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Brazil's Alex Pereira, left, punches Czech Republic's Jiri Prochazka during the second round of a light heavyweight title bout at the UFC 295 mixed martial arts event, early Nov. 12, 2023, in New York. Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was on vacation in Australia and No. 1 challenger Jiri Prochazka on a three-day meditation retreat when his coach banged on the door about the fight opportunity. Now they will face each other Saturday, June 29, 2024, in UFC 303 in a rematch from less than a year ago. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Late replacements Pereira and Prochazka face off in rematch for light heavyweight title in UFC 303

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump, right, talks to Dana White while attending the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Donald Trump jokes that ‘nasty, mean’ migrants should have UFC league because they’re ‘tough’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

UFC President Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York, Sept. 19, 2019. A Nevada Supreme Court panel has rejected an appeal in a legal battle between White and a Las Vegas man who went to prison for trying to extort White in a sex-tape case. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Jon Gruden nixed deal to bring Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski to Raiders in 2020, UFC’s Dana White says

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

UFC President Dana White discusses the company's blueprint for success during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 19, 2021. (Image: Fox News video screenshot)

UFC’s Dana White: Our success during pandemic shows you can safely ‘get back to normal’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

UFC President Dana White interacts with fans during a UFC 261 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. This is the first UFC event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to feature a full crowd in attendance. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Dana White, UFC president: Sellouts prove pandemic era in sports is over

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, greets fans during a UFC 261 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. It is the first UFC event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to feature a full crowd in attendance. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Usman tops Masvidal, UFC 261 returns sports world to normal

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - Jorge Masvidal, left, kicks Nate Diaz during the first round of a welterweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 244 in New York, in this early Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, file photo. UFC 261 is being touted as the first full-capacity sporting event held indoors in more than a year. The card features three title fights, highlighted by a rematch between reigning welterweight champion Kamaru “Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (18-1) and Jorge “King of Miami” Masvidal (35-14). (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

UFC returns to Florida with fans, Usman-Masvidal rematch

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, UFC president Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York. The first of three straight fight nights at Etihad Arena on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island kicks off Saturday, Jan. 16, when Max Holloway fights Calvin Kattar in a 145-pound bout in the main event of the first combat sports card aired on ABC since 2000. In UFC 257 on Jan. 24, Conor McGregor returns from a year-long layoff for a rematch against Dustin Poirier in the promotions's first pay-per-view of the year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

UFC bouts return to Fight Island; McGregor back in octagon

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

UFC President Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York, Sept. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) ** FILE **

Dana White celebrates UFC’s 2020 success, blasts ‘click-bait’ media’s doomsday virus predictions

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, Deiveson Figueiredo, right, knees Alexandre Pantoja during a mixed martial arts bout at UFC 240 in Edmonton, Alberta. The UFC is hoping to stoke interest in its men's flyweight division with the main-event matchup of Brazilian champion Deiveson Figueiredo and American contender Alex Perez at UFC 255, Saturday night in Las Vegas. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Figueiredo, Shevchenko defend flyweight belts at UFC 255

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this image from video, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White speaks during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)

Dana White lauds Trump, first responders

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, UFC president Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York. When White first proposed holding mixed martial arts fights on an isolated island during the early weeks of the worldwide sports shutdown, fans and haters alike imagined waves lapping at an octagon perched amid palm trees on a white sand beach. A few months later, the project that came to be known as Fight Island is real, and ready for competition. And while it's not literally on a beach, the octagon at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island is inside a bubble that seems highly unlikely to burst. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

No longer Dana White’s dream, UFC’s Fight Island is real

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

A worker wipes down the octagon between bouts during the UFC 249 mixed martial art event, Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

UFC blueprint for sports’ reopening only raises more questions

By Thom Loverro

A worker wipes down areas of the octagon between bouts at a UFC 249 mixed martial arts event Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues

By Mark Long - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, UFC President Dana White speaks at a news conference in New York. UFC 249 has been canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped White's plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic. After defiantly vowing for weeks to maintain a regular schedule of fights, White announced the decision to cease competition Thursday, April 9, on ESPN, the UFC's broadcast partner. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Column: What’s wrong with UFC ruler Dana White?

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press