Dana White talks Conor McGregor’s return, previews the UFC in 2021

Dana White talks Conor McGregor’s return, previews the UFC in 2021 | ESPN MMA

11 days ago

UFC president Dana White sits down with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto to discuss what’s ahead for the UFC in 2021, including (6:20) Conor McGregor’s fight vs. Dustin Poirier on Jan 23. White also previews his upcoming meeting with (14:32) Khabib Nurmagomedov on Fight Island, then gives his thoughts on (18:44) Jon Jones and other stars for the upcoming 12 months.
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Comments

naka14141414 56 minutes ago

Haha what a nut sack

Dee Noneya 14 hours ago

Jon Jones has more belts than khabib has fights it’s not even close jon is goat goggle how many people went 13 - 0 in ufc then google what Jones has done no one has done that

thisismolloy Day ago

King Dana

Tyler Newlands Day ago

Rose would get smashed

Tyler Newlands Day ago

Dana’s a living success story

mike fergus 2 days ago

Dana the new bernie Eccleston

Gary Clarke 2 days ago

Newzeland is opened up Dana, no masks, no social distance, it would be deserved to go to New Zealand, and show of there fighter's.... Dana you can make it be done...

niduoe stre Day ago

Brett wants that daddy Dana D

bofooit gojo 3 days ago

in his wetland environment.

niduoe stre Day ago

into an oak tree during mating season.

John Doe 3 days ago

Dana talking about making the Khabib vs Conor fight already, Dustin being done dirty 😂😂

thoms jordan 3 days ago

haha

Cory Cybulski 3 days ago

Excited for this year. Was always a casual fan but last year with everythk g shutting down I started paying more attention and getting to see different fighters. Pure competition

Cory Cybulski 2 days ago

@bofooit gojo fun for me to start watching a different sport soooo yeaaahhh

bofooit gojo 3 days ago

This looks so fun?

Kiran Felix 4 days ago

Mojahed wants to know your location

CxProductions 4 days ago

Dana is the best. Tells it how it is.

JG23 4 days ago

Dana’s wallet starts growing when he puts Conor on a card lol

niduoe stre 4 days ago

wow! super nice?

G. Quick 5 days ago

Dana is the man. Always good to the fans and answers all questions to the best ability without scaring the share holders. HYPE 2021-2022 Dude is a genius businessman

Modesto ravelo 5 days ago

Sureeee lol not what u do lol

timtrfny timtrfny 5 days ago

24:30 Who is Zhabit MagomedshaPiRov?

Karl Danger 5 days ago

After talking about the ceronne fight “this is a real fight.” Hahaha

HardlineSoul 5 days ago

Great to see you had Irwin Rivera's back.....:/

Blakkheim 5 days ago

Brett Okamoto asks really good questions.

Jon P 5 days ago

How can I fight in the ufc? Last time I was in the ring I got choked out and woke up covered in feces and was foaming up pre workout outta my mouth. I guess when I blacked out my bowels went limp and it was like the Hoover dam flowing mud. I did a punch test and they said my overhand right is the same energy as a full grown elk bucking his horns into an oak tree during mating season.

attracted to the metal like magneto 5 days ago

Brett wants that daddy Dana D

Shawn Wing 5 days ago

Bet you if the ufc does become the most valuable franchise in sports like Dana said they will still pay their fighters the least too

Rajat Kumar 5 days ago

Dana Red showed up

Rishifades 5 days ago

khabib looking at this fight like i smoked both of them LMAO

Brandon White 6 days ago

Man it is hilarious how much Dana is hoping Conor beats Dustin. He is trying to speak it into existence.

Brandon White 6 days ago

I think Dana might be lying about the Manny fight. Conor seems to hope/think it is going to happen.

mitch goldstein 6 days ago

I’m a big fan but I don’t see any depth in the talent pool

Ed Ball 6 days ago

conor v khabib with no fans

Shawn Peterir 6 days ago

Up the Irish ☘️ 🇮🇪

Kaulana Keolanui 6 days ago

Charles olivera punching the air RN..😭

AUG A3 6 days ago

7:31 - 7:37 new lines for Mojahed's animations lol

David Ramsey 6 days ago

Dana White is so predictable. Before you ask him a question, ask yourself which of these options will make Dana more money personally 🤣

michael murillo 6 days ago

Dana blushes when conor is mentioned. So, sweet it is like someone mentioning your crush.

slimcoty 6 days ago

Yo dana is a thumb thumb fr!

