Dana White loves bringing his present to Australia, however he may do with out the nation’s media.
Following one other record-breaking pay-per-view occasion in The Land Down Below, the UFC CEO sat down with members of the media to debate the night’s occasions and what comes subsequent. Alongside the best way, White was requested by one journalist a few information outlet in Australia that lambasted Sean Strickland for his criticism of the nation.
Forward of his return to the Octagon on Saturday, the Day by day Telegraph dubbed Strickland the UFC’s greatest “imbecile” and desperately requested for somebody to knock him out after he went on a rant concerning Australia’s strict gun legal guidelines and its lack of sure freedoms.
Dana white doesn’t maintain again in his evaluation of the Aussie media
Requested what he considered the quilt story, White admitted to discovering it “f*cking hilarious” earlier than completely shredding the author and different members of the Aussie media.
“For a spot that’s so powerful—every part on land and within the water can kill you, you will have the most important p*ssies I’ve ever seen within the media in my life,” White mentioned on the UFC 312 post-fight press convention. “I noticed a narrative the place a man was like, ‘I noticed Dana do a podcast with The Premier and it bodily made me sick.’ Holy f*cking sh*t. You guys must have the most important p*ssies of all time within the media right here. Only for the file.”
For what it’s price, the reside crowd in Sydney nonetheless appeared to like Sean Strickland regardless of his disparaging remarks in regards to the nation. Sadly, ‘Tarzan’ wasn’t capable of give followers contained in the Qudos Financial institution Area a lot to cheer about on Saturday night time.
All through his five-round rematch with middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plessis, Strickland’s offense was ineffective with punches coming few and much between. ‘DDP’ finally walked away along with his title intact, securing a choice victory on all three scorecards after battering, bloodying, and busting Strickland’s nostril within the night’s headliner.
