Dana White talks Conor McGregor’s return, previews the UFC in 2021 | ESPN MMA
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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bofooit gojo
3 цагийн өмнө
in his wetland environment.
John Doe
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Dana talking about making the Khabib vs Conor fight already, Dustin being done dirty 😂😂
thoms jordan
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haha
Cory Cybulski
23 цагийн өмнө
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
bofooit gojo
3 цагийн өмнө
This looks so fun?
Kiran Felix
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Mojahed wants to know your location
CxProductions
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Dana is the best. Tells it how it is.
JG23
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Dana’s wallet starts growing when he puts Conor on a card lol
niduoe stre
2 өдрийн өмнө
wow! super nice?
G. Quick
2 өдрийн өмнө
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
2 өдрийн өмнө
Sureeee lol not what u do lol
timtrfny timtrfny
2 өдрийн өмнө
24:30 Who is Zhabit MagomedshaPiRov?
Karl Danger
2 өдрийн өмнө
After talking about the ceronne fight “this is a real fight.” Hahaha
HardlineSoul
2 өдрийн өмнө
Great to see you had Irwin Rivera's back.....:/
Blakkheim
2 өдрийн өмнө
Brett Okamoto asks really good questions.
Jon P
2 өдрийн өмнө
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
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Brett wants that daddy Dana D
Shawn Wing
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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
3 өдрийн өмнө
Dana Red showed up
Rishifades
3 өдрийн өмнө
khabib looking at this fight like i smoked both of them LMAO
Brandon White
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Man it is hilarious how much Dana is hoping Conor beats Dustin. He is trying to speak it into existence.
Brandon White
3 өдрийн өмнө
I think Dana might be lying about the Manny fight. Conor seems to hope/think it is going to happen.
mitch goldstein
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I’m a big fan but I don’t see any depth in the talent pool
Ed Ball
3 өдрийн өмнө
conor v khabib with no fans
Shawn Peterir
3 өдрийн өмнө
Up the Irish ☘️ 🇮🇪
Kaulana Keolanui
3 өдрийн өмнө
Charles olivera punching the air RN..😭
AUG A3
3 өдрийн өмнө
7:31 - 7:37 new lines for Mojahed's animations lol
David Ramsey
3 өдрийн өмнө
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
3 өдрийн өмнө
Dana blushes when conor is mentioned. So, sweet it is like someone mentioning your crush.
slimcoty
3 өдрийн өмнө
Yo dana is a thumb thumb fr!
17seventySIX
3 өдрийн өмнө
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
3 өдрийн өмнө
Omg!! U look amazing!!!?
Samir Khan
3 өдрийн өмнө
DANA RED
Jeff Scott
3 өдрийн өмнө
Its funny how he always talks like the UFC is real competition when he knows its RIGGED !!!
Scott D
3 өдрийн өмнө
"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
3 өдрийн өмнө
@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
3 өдрийн өмнө
Very nice video...Great :)?
Wakky
3 өдрийн өмнө
Amount of times conars retires I would have a million $$$
slimcoty
3 өдрийн өмнө
Donna white needs to get with the program! We all know what's going on. Ol'knee capp head🥴
InConTruth
4 өдрийн өмнө
Fix the fight pass app. It’s sucks. It isn’t user friendly. It’s almost as bad as direct TVs app.
David Keyson
4 өдрийн өмнө
Dana all face lol
Martin Traphagen
4 өдрийн өмнө
That pink liquid in Dana's Voss water is progressively altering his skin tone
Moss X186
4 өдрийн өмнө
Dana Combatant an Chief 🇺🇸 dont you 4getit🇺🇸
mike maez
4 өдрийн өмнө
Conner can lose he already has submission. Khabib clocked him. Ankhabib using a boxer go Dustin upset. Ya they happen
Teeyoubeezy
4 өдрийн өмнө
*Helwani > Okamato*
Daniel Willis
4 өдрийн өмнө
Dana in full promotion mode.
Nana Mensah
4 өдрийн өмнө
Wow. 29 mins of Connor questions asked 50 different ways with a few others sprinkled in. We only got other fights this weekend🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TFBKID02
4 өдрийн өмнө
Dana so rich he don't care that he wearing that fresh sweater made of recycled baseballs.
B H
4 өдрийн өмнө
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
4 өдрийн өмнө
13:02 re-re-remix-remixxxx-pyerrrrrr-pyerrrrr-py--pyerrr
Amit Patel
5 өдрийн өмнө
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
5 өдрийн өмнө
Can’t wait for my boy Dustin to wipe the floor with conors face and ruin all these casual plans.
