Dana White praises Israel Adesanya after UFC 236 | ESPN MMA
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- UFC president Dana White chats with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto to recap UFC 236, calling Israel Adesanya’s win vs. Kelvin Gastelum “one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen.” White breaks down Dustin Poirier beating Max Holloway for the interim lightweight title, and where Khabib Nurmagomedov fits into it all. Dana isn’t thinking of his next fight yet, but says that Holloway is a 145 pounder.
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The Co Main and Main Event were two of the best fights I've ever seen. Absolutely insane fights, fight of the year contenders for sure
He needs me to make a mistake, I just need him to show up. -USADA to TJ DILLASNAKE
Lol not surprised Conor fanboy @A M, must be the 1st ufc event you've watched outside a Conor fight.
Four men that absolutely wanted it, 2 that wanted it just a bit more. Was beautiful.
They was sick to be fair but im still saying manuwa vs santos is up there
A M gastelum had em in the 4th. oh well both warriors
Lol wtf why does Dana talk about ESPN whenever they ask him about Dustin
hangman18x Cause he wanted Max to win. He would’ve done the same thing if Kelvin beat Israel
Lol huh
$$$$$$$$$$
Rob The GOAT Parker facts it’s actually extremely hilarious I know for a fact Dana was rooting for Israel & Max
@@benz431 you don't know that for a fact tho.
Adesanya: No Eye pokes, No Groin shots, no Illegal knees to downed Opponent, no TRT or EPO- just HEART, Determination, and skill! He is the next natty Goat after Cormier!
Nah Max Holloway
Not once did he address Poirier directly. He just changed the subject every time. Dana is big mad that Max lost. Max losing is bad for business. Respect to both but so happy for Dustin
AESTHETIC fuck Dana !!
Makes me like him more since he's always been overlooked.
I think he dosent want to talk about him because he wants to give the rematch to conor
Dana’s coked up.
Yeah he passed over Poirier, but doubt he’d be that mad about it.
Dustin has better wrestling to combat Khabib’s.
Also, we’ve seen what happens when someone holds 2 belts at the same time, THAT would be bad for business.
He is all praises for Israel, Kelvin and Holloway but not for Poirier.
@Boxing 101 And continued another
Dana is a piece of shit. That’s why... He only cares about the profits not the fighters.
Dana "ESPN has the best coke " White
Ratan Prabhu catering to minorities just like a lot of commercial and mainstream business nowadays
@GaelicTroubador pathetic victim mentality youve got there
Dustin has always been given the respect from the true fight fans
@Dr. Loomis Don't tell him that, you might offend him
Cain Bradley great fighter, I like both fighters and would be happy for whoever won, but KG vs Israel I would’ve been bummed out if kelvin won. Nothing against Kelvin the UFC needs Israel as champion.
Hard out!
not always. Not when he was about to fight Conor. Pretty much everyone was on the Conor train then.
Something about Dustin is boring. His personality makes me not care. Only reason I even watched this card was for Israel vs Kelvin. Then barely payed attention for Max vs Dustin.
Brett: Dustin Poirier's journey has been amazing.
Dana: ESPN is awesome!
Brett: Dustin is getting Khabib next, right?
Dana: You have no idea how awesome ESPN is!
Dana gives no love to dustin poirer when asked. When asked about holloway, hes a warrior, to small for light weight... wtf
I felt he was rooting for Holloway. Like he said the only reason Dustin fought was because Tony was out.
@@jabronikiller517 Well he makes more money from Max vs Khabib. Dustin vs Khabib will do horrible for PPV.
if ur new to the UFC get used to it. Its the fight buisness. Dana hates alot of stuff and alot of the fighters. its a great soap opra enjoy it.
@Cee_ Eisen FACTS
@@alexandercrush I dont think it will do horrible to be honest, just because Khabib has become a huge name.
Dustin "ESPN deal is great in 2 months" Poirier
Dana give Dustin respect wtf
Geoffrey Noonan honestly
@@geoffreynoonan4334 Poirer should fight Ferguson next.
Interviewer: Asks literally any question
Dana White: ESPN yeah we are ESPN excited about ESPN because ESPN plus is the biggest ESPN you’ll ever ESPN, ya ESPN me?
He answered a bunch of questions besides the espn deal....
