‘He looks like a bald Gandalf’ — Dana White reads mean tweets ahead of UFC 306

UFC CEO Dana White sat down to read old tweets, some of them mean, ahead of the UFC 306 pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (Sept. 14, 2024) at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of the annual “Noche” celebration that features the bantamweight title fight pitting Sean O’Malley (c) opposite Merab Dvalishvili.

White used the opportunity to once again stump for current heavyweight champion Jon Jones as the top pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts (MMA), while also revealing he’s unfamiliar with Gandalf, the popular wizard from the The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels (and subsequent movies).

Speaking of fictional creatures, he’s also never heard of Colin Fletcher.

White will be on hand this week, both live and in holographic form, to hand out championship titles at UFC 306. In addition to the O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili headliner, flyweight champion Alexa Grasso will settle her 125-pound score with former division titleholder Valentina Shevchenko.

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NOCHE UFC AT THE SPHERE! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage a once-in-a-lifetime pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza on Sat., Sept. 14, 2024, to honor Mexican Independence Day during Riyadh Season, an unlikely mashup topped by the Bantamweight main event between reigning champion, Sean O’Malley, and sliced-and-diced No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili. In UFC 306’s championship co-headliner, current Flyweight titleholder, Alexa Grasso, will settle her score with fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 32 coach, Valentina Shevchenko, in the final fight of their epic 125-pound trilogy. UFC 306’s PPV main card (see it here) will also feature Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes, Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aoriqileng, and so much more! It’s must-watch action from “Sin City!” UFC 306’s start time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (Prelims card) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).

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