George Floyd’s alleged murder at the hands of police officials has triggered large scale marches. However, the marches for a cause have at time descended into violent demonstrations which take away from the original intentions. UFC President Dana White has seemingly found inspiration from a tweet by one of his fighters. As a result, he may just have a solution to help keep unruly protesters in check. 

Dana White considers sending UFC fighters out onto the streets

Whilst on the Steve-O Wild Ride! – Podcast, the UFC President gave his 2 cents on the protests. He said, “making a change is so much bigger than marching and protesting, and all of these other things.”

A solution he has in this regard is to send UFC fighters out there to keep things in check. 

“I think maybe I should send UFC fighters out on the streets to stop this s**t.”

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One really hopes that White was joking about this. However, the idea does have weight as fans all around the world have seen how effective Jon Jones was in dealing with the situation. 

White opened up on ‘Bones’ actions by saying, “Did you see him walking the streets of Albuquerque? Taking spray cans out of those kids’ hands. Those kids s**t their pants.”

The UFC’s top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter has been embroiled in a massive battle with Dana White over pay. However, he has been extremely active in his hometown. Jones cleaned up following protests and even set up a team to help small businesses and clean up. 

The UFC President signed off on the topic by talking about how real change is made. He spoke about how he managed to pull off a return amidst the pandemic. 

“It’s like when I wanted to come back and have fights in the pandemic. I could have gotten all 350 of my employees, and we could have walked up and down the street and chanted ‘we wanna fight.’ That’s not what we did. We got out and told our story in the media and worked with politicians.”

White sending fighters out into the streets should be taken with a pinch of salt. But fans know the UFC President, is capable of anything.