Dana White was completely thrown off by a question at the UFC 317 press conference.
On Thursday, Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira, and a bunch of other fighters competing on the biggest card of the year gathered in Las Vegas to promote the event.
It was a largely uneventful affair dominated by reporters throwing questions at the main event fighters.
However, things got interesting when an unusual question was put to the UFC CEO towards the end.
Dana White reacts to ‘weirdest question’ in UFC history
A Spanish reporter went through Topuria’s recent victories in their native language.
After recapping the UFC 317 star’s KO wins over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, the journalist asked if he thinks Dana White will be mad if he adds another legend to his perfect MMA record.
Topuria laughed off the question, which was subsequently put to White to create an awkward moment.
The MMA mogul replied: “Are you asking me if I will be mad if he wins?”
A chorus of laughter erupted when the baffled UFC boss pointed out how odd the question was.
“Sir, congratulations, you win the weirdest question of all time,” White declared.
“Congratulations. Thank you.”
Ilia Topuria predicts quick KO at UFC 317
Topuria is full of confidence as he prepares to fight at lightweight for the first time since being badly rocked during a KO win over Jai Herbert at UFC London in March 2022.
“I’m the best fighter in the world,” he insisted.
“It’s not ‘if I’m gonna win the belt’, I’m gonna do it.
“I’m gonna knock him out in the first round.”