UFC Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell and UFC Senior Vice President of Athlete Health & Performance Jeff Novitzky are speaking with the media regarding the UFC's partnership with USADA concluding at the end of 2023.
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Campbell says that the UFC have sent a legal letter to USADA that will be issued to media soon
Jan 17, 2023 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Francis Ngannou tells @arielhelwani that he was not sure whether what the UFC offered him would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in UFC history because nobody knows what anyone has made historically.
Ngannou says that the Jon Jones fight was in the ballpark of the $8 million that Brock Lesnar reportedly made for UFC 200 and that he had asked for a three-fight deal with no extension clauses.
Jan 15, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Ciryl Gane is speaking to the media and says that tonight is bittersweet because of his training partner Nassourdine Imavov losing, but it's a happy day because he is facing Jon Jones for the heavyweight championship.
Gane says the division was tired of waiting on Francis Ngannou and he took the fight because it was a big opportunity.
Gane is still really young in his MMA career and he became a fan of Jon Jones when he watched him. He calls him the GOAT.
Jan 15, 2023 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Dana White is speaking with media right now.
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Dana White confirms that the undisputed championship will be on the line between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in Las Vegas on March 4.
Jan 11, 2023 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Dana White made a surprise appearance at media day this afternoon.
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White: The focus of media day should be on the fighters, their training and getting ready for their fights. What happened on New Year's eve is my mistake, not their's and if one of the fighters wants to voice their opinion on it, then by all means, they can.
May 4, 2022 • 20 tweets • 10 min read
I don't enjoy relaying this information because it means that incredibly talented mixed martial artists has lost their UFC roster space, the dream/goal that they have worked towards achieving.
