D. White in a post-event press conference. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube UFC
At the helm of Ultimate for more than 20 years, Dana White has dealt with different athletes' personalities throughout his career in the company. The UFC president then surprised by listing the scariest fighters he has ever worked with. On the podcast 'Paddy The Baddy', the agent spoke about the subject.
“I always (get scared) when I'm around heavy weights, like Derrick Lewis. When he comes in for a face-off, the only thing that makes him not scary is that he has a sense of humor. He's funny sometimes. However, God forbid I be close to Derrick Lewis when he doesn't like the opponent. I was in the middle of him and another guy once and tried to stop him. I wish I wasn’t there,” White said.
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In conversation with Paddy Pimblett, Dana followed the reasoning. The president mentioned two more fighters that he fears are close.
"Jon Jones is another one of those guys. It's a freak of nature. Another intimidator is (Alex) Pereira (Poatan). He looks like a stone-cold killer,” he signed off.
Today, all the athletes mentioned by Dana remain in the organization. Derrick Lewis e Jon Jones represent the heavyweight category (up to 120,2kg.), while Poatan leads the middleweight division (up to 83,9kg.).
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