Dana White Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 281
UFC President Dana White addressed the media following UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira to share his reaction to the fights and answer questions from the press.
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If you lose 3 times to the same men in 2 different combat sports. It must be painful. Respect to both.
And he was about to win all 3. Skill for skill Izzy is better but Pereira has inhuman power. You can make exactly 0 mistakes against Po Atan
@@panosts6178 🤣🤣 win all it, was doing a good job vs him but he shat the bed?
@@MrRitchieevans you understand that this is arguably worse right? Losing to someone you had no chance against is hard but losing 3 times, to the same guy in close fights is heartbreaking
@@panosts6178 some guys just have another's number. Like Jones to DC, Izzy to Rob, Edgar to Penn..
and he has to fight him again, and another time if he wins. it will always be close between this two, but pereira will always have the power advantage
these fights were top notch, the main card was insane
Wish they didn't make Frankie go out like that but it is what it is...like the time honored tradition in wrestling you lay down and take a loss on your way out lol
hmmm Esparza was always going to be a dud
@@doonbags22 that fight was good
Ya so weird. Izzy practically kicked his ass the whole fight. Just like the 2 before in kickboxing. Then Alex takes him out toward the latter part of the final round
@@kaylab5844 I enjoyed watching him tee off on Izzy.
I'm dying at the guy that kept asking Dana about Stipe and if he's retired. Dana was so annoyed, and he pushed even further criticizing the next PPV for lacking a co-main, lmao. Guaranteed he won't be granted media credentials after this.
Be funny if Dana does a reverse play on us and promotes him as the next UFC media darling like Megan Olivi 😅 I wouldnt put it past Dana to buy that guys loyalty outright
That is the real journalist
@@SAMI5849 🤦♂️🤡
Guy is a casual Jan vs Magomed is a 🔥 co main imo the ufc makes so much stacked cards it makes it so that guys like him criticize cards that are already stacked
@@SAMI5849 Absolutely not 🤦♂️. That was bad faith engagement.
The guy pressing Dana over the heavyweight division had me dying of laughter 😂
Funny AF. Reporter should've ended with "Again what's up with the Jones and Stipe" I was waiting for it but he dimmed down. Also funny AF how he introduced himself when Dana asked who's he working for🤣😂
Gett that man a podcast 👏
Timestamp?
@@God-sz4pf 26:17
Some real ass reporting! I can almost bet he's from Jersey. And I dont even live in the U.S
Who is that guy grilling dana on the heavyweight division? We need him in all the press conferences 😂
His press credentials just got revoked (can't be a jackass like that and expect to get ahead in life....)
I can’t wait just started swatching
I'm on board with anyone grilling dana.
He said like give me an answer badly
he'd get the helwani treatment xD
The guy asking about the heavyweight division was hilarious lol
Funny af man 😅😅
“who is this guy?”
Time stamp
@@ryancheckit6999 starts a bit before 27min mark
I think Dana did a great job with this conference. Usually he gets annoyed with questions but he had a lot of patience
less coke this time
Maybe he was in a good mood since the card was such a banger.
I thought the same thing 😂
Middleweight is exciting again. This was the absolute best outcome for the ufc
He's lost weight and is noticeably less pink. Maybe he's happier now that his blood pressure is down a bit.
This Dana is a good Dana, He actually is answering questions and being honest. What a kick ass card.
Dana is a fan of the sport through and through I feel like his energy usually matches how the card performs could be wrong just my opinion
Kidding me? He just got trilogy for Izzy, another super fights for Wei Li, and Dustin... It was a good day mf
This is skinny Dana, Dave. IN SHAPE Dana, Dave.
Agreed. Very rare.
he shelled out some quality CTE tonight. Fighters will have long lasting injuries for a couple thousand.
Izzy had to be perfect for 25 minutes. Pereira only needed 5 seconds. Insane.
It works both ways tho
@@turtleking598 true, Izzy did hurt him at the end of the 1st round. 10 more seconds and we'd be having a different conversation
Izzy is an idiot for giving alex a chance to fight him. He would lose to alot of fighters. He should of let him grind up and lose and get some self doubt.. Alex was on a roll.. He should of made him fight top 5 at least twice..
