Despite lack of promotion claims, Dana White confident Makhachev vs Volkanovski can break Conor McGregor’s highest PPV record
The UFC president believes that Makhachev vs Volkanovski will do higher numbers than McGregor's biggest PPV, even though UFC 284 hasn't been promoted to the scale it should've been.

Dana White believes Makahchev vs Volkanovski will do bigger numbers than Conor McGregor's biggest PPV (Image Courtesy - Jajyj/ReviewJournal)
With UFC 284 almost upon the community, fans have claimed that there wasn’t ample promotion by Dana White for the Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski fight. People have speculated that this is due to Dana promoting the Power Slap more than the fight that has legacy on the line.
Makhachev claimed previously that Dana wasn’t promoting the fight enough, considering the magnitude of the fight. For a fight such as this, Volkanovski fighting for the status of double champ, and Makhachev fighting for the P4P #1 title.
Despite all the claims of lack of promotion, Dana White is confident that the fight would break Conor McGregor’s highest PPV record. The interview also didn’t go so well for Dana as he managed to forget Makhachev’s name during the interview. So the trolls just piled it higher for him.
Dana White says legacy is at stake in Saturday's "monster" #UFC284 champ-vs-champ fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski.
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 5, 2023
Full interview: https://t.co/GVyfxnFZfQ pic.twitter.com/wWmP31EPQS
This fight has a lot on the line for the fighters. It’s not just about the belts anymore for the fighters – it is more about the legacy of the fighters. February 11th will decide who is more dominant in their fighting style – UFC Featherweight Champion or UFC Lightweight Champion. UFC 284 is all to play for.
Fans react to Dana White’s lack of promotion for the Makhachev vs. Volkanovski fight

People in the MMA community are brutal when it comes to Dana White making a mistake. They were already all up his case due to the Power Slap League and now with the lack of promotion for the Superfight, people have started blaming him all over again.
The MMA community has got a fight between P4P #1 and P4P#2 after so many years. With so much on the line for the fighters and so many stakes for the fight, Dana White has managed to come short of the promotion of the fight.
If only he could remember that one dude’s name.
— Ike Turner (@straphangerike) February 5, 2023
Islam is not easy to pronounce.. ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/KFwD7DQDiC
— ZAKT ?? (@entretotoen) February 5, 2023
Nah this been the worst promotion for a "super fight" EVER ?? Massive Dana L
— Chris ?? (@ImExNihilo) February 5, 2023
This is the guy who called out Oscar de la hoya for forgetting his fighters name. Islam Makachev is the champion and he couldnt even remember his name.. common Dana L these days
— GG | iNSUPERABLE ?? (@GGiNSUPERABLE) February 5, 2023
Dana's legacy…beating up his wife.
— Christopher Byrne (@seeburn2) February 5, 2023
Even though Dana White is aware of the claims about the lack of promotion, he believes that the fight will break Conor McGregor’s highest PPV record. Will it break or not? Only time will tell. But one thing is certain – fans are certainly excited about this fight.
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