“He can say whatever he wants,” Unbothered Dana White shuts down racial undertone debates after Israel Adesanya’s ‘N-word’ trade at UFC 290

UFC president Dana White is unbothered by the heated exchange that took place in the octagon after middleweight fight at UFC 290.

“He can say whatever he wants,” Unbothered Dana White shuts down racial undertone debates after Israel Adesanya’s ‘N-word’ trade at UFC 290

Dana White on Dricus Du Plesis and Israel Adesanya (Image Courtesy-Sportspro Media,MMA fighting)

UFC 290 became one of the most entertaining UFC events of the year with five first-round finishes. The event exceeded expectations with some spectacular performances from the fighters. However, there was one fight that shocked many fans. It featured the middleweight clash between Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis. The South African powerhouse proved himself at the PPV with an impressive performance. He finished fan favorite and No. 2 ranked middleweight Robert Whittaker via TKO.

After his fight, Du Plessis called out the Middleweight champion Israel Adesanaya who came into the ring and had a heated face-off with Du Plessis. During the face-off, there was a heated exchange going on between the two, which also had the ‘N-word’ flying around. When asked about this altercation between the two fighters, Dana White replied, ” What were the racial undertones?“. White continued, “Israel is black he can say whatever he wants, I could care less, this is the fight business.”

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Israel Adesanya is the champion of the middleweight division and stylistically remains one of the most dominant champions in middleweight history. He has defeated many legends, such as Anderson Silva and Yoel Romero. Adesanya recently lost to his arch-rival Alex Pereira but got his revenge at UFC 287, where he finally knocked out “Poatan” and regained his title.

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Dricus Du Plessis made his UFC debut in 2020 against Markus Perez, who he defeated via knockout in the first round. He then went on to defeat UFC veteran Darren Till at UFC 282. This year, Dricus defeated Derek Brunson via TKO in the second round, which earned him a fight with No. 2-ranked Robert Whittaker.

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Dana White announces major heavyweight clash!!!

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UFC President Dana White announced a major heavyweight championship fight. Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic will fight at UFC 295 on November 11th in New York. Fans long awaited the fight as Miocic is a fan favorite and has not fought for a long time, his last fight being against former champion Francis Ngannou.

White announced via Twitter “They headline UFC 295 on Saturday, Nov. 11 at The Mecca, Madison Square Garden in New York City. This is the fight Jon Jones wanted. It’s the fight Stipe wanted, and it is a legacy fight for both of these guys.” The excitement for this fight has been building up for a very long time, and the fans finally got what they wanted.

Jon Jones captured the heavyweight title after his three-year-long hiatus from MMA. The title was left vacant by Ngannou and Jones defeated Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 to claim the vacant title. Only time will tell if Jones can retain the title against Miocic.

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