Galileo Shift
5 өдрийн өмнө
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
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Brett loves getting pegged by Dana on camera
That Girl
5 өдрийн өмнө
Connor is average
mark Parkinson
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Dana pink
Blue Banana
5 өдрийн өмнө
12:00 question about McGregor vs Pacquiao
Alex G
5 өдрийн өмнө
dana white needs to be in podcasts not in interviews
Artem Khasanov
5 өдрийн өмнө
"So why's your face red? Man you wasted!"
Code Code
5 өдрийн өмнө
Is Dana dipping? Whats with the weird lisp?
Patrick Rutherford
5 өдрийн өмнө
Does Dana have a dip in ? Something weird about his mouth
michael burns
5 өдрийн өмнө
His redness tells it self.
Afshan Tase
5 өдрийн өмнө
If Conor defeats Dustin, Khabib vs Conor will be huge
michael burns
5 өдрийн өмнө
I love Dana's honestly besides his honesty hmm reminds me of someone🤔
Antonio_Stark
5 өдрийн өмнө
Dana Red
Devo's Advocate
5 өдрийн өмнө
The best to ever do it
Scott Wilson
5 өдрийн өмнө
Dana’s transformation into a tomato is almost complete
Will Chill
5 өдрийн өмнө
can't wait to see this fight
Ajdin Mekic
5 өдрийн өмнө
Why wouldn't you ask him about GSP v Khabib ?
james2774
5 өдрийн өмнө
I would be pissed off if Conor’s next fight will be January, 2022.
Steve M.
5 өдрийн өмнө
no question about the layoffs???!!!
Melo Ali
5 өдрийн өмнө
That Brazilian guy that broke Tony's arm would be a scary match up for Conor or Dustin.
Dart Droop
5 өдрийн өмнө
"just look at what Connor did to cowboy" I've seen every fighter highlight putting a beating to cowboy
Daniel Lim
5 өдрийн өмнө
2021: Dear ESPN, please fire Brett. Thanks!
Iamthetruewalrus
5 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana is close to just making a belt for conor lmao
M20 Fly
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana White My Bollocks
t4 fast
6 өдрийн өмнө
200 million for Khabib. Then Khabib has a problem :)
hypocritical cynic
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
didn't he assault a woman
ldl1949
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana looks like he has a lot of health issues
Andrew Brooks
6 өдрийн өмнө
Everytime he says that Conor ... He looks scared lolll
Sam Allen
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana overlooking Poirier is so disrespectful
A O
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana “that division is stacked with studs” white
Superman offer
6 өдрийн өмнө
Hey ! Mere Xpression get the app
A O
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana “i was built for 2020” white
AS
6 өдрийн өмнө
This is not dana white, this is dana pink.
TheNatural1981
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana dude that's too much Viagra use.
Ciaran Walsh
6 өдрийн өмнө
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
6 өдрийн өмнө
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.
Harri Pentith
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana RED
TheBluePanda
6 өдрийн өмнө
I hope Connor never wins another fight. Done with that smug clown.
Phillip Fry
6 өдрийн өмнө
brett okamoto shares too much of his opinion. noboy cares what he thinks....
1KrazyKent
6 өдрийн өмнө
Forget Poirier, I wanna see *McGregor vs Old Man In Pub 2* ...cmon Dana, hook it up
RH
5 өдрийн өмнө
Funny
raiden233
6 өдрийн өмнө
I don't think Khabib will return as a fighter. It doesn't seem to me as if Khabib is really interested in earning more money.
Dapper_Dan
6 өдрийн өмнө
Dana White: STOP USING THE TERM 'THESE KIDS'. THESE MEN ARE NOT KIDS. IT SOUNDS STUPID AND IGNORANT.
Alan Joseph
6 өдрийн өмнө
I don't see khabib accepting that Fight.
Limited Infinity
6 өдрийн өмнө
Get it in your heads. Jon Jones can NEVER be the GOAT. Never. Tested positive more times than anyone else. Most stripped champion ever. Illegal strikes. Even when he wins it looks like he loses. Close fights - Pillow hands these days. Most of his career beat up Middleweights and calls out guys from lower weight classes. take your pick. and thats NOT mentioning anything outside the Octagon.
Ramon Gross
6 өдрийн өмнө
that joana does not get the rematch after that close fight last time is just a shame