Dana White has slammed the door on Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou one more time. MMA Sucka reported Saturday that the UFC CEO shut down the latest round of talk about the heavyweight superfight and took aim at Ngannou, the former UFC champ, while he was at it.
That’s about all that’s on the record for now. The report’s headline is the detail available, and there’s no full transcript of White’s remarks to work from, so I won’t guess which shots he fired or how hard they landed. The basic shape is plain enough. The fight people have been fantasy-booking for years just got waved off by the man who’d have to sign it, and he had no kind words for the guy on the other side of the poster.
A loud week for White
The Ngannou comments cap a week where White had plenty to say, most of it with an f-bomb attached. At a press conference Thursday he was asked about the brawl involving Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili, and he didn’t soften it. “It’s absolutely ridiculous and stupid. They’re all in jail. That is not a place to go fck around,” White said, per Championship Rounds. Happy Punch caught him calling the pair “fcking idiots” and adding, “Now they’re all in jail in Abu Dhabi.”
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Ariel Helwani backed up White’s account on X, writing that everyone involved is still being held, including the people who were attacked. Helwani also noted that Usman’s manager has apologized to the entire country of the UAE, which tells you how heavy this one is.
White did find something to enjoy. Caio Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui went at each other at the UFC 334 presser, with Belgaroui warning, “When I bite, I bite to kill,” and Borralho firing back, “Oh yeah? Bite my dick.” White’s verdict on the face off, per Championship Rounds: “That was actually f*cking good.”
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Jones money is still a talking point
Jones’ name came up in a separate argument this week, too. On Daniel Cormier’s channel, Josh Hokit defended his controversial trash talk by pointing straight at Cormier’s own history with Jones. “You fought Jon Jones for $50K. I’m not going through that. I don’t want anyone to lowball me,” Hokit told him. That’s Hokit’s claim about Cormier’s purse, and he made it to explain why he’s willing to ruffle people to get paid.
My take: anyone still holding out hope for Jones vs. Ngannou should let it go. White has the leverage, he controls the matchmaking, and every time this question gets asked he sounds less interested in answering it. I’d have loved to see Ngannou’s power against Jones’ length back when it was the biggest heavyweight fight on the planet. That window is shut, and the guy holding the keys just told everyone again that he’s not opening it.
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