Dana has a gambling addiction, I bet you he lost money betting on Max, which would explain why he doesn't wanna talk about Dustin
You nailed it with that statement
Would explain the desperate sounding ESPN commercials instead of commenting on the new interim champ that is the guy next door that fought up thru the ranks Rocky stylie ;) Always been a diamond fan ...Neil and Dustin LMAO 😂😂😂 Respect n Blessings
@The Shadow idiot... You think he bets for 100 dollars like you? He bet hundreds, if not millions on big 5 round title fights like these. He most likely lost money on Max
He doesn’t bet on ufc. Trust me
@@jasonshapiro9932 lol idiot, even if you were his son you'll wouldn't know. He is an addict, tfytb
Whenever he gets asked about poirier he changes the subject but whenever he gets asked about adesanya he never shuts up. At least pretend you are not salty dana ..
We all know khabib is gonna maul him
You mad Israel won bro 😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cannon C.j im mad he isn't giving poirier his respect
he is salty max lost
He's not talking about poirier bc he has Conor on his mind rematching Khabib, go look at what Conor said on Twitter, he said Dustin is gonna fight Nate and hes basically saying he's getting a rematch...with Dana and Conor , it's pure scumbag shit, Dana will make sure Conor fights Khabib next watch and see...Conor doesn't deserve it at all but watch what happens
Dana avoiding talking about Dustin is a disgrace he is going to do everything in his power to make sure Dustin doesn’t fight khabib next
He’s already said many times what the interm champion wins. A title shot. Fucking casual...
@@kevinp665 You're clearly the casual if you believe anything Dana says
@@robertholding2862 Mmm.
Interviewer: Dustin Poir.....
Dana White: So ESPN+...
Dana injecting ketchup in his head.
mickey jericho 💀💀😂😂⚰️⚰️BRUHHHHHHHH
mickey jericho 😂😂😂
Actual sauce
😂🤔
maybe a "congrats" to dustin, dana? ..wow
That left me speechless, he was completely ignoring the questions wtf
Dana is a scumback . Just dodges the Poirier questions. He wanted max to win so bad .
He’s dodging any talk of porier because the promo for the conor khabib rematch has already been shot and edited. What the hells up with that crap?
The interviewer states something cool about Dustin vs. Khabib, yet Dana always comes back to the ESPN deal. Dana seems like he's salty that Max lost... Dustin deserved that win, everyone respects Dustin for his efforts and hard work.
Dana "ESPN+" White
What an amazing co-main and main event. Two classic fights on the same card. This is why I love this sport.
Props to Brett Okamoto for bringing up Dustin twice after dana blatantly ignored his question about him. PRESSURE MAKES DIAMONDS 💎
tony should have the winner of dustin and khabib
So Khabib?
Tony needs mental help. Fighting is not good for some people.
There is no way Dustin can beat khabib and also there is no way tony can win either.
@DanielGregson . No bro DP is the best I predict DP wins look this up in 5 months
Dustin should have the winner of Tony and Khabib.
You can tell Dana don't really care for Poirier lol
Israel’s heart cant be questioned
Krazie Cousin heart, chin, and balls of steel
He might beat Robert Whittaker could be another close one
Krazie Cousin And grappling. Fuck that gullotine was on Jon Jones' level.
G UNIT SOILDER Whittaker would've lost to Kelvin and Israel
Frankie Gee na man Romero is a bigger and stronger Gastelum and Robert somehow defeated him
I’m still surprised how Dustin was hurting Max... Max was killing and breaking dudes. I guess there’s always one fighter that has your number and Dustin is that guy for Max.
BruceAeroustile he's just a better boxer overall
You act like he smoked Holloway. It was extremely close, a bleeding cut doesn’t me you’re losing the fight. It was a coin toss decision.
@@Mr_Lake no it wasn't lol the damage difference was noticeable, Max had no pop in his punches and got out jabbed
Thanos he couldn’t use his pull counter which is his biggest weapon and couldn’t use his reach it was a hard match up for match since Dustin has such good boxing
BruceAeroustile huge difference in power between 145 and 155. Also a lot of guys try brawling with Max. Dustin stayed calm and was landing perfect counters in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th. The one round he got in trouble was the 3rd because he started to play into Max’s game of trading shots.
See how he totally avoided talking about Dustin LOL
Hurts my heart to see Max lose I really wanted to see him become a Champ Champ
Less champ champs. Fighters can’t defend two belts. It keeps divisions stale.
@Haitian Xu rocked but not finished so are Alvarez and Justin not meant for 155 either lmao
I didn't. Tired of that Champ Champ crap. Fighters skipping lines over well deserved contenders. I'm glad a well spoken fighter like Poirier won.
Max got robbed
@@mayankrajput9715 You blind?
Dana disregarded every question that had to do with Dustin. He talked about ESPN instead...SMDH.
I’ve got the feeling Dana doesn’t like Dustin?
Hasn’t once voluntarily spoken about his win, and just transitioned from a question about Dustins journey and ride to what the UFC has in store in the coming years...
