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Many UFC fans have wondered about the inner workings of the promotion. Several would also like to know how matchmaking is done and other things surrounding the same. Dana White has offered a glimpse into it.

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In a recent conversation with ‘The Pat McAfee Show’, Dana White revealed exactly what goes on behind closed doors. Pat McAfee asked the UFC President, “Do you have like a weekly meeting to talk about the fight before the night before?”

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White responded, “Yeah, that’s exactly how it goes. Once the show is behind you, you’re only looking forward and we get together on Tuesday because, you know, most of the time people are traveling and Monday you got to catch up with sh*t you didn’t get done last week.”

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“So Tuesday is the big matchmaking meeting every week. We get into the room and the people that shined on Saturday night, we figure out what their trajectory is going to be and what’s next for them.”

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White’s explanation thus gives UFC fans a good picture of how fights are made and it looks like Tuesdays are extremely crucial for the promotion.

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In addition to this, the promoter is quite excited about the lineup this summer. White described the summer lineup as ‘badass’. As a result, fans might expect to see some of the biggest fights soon.

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Dana White on UFC 273

The recent event had some mixed reactions. However, almost everyone was impressed with the Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev fight. After all, it was such a close war inside the octagon. By defeating Burns, Chimaev got the opportunity to show that he is a legit, dangerous contender. But many of his weaknesses were exposed as well. Dana White had several good things to say about Chimaev.

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Aljamain Sterling versus Petr Yan saw the victory of ‘Funk Master’. In addition to this, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight belt. Thus, UFC 273 seems to have been a great success with such fights.

Therefore, it would be interesting to see which fighters will face each other in the future. What are your thoughts on UFC 273? Let us know in the comments below.

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