17seventySIX 6 days ago

Dana said he would have an answer for us "that day". .. well, "that day" is Today.. we haven't heard anything yet.. still waiting Dana..

Ptao Tom 6 days ago

Omg!! U look amazing!!!?

Samir Khan 6 days ago

DANA RED

Jeff Scott 6 days ago

Its funny how he always talks like the UFC is real competition when he knows its RIGGED !!!

Scott D 6 days ago

"Me and everybody are always in a good place here"...such a liar and revisionist! What about the lawsuits? What about the insults between Dana and many fighters...over and over? Even though they are not my favorite, you don't see the same garbage and shady business tactics from Bellator MMA or most other MMA organizations. The only company as bad as the UFC as far as how they treat employees is BKFC. It's too bad these men think there is nothing more important than money...this is a sickness.

Scott D 6 days ago

@Ptao Tom Dang, Jenny...you are pretty hot...or whoever your thumbnail pic is, they are pretty hot, lol. Probably why you used the pic. Isn't the internet grand??

Ptao Tom 6 days ago

Very nice video...Great :)?

Wakky 6 days ago

Amount of times conars retires I would have a million $$$

slimcoty 6 days ago

Donna white needs to get with the program! We all know what's going on. Ol'knee capp head🥴

InConTruth 6 days ago

Fix the fight pass app. It’s sucks. It isn’t user friendly. It’s almost as bad as direct TVs app.

David Keyson 7 days ago

Dana all face lol

Martin Traphagen 7 days ago

That pink liquid in Dana's Voss water is progressively altering his skin tone

Moss X186 7 days ago

Dana Combatant an Chief 🇺🇸 dont you 4getit🇺🇸

mike maez 7 days ago

Conner can lose he already has submission. Khabib clocked him. Ankhabib using a boxer go Dustin upset. Ya they happen

Teeyoubeezy 7 days ago

*Helwani > Okamato*

Daniel Willis 7 days ago

Dana in full promotion mode.

Nana Mensah 7 days ago

Wow. 29 mins of Connor questions asked 50 different ways with a few others sprinkled in. We only got other fights this weekend🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

TFBKID02 7 days ago

Dana so rich he don't care that he wearing that fresh sweater made of recycled baseballs.

B H 7 days ago

There is absolutely ZERO reason for Khabib to fight Conor after he destroyed him the first time. Literally dominated him the entire fight and made him tap. I’d like to see him go up to welter weight and compete for that title

Jarred T 7 days ago

13:02 re-re-remix-remixxxx-pyerrrrrr-pyerrrrr-py--pyerrr

Amit Patel 7 days ago

If Mcgregor can make more money fighting Pacquiao he should absolutely do it without question. Dana thinking Conor should stick with UFC is not surprising, he cares about his bottle line not the fighters.

My balls, they itch 7 days ago

Can’t wait for my boy Dustin to wipe the floor with conors face and ruin all these casual plans.

Galileo Shift 7 days ago

dana's influence ? i see new fight gear, shin pads ,mouth pieces boxing & mma gloves in the general public department stores....thanks to dana's passion

TheMAU5SoundsLikThis 8 days ago

Brett loves getting pegged by Dana on camera

That Girl 8 days ago

Connor is average

mark Parkinson 8 days ago

Dana pink

Blue Banana 8 days ago

12:00 question about McGregor vs Pacquiao

Alex G 8 days ago

dana white needs to be in podcasts not in interviews

Artem Khasanov 8 days ago

"So why's your face red? Man you wasted!"

Code Code 8 days ago

Is Dana dipping? Whats with the weird lisp?

