UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson – Pre-fight media scrum with Dana White

UFC President Dana White spoke to the assembled media following today's UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson press conference. He fielded questions about…

By: Nate Wilcox | 11 years ago
UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson – Pre-fight media scrum with Dana White
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UFC President Dana White spoke to the assembled media following today’s UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson press conference. He fielded questions about the new UFC Code of Conduct, Matt Hughes’ new position as an executive with the UFC, Ronda Rousey’s tweet about Sandy Hook and more.

In the video below, Dana spoke with Ariel Helwani about the future of Quinton Jackson, Josh Barnett, Nick the Tooth and more. White talks about Matt Hughes’ resistance to the idea of retiring and how he used his promoter’s “dream making” powers to convince Hughes to stay with the UFC back in the day and how he re-activated those powers to persuade Hughes to move on to an executive role with the company.

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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