatment. After how dude acted dismissive off the scale he shouldn't have been on the card. Also no one's talking about the fake hand slap to takedown on Kevin.

[@anthonyrufino6147]

Well, khamzat is one of the biggest names currently and would potentially make more noise than most of the belt holders, so expect Dana protecting that. Means money on all sorts.

[@tristhekid]

I love seeing all the love for the Leech! Nate will always have the highest respect

[@AlexWood66]

There is no way that the athletic commission would be the one to not allow Nate and khamzat to fight because it’s “to big of a weight discrepancy” but it’s okay for Li to fight Rodriguez. Makes no sense at all.

[@robertfernandez6436]

You can tell who Dana favours by the enthusiasm when he speaks about what foghter

[@abrampena9678]

Last question, the fighter that benefited the most, although he lost would be the Leech. His stock rose a great amount with hardcore fans and maybe even some casual fans. Props to the embedded series it’s one of my favorites on KZbin

[@henriksenlaw]

Did I miss something…twice Dana said maybe Chinaev should fight at 180, did the UFC add a 180 lb weight class.

[@Jay-O_Carlow]

no he ment 185 . 180 is a catch weight he miss spoke

[@mammoh]

11:43

[@johnbutler7567]

Yeah you definitely missed something lol

[@teengohanssj2109]

Dana for main card let the judges step in the ring and give a reason for their scoring

[@alfredoaguirre7666]

Genuinely, great fucking idea bro

[@ggthewhale]

Million dollar idea here

[@onelongwordable]

Suddenly there's only two registered judges

[@Tenyearslater13]

Leech deserves love and support and respect from fans man what a guy and Chris Barnett that was probably my fav fight of the night incredible fight he’s just awesome I love the guy

[@eviltwin4760]

I will become a Colby fan if he fights Khamzat lol

[@musemellow]

We all know Colby is acting to be a villain, Khamzat isn't acting.

[@hashvendetta7226]

@@musemellow they're both acting. Unfortunately colby is out till almost march, from what they're sayin.

[@evilra6552]

Khamzat is acting while colby is pretending.

[@johnbutler7567]

@@evilra6552 lol wtf

[@stevend481]

@@musemellow you don't know that. How would you know his real personality? They know being the villian brings views

[@JoeyJ1984]

"athletic commission wouldn't have let the fight happen at that weight" but they let the Li fight happen.

[@TriggaHappy00121213]

So? Li and Drod didnt have to cut TOO MUCH weight. Khamzat DID, thats why they called it. smh

[@bundleofhumble3119]

its about fight odds, age ect as well. Li and J Rod was still a close match up and it showed with 1 pount more. Nate was a huge underdog, much older and has a big carreer behind him.

[@finnprosser3179]

'no one could have predicted this' says Dana about the most predictable fight on the card....

[@habibbialikafe339]

lmao everyone knew that was going to happen

[@ZoneGlazed]

Exactly.. like he was offended that guy was suggesting it was predictable

[@steveyoung2877]

“Be smaller.” Bruh. 💀 that was so good dude.

[@bailey_613]

English say it how it is 😂

[@wrathofscorpias]

I like how Dana had to hold back when. The reporter was like " I had him winning the first round..."

[@ZoneGlazed]

I was looking for this comment. It seemed to me like Dan's was trying to defend his claim event like nobody knew it would be a total blow out... "Kevin is 6'2!!.." like wtf does that have to do with anything.. I'd like to know everyone else's opinion on that exchange

[@ZoneGlazed]

Defend his co-main event* wouldn't let me edit

[@res0lve]

Dana legit said "I dont know" to his fucking fighter being thrown out on the streets FULLY GEARED. WHAT?!?!?!? Bro what is the UFC doing... not only do they not pay fighters they also mistreat them apparently and could give 2 shits LMAO

[@kingofsquats2788]

Can't really expect the CEO of a company, a single dude, to be aware of literally all the goings on at an event

[@dumbledee]

It’s not like Dana himself went and kicked Walker out of the building. Who knows what went down, someone obviously made a dumb decision and made Walker leave.

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

It's the venue. Not ufc.

[@gc-hn4ky]

Johnny walker in streets was staged kid

[@MyFavoriteSportsballTeam]

“Ufc does not pay fighters” Uh….right. 😐

[@jond9800]

It's rough around here - Dana white

[@ProBangers]

8:15 The athletic commission wouldn't have let the fight happen with that big of a weight discrepancy, yet they let Leech vs D-Rod happen with the same weight discrepancy?

[@bbginc694]

Nate was scared af.

[@ProBangers]

@Dana Red Yeah, but I'm not talking about who agreed to what. Dana said the athletic commission wouldn't have approved it. Of course Li agreed to it because he's a G.

[@chonqmonk]

@@ProBangers You are right - that makes no sense and it appears to just be a fun lie to tell.

