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After a series of blockbuster fight announcements earlier this month, Dana White has revealed he has more in store for the fans. The UFC head honcho made some breaking revelations regarding the UFC’s plans to make a documentary and a TV show in the near future. According to White, the plans for the same are already in motion.

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Dana White was recently on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ to promote the new season of Power Slap. During their conversation, McAfee asked White about Conor McGregor‘s Netflix documentary ‘McGregor Forever.’ The four-part series aired on Netflix on May 17 and has been receiving excellent reports. It has also been trending in the top 10 list of most-watched programs on Netflix in several locations in the days following the release.

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McAfee’s co-hosts asked White if other fighters approached him for producing documentaries like this or if White himself had any such plans. The 53-year-old responded, “Well, no. Conor [McGregor] did that, you know? Conor [McGregor] is a different animal. He’s a global superstar.”

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Surprisingly, he had a bit more to add to the response about his own plans for venturing down the same path.

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Dana White reveals UFC’s documentary plans

Speaking on ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ Dana White said, “It’s not easy to just whip out a documentary and do it, but we have a doc. We’re doing a deal with Roku right now where we’re filming a documentary behind the scenes of the UFC. That will come out later this year.”

White added, “The whole business… You guys will see all behind the scenes. We’re working on it.”

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Furthermore, the UFC supremo also had a second announcement. He said, “We’re also working on a show with Adam Sandler. That’s a comedy about, you know, working in the offices of the UFC.”

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The UFC already has exclusive behind-the-scenes programs in place. The ‘UFC Embedded’ series that releases on YouTube during pay-per-view fight weeks offers an in-depth look into athletes preparing for big stages.

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Another one is ‘The Thrill and the Agony’, which comes out following major pay-per-views. It takes the audience behind the stage where fans get to see the winners celebrate their victory and losing fighters swallow the bitter pill.

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The upcoming UFC documentary and comedy show with Adam Sandler will definitely be something for the fans to look forward to. And with TUF 31 arriving in a few days, it is safe to say the UFC is stocking up on some major treats for the fans in the coming months.

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