Whitaker Adesanya n Khabib Poirier should be same card... pleasssseeeeee Dana pleasssseeeeee
Khabib can’t be co main event anymore and neither can Adesanya. The right call is to separate them Abu Dhabi and New Zealand would be good for businesss.
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Abi Dhabu lol
damn thats too much
wont happen btw Rob said August and Khabib just tweeted September?
oh wait...
Mad respect to Bret for putting Dana on the spot twice in regards to Dustin even though Dana avoided answering like the coward he is
WITLESSMASS Bret must have been like WTF?!
Everyone who says McGregor only fought Midgets at Featherweight remember he beat the two men fighting who main evented this card.
Keep in mind Max is bigger than Conor and still Conor gets hate even tho he moved up to 170 twice,it dont matter what Conor does haters will troll that's what they do it's like that episode of South Park with the trolls ,they get horny hating on the internet
Yes but Max was a skinny 20/21 yr old boy then. And McGregor didn't fight a WW at 170. He fought a lightweight who agreed to not cut weight.
2019 is turning to be insane, Unc. Holy shit dude I almost cried. Had the drama, the grit, the skill. Everything.
ESPN plus was terrible earlier for me during the premlins it kept saying play back error n kicking me out
Find a way to make this ESPN thing work with cable providers because PPV should not have to deal with the liability of it not working out perfectly.
co main and main event deserves a million in fight bonuses, epic fights
Dana is scared Dustin is going to take Khabib out.
As a big Max fan, fook Dana for not giving any credit to Dustin! Rambling on about espn when asked about him.
2019 has been a great yr of fights!
Can’t appreciate Dana not saying anything about Dustin .. Brett literally asked him about Dustin 3 times and he skipped past the questions to promote espn and ppv
He obviously dosnt like dustin, praised max, avoided all dustin comments
I hate to say it but max looked really small at 155
Yeah he definitely don't belong there. It opened my eyes to realize Max need to either put on some muscle but he's too light in the ass for light heavyweight and welterweight 🤦🏿♂️. Imagine the mass Khabib has against Max not getting far especially since he doesn't punch drastically hard.
He needs to add muscle once he’s done at 145.
This dude walks around at 190 pounds lol he could fight at 170 if he wanted to. The problem was not the weight but the reach, Max fighting style is based around distance and he struggles when he's fighting counter punchers that have a reach advantage like Porier and McGregor.
@@kingme1034 I sincerely doubt Max Holloway walks around at 190...
H J I would put my life on it, he walks around at 190+
Watch some of his “off camp” pictures on Instagram, dude's ass gets bigger that nicki Minaj's no homo.
The main even and the co main event was the two best fight i’ve seen right after the other one that has so much brutality and skills and not just brutality so beautiful to watch and motivational
We all know that Michael Bisping is very happy now knowing that a belt was never kelvins
You're wrong Dana.. it should have been Tony and Dustin. You gave it to Max because he tried to save a show for you...
exactly that was Dustin's fight with Tony. Max never fought at LW. Dustin was an afterthought to Baldy as this video shows.
Actually tony was not cleared by medical doctors so couldn't fight
Anyone know where people outside the US can access this "extra content" that Dana always talks about.
The 4th and 5th round of the co main was fucking incredible to watch live.
He must have some beef with Dustin. Complete dodged the question.
He was rooting for Max...he and Khabib almost fought plus max has a little more starpower and the champ champ thing makes Dana more money
Probably 🤔Dustin help Dana in the fight against McGregor
Did the UFC make a deal with ESPN? Anyone know??
Ask about Dustin Poirier and I'll tell you.
They better simplify the ppv process. That was the first ppv i didnt buy in months bc the process to buy it was a pain in the ass
So you didnt see it? That sucks
@@joshstoner8014 Hahah, yeah live cbs updates and twitter clips dont do it justice.
totally shat on Dustin & Kelvin
What's Dana's beef with Dustin ?? He wouldn't speak about him and just pushed ESPN like things are not going so well behind the scenes . A bit desperate even ....hmmm
aahhhh 60fps, instantly noticeable, respect.
This is one of the reasons I love UFC, crazy night
Don't let this two wonderful performance distract you from the fact that Henry Cehujo is an Olympic Gold medalist.
Dude so funny bro....original too...keep up the good work
The way he dodged the Porier question...
Sneaky little jab at Alvarez on the way out I like it
Yoooo does Dana have beef with Dustin or something the ways he dodging those questions
What promotion is he talking about no one i know is following ufc since the move to espn
And when are yous coming to nz I think robbert and Izzy should fight here in nz since there both from here
I will be watching my first live UFC fight in Australia.Adesanya vs whit
But what we really want to know is why did Dana have a lisp on the ESPN commercials
love the espn +, great fights
1:00 what Dana mean future of fighting he’s putting on boxing shows now too ?