Izzy should have gone wrestling. His grappling is levels above Alex...he had him. Just needed to buy time.
@@lingling21100 MMA doesn't really pamper their potential stars. In boxing you can have 30 fights and still haven't fought any notable names; which is good cause imo it gives the fighter time to get comfortable in the ring. MMA kinda throws you to the wolves
The heavyweight guy came to play! The first guy ever i saw that wasn't panicking talking to dana
That was funny af man
Need more real ass reporters that aren't lil pussies asking softball questions but unfortunately they're the ones whom you don't hear from ever again... Hmm wonder why that is.
Bro was pressing the hell out of Dana it was hilarious
He came to get a viral sound bite. Don't understand why we praise journalists whose entire goal is to piss off the guy they supposedly want answers from
I wish I was a media member, I might get starstruck by, idk, someone, but not Dana lol he paralyzes these dudes. Pushing thru when ppl are laughing is hard to do, kudos
That heavyweight guy was the best interviewer in a while
The Hooker/Puelles fight was like if I played my 90 year old grandmother in UFC4 on Ps5. She was being Claudio trying to figure out the controls when she never in her life has even seen a controller.
Facts puelles embarrassed himself 🤣
Yeah that was sooo embarrassing
Anyone else see Dan oil check Puelles and Puelles looked back like dude wtf
NPC FOR SURE
From the Ulberg KO to the new champ KO this whole event was 🔥
Ulberg deserved 50k
@@akz2628 Lots of people did realistically lol
UFC was skimpy on the bonuses😕
From Mark hunt to this Samoan banger,, Samoans are blessed with some of the largest tricep muscles I've ever seen.. pure power
@@dillpickle6030 it's ESPN you have to think for that cheapskateness
One of the best UFC events ever
Definitely was a great one. But one of the best? Mmm.. maybe top 15. Atleast for me.
@@chriscuts7029 100% one of the best. 11/14 fights ended in a finish, broke the record for most first round finishes, crowd was amazing, main event ended in an upset tko over the undefeated champ, like what more could you ask for it was absolutely amazing.
@@sAMMYsILVER. Wasn't undefeated.
It’s definitely in the running! Great name btw 😂😂😂
@@Tony-hn8qy he was undefeated what u on
Props to a thrilling "Don't leave your seat" or you'll miss it match up between Adesanya and Pereira!!! Great fight skills were seen between these two UFC Warriors!!!
Man I actually had to leave my seat for just some time... & Carla Esparza tapped out
Big ups to the guy actually pressing Dana about the Heavyweight Division cus that division is a mess atm. Was also pretty hilarious interaction 🤣
Alex’s power is just incredibly insane man. Props to Izzy for taking the L as a man and made no excuses.
He said early stoppage and said the only reason he looked hurt was because his leg was hurt. He’s already making tons of excuses what are you talking about?
@@jdw2592 He said he initially thought it was an early stoppage and said the nerve damage was caused by Alex's kicks. He made no excuses stfu.
@@overhyped_1005 3-0
Where. He scurried away like the gaybender he is.
@@jdw2592 Izzy wins the rematch, keep Alex on the ground each round. Basically won every round till izzy got caught.
The heavyweight reporter was a breath of fresh air compared to all the softball, brown noise questions that are typically asked. But also wouldn’t be surprised if Dana takes away credentials as he’s done before
dude really reeeally want to know what's happening in heavyweight division 😂😂
No he wasn't, he was just a dickhead trying to force an answer that Dana don't have. Ngannou is recovering AND in contract negotiations, Jones is ready, Stipe is a question mark.... what else do you want Dana to say? Then the dude shit on Jan vs Ankalaev.... which is a banger co-main.
How many times do you have to hear "I don't know yet" before you figure out you aren't getting an answer because there isn't an answer to give?
@@riffgroove exactly, people love talking shit without having any knowledge
@@riffgroove Because you know, Dana isn't exactly the most honest person in the room? He's known to sell you wolf-tickets, and 90% of the time idiots lap it up.
