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Dana white tells reporter that asks question about Francis Ngannou cross promoting that he had the dumbest question of the night then immediately answers another guys question about Mark Zuckerberg joining the UFC. 💀
@Muskeln-kaufende 67.000 buys because nobody expected Francis to perform like he did and that makes the story now much more interesting for future fights.
Nate Diaz said he would fight Francis if they paid him enough. The media later asked Dana White if they would book Diaz vs Ngannou. It was fing hilarious.
Shout out to that reporter asking about the Francis Jones fight. It wasn't a dumb question, fans want it. Strategically it could hurt the UFC brand, it's too risky, and most of all Dana is too stubborn to relinquish power to a guy that turned down his crap offer.
Jon should have vacated as that fight means nothing belt wise Jon has won in 2 divisions why not just say let the divison move but I will fight Stipe for Legacy
Dana reallllly hates Francis Ngannou... notice how his energy changed between cross promotional questions about Francis and the question about Wilder. Went from "not interested" to "anything possible"
@josephrodriguez9083 exactly What smoke didnt he want? All he wanted from Dana was access along with the money. Do you really believe, what that man has been through, he Is afraid to fight anyone? GTFOH
Why would the UFC co promote with a rival organisation and give them more shine? Francis chose to leave the UFC, he can’t call out UFC heavyweights and expect them to jump ship because he’s a “big star” now lol
Did you ever think he’s tired of the Francis questions. Ask him questions about UFC fighters. That’s what he’s there for. The journalist just want drama and people like you love it.
@@iamgilibertoI hear that but let’s not pretend like he never completely fumbled not backing nganouu, he could have brought the UFC brand to the very top.
If Dana could do it under the UFC promotion more heavily, he would. It's the idea of PFL and UFC being positioned as equals for a fight that he can't do.
to be fair their is no reason for him to do it, if jon were to lose the ufc would look inferior to the pfl in front of everyone it would be wildly stupid
He doesn’t care about Francis bro the ufc will always get more fighters and they have already awesome heavyweights while Francis will be fighting nobody B leagues xans
@@kingt0295 excuse? so you think he's scared of someone? do you want JJ to keep fighting until his 75 , because you know - there are always gonna be some newcomers with hype train on them , which is gonna be "the one that will beat him this time".
@@maltheri9833 clearly you’re a causal also, because they did at the media scrum, but you obviously only dip in and out, and don’t watch all their content. Look forward to your next dumb comment on the next PPV.
@@maltheri9833 no, the other media memmbers are just smart eough to know that if you get one Danas bad side, he will shun the fuck out of your media outlet being at & covering events.
@@TheTruth__7 Longer. You can fight for a lot longer at the higher weight classes due to the skill difference and power is the last thing to go. Glover showed us that
@@imma5761incorrect. Total buys were well over 300k across all platforms. Also that's irrelevant. Francis got payed, he performed amazing and his stock is way up. If you didn't watch the fight you missed out. Keep hating clown 😂
Benoit Saint-Denis is going to be a big problem for the top 5. His last 3 fights I’ve watched and every time I am just amazed by how good/tough this dude is.
Dana also shut down women ever fighting in the ufc and shut down Jones ever fighting for a title again about 5 years ago. The list goes on and on. His words don’t mean shit.
As a fan you should want the best fights. It’s not like the UFC isn’t making the most out of all of the different mma organisations already (a small part due to paying the bulk of their fighters comparatively less than the other organisations).
@@implodingllama2092 " small part due to paying the bulk of their fighters less than the other organisations" is a total lie. Tons of smaller promotions dont even pay their fighters and end up in lawsuits and disputes due to withholding paychecks and alsorts. ONE FC is the only promotion worth any mention.
That journalist who wrote the PFL CO pro question couldve simply saved himself by just saying “FRANCIS NGANNOU IS THE REASON” and Dana would’ve had to eat it. It’s not because of semantics of espn partnerships and bs . Not sure if Dana is defending Jon’s honor from denying a fight or Dana is delusional of how much the world loves Francis
@@david-ek2bohis boxing fight was watched by billions in the world save to Americans. Funny how Americans think everything is always about them even when it's nothing to do with them. F the US!!