Patrick Rutherford 8 days ago

Does Dana have a dip in ? Something weird about his mouth

michael burns 8 days ago

His redness tells it self.

Afshan Tase 8 days ago

If Conor defeats Dustin, Khabib vs Conor will be huge

michael burns 8 days ago

I love Dana's honestly besides his honesty hmm reminds me of someone🤔

Bread Pitt 8 days ago

Dana Red

Devo's Advocate 8 days ago

The best to ever do it

Scott Wilson 8 days ago

Dana’s transformation into a tomato is almost complete

Will Chill 8 days ago

can't wait to see this fight

Ajdin Mekic 8 days ago

Why wouldn't you ask him about GSP v Khabib ?

james2774 8 days ago

I would be pissed off if Conor’s next fight will be January, 2022.

Steve M. 8 days ago

no question about the layoffs???!!!

Melo Ali 8 days ago

That Brazilian guy that broke Tony's arm would be a scary match up for Conor or Dustin.

Dart Droop 8 days ago

"just look at what Connor did to cowboy" I've seen every fighter highlight putting a beating to cowboy

Daniel Lim 8 days ago

2021: Dear ESPN, please fire Brett. Thanks!

Iamthetruewalrus 8 days ago

but dana it will never be the biggest sport in the world. you will never curry great favor among open society. its always gonna be cagefights. Beautiful cagefights.

Inspectah deck 8 days ago

Dana is close to just making a belt for conor lmao

M20 Fly 8 days ago

Dana White My Bollocks

t4 fast 8 days ago

200 million for Khabib. Then Khabib has a problem :)

hypocritical cynic 8 days ago

Dana? We called him, "phallus-head," in high school. (I do not know him and he was a confirmed tough guy in high school)

Mitchell Williams 8 days ago

Dana in it for the dollar signs like always. Kabib doesn't want to fight anymore, leave the guy alone. Just keep re forcing Connor down our throats again 😴😴😴

IIKHALAII 8 days ago

didn't he assault a woman

ldl1949 8 days ago

Dana looks like he has a lot of health issues

Andrew Brooks 8 days ago

Everytime he says that Conor ... He looks scared lolll

Sam Allen 8 days ago

Dana overlooking Poirier is so disrespectful

A O 9 days ago

Dana “that division is stacked with studs” white

Superman offer 9 days ago

Hey ! Mere Xpression get the app

A O 9 days ago

Dana “i was built for 2020” white

AS 9 days ago

This is not dana white, this is dana pink.

TheNatural1981 9 days ago

Why didn't you ask him about Khabib vs GSP, the biggest fight in the world, or about anything GSP related? Come on bro.

Squab Mobb 9 days ago

If division is stacked with tough guys, why do Conor vs Khabib? Let the tough guys battle it out and stop fueling then Mcgregor hype train. Is he good yes, are there styles that can give him problems of course . He will never beat Khabib. Let Oliveira fight Gaethje or winner of Hooker and Chandler and set up vacant belt fight in summer. Look at Tony’s career lost because of all the Mcgregor politics and injuries. This guy takes too much time off and runs from every title defense. We need real champs that defend thrones. These title reigns with absent Champs ruin divisions. Look at HW, Francis should have fought for belt over a year ago but here we are.

Lee ONeill 9 days ago

Have to give it to Dana man I don't think the UFC would have stayed aloat and survived them early days when they were in heavy debt makin no money. He stayed focused on wat he believed changed the rules and structure and when he had to be ruthless he was I don't think anyone could have done the job he's done the way he's done it. The man's a pure inspiration happy 20th anniversary man

Arshbir Janagal 9 days ago

Dana dude that's too much Viagra use.

Ciaran Walsh 9 days ago

Who wants to see a boring wrestler back??? The only reason habib is as popular and made so much money is because he has the support of the Muslim world

Alex 9 days ago

Okay so let me get it straight. Motivated Conor beat cowboy Unmotivated Conor lost against khabib Unmotivated Conor lost against floyd Motivated Conor beat eddie Unmotivated Conor lost against nate. Okay. Got it.