“Are you going to build an arena in Africa or do an outdoor venue?” Dana: Yea
Can't wait to see what happens in a outdoor event in Nigeria if/when a Nigerian loses a fight hahaha.
The level of patience that Dana shows for some of these guys is truly unbelievable
Chandler by far the most entertaining fighter in the ufc
I was saying that to my buddies tonight he sacrifices wins for us lol....super over zealous and wants to make us happy. I'm more of a Dustin fan but watching chandler tonight I have nothing but respect for him. Always a banger
Dumb as a rock though. Always shoots for a takedown when he has his opponent on skates....EVERYTIME.
And the dumbest, he has the tools to beat everyone but doesn't utilize them
Poirier, Gaethje, and Dariush always have very entertaining fights also. Especially Poirier. 155 has always been one of the toughest and most competitive divisions.
Chandler fucked my parley 😡. He had the fight in his hands and decided for a takedown , he was gassed though
28:41 “Who is this guy?” 😂😂 Dana was getting so annoyed but kept his cool
The sport we all love wouldn’t be half what it is without Dana. Maybe he’s an asshole maybe he’s a nice guy, I don’t know, I don’t know the man. What I do know know is I’m glad he was and is around to make this great sport what it is..
Dana’s on a good mood today, he woulda been roasting that Reporter
made a lot of money today as well maybe thats why 😂
Not just that reporter, damn near 5 dumbass questions
Two exciting champs were crowned today...get it?
You know it was a crazy event when dana does a post fight presser for over 30mins
“You got anymore questions? Yeah i do!” - Better exchange than Izzy and Alex😂
Cheers to Dana and his upbeat attitude. After all these years, glad to see that he's still the sport's biggest fan.
I'm surprised moicano didn't get bonus after that post interview 😖
Legendary interview
Moicano: 'Moicano wants money ' Dana: 'Who?'
@@upsidedahead :((((
true
obviously dana didn't like it since he was pretending he didn't hear it, corporate must've told him it would scare off advertisers
Good fights all night. UFC continues to deliver. Congratulations to the two new champions.
"god damnit they got me again!" Might be one of the most accurate statement about so many boxing fights.
It's exactly what made me start watching mma more..... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Pereira is the only one who’s been able to stay inside adesanyas range since gastelum, dude has amazing distance for pressure. He eventually pressured him into the corner he wanted him in and found the shot 💯(aswell as take him down😮)
Cause Periera has taken shots from the best kickboxers at LHW, has the same reach and height as Izzy. Unlike Gasteueluem and Whittaker
Izzy only fought Midgets until Pereira once he fought a guy his size and turned into a wrestler
Cause pereira is 6”4 and has same reach, Izzy fighting someone bigger than him in same devision for the first time in ufc
Of course his range and height helps, but that benefits you more from distance. he was closing it the whole time. Respect to both izzi and Alex 2 warriors
pereira needs to get choked and grappled out...stand up makes no sense with him..izzy was the best at stand up and controlled it 4 rounds but when alex goes one level up he slugs anybody
Get this guy a permanent microphone 😂😂😂 that was golden exchange between him and Dana
No, it was irritating.
@@riffgroove irritated your soy ears?
@@SuperBlueMoonWA The reporter was a moron. How many times do you have to hear "I don' know yet" before you figure out you're not getting an answer because there isn't an answer to give? Everyone and their dog knows the situation between Francis, Jones and the UFC. This guy was trying to fish in a one-inch deep puddle.
That reporter asking about the heavyweight division is awesome. Also sucks to have Izzy loss after such a performances. Hopefully he regains it with a ko
Hopefully he gets knocked out again😢
4th time is the charm right? lol
After seeing Izzy connect with some of his best shots and fail to do anything but stun Alex I don’t have much hope for a ko in the future
Only way izzy wins is by grappling him and getting a dq borefest win...
@@domenicderrigo7733 he had Alex out on his feet, he was literally saved by the bell 😂 calm down
26:20 LEGEND!!!
