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Nasir Jabbar
Dana White delivered an X-rated rant during his post-fight press conference after what happened at UFC 312.
Dricus du Plessis dominated Sean Strickland to defend his UFC middleweight title in the main-event of last night's UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia.
Despite the popularity of the sport in Australia, local media criticised UFC 312, with Australian critics slamming the New South Wales government's decision to work with the UFC to host the event at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena.
Before the event, The Daily Telegraph printed a story about Strickland, pleading for someone to knock him out. The headline read: "Will someone, please... knock this guy out."
And Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields said he 'felt sick' after listening to White on the Straight Talks with Mark Bouris podcast, where they spoke about the UFC in Australia.
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Shields wrote: "The vast majority of voters find the UFC gross and would be appalled to know their money is helping to prop it up."
Speaking after UFC 312, White exploded on the local media as he gave one of his wildest rants ever.
In doing so, he referenced Shields' opinion piece and hit out at the 'weak' Australian media.
"For a place that is so tough and the people, everything on land and in the water can kill you - you have the biggest p****** I have ever seen in the media in my life," he exclaimed.
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"I saw a story where a guy was like: 'I saw Dana do a podcast with the [NSW] Premier and it made me physically sick'. Holy f**king sh*t you guys have to have the biggest p****** of all time in the media here. Just for the record."
The UFC have set up shop in Australia four times since UFC 284 back in February 2023.
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The famed Octagon has rolled into Perth and Sydney, with an Australian UFC event becoming an annual fixture in the promotion's calendar.