There is no consensus on whether Dana White's behavior is a part of his marketing strategy. Some people believe that he is simply a passionate and opinionated person, while others believe that he intentionally stirs up controversy to generate interest in the UFC. It is also possible that his behavior is a combination of both.
Lol Dana’s got such a big ego. The guy asked a legitimate question and he got so butthurt, he hates the fact that Francis escaped the UFC & is making more than all the heavyweights in the promotion..combined.
What legitimate about it, Dana is a business man, UFC just singlehandedly make record of biggest gate in all of the arena that they held an event at. And meanwhile pfl can't even sold out an arena. So why does the UFC need to co promote with pfl? Tell me, why does ufc need to give shine to their competitors?!?. So that's why Dana can make UFC as great as it is today, because he makes a decision based on data and logic not based on emotion and drama like you idiots always do
legitimate question 🤣🤣🤣 shut up, u and that guy are tying to turn ufc socialist. why tf would ufc want to turn into boxing with that promotion nonsense
Francis will do better without the UFC and not being willing to have cross promotion fights will always give argument that you don’t have the best heavyweight in the world. Especially being Francis has been in the UFC and left as Champion.
I really can’t get behind the interim HW title situation so Tom needs to wait 8 months for Jones Vs stipe then another 6+ months again in preparation to fight the winner (provided they don’t retire or get injured) it’s stupid
Dana wants Alex to wait for Jamal (even if its a while) and he also wants Tom to wait for Jones to recover just to fight Stipe, whos last fight was getting KOd by Francis. How is that the fight to make?
Stipe is making this whole thing ridiculous and Jones is just protecting his legacy. He knows he would lose to Tom. I’m sure of it. Otherwise that would cement his legacy.
Early stoppage from Marc Goddard but it was a good fight. Crazy how many people can't see Jiri is just being a gentleman. He clearly wasn't out and just didn't want to create controversy.
Why are we waiting around for Jon Jones to come back? It could be so so long, and it's unfair for Aspinwall to be essentially the Champion and defending an interim belt, while we could be a year off from Jones Vs Stipe.
Hey , but when Conor held featherweight division for over 2 years , that was okay, and casuals didn't have an issue with that? Double standards are hard.
@@kggarkalns1358 How do u know what the guy u replied to thinks of conor holding up the division? Ur making up an opinion for someone who has never said that.. and then arguing against that opinion
@@kazzykaioken8873 Just stating facts , this is nothing new. If you sell PPV , forget about what is fair and what is right. Yeah , Jones should vacate the belt and lose potentially millions on PPV cut , because some people think "that is the right thing to do". There is no such thing as fair in UFC and the majority of fans should accept that fact.
I think it's absolutely embarrassing how the majority of reporters didn't want to ask Dana, the real questions about Francis. Well done for the reporter who did. Dana doesn't want the HARD QUESTIONS
That question was stupid as hell, just like Francis, the guy negotiated his way out the UFC and held up the Heavyweight division for like 2 years. Francis is a BUM and expects Conor treatment but doesn’t sell 1/4 the amount that Conor does
From a businessman's pov thats a risky move tho...imagine an UFC fighter loses the fight? 😂 thatd backfire hard. The only way that could happen is if the other events start doing it before the UFC and then they'd have the narrative the UFC is scared of it.
@@henry247 Ok but that's UFC fans problem with boxing that promoters don't want to risk their fighters losing to other promoters. But it's ok when the UFC does it?
why can’t the reporters for once keep the focus on the event that just took place cause unlike so many others this card was worth raving about. absolutely epic main card with all five fights ending in a finish in first or second round. Epic!!!
I don’t know what makes you think that. Alex struggled when izzy and jiri switched southpaw. His volume goes right down. I think ankalev and hill will give him hell. Besides hill took glover on the ground, you think can grapple to that extent? Hill has also never been wobbled. Alex been wobbled in every fight. But he is a strong puncher and kicker so anything can happen
I have to hand it to Dana White. Alot of people was looking forward to Jones vs Miocic and then everything changed last minute for the ufc heavy weight belt. Its like going to a carlot looking for a Toyota Tacoma and the dealership talks you into a Chevy Colorado .
