He didn't like it! Dana White openly expresses disappointment with former champions after losses in the main fights of UFC 322.

Dana White during a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

Before the UFC 322 If it happens, the expectation of Dana White, fans and experts was that the two main fights would be contested. However, at the event held last Saturday (15), in New York (USA), Islam makhachev e Valentina Shevchenko They lived up to expectations and dominated. Jack Della Maddalena e zhang weili, respectively. After the show, the company president expressed negative surprise at the losers.

At the post-UFC 322Dana White didn't hide his disappointment with Della Maddalena and Zhang's performance. In the main event, the Australian put his welterweight title (up to 77,1 kg) on ​​the line for the first time and his undefeated record in the company to the test, but he was no match for the Russian, coming out worse in grappling and even in striking.

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Makhachev's dominance was so great that JDM, quite injured, displayed a frustrated look in the octagon. At the end of the event, Dana made it clear that he expected more from the Australian, precisely because he has a history of turning fights around.

“They can say what they want about Jack and the odds, the bookmakers considered him a huge underdog. I thought this fight would be much more difficult for Makhachev. Jack is a tough, tenacious, courageous guy, he beat Belal, who is a nightmare for many people. I thought it would be much more competitive than it was. If Jack couldn't prevent the takedown, it would be better if he could at least get back up. If he couldn't, you knew what would happen,” said the UFC president.

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Regarding the women's super fight between the MMA legends, Dana White was blunt in his assessment. Zhang, who dominated the strawweight division (up to 52,2 kg), was unable to threaten Valentina, much less match her physical condition. Therefore, the flyweight champion (up to 57 kg) easily defeated her title challenger. According to the UFC president, the athlete was well below her best form.

“I thought Zhang was a little pitbull, that he would be much stronger and would do better in the fight. One of my friends texted me after the fight and said, ‘That’s why we have weight classes’,” Dana concluded, in a mocking tone.