Published 16:33 IST, June 3rd 2020
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver slams UFC President Dana White, sparks war of words
The Last Week Tonight anchor John Oliver and UFC President Dana White have apparently fuelled a feud amongst themselves after taking verbal shots at each other.
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It does t appear to be a good week for Dana White as after UFC heavyweight champion Jones, chief has got into ar verbal tussle with Last Week Tonight host John Oliver. John Oliver mocked Dana White for multiple things and also accused him of delivering “selective facts” to fans on his show this week. While Dana White went on to give a cheeky reply to John Oliver, television anchor seemed unperturbed as he took furr digs at Dana White and his idea of UFC Fight Island.
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UFC news: John Oliver Dana White feud escalates
While talking about Dana White’s idea of owning a private island to host international events, Last Week Tonight anchor Jon Oliver went on to state that Dana White should have looked for a better name than “Fight Island”. While suggesting alternatives names for it, John Oliver said that Dana White should have named his private island as “UF-Sea”. However, that did t go very well with Last Week Tonight anchor since Dana White filed a trademark for “UF-Sea” and did t give John Oliver his cut.
However, John Oliver claimed that he is t disappointed with Dana White for stealing credibilities of “UF-Sea” from him. According to Last Week Tonight host, Dana White has done that in past too since he accused UFC President of stealing title of “Fight Island” from a TMZ reporter. John Oliver furr mocked Dana White by asking wher UFC President would sue anyone for using term 'Baddest Mor F*****' or t.
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Dana White has always been open to new ideas which call for new names. Previously, when Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal excited entire UFC fan base with a “BMF” callout, Dana White materialised matchup with a title on line. For first time in UFC history, Dana White went on to introduce a title for that particular matchup and labelled it as “Baddest Mor F*****” (BMF) belt for UFC 244 headliner. Jorge Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz via doctor stopp and claimed BMF title.
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Im courtesy: Last Week Tonight Instagram and UFC
16:33 IST, June 3rd 2020