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In an interview with John Pollock of The Fight Network, UFC President Dana White commented on Ronda Rousey appearing at the recent WrestleMania 31 pay-per-view. White praised what Ronda did at WrestleMania 31 with The Rock, but said that it was a one and done moment and that he would not allow her to wrestle  Continue Reading »

In an update on Brock Lesnar signing a new deal with the WWE, UFC President Dana White was interviewed by Breitbart Sports and noted that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon threw the vault at Brock Lesnar to secure his signature and make him stay with the company. White said that mixed martial arts is a young  Continue Reading »

The Associated Press have an article online regarding Brock Lesnar signing a new deal with the WWE, featuring quotes from the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Brock noted that he turned down an offer worth 10 times what he made previously in the UFC and that UFC Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta sweetened the offer even more when  Continue Reading »

In an post-UFC 184 interview on FOX Sports 1, UFC President Dana White was asked about the potenial of WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar returning to the mixed-martial-arts world. White initially joked that he didn’t see Lesnar at the event, but then said that Lesnar was in town to see some people and wanted  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White was recently interviewed by The Fight Network about a variety of subjects, including how he spoke with current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar as recently as four weeks ago. Lesnar’s contract will expire after the WrestleMania 31 pay-per-view.

FOX Sports Live sent out the following: CM Punk joins FOX Sports Live to compare his old boss Vince McMahon and new boss Dana White. He also comments on his favorite UFC fighters, the rumors on who he’ll fight first and more.

Speaking through her official Twitter account, WWE Diva AJ Lee reacted to her husband and former WWE Superstar CM Punk joining UFC. As we mentioned earlier, it appears that Punk will be billed as Phil “CM Punk” Brooks for the MMA organization. I am the proudest wife in the world. pic.twitter.com/N02RJzumQK — A.J. (@WWEAJLee) December  Continue Reading »

MMA Fighting sent out the following: At UFC 181, former WWE star CM Punk discusses why he joined the UFC, comparisons to Brock Lesnar and Chael Sonnen, and much more.

In an interview with ESPN following the announcement at UFC 181 that former WWE Champion CM Punk (Phil Brooks) has agreed to a multi-fight deal with the MMA organization, UFC President Dana White commented on the news and indicated that Punk is still months away from making his debut and will likely fight at middleweight  Continue Reading »

Former WWE Champion CM Punk was interviewed by Joe Rogan at the UFC 181 pay-per-view and announced that he has signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC and will debut in the Octagon in 2015. Punk, who was billed on the pay-per-view as Phil “CM Punk” Brooks, stated that he would likely fight as a  Continue Reading »

In an interview on the Jim Rome Show, UFC President Dana White noted that CM Punk will be in attendance at tonight’s UFC event and that he is going to speak to Punk directly about potentially fighting for the MMA promotion. MMAJunkie.com quotes Dana White as saying the following, “He left the WWE for whatever  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports regarding Brock Lesnar returning to MMA and the possibility of CM Punk fighting for the company. Regarding Lesnar, White said that they have a great relationship and he is with the WWE doing his thing, but if and when his WWE deal is up and  Continue Reading »

The topic of Brock Lesnar returning to the UFC when his current deal with the WWE expires was the subject of matter once again during a recent press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada that involved several UFC fighters and UFC President Dana White. When pressed on the matter, White had the following to say, “We  Continue Reading »

During his recent podcast with Georges St. Pierre and former WWE writer John Piermarini, former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen claimed that he was offered a $5 million contract from the WWE which he immediately rejected. “I was offered $5 million by Vince McMahon…Now, I was still under contract with the UFC and I never took  Continue Reading »

UFC President Dana White was interviewed on UFC Download and commented on the potential of Brock Lesnar returning to the UFC if he doesn’t sign a new deal with the WWE after WrestleMania 31. “I have a great relationship with Brock, we talk all the time. I don’t know, we’ll see. If he wants to  Continue Reading »

As part of a media interview session yesterday, UFC President Dana White commented on the CM Punk/WWE situation and if he heard the news. White also commented on if Punk is interested in joining the UFC. “He quit? Really? No, he hasn’t said a word to me. He hasn’t reached out to me. I was  Continue Reading »

During a two-segment interview on the Arsenio Hall Show on Thursday night, WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin was asked if CM Punk’s departure from WWE was part of a storyline.  Austin replied, “Word on the street is it was real.” There have been many comparisons drawn between Punk walking out on WWE  Continue Reading »

Following last night’s UFC Fight Night 35 event, UFC President Dana White discussed the possibility of Brock Lesnar making a return to UFC at some point. “Do we talk? Yeah. Me and Brock talk. I said recently, Brock feels like he has some regrets with MMA because he wasn’t healthy, because he was going through  Continue Reading »

In an interview with Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, UFC’s Dana White discussed the reports that Brock Lesnar is in negotiations for a return to the promotion and that Lesnar will be in attendance at tonight’s UFC 168 pay-per-view, remaining quiet on the key questions and leading to more speculation that something could be in place  Continue Reading »

According to reports in the MMA world this week, former WWE Champion and UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will be in attendance at tomorrow night’s UFC 168 pay-per-view and will be speaking with UFC’s Dana White in regards to a potential return to the MMA promotion. Speaking at a pre-fight press conference yesterday, Dana White  Continue Reading »