Thank you for the time pointer
@@deepandaily I love how on point, straight from the heart, with legit questions. And doesn’t soft ball Dana at all.
He is heavyweight fan lol
Hahahaha I'm scrolling right at this time.
GOLD!!! 🤣
Whole card was amazing! The non stop action in this card was amazing. the fans were the real winners in the end. Big respect to all the fighters.
minus ol Yeller being executed by Dana White in his last fight.
@@AB-ce5fg it was crazy because I saw his kids and his wife and they panned the camera at the young bull he was fighting and I literally instantly knew like damn bro not in front of his kids
I respect Dana White especially for his down to earth candidness. A big gear in the MMA machine moving and keeping the UFC/MMA into the maintream creating many jobs for people especially the bad asses of combat.
3-0 to a striker as a striker fucking hurts bro, especially when you lose standing up.
That thumbnail w/Dana 😄... he looks like a proud father watching his kids doing well
It took 18 mins for someone to finally bring up Erin's win over Molly and then it was yet again overlooked. That was a super dominant performance. How is that not a performance of the night? She had molly in a crucifix for about 2 mins. Crazy!!
Molly sucks that's why
Molly is an easy fight
Gotta give it to Alex, he knew what he had to do in the 5th & he did it
Love hearing Dana give props to Weili Zhang. She deserves it. Total badass
She doesn't just try to lay in the top position and win the round, she's a fighter more than a competitor.
This fight card was insane. There was no unanimous decision win. It was all TKO and Submission.
It was awesome. No doubt.
Now what’s going on with the heavyweight division ?
Adesanya vs Alex was insane.. adesanya, almost put him to sleep in first round.. Crazy how it changed
281 delivered 🔥🔥🔥
I knew Periera wasn't done. When you got that power you're always in it
That stoppage was BS. Izzy was intelligently defending himself moving his head and body.
Sure when you're a heavyweight facing a middleweight you should have a significant size and power advantage. Doesn't mean Periera is better though, dude is just a cheater to me.
bro izzy literally towers over all other middleweights. got a taste of his own medicine.
@@jm4236 delusional
@@jeshmcgee5460 izzy is small for his weight, hes just long. Pereira on the other hand is huge for middleweight, can only imagine him fighting the other contenders
Alex literally called it how this fight would play out on EMBEDDED lol. he kicked a soccer ball and nailed it with an arrow. saying something along the lines of: “last round im losing the fight I gotta knock him out.. conviction.. I insisted persisted and Bang!! 💥 crazy how he manifested that spot on 😮
He was talking about the second fight in kickboxing though.
Yeah you just misunderstood there. That's why he was talking in past tense
@@lovernatz erm.. yes it was?
He was obsessed with it and it ended up happening again
Watching Weili talk about this fight gave me chills she basically admitted the fact that her opponent was a veteran wrestler and that the chances of her simply standing and banging with her were slim and she knew for a fact she would HAVE to outwrestle her and play her at her own game and I just can’t believe she did it she’s a savage at heart she put it all on the line and she earned her Keep congrats 💪🏽
You’re spot on. She’s a warrior and wanted to beat Carla at her own game. Hope doesn’t do that with all her fights, sometimes you need to be a cold killer
People were getting knocked out in the prelims this whole card was great. Dustin vs Chandler was my favorite match of the event.
solana is trash man move to algorand
wen sol $50
Renato Moicanos post fight speech will be remembered by millions.
What did he even talk about? I couldn't understand jack.
@@denisskenderovic3707 eh maybe lol
@@denisskenderovic3707 moicano wants MOONEY
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Beer and steaks in Brazil baby!
Rip Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. We the mma community love you so much from the bottom of our hearts
The two big fights were spectacular, thank you. Warriors.
That dude going on about Stipe and the HW division had me dying. That was hilarious. 😂
“Do you have any other questions, yeah the heavyweight division…” 😂😂😂😂
One of the most beautiful card ever! Thank you Uncle Dana!
Dana nailed it, Chandler is like Arturo Gatti
Dana definitely should've given $50k bonuses to many more fighters on this card.. Erin Blanchfield, Chris Guitierrez, Moicano, Frevola, Ryan Spann.. Absolutely banger of an event deserving of it. He did in the that UK card several months back and this one warranted it just as much in my opinion.