Amazing fights, Dustin was killing max due to being at lightweight much longer slowly packing on the weight and power , every fight , slowly , a little more, that power was quite a bit more then max could handle jumping up for his first fight . He need more time to adjust to the weight division and pack on the weight himself
Dana is blasted off that fine ATL blow.
Espn’s coverage of this sport is mountains above anything thing we’ve seen. They’re making new pathways for ufc fighters and fighters coming up.
ESPN knows how to do main events🔥
I’ll fly over for that adesanya vs whittaker fight!!
That thumbnail reminds of Dana's famous line: "that's f***ing illegal"
Dustin winning made me happy but seeing how salty Dana is about max losing makes me even happier. Not about max losing, but the fact that Dana's slimy intentions atleast didn't come to fruition. Dustin better wrap himself in bubble wrap , any chance Dana gets he's gonna strip him and make the Conor rematch or Max vs Khabib
they should do a first ever tag team match for the ufc tag team championshiop. conor and tony vs khabib and dustin. or they could do a ladder match with all 4 of them and a hangerchief hanging on the ceiling . whoever puts the ladder and climbs up it and gets the hangerchief wins the belt.
By the "future" of fighting hes talking about technology in viewing the fight (apps, pc etc) and using that technology to better match fighters to get more fights like what we got tonight. Plus extra things we dont know about.
zabit vs Holloway next. come on
Just see Dana light up thinking about Whittaker vs Adesanya in Au$tralia
They are going to do a ufc college type of thing where young guys do a 4 year training type of school and then go to the ufc
Espn is making it hard to see the damn fights, they need to change some shit quick
Okomoto is sucha yes man
Since Khabib vs Dustin is the next fight, I would love to see Tony vs Conor on the other side. That'd be a great one imo.
Boxing fan here but I watch mma also but what’s wrong with tony Ferguson??
Getting rid of traditional Ppv was a huge mistake
UFC 236 was amazing, Izzy Vs Kelvin and Dustin Poirier Vs Max Holloway were incredible 👏👏👏 Good memories 😊
What I got from this fight, is that UFC has got so big, that the UFC needs like 20 Dana Whites
3:38 Dana actually says how big and strong Dustin looked so he wasn’t completely negative
Buzz Lightyear yeah max did great but I agree Dustin deff looked bigger n stronger.. No excuses max lost
Adesanya vs Wonderboy would be. . . WONDERFUL!
Idk if Rob hits that much harder than Kelvin, if that 1-2 connects on your chin its night night
Future of fighting, I hope the ufc brings boxing into the fold.
I take it Dustin has a big part to take in whatever it is Dana and Espn are about to show us. I'm thinking Dustins role in it got something to do with the charities he does and mixing it with what Dana was talking about when he said now they follow the guys after the fight. Or maybe it'll be a all hell breaks loose to the death battle royal! Gladiator style!! ....But more than likely the charity thing. Dustin is the best type of person to lose a fight to,cause the good mission will still be carried on thru him.
The fights would have been the same with or without the title. Interms are still trash.
Max looked small for a 55 pounder because he focused on having a healthy weight cut, instead of adding extra muscle and making the weight cut pointless.
Well it takes a long time to add muscle, let alone while also trying to lose fat, and it would also make his future weight cuts to 145 all that much more harder.
Dana had put his money on Israel and Holloway winning. That's why he is shying away whenever asked about Poirier.
Ratan Prabhu 😂😂😂😂
"thisshouldve been tony and holloway" No Dana. It shouldve been tony and porier. and then tony and khabib.
Kevin Snyder or Poirier vs Khabib
tony vs max will still be sick
@Polakoune dude Tony gets on floor often dude notice it study first max is great champ dude just he had one bad fight doesn't mean he is nothing
I feel like these fighters need to build their fights up man.... wats with fighters coming up and getting title shots straight away 😭
Whitaker hits harder than Kelvin? That’s debatable and this is coming from a Whitaker fan. Kelvin hits HARD!
REAL SHOOTER I too am I Whittaker fan but I reckon his chins gone too since the Romero wars
Funny how Dana shuts down the Brock talk right to the guy that has been reporting for weeks that a deal is about to be finalized.
I feel like Dana lowkey hates Dustin Poirier
He wanted Max to win badly
My balls are about to explode what an awesome time to be alive for mma Thank you UFC I will forever be a fan my heart will break in pieces if you ever stop.