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Dana White Responds To John Oliver Segment About Hosting UFC Events During Pandemic

WhiteWhite: John Oliver Segment Used Selective Facts UFC president Dana White hit back at comedian John Oliver’s recent segment about the promotion hosting events. Oliver’s latest episode of his show “Last Week Tonight” saw him focus on sports during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as his attention eventually turned to the UFC. After the UFC recently […]

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White: John Oliver Segment Used Selective Facts

UFC president Dana White hit back at comedian John Oliver’s recent segment about the promotion hosting events.

Oliver’s latest episode of his show “Last Week Tonight” saw him focus on sports during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as his attention eventually turned to the UFC.

After the UFC recently hosted three events in the span of a week in Jacksonville, Florida, Oliver discussed the positive COVID-19 test of Jacare Souza along with his two coaches and how there was no way to have a risk-free event.

Although White admitted he was a fan of Oliver, he felt the British talk show host used “selective facts” in the segment.

“I like John Oliver, I think he’s funny. But this is a perfect example of how you can control the narrative by using selective facts,” White wrote on Twitter. “We did approximately 1,100 tests, only 3 were positive, it was a fighter and his 2 trainers and we had 3 events NOT 1.”

Given the reach of John Oliver, it seems like White had no choice but to defend himself — even though the former said nothing that was blatantly wrong.

Regardless, it isn’t going to stop the UFC from hosting shows.

The plan for now is to host an event on May 30 which is likely to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. It’s only the location that needs to be ironed out as of now.

What do you make of the segment and White’s response?

Dana White Responds To John Oliver Segment About Hosting UFC Events During Pandemic

WhiteWhite: John Oliver Segment Used Selective Facts UFC president Dana White hit back at comedian John Oliver’s recent segment about the promotion hosting events. Oliver’s latest episode of his show “Last Week Tonight” saw him focus on sports during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as his attention eventually turned to the UFC. After the UFC recently […]

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White: John Oliver Segment Used Selective Facts

UFC president Dana White hit back at comedian John Oliver’s recent segment about the promotion hosting events.

Oliver’s latest episode of his show “Last Week Tonight” saw him focus on sports during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as his attention eventually turned to the UFC.

After the UFC recently hosted three events in the span of a week in Jacksonville, Florida, Oliver discussed the positive COVID-19 test of Jacare Souza along with his two coaches and how there was no way to have a risk-free event.

Although White admitted he was a fan of Oliver, he felt the British talk show host used “selective facts” in the segment.

“I like John Oliver, I think he’s funny. But this is a perfect example of how you can control the narrative by using selective facts,” White wrote on Twitter. “We did approximately 1,100 tests, only 3 were positive, it was a fighter and his 2 trainers and we had 3 events NOT 1.”

Given the reach of John Oliver, it seems like White had no choice but to defend himself — even though the former said nothing that was blatantly wrong.

Regardless, it isn’t going to stop the UFC from hosting shows.

The plan for now is to host an event on May 30 which is likely to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. It’s only the location that needs to be ironed out as of now.

What do you make of the segment and White’s response?

Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje Taking Place On Fight Island This Summer

It looks like the UFC is targeting Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje for Fight Island. This past Saturday night (May 9), Gaethje went one-on-one with Tony Ferguson. The bout was contested for the interim UFC lightweight title and headlined UFC 249…

It looks like the UFC is targeting Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje for Fight Island. This past Saturday night (May 9), Gaethje went one-on-one with Tony Ferguson. The bout was contested for the interim UFC lightweight title and headlined UFC 249. It was Gaethje who emerged victorious, scoring a fifth-round TKO. This is Gaethje’s first […]

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UFC President Dana White Expects Fight Island To Be Ready In June

UFC boss Dana White believes he can get Fight Island going in June. The UFC has been pushing through with plans to hold events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The promotion is set for UFC 249 on May 9. The card will be held inside the Vystar Veterans Me…

UFC boss Dana White believes he can get Fight Island going in June. The UFC has been pushing through with plans to hold events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The promotion is set for UFC 249 on May 9. The card will be held inside the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Dana White Expects […]

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The UFC Still Plans To Promote 42 Events In 2020

UFCDana White believes the UFC will hold all 42 scheduled events this year despite the unavoidable downtime caused by COVID-19. Speaking to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto following their interview regarding the cancellation of UFC 249 White shared his plans. Taking to twitter Okamoto posted. “Dana White also made it clear to me after we wrapped the […]

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Dana White believes the UFC will hold all 42 scheduled events this year despite the unavoidable downtime caused by COVID-19.

Speaking to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto following their interview regarding the cancellation of UFC 249 White shared his plans.

Taking to twitter Okamoto posted.

“Dana White also made it clear to me after we wrapped the interview the UFC will still promote 42 events this year, which it was originally scheduled to do”.

This news comes as the UFC has been forced to cancel the upcoming pay per view UFC 249 scheduled for April 18th, as well as postpone any upcoming events that were in the works.

After travel restrictions created problems for UFC 249 the event had gone through many venues before finally finding a home at Tachi Palace, California. This was set to be the location the UFC planned to hold their upcoming events for the next two months, while construction was being completed on “Fight Island” the private island set to hold future events. This, however, was shut down as top executives from Disney/ ESPN contacted White urging him not to run events at this time.

As of now, the plan is for the UFC to begin hosting events from “Fight Island” once construction is completed, White has predicted this will be in the next month. With only 38 weeks remaining in 2020 and no date currently announced for the return of events, holding the remaining scheduled events for the year, once returned will likely see a UFC event every week for the rest of 2020.

After the main event was remade at the last minute. It is currently unclear if UFC 249’s card will remain the same once it is rescheduled or if it will be remade again.

What do you think about having a UFC event every week?