[@SJHD]

@@ProBangers actually what they agree matters. If they agree the fight is 180 then the commission doesnt care if a fighter is under the weight class. But if the fight is at 170 they care when a fighter is OVER the weight. If nate had agreed 180 then they wouldnt care. But he didnt. So it matters. The discrepancy only matters if 1 fighter is above the agreed fight weight.

[@ProBangers]

@@SJHD I understand that, BUT, Dana's words were "Nevermind Nate, the athletic commission wouldn't have agreed to it". What he's saying is that IF Nate would have agreed to fight (even if it had to be a new last-minute contract), the athletic commission still wouldn't have allowed it.

[@Tony3x88]

Facts according to me: -Holland was sacrificed -Khamzat was forced not to make weight -Li was robbed…like legitimately Robbed -Tony gave the fight to Nate, respectfully. -Liver kicks are about to be the new wave -Dumout, top 5 cakes in the UFC

[@shahid8545]

Holland didn't even throw a single punch or kick hahahaha

[@fault.]

Also I think he was goin for a glove touch when shitmaev shot for the takedown

[@kogniscent]

neither did his opponents in his last 4 fights prior to burns

[@Piccolopete]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@thomasshingleton9289]

He did kick, several times! He kicked himself in the ass for taking that fight!

[@aquatazer]

@@fault. I don’t know why Holland expected to touch gloves with all the animosity that was between them. Rookie mistake in my opinion. Of course he’s not a rookie, but he absolutely have not done that. The result would have been the same, but it immediately put him at the worst possible disadvantage.

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Hearing Khamzat screeching "I keel everybody" is like nails down a blackboard! Jeezus!

[@musemellow]

Ironically he made fun of how Nate speaks on the embedded series. He's a piece of art, and the worse thing is he isn't acting like Colby or Cejudo.

[@stevend481]

I love it

[@NicolaMaxwell]

@@musemellow Nothing wrong with how Nate speaks but that guy just screeches and repeats the same crap

[@musemellow]

@@NicolaMaxwell That's why I said the irony. As in Khamzat speaks gibberish.

[@MrHandsomeboynow]

Chris Barnett missed weight by .005%. I get it, he could've started the cut in camp, or watched his caloric intake going into the fight. But he's a regular guy first and foremost, who fights in the UFC for a living. Glad to hear Dana acknowledge his efforts.

[@bullythebooks]

Yeah when I did not hear his name for the bonuses I was shocked...that fight was arguably the best one of the entire night. Two big dudes swinging for the fences the whole time, dude fighting with one eye gets a finish. Glad that Dana hinted at him getting some kind of reward

[@jaysheriffe6292]

Lets go!! We'll probably see a UFC Africa sometime in the next 2 years if they are looking at venues now, thats great news for the sport's global reach.

[@louianderson3634]

Thank god for Nate vs Ferguson. Otherwise against khamzat...

[@bbginc694]

That was an Awful fight stop the BS.

[@oreo2584]

Mad these bum reporters didn’t ask if he was going to take care of Li

[@waylimyen]

For real

[@danewoods4712]

Love Dana. Nobody does it better!! Except the 2 time

[@realwoodlureco]

i really like the fact that dana said he is still going to take care of Barrnet regardless of him missing weight.. man has been through the ringer and deserves it.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Tony’s hanging on for dear life.

[@711motorsport6]

Hopefully they make khamzit fight at 185 and it'll teach him a lesson.

[@jonathanvilla7280]

Is that respect, shock or anger on Dana's face when they ask him about Nate's win? Lol. I haven't seen that Nate Diaz since the Cerrone fight.

[@mickwritesmaui5899]

I wish someone had been more straightforward when asking Dana about Khamzat. Something like, “Dana, we’ve seen fighters cut from the card, champions stripped of belts over much less. Why was Khamzat’s situation treated differently? Was he fined, at least? Why was he allowed to keep his fight, keep his payday?”

[@LastbutNotFirst]

khazmat was told to stop cutting weight by a UFC doctor. he said he could cut weight and was fine; no problem. UFC doctor forced him to miss weight. dont you undertand. ufc messed up and had to rebook the fights and make it look like a big fight occured to swap out the cards. fights were also very short notice.

[@milanchaitanyadasa8399]

Khamzat is the new Conor for Dana.

[@visualz.j9801]

Facts 😂

[@Jgarzilla210]

Exactly

[@burfgiblet]

At the end of the day, had Nate fought Khamzat.... I wouldn't be this happy

[@fault.]

I would’ve been extático

[@nickcole4517]

I wkuld if especially if diaz won

[@KaraSuraDraw1]

@@nickcole4517 did you see nate and khamzat their performance? Khamzat would have demolished Nate…. 0 chance that nate would have beat khamzat!

[@matman3845]

@@KaraSuraDraw1 double leg into guillotine game over

[@KaraSuraDraw1]

@@matman3845 you are deluded lmao, do you really think Nate would get the chance to do that with khamzat? Nate would have been thrown around the octagon like Kevin Holland. Lets be honest here, that was a shit performance of nate and tony, they are to old.

