UFC president Dana White talked to reporters after UFC Fight Night 150 and answered their questions. Here’s what the boss man had to say in response to this MMA media’s questions:
The incentive for”Battle of the Night” went to Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira, while”Performance of the Night” bonuses went to veterans Glover Teixeira and Jim Miller. White admitted giving out FOTN was a difficult choice considering how good the main affair between Jack Hermansson and Ronaldo”Jacare” Souza was, but ultimately said the matchmakers reached a unanimous choice to provide the incentive to Perry and Oliveira.
White reported the UFC reserved Hermansson against Souza since they think he is gifted, and stated he was impressed by the fact”The Joker” was prepared to visit the floor with Souza. He explained Souza’s toughness from the matchup impressed him, but ultimately he didn’t get the win.
Hermansson’s win puts him in the title mix at 185lbs, but not before UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya try to unify the belt after this season. It’s fair to say that Hermansson will require at least more high-value triumph until he fights for the middleweight belt.
White said he was not a lover of this event between Greg Hardy and Dmitry Smoliakov. He explained the UFC does not do setup fights, regardless of what fans and press were saying online about this particular fight, but said he was very disappointed in Smoliakov’s performance. He did add that Hardy arrived in great shape for the fight and did his job from getting the win, but White was quite critical of Smoliakov’s padded 9-2 record coming to the fight.
The timing of the NFL draft did not have a thing to do with Hardy being around the crowed. It was since it was at Florida and Hardy trains at American Top Team, based on White.
The UFC was pleased with the presence and gate and strategies on coming back to Florida at some stage.
White said the UFC is going to Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company is considering land and is putting out a business plan for both countries. The UFC is attempting to”kickstart the marketplace” by building a performance institute in Puerto Rico, to give jobs to individuals affected by the hurricanes.
White credited American Top Team proprietor Dan Lambert for spending money to develop the Florida regional MMA scene.
White said he had been impressed by Perry’s functionality, and praised how he stayed composed against Oliveira even if he was hurt. The UFC is very high on Perry and this triumph over Oliveira could push him to the top-15.
The UFC was designed to match with Conor McGregor in Miami, but will instead meet with him in Los Angeles shortly.
Tony Ferguson has no return date set but White stated he would like to book as soon as he is cleared to fight.
White said the UFC’s choice to visit Miami or Ft. Lauderdale next time they go to Florida will rely on who fights on the card.
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