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“I Have No Tickets”- Dana White Says Madison Square Garden Is Packed for Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

Published 10/28/2021, 11:33 AM EDT

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Aside from being UFC president, Dana White is one of the best entrepreneurs the world has witnessed. Without Dana White, the UFC would not be nearly as successful as it is now. White has boldly carried out his vision for the UFC and is never fazed by what the critics have to say.

Apart from being the UFC president, White also operates his own mixed martial arts event that is corresponding to the UFC. The Dana White’s Contender Series is a show that scouts talented fighters to bring into the UFC. 

Dana White recently spoke during a news conference following the 45th Dana White’s Contender Series tournament. During the conversation, he discussed a variety of topics, one of which was the forthcoming UFC 268 event. UFC 268 is one of the most anticipated events of the year, taking place on November 6th. The card is stacked, with the main event featuring Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington.

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There are no tickets. You know we’re sold out, the event sold out. I have no tickets. My block of tickets are gone too. Yes, the Madison Square Garden card is massive. Obviously incredible fights on that card too. I’m looking forward to the main event. I thought I thought that Usman and Colby Covington is one of the best fights that I’ve ever seen, the first fight. And I’m highly anticipating the second fight.” – Said UFC President Dana White on the upcoming UFC 268 event.

Dana White on his contender series having the second-best fight library

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Dana White believes that the Dana White’s Contender Series has the second-best fight library of any MMA promotion. He compared his company to PRIDE, another MMA promotion, but said that, other than the UFC, the contender series has the greatest fight library.

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White claimed, “I was thinking about this tonight. You know, we own a few libraries you know in combat sports. This is the second-best library in combat sports. I mean, you can make the argument for PRIDE because PRIDE had some classic unbelievable fights, but they had a lot of shi**y fights on there a lot of mismatches and things like that too but this thing in four seasons top to bottom I mean every single fight is excellent, it’s crazy. This is the second-best library in all of combat sports. It’s unbelievable,

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The program is currently in its fifth season and performing exceptionally well. Dana White’s Contender Series has helped White find many exceptional competitors for the UFC roster.

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Pranit Punjabi is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. A third-year psychology major, this Khabib Nurmagomedov fan merged his interest in psychology with his deep passion for MMA and was intrigued by this new angle to help him get closer to the action. Pranit aims to look through the violence and chaos, into what makes MMA truly beautiful, the deep and rich psychological aspect of the game.
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