[@SoyAngelNotAngle]

These journalists are asking the most outlandish questions

[@justinjones5281]

Yep everyone is on contract and in that contract says the fight may be changed at any moment to suit the promotional companies needs of need be. Fighters are completely aware of this and that’s why chamiev is getting flak and damn well should cause these fighters deserve there best chances to m preparation for fighting styles to just get someone completely different as an opponent

[@wholelottataffy7587]

Big fan of drod but no fucking way he’s winning the fucking dirty fight. It’s even ridiculous to have a split decision. Obvious win for the leech regardless of the weight difference

[@FourDimensional1086]

Khamzat needs to sort the weight out. He’ll be dominant at 170, but very beatable at 185.

[@polfachini6489]

I stand corrected..Khamzat did one of the crazyest submission I've ever seen 😂

[@MrBurden187]

How did barnett v collier not get a bonus? That was the most entertaining fight of the night!

[@bryanmorrison2396]

Nate since tuf 5 literally a fkn true gangster n legend

[@bbginc694]

But he was scared to fight Khamzat. He didn't want that smoke.

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

@@bbginc694 but says the other day he’d fight anyone bollox. I’ll fight Francis he’s had to many slap in the head if u ask me.

[@SamoanJon]

I get the ad placement but why does the camera have to focus on the bottle?🤦🏾👍🏽

[@JesusChristSaves.]

Cause it literally means 666 in hebrew Vav Vav Vav

[@creator8507]

@@JesusChristSaves. wait Frl?

[@nafeh11]

Man that's overwhelmingly terrifying performance by khamzat Nate diaz shud be thanking his starts Man he rightly said Wolf eats gangsters for breakfast

[@pono5188]

Dana’s reactions no surprise. You already know how he’s going to respond based on the fighter. Don’t know why we do this other than to give people quotes for their articles.

[@joshniehaus4378]

The last question shot him in the foot. “They all already have a deal”… not a deal to fight someone else the day before… UFC is shady!

[@mindfulstoic3095]

Not Li. He didn't have a deal at all. He had the total opposite of a deal.

[@matthewwhitaker129]

He obviously gave them extra money ding dong. He’s just being hush hush about it

[@trinidaddy]

@@mikko3 they wouldn't have done anything wrong but that doesn't mean the ufc wouldn't treat them like he did. When jon jones refused a short notice fight to save a card dana and the ufc brass went on a campaign to completey destroy his reputation because of what he did. I would agree with you if it was a fair business, but unfortunately it's the ufc.

[@BingBongTruth]

@@mikko3 Holland said in the face offs "thanks for making me rich" ufc had to offer all them extra $$

[@dkyle420]

"Oh ok, you mean after he was thrown out in the streets, right?" Yea dude, he was literally thrown out in the streets lol what do you expect people to ask

[@SagePent395]

The only thing that doesnt make sense is why did the commission Okay holland to fight chimaez if holland is 170??

[@mmamath1817]

8:20 Dana says the athletic commission wouldn’t let Nate v Chimaev continue due to the discrepancy, but then they let Li v D Rod take place so how does that work.

[@bundleofhumble3119]

its about fight odds, age ect as well. Li and J Rod was still a close match up and it showed with 1 pount more. Nate was a huge underdog, much older and has a big carreer behind him.

[@dirtydunk129]

Nate is always been real G,

[@fault.]

Real Gay

[@andrewtodd9103]

Nate is lucky Khamzat missed weight.

[@pedror5838]

Khamzay is lucky he missed weight he get chocked out

[@sarowbo]

The athletic commission wasn’t going to allow the Nate vs khazmat fight because of a 7.5 lb weight discrepancy but allowed Li vs Rodriguez at a 8.5 lb discrepancy? Makes no sense.

[@bundleofhumble3119]

its about fight odds, age ect as well. Li and J Rod was still a close match up and it showed with 1 pount more. Nate was a huge underdog, much older and has a big carreer behind him.

[@LovelyTamangFamily]

Dana : I don't know.what kind of conference is this?

[@britannic2000]

Dana didn’t look sharp tonight, i thinks his had a tough week !

[@aft7837]

Glad Nate didn’t fight Khamzat , otherwise he would have wiped the floor with Nate.

[@techreview7892]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@joooanit0224]

Nate and Chimaev will wipe the floor with you.

[@damionlovesmilfs]

Nah

[@humanbean1424]

Nate wouldve beat his rookie a**.

[@bbginc694]

You should log off, Khamzat would have embarrassed his @ss.

[@chriscruciat2469]

Africa doesn’t have many arenas but they do have a lot of Stadiums they can use for the fights. South Africa however has some decent arenas

[@bradleydonley2989]

Bro in a white did an amazing job with this card Nate Diaz versus Tony Ferguson was an amazing fight