During a recent appearance on the Impaulsive Podcast, UFC President and CEO Dana White spoke about WrestleMania 41, noting that he was impressed by the business side of the event.
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“Yeah, I was blown away,” White said. “First of all, I mean, selling out, you know, the Allegiant stadium, at that time, you guys had the biggest gate in Allegiant history, which is huge. I mean, the Super Bowl was there and everything else. We just beat you with Canelo Crawford. Yeah, it’s impressive.”
Despite this, White let the world know that he isn’t a fan of professional wrestling and doesn’t watch WWE.
“I’m not a fan,” White stated. “I don’t watch WWE. I’m into fighting man, that’s what I do. You know how when you go on Instagram and then you go on your search page? My whole search is like, street fights and [stuff like that], that’s what I’m into.”
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That being said, White was quick to admit that he had respect for what WWE Superstars could do in the ring, including Impaulsive host Logan Paul.
“I am definitely — I respect the athleticism [of pro wrestling],” White explained. I told you when you first started doing it, ‘Man, you’re a hell of an athlete. You’re good.’ Yeah, it’s impressive to see what these guys do. It’s just not my thing.”
UFC President Dana White on if he watches WWE:
“I’m not a fan. I don’t watch WWE. I’m into fighting man, that’s what I do.
“I definitely respect the athleticism it takes. I told you (Logan Paul) when you first started doing it, I said, ‘Man, you’re a hell of an athlete, you’re… pic.twitter.com/H5pXiBUK4S
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This echoed White’s sentiment about independent wrestlers during an appearance on the Cutler Cast, where he suggested they join Power Slap instead.
“There is a bunch of people out there that want to get into the AEW or WWE, right?” White asked, per Skylar Russell of Fightful. “These guys will fucking jump off a ladder onto a table full of tacks for $50 a night. You can come into Power Slap and make a shit load of money.
“These guys are all tough guys, big guys so we’re looking at these guys that wanted to be professional wrestlers and a lot of other athletes around the world to come into Power Slap.”
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