Yeah..its crazy that Guttierez didnt get anything for this knockout..and some of the other ones you mentioned..
Definitely top 5 best events of all time .
@@pacotaco99 blanchfeild McCann was lit . Had me hyped . Porier Chandler was dumb lit . Just speaking on my perception . My viewpoint . You can call it cap from your view but I'm just sharing my angle .
@@jermainebowman5582 seek better cards
Top 10. Not top 5. It was good. Not the best.
Top 10 imo as well
That was Glover who spoke to him in the corner. I saw that and was like "fuck, this shit is emotional". Great speech!
Glover going to beat Jiri. Glover going to feed off Alex Energy and win.
Guy at 27:00 actually asking real questions. Thank you! Not just tiptoeing around it, being scared to ask something, or soft balling like John does
True. They're all kiss asses and click bait sellouts. Zero honor in how they maneuver within their fields. Also they r complete followers of popular opinions
🤣🤡👞👞
The real questions? Seriously dude. I'm not trying to be some Dana white apologist, but that isn't journalism. He came in with an attitude and tried to get dana riled up. All he had to do was calmly ask his questions and he would've gotten answers like every other media person there. It's not like his questions were some deep shit or anything. "Is stipe retiring, is Jon Jones coming back, is Francis coming back." Come on now. Don't praise a journalist who can't get the job done because of his ego.
@@zacharyomalley355 you’ve written 3 separate comments against the reporter(it’s actually Dennis Bermudez) on this video you seem biased, he’s just trying to figure out what’s been going on they were making it out to be like it was confirmed
@@angelolopez2319 I've written 3 comments because people are acting like this is great journalism. It's not. It's bad journalism in an attempt to get attention by starting a fight with Dana. Everyone wants to know what's going on in the heavyweight division. This guy shut down any chance of anyone asking about the division by acting like an ass.
omg, I'm laughing so much by those questions about HW division and the guy finishes with "Ngannou said negotiations aren't going well" only for Dana to finish whispering with "ah okay that 😞" 29:18 lol
this was the best card of the year. theres been some good fights this year. but overall this card was start to finish insane.
What a POWER SLAPPIN event!!! Alex vs Stylebender was a crazy fight some heavy slappin going on there.
Props to the guy grilling Dana over heavyweight. How does Dana not know what is going on with stipe? The president of the company “doesn’t know” 🤦♂️
What an incredible card!! MSG tends to breed special nights. On another note that reporter grilling Dana is a legend 😂 that’s the kind of questioning that’s always missing in these press conferences. Hoping he doesn’t get the axe 🪓
I fell asleep missed the full event. It aucks sometimes that the British have to be up all night 🤣. I never recover for work days at the start of the week. Good event wish I caught it live. I had Dustin and poatan wining anyways. I knew he was the man to beat Izzy. Props to Izzy just like kamaru they will both get there chance of the title. Kamaru has more chance winning his back than Izzy. 🤝
One of the best top 5 cards of ufc..much action all night..some may not like Dana, but the guy knows how to promote.
Dana is really good at what he does. “I sale holly shit moments” Boxing events are like a “Going out of business sale”.
I was thinking the same during round 4 as Dana. Adesanya should've pressed in Rd 4 when Pareira was so tired he didn't land a thing in that round. By waiting to counter, he gave him 7 minutes to recover. This should be the blue print to beat point fighters. 1. Go crazy and show them danger to stop the offense 2. Recover while they wait to counter 3. Go crazy
You are making it sound as an easy thing to do, while not at all considering that Adesanya got knocked out in their second kickboxing fight due to getting overly aggressive, and also that Adesanya usually knocks guys out when they get to crazy, fx. Costa and Whittaker.
@@bryanmuwanguzi99 I'm not saying anyone can do it. Just pointing out that this kind of _counter fighting only_ can be used against the fighter. Alex didn't throw in the 4th anything at all. Adesanya should've figured that he's just recovering.
