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Islam Makhachev continued his impressive UFC career on Saturday night, submitting Dustin Poirier to retain his lightweight championship and win his 14th fight…
Islam Makhachev continued his impressive UFC career on Saturday night, submitting Dustin Poirier to retain his lightweight championship and win his 14th fight…
As long as Jon Jones is around, Islam Makhachev will never be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the…
As long as Jon Jones is around, Islam Makhachev will never be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
That’s according to Dana White, who made his feelings about Makhachev’s spot at the top of the P4P rankings abundantly clear, even after the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ dispatched one of the greatest lightweights of all time at UFC 302 on Saturday night.
“I think he’s one of the greats of all time,” White said when asked about Makhachev’s spot at the top of the P4P rankings during the post-fight press event. “I think he’s incredible. I don’t think he’s the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. For anybody to call Islam Makhachev the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world with Jon Jones is still f*cking fighting is nuts. Shouldn’t be ranking in the pound for pound or doing any rankings ever.
“Jon Jones has never lost a fight ever and he’s fought all the baddest dudes in the world. And then when you think about what pound-for-pound rankings really mean, he moved up to heavyweight and destroyed the best guy in the world. As long as Jones is still fighting, active, and in the rankings, nobody [else] is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
“When you think about what pound-for-pound really means… [Makhachev] fought Volkanovksi who’s a weight class lower than him,” White continued. “Jon Jones beat everybody at light heavyweight and then beat the best heavyweight in the division like it was nothing. Jon Jones with the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and probably the greatest fighter of all time in any sport.”
Maybe White will change his mind if Makhachev moves up and scores himself a second strap.
It’s hard to argue with White’s statement, even if your feelings on Jones are clouded by his many unsavory antics outside of the Octagon.
Though ‘Bones’ is regularly touted as being undefeated, he does carry a single loss on his record which came as the result of an absolutely ridiculous disqualification in 2009. Makhachev’s one loss, on the other hand, was the result of a nasty first-round knockout against Adriano Martins — a fighter who exited the promotion a year later.
Jones also spent the majority of his career defending his light heavyweight title against every legend and top-ranked contender the promotion threw at him. Meanwhile, Makhachev just now put his gold on the line against a legit lightweight after back-to-back bouts against former 145-pound champ Alexander Volkanovski.
Do you agree with Dana White’s assessment of the pound-for-pound rankings, or do you believe Islam Makhachev is right where he belongs at the top of the list?
As long as Jon Jones is around, Islam Makhachev will never be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the…
As long as Jon Jones is around, Islam Makhachev will never be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
That’s according to Dana White, who made his feelings about Makhachev’s spot at the top of the P4P rankings abundantly clear, even after the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ dispatched one of the greatest lightweights of all time at UFC 302 on Saturday night.
“I think he’s one of the greats of all time,” White said when asked about Makhachev’s spot at the top of the P4P rankings during the post-fight press event. “I think he’s incredible. I don’t think he’s the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. For anybody to call Islam Makhachev the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world with Jon Jones is still f*cking fighting is nuts. Shouldn’t be ranking in the pound for pound or doing any rankings ever.
“Jon Jones has never lost a fight ever and he’s fought all the baddest dudes in the world. And then when you think about what pound-for-pound rankings really mean, he moved up to heavyweight and destroyed the best guy in the world. As long as Jones is still fighting, active, and in the rankings, nobody [else] is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
“When you think about what pound-for-pound really means… [Makhachev] fought Volkanovksi who’s a weight class lower than him,” White continued. “Jon Jones beat everybody at light heavyweight and then beat the best heavyweight in the division like it was nothing. Jon Jones with the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and probably the greatest fighter of all time in any sport.”
Maybe White will change his mind if Makhachev moves up and scores himself a second strap.
It’s hard to argue with White’s statement, even if your feelings on Jones are clouded by his many unsavory antics outside of the Octagon.
Though ‘Bones’ is regularly touted as being undefeated, he does carry a single loss on his record which came as the result of an absolutely ridiculous disqualification in 2009. Makhachev’s one loss, on the other hand, was the result of a nasty first-round knockout against Adriano Martins — a fighter who exited the promotion a year later.
Jones also spent the majority of his career defending his light heavyweight title against every legend and top-ranked contender the promotion threw at him. Meanwhile, Makhachev just now put his gold on the line against a legit lightweight after back-to-back bouts against former 145-pound champ Alexander Volkanovski.
Do you agree with Dana White’s assessment of the pound-for-pound rankings, or do you believe Islam Makhachev is right where he belongs at the top of the list?
