UFC CEO, Dana White is a key factor in why the UFC’s popularity and notoriety have skyrocketed throughout the years. The promotion currently stands at over $12 billion net worth and only seems to be growing. However, the success isn’t likely to not have come without sacrifice.

During a recent airing of the Pound4Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman, the UFC CEO stated the sacrifices he’s had to make for the UFC. Unfortunately, his statement didn’t sit too well with fight fans.

Fans react to Dana White’s statement on the sacrifices he made for the UFC

During the recent episode of the pound4pound, White claimed that while he was building the UFC, he had a policy of not attending any weddings, even the weddings of the people close to him. His dedication seemed commendable till this point but unfortunately, he wouldn’t stop there as he would go on to reveal how he moved the date of his son’s birth for the convenience of a fight.

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During the podcast, he stated, “When I was building this business, I had a blanket policy. I did not go to anybody’s wedding didn’t f***ing matter who you were, how close you were to me. I didn’t go to anybody’s wedding. Weddings take time and energy. My son, Aiden, his due date was Chuck Liddell versus somebody I moved the date of his birth for the Chuck Lidell fight. Yeah, so yeah, that ain’t gonna work. We got to play a big fight coming up, so my wife had a C-section.”

Whites’s statement didn’t seem to sit too well with fight fans as they criticized the UFC CEO for boasting about something that some found insensitive. Here are some of the fan reactions:

A fan felt disappointed with the UFC CEO’s comments and wrote; “Worst brag I’ve seen in a while”

Another fan was left confused and startled as he commented saying, “Bro I’m confused why this impresses people. You had your son cut out of your wife because the due date didn’t suit you”

One left a humourous comment on the post, which wrote; “this man pre-ordered his sons”

One took the reference to a comic book villain to show how devious White’s comment sounded; “That’ll make the Joker from Batman step back and gasp”

However, White’s comments didn’t seem to phase the UFC fighters too much as their comments differed from the fans as they seemed to praise the UFC CEO.

Former welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman wrote; “That how you “Stand on Business” 

34-year-old, UFC middleweight, Bruno Silva wrote; “Business first” 

And UFC flyweight, Tracey Cortez wrote, “Dam(with laughing emojis)”

The UFC CEO, Dana White, seems to have gotten through to with his fighters over the comment. However, the same can’t be said for a former UFC champ.

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Demetrious Johnson puts Dana White on blast in recent post

The former UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson is for many the best PFP MMA fighter on the planet, even being in the MMA “GOAT” conversation. However, Despite this, “Mighty Mouse” was still not valued by the promotion.

During a recent post, he talked about his conversation with UFC authorities asking for PPV points. He stated, “They specifically said, ‘We do not give pay-per-view points’ to flyweight guys’”. But then he took the example of how WWE star, CM Punk who hasn’t accomplished anything the UFC makes a decent share of PPV points. Johnson said, “Look at CM Punk. This guy comes in and gets a base salary of five hundred f****** thousand dollars. I defended the f****** belt eight times and didn’t even get this.”

Where would you rank Demetrious Johnson on your MMA GOAT rankings? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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