UFC President Dana White calls in to discuss a wide range of topics including the newly announced MMA Athletes Association, Conor McGregor fighting Floyd Mayweather, Cris Cyborg turning down two Women’s Featherweight title fights, Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tim Elliott, Ronda’s return, and much more. Later, Max Holloway calls in to talk about his interim Featherweight title fight against Anthony Pettis at UFC 206, matching up with anyone on Earth, Conor’s punching power, and his love of video games. Then, Anthony Pettis joins Jim and Matt to discuss fighting Max Holloway on December 10, the differences between Featherweight and Lightweight, his cars getting set on fire, and more.
Some of the highlights from Episode 49 of UFC Unfiltered include:
Dana on the MMAAA and Bjorn Rebney
Dana on letting Conor be Conor
Dana on Conor dropping the Featherweight title
Dana on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
Dana on Khabib yelling at him between rounds at UFC 205
Dana offered Cyborg two Women’s Featherweight title fights
Dana on Holly Holm or Germaine de Randamie vs. Cris Cyborg
Dana says Ronda Rousey is in sick shape
Max on his historic win streak, in the company of legends
When the Octagon doors close, you find out who Max Holloway is
Max says Conor is just another guy, but Andre Fili hits hard
Showtime feels good at 145
Anthony talks about going from Lightweight to Featherweight
Anthony on how he matches up against Max Holloway
Showtime on catching the arsonists that set his cars on fire
