by - PRATEEK Athanur
One of the reasons to love Dana White as a promoter is his unfiltered nature. The UFC President has never shied away from letting his emotions be known. The head honcho has several times let the emotions get better of him and go on unfiltered rants.
UFC 282, the final PPV of 2022 ended up being a bummer. The UFC boss was pissed at the fact that Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev couldn't be crowned champion owing to a split-draw. The promoter, mad at the fighters ended up booking another title fight just moments after the official decision. White was passive aggressive the entire post-fight press conference.
5. Bad ending to the year 2022
One would think Dana White would be the happiest man on the planet after selling record-breaking PPV buys. But the UFC President was more worried than ever after Khabib decided wreak havoc in the crowd igniting a brawl. White was never more flustered after an event and was scared for the safety of everyone at the T-Mobile Arena.
4. Post-fight Brawl at UFC 229
3. Controversial split decision win for GSP
It did not matter if Georges St-Pierre was the biggest star of the sport at that time. Dana White was absolutely furious at the judges for awarding the Canadian a split decision victory after a fight which majority believed Johnny Hendricks won. White was even more furious at GSP subtly hinting at retirement in his post-fight interview. This gave birth to the famous "GSP owes it to...." speech.
At UFC 112, the promotion hosted their first event in Abu Dhabi. Headlining this special PPV was Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia. "Spider" decided to play around in the final rounds leading to the entire arena booing him. Dana White did not hold back on his words that night. The UFC boss went in on Silva for "running around like a jacka**".
2. Snooze fest at Abu Dhabi inaugural
The UFC boss' hate for referee Steve Mazzagatti was made known to the world after the WSOF 3 fight between Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch. The controversial ref allowed Burkman to choke Fitch unconscious provoking a full on meltdown from White. The UFC boss pleaded the Nevada commission to fire Mazzagatti after this fight.
1. The iconic Steve Mazzagatti rant