3 new champions... God that's refreshing *4 new champions my apologies to Zhang!! What a warrior
Great matches. Keep up the good work. Best of luck to you in the future. Thank You, Natasha Samuel
26:30 best reporter
Come on Dana You should have handed out way more bonuses!
Everyone that got a first round finish should have got a bonus
The best thing about post fight is always Dana.
Dana is an amazing man, best ever promoter and a man of core beliefs that I admire immensely. Looking much healthier 👍🏼 Congrats sir 👍🏼
The heavyweight guy is nuts lol
That Heavyweight reporter wasn’t playing! 🤣🤣🤣
After the 4:30 minute mark, that next set of questions had me scratching my head lol
31:15 Kevin Iole after that guy kept asking questions about the HWs "the heavyweight division bothers you" LMAO
Also, Dustin Poirier fights need to be held as a MAIN EVENT from now on! C'mon, he has fought with the BEST of the BEST many times, and put the mma world focused on the UFC venue! He even defeated the unbeatable Conor McGregor not once, but TWICE! Give Dustin Poirier his due worth, as he alone pumps BIG MONEY into the UFC Bank Account!!!
alex pereira vs adesanya is gonna go down like one of the best events and rivalries ever
Im a fan of Izzy but to be real is not a rivalry if you are down 3-0. Alex heavy fists is disrespecting Izzy skills
That guy asking bout stipe is hilarious
Who was that reporter at the end of the video that was basically scolding Dana for not giving more info about the heavyweight division. I'm pretty sure he'll be banned from future press events
28:08 okay... this dude got me rolling 🤣
13:51 Dana on re-signing Eddie Alvarez: Ya know, we're always looking for young talent... CM Punk: Hold on bro I'm fighting
Izzy had it but Alex won 🏆 👏...fuck the hate what a fight !!
Did Izzy just imply he is dying? Why compare himself to Chadwick Bozeman?
Love you Dana. Man. The way he speaks about his fighters. He really loves this sport. There won’t be another Dana white. Appreciate him while he’s here. The way he speaks to the interviewers. Very charismatic guy
He should give them 20-30k more money i mean come on Nobody says he has to pay like nfl nba but 80k instead of 50k would be good
I don't think he's good for MMA
LMFAO as I saw the thumbnail as Dana was smiling in that makes me think Dana was happy af that Izzy lost lol 😂
It did look like that but I don't remember Dana having an issue with Israel Adesanya. He even praised him for taking any fight
Izzy being champ is better for the company
@@lovernatz nah that mf is boring
The way Dana just glossed over a score card being changed in the middle of the octagon is crazy to me
Gotta hand it to Uncle Dana, his Promotional skills are 2nd to none. That card really couldn't have been any better.
Bro, this was one of the funniest Post-Fight Presser ever with Dana in the UFC's history. This journalist guy killed it at 26:17 and then near the end, when Dana was asked if it bothers him when Nate starts some 💩 then the guy jumps in again 😂 31:04
Alex Pereira is to Adesanya what Valentina Schevchenko is to Joanna Jedrzejczyk
More like what Jon Jones is to DC. DC is probably one of the best MMA fighters to have ever fight in the octagon but unfortunately there is Jon Jones
Thank you Dana White for my favorite sport of all time.
Turn it up! I can barely hear it on max volume
Izzy was doing his thang. First Usman and now Izzy.
francis next? All nigerians losing at the same time
@@mat0e Francis is not Nigerian, and there are a few other Nigerians in the UFC that haven't lost recently, its just the champs fight tough guys
Izzy is from New Zealand and usman is from Nebraska
Khamzat is going to take over both divisions
@@mat0e they aren’t all from Nigeria dumbass
These interviews are right there with the fights. Pure entertainment
That Dan Hooker fight was amazing as well 🤣🤣
Such an amazing fight card! I was watching with the boys and couldn’t hear the bell and didn’t notice the time. I thought Izzy tko Alex and ref stopped it but when they came out for the next round I was loosing it !
Dana is well rested this time around. Glad for him and the sport. He was a bit burnt out previously