UFC president Dana White announced the main card for UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3, and it features the return of a fan-favorite. The card will be headlined by a…
UFC president Dana White announced the main card for UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3, and it features the return of a fan-favorite. The card will be headlined by a…
UFC CEO Dana White got emotional when he recalled a story of him saving a young girl’s life. White…
UFC CEO Dana White got emotional when he recalled a story of him saving a young girl’s life.
White was on the In Search of Excellence Podcast and he was asked about the importance of philanthropy, due to the amount of money White has. He then gave an in-depth story of him saving a young girl’s life in Thailand a couple of years ago.
“I literally would stay off the internet — however many years ago this was — on the weekends, and for some reason, I ended up on the f*cking internet on a Saturday,” Dana White said. “There was this guy that had posted something that he had just got back from Thailand, and he was training Muay Thai over there with this legendary coach, and his daughter was dying because she needed some type of heart surgery, and she was going to die in the next several days if she didn’t get the money. And it was going to be $50,000.
“And the guy was like, ‘Dana White, you need to f*cking put this money up right now and donate it to her. You f*cking bet this much playing blackjack,’ … basically coming at me like that. The people on the thing were going, ‘Whoa, he can do whatever he wants with his money, why do you expect it [to happen]?’ But this is the way I talk. This guy was talking to me the way that I talk.”
“And he isn’t wrong. I was like, ‘This dude is f*cking absolutely right. He’s not wrong, he’s f*cking right. I’m supposed to do this. It was f*cking weird. “So I end up reaching out [to] find out if it’s real. It’s real. And I send the $50,000 over, and her and I … when you go into their gym, there’s this massive picture of me in there, and there’s big picture of me over her bed like I’m her guardian angel.”
The donation happened in 2010, and in 2018, Dana White went out and visited the young girl, whose life he saved.
Although White had saved her life by paying for the surgery, the UFC CEO continues to help her out.
According to White, he says he is paying for her schooling and all her medical stuff, and he says he doesn’t like talking about helping people because he doesn’t want the pat on the back, instead, he helps people that he wants to help and when their stories connect to him.
“I pay for her schooling, I pay for all of her medical stuff,” Dana White said. “Anyway, I don’t like talking about a lot of this stuff, but I’m in a position that I’m very lucky that I can help other people, and I’m not one of these guys who likes walking out with a f*cking big check, and doing all that bullsh*t. I do stuff because I should do it, and I do stuff because I want to do it. I don’t do it because I want to be recognized doing it. But I don’t like talking about it.”
UFC CEO Dana White got emotional when he recalled a story of him saving a young girl’s life. White…
UFC CEO Dana White got emotional when he recalled a story of him saving a young girl’s life.
White was on the In Search of Excellence Podcast and he was asked about the importance of philanthropy, due to the amount of money White has. He then gave an in-depth story of him saving a young girl’s life in Thailand a couple of years ago.
“I literally would stay off the internet — however many years ago this was — on the weekends, and for some reason, I ended up on the f*cking internet on a Saturday,” Dana White said. “There was this guy that had posted something that he had just got back from Thailand, and he was training Muay Thai over there with this legendary coach, and his daughter was dying because she needed some type of heart surgery, and she was going to die in the next several days if she didn’t get the money. And it was going to be $50,000.
“And the guy was like, ‘Dana White, you need to f*cking put this money up right now and donate it to her. You f*cking bet this much playing blackjack,’ … basically coming at me like that. The people on the thing were going, ‘Whoa, he can do whatever he wants with his money, why do you expect it [to happen]?’ But this is the way I talk. This guy was talking to me the way that I talk.”
“And he isn’t wrong. I was like, ‘This dude is f*cking absolutely right. He’s not wrong, he’s f*cking right. I’m supposed to do this. It was f*cking weird. “So I end up reaching out [to] find out if it’s real. It’s real. And I send the $50,000 over, and her and I … when you go into their gym, there’s this massive picture of me in there, and there’s big picture of me over her bed like I’m her guardian angel.”
The donation happened in 2010, and in 2018, Dana White went out and visited the young girl, whose life he saved.
Although White had saved her life by paying for the surgery, the UFC CEO continues to help her out.
According to White, he says he is paying for her schooling and all her medical stuff, and he says he doesn’t like talking about helping people because he doesn’t want the pat on the back, instead, he helps people that he wants to help and when their stories connect to him.
“I pay for her schooling, I pay for all of her medical stuff,” Dana White said. “Anyway, I don’t like talking about a lot of this stuff, but I’m in a position that I’m very lucky that I can help other people, and I’m not one of these guys who likes walking out with a f*cking big check, and doing all that bullsh*t. I do stuff because I should do it, and I do stuff because I want to do it. I don’t do it because I want to be recognized doing it. But I don’t like talking about it.”