The truth is that Francis Ngannou has left an everlasting depression and sorrow in the heart of Dana White...Picture how Dana's mood, looks and voice changed immediately Francis Ngannou's issue came up..Dana started stuttering.😂😂
@@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td What has walking out with Trump got to do with the depression, lost and sorrow Francis has inflicted on Dana White?😂 Let me remind you that there is suppose to be something in your head called brain; so use it to make sense lil boy😂😂
@@joachimokechukwu2750 I think you’re projecting your feelings on Dana. Dana is worth 100s of millions. Francis isn’t a draw at all. You’re acting like Conor Mcgregor left the UFC LMAO!!
@scoobihu1090 I have no feelings about Francis. I forgot all about him until he got the Tyson fight, which sold less than 70k PPV lmao! The UFC isn’t losing sleep over Francis. They want stars that can sell PPVs.
Why is that? They can still afford McGregor and mayweather is a way bigger name then Fury and their ppv buys blow fury and Francis out of the water. So I’m not seeing why they can’t afford him
Go check Ngannou ppv died a death majority of proper boxing fans had zero interest in such fight as for mma fans I reckon was mostly them who paid to watch such rubbish, I absolutely love the ufc my first love used to be boxing but I got so absolutely disillusioned with boxing so corrupt, switched to watch a ufc fight few years ago not missed a ufc event ever since and paid for every single ppv.
Francis isn’t the biggest draw frankly he’s older only has a few years left the ufc will move on and people will forget about Francis especially since he won’t be fighting the best in the world in MMA only B league fighters so it’s a actually a loss for Francis
Usually Dana presser is the highlight of a PPV, but this time Alex is a strong contender. 2 division champ in just 10 fights and most of them were very entertaining.
Dumb answer. The obvious answer would be that’s the biggest fight I can make, let me not let my own ego get in the way of making the fight all fans wanna see
@@erniejohnson677I think ur answer is extremely stupid. Why would the ufc. The largest sports promotion, the most historic mma sports promotion, do a cross promotion with a platform that has done nothing, has horrible ppv numbers, a promotion ngannou has never even fought on ??? Is this a buisness or not? Is this competition or not ? Why would the ufc give the pfl that big of a platform when they’ve done nothing to deserve it, ngannou needs to leave the pfl if he wants to fight jones, any opinion otherwise is extremely stupid
Cause it's the biggest fight possible Dana.. cause there are no questions about Francis anymore..how good he is or questions about him looking for a challenge. That's why boss.
@@johnnyblud3975 yes I do Aspinall moves like gane with Francis Ko power and Jon's grappling ability. Aspinall is a much bigger fight than Francis. Lol Francis lost to lewis,Stipe and got a gifted decision against Gane. Aspinall could beat jones Francis dosent have a chance.
No guarantee Jon will be back in a year. Stipe should fight Tom. Jon is now holding up the title for a minimum of a year. He should fight the winner if he returns
Jon should vacate the title and let Tom and Stipe fight for it. Jon faces the winner on his return. No way should Tom need to wait a year to fight the winner or defend the interim title in the meantime. Well done Tom amazing performance
Francis= championship level fighter Nate= an og but high level fighter..? Speaks more on how it all depends on how Dana feels about you was the point, you arguing tards lol
25:00 You know Dana is bitter that Francis let him go... I bet he was furious with how well Francis did vs Fury, even though he says he didn't watch it (I don't believe him). Francis could have been one of Dana's golden geese if he had treated him fairly. He'll never admit it, but he knows it's true.
All that reporter asking about Francis had to do was say “you would do it cause everyone wants to see Francis fight jones, and now that he’s arguably beat Tyson fury he’s considered the baddest man on the planet. So it would definitely generate large paper view numbers. But also could give the ufc a chance to prove Jon jones is still the goat since he hasn’t been tested against someone like Ngannou” Idk why he acted like such a pussy in that moment and made Dana look like the fight didn’t make sense
he wasn't prepared for dana to be combative (silly, i know) and all of these media guys are scared of being the next ariel helwani and not being allowed to participate in these pressers
How much longer do we wait for the stipe vs jones fight though? Stipe hasn’t fought for 3 years where he got brutally KO’d. The hype for Aspinal vs jones would be comparable/ more at this point.
Dumb answer. The obvious answer would be that’s the biggest fight I can make, let me not let my own ego get in the way of making the fight all fans wanna see
I don't understand why Dana post event interview was as interesting as the main event fight that I like it so much, I watch almost every single of his interview.
