UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has playfully noted UFC boss Dana White's change of stance over the pound-for-pound rankings.
UFC CEO Dana White and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier have different opinions on what should be next for Arman Tsarukyan and Islam Makhachev after UFC 311.
Post fight, UFC CEO Dana White said Tsarukyan will now have to go back to the drawing board after losing out on his title opportunity, but Cormier disagrees.
Dana White spent the majority of 2024 blasting the UFC rankings panel for overlooking heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who has fought just twice in five years, in favor of Makhachev. However, the MMA mogul finally admitted that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate is the best fighter currently on his roster after UFC 311.
Dana White announced a major change to the UFC 311 pay-per-view card this Saturday in Los Angeles. Just hours before the official weigh-in on Friday, White and the matchmakers got word that Arman Tsarukyan has an ailing back and that he wouldn’t be able to compete this weekend against Islam Makhachev.
The UFC 311 event was thrown into temporary dissaray one day before it's due to begin Saturday, the 18th of January, as main event fighter Arman Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to challenge the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, withdrew from the bout on Friday, citing a back injury.
The weigh-ins for UFC 311 in Los Angeles, California had been apace on Friday morning for over an hour when Red Corner MMA dropped the shocking news that Armenia’s Arman Tsarukyan, who was to fight for UFC gold for the first time, suffered an injury and is out of tomorrow’s pay-per-view main event.
Anthony Smith doesn't agree with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev being the UFC's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) already was No. 1 prior to quickly submitting Renato Moicano in Saturday's UFC 311 main event.
Javier Mendez says “no fighter should have to go through what that poor guy did” and hopes Arman Tsarukyan still gets his shot.
After lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's UFC 311 performance, UFC CEO Dana White believes the Russian is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
Tom Aspinall has given his thoughts on Dana White declaring Islam Makhachev his new pound-for-pound #1 ahead of Jon Jones.