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Dana White's 'two favourite UFC fighters of all-time' revealed

Dana White's 'two favourite UFC fighters of all-time' revealed

Dana White has two favourite UFC fighters of all-time, according to Ali Abdelaziz.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Dana White's 'two favourite UFC fighters' of all-time have been revealed.

White has had a soft spot for many of his fighters during his reign as UFC boss, having enjoyed great relationships with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor.

But, according to MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz, Liddell, Rousey and McGregor are not among his favourite UFC fighters in history.

Abdelaziz, who manages Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo, claims that Kamaru Usman and Khabib Nurmagomedov are White's favourite UFC fighters of all-time.

Speaking to ESPN MMA, he said: “Dana White’s favorite fighter is Kamaru Usman. 100 percent. Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and Kamaru Usman.

"I never seen Dana give more respect to them than these guys. Because, they never choose opponents, they don’t care who they fight - and Kamaru especially."

Dana White and Khabib Nurmagomedov during a shot at the UFC Apex. Image: Getty
Dana White and Khabib Nurmagomedov during a shot at the UFC Apex. Image: Getty

Usman has lost his last three fights but held the UFC welterweight title between March 2019 to August 2022, beating the likes of Tyron Woodley, Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.

Abdelaziz believes 'The Nigerian Nightmare' will go down as the UFC welterweight GOAT and is one of the best UFC fighters ever.

"And Kamaru is going to go down as the greatest welterweight of all time," he added. "He’s top-five [fighter of all-time] - one of the greatest ever, in my opinion. And his behaviour: Young guys, watch Kamaru Usman’s career. Kamaru made plenty of money, not being just a great fighter, being on time when nobody [else] wanted [to fight]."

As for Nurmagomedov, he called a premature end to his legendary MMA career following the passing of his father.

He won the UFC lightweight title during his career and was involved in the biggest fight in UFC history as he defended his championship against McGregor at UFC 229 back in October 2018.

White was unsuccessful in attempting to lure 'The Eagle' out of retirement.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Dana White, UFC, Kamaru Usman, Khabib Nurmagomedov

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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