UFC judges had the night off during the early prelims, as every single fight ended in a jaw-dropping finish. The athletes on the UFC Seattle prelims weren’t here to play it safe—every bout delivered fireworks that had the entire Climate Pledge Arena on their feet. Not a single one of the seven preliminary matchups went the distance—or even made it to the third round. As the prelims dropped bangers, Dana White thanked the Seattle audience for breaking his ‘Curse’.

At the UFC Seattle post-fight press conference, Dana White emphasized that the Seattle crowd has undeniably broken what he calls the curse of the prelims, “I know you guys have sat through these a million times, but there’s a thing that I call the ‘curse of the prelims’. When the prelims are incredible, the main card sucks. Thank you, Seattle, for breaking the curse.”

Modestas Bukauskas kicked off the night with a massive punch that knocked out his opponent, Raffael Cerqueira, in the very first round, securing a decisive victory. Following him, Nursultan Ruziboev delivered another knockout, finishing Eric McConico in the second round. Austin Vanderford defeated Nikolay Veretennikov by knockout, while Ricky Simón stopped Javid Basharat with a KO—and much more action followed.

It is worth noting that out of the 12 fights that took place in Seattle, only 4 went to a decision, including the bout between Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo. Well, it must be noted that the total gate of the event stands at $3.84 million, with an attendance of 18,287. Well, it was quite a successful event for the UFC, and it’s quite obvious that Dana White is happy. Given that, the UFC CEO has delivered his verdict on champions who aim to jump divisions and claim a second belt.

Dana White clears the air around dual weight championships

Islam Makhachev, Alex Pereira, and even Belal Muhammad have expressed their willingness to fight for the second belt. The call for a dual-weight fight has been making rounds within the MMA realm and it appears that the UFC CEO Dana White is done with it. Fairly recently, Ilia Topuria relinquished his featherweight title to jump to the lightweight division. After rumors of an exodus circulated, claims emerged that the UFC had implemented a new rule against double-champ aspirations.

When asked about such a new policy, Dana White emphasized that the promotion has not implemented any such rule, however, he highlighted that the fighters will have to defend their belt multiple times even before thinking about jumping divisions, “Unless you think you can defend the belt—listen, if there’s a guy that thinks he can do it and wants to defend both belts, accomplish all these great things, I would have no problem with it.”

The champions will have to defend their belt multiple times against the best of their division before even thinking about jumping divisions and fighting for the second belt. Well, what are your thoughts on Dana White’s words? State your opinion in the comments below.

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