Dana White Takes Podium at White House After Donald Trump Says He Was Joking; Ariel Helwani Reacts

[0:00] There we are, Saturday afternoon, we're watching everything, a little Crown Jewel, a little Zufa [0:06] boxing, forgot to mention that as well, Denzel Bentley, nice win for him, Chef Clark with the win, [0:10] a little Willie Hutchinson against Joshua Boatze, watching it all. But all of a sudden, [0:16] my phone starts to explode because unlike some of the other members of the team, I'm not on Truth [0:22] Social. I have yet to download it, but I know that there's a certain section of the control room that [0:27] likes to just monitor the chatter on Truth Social and the actual president. And this, [0:33] unfortunately, with everything that happened is the top story. How could it not be? The actual [0:38] president of the United States posted this on Truth Social. I am pleased to announce that the [0:46] great Dana White, capital G great, a violent fighter and warrior has been offered the job of press [0:53] secretary of the United States. I have requested that he bring with him assistance, even though [0:59] some of them are not from our country, of Issa Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, [1:05] Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris. We need these people to defend us against the lunatic [1:12] left, all caps, capital L, capital L. Dana will be a press secretary like none other. Dana, [1:18] please take the job, exclamation point, President Donald J. Trump. So I saw this and I had no doubt [1:25] that this was coming from his account very clearly because reputable people were posting it and [1:31] reposting it. But I didn't, like, I was like, oh gosh, this is, you know, this is just silliness from [1:36] the president. But then, as I said, on Saturday in the quick video that I did on the channel, [1:42] I started to see reputable outlets break this down like it's a real thing, bringing in [1:47] their analysts and pundits and commentators to talk about, could this work? Who is this guy? [1:54] Where is this coming from? Is he really the next press secretary? All that and more. And I was like, [1:58] what the hell is going on? Then I see this on IG story. Well, I saw a screen grab of it because he [2:05] blocked me like 11 years ago. But this is Dana White posting this picture, which I believe is a fake [2:11] picture. Maybe one day he took a picture up there in the, what is that, the briefing room. On to the [2:18] next chapter, he writes. Okay, so he's enjoying this, right? He's having fun with it. He's leaning [2:23] into it. Then I see Dana at the post-fight press conference at the Copper Box being asked about [2:34] this. Now, I was excited for the post-fight press conference after the Zufa Boxing event, [2:39] Zufa Boxing 12, because we remember the last time he held a press conference in London, he was being, [2:45] you know, kind of peppered with all kinds of interesting questions. So this press conference [2:50] to me was must-see TV in his own right. I had a feeling someone was going to ask him about it. [2:55] And I suspected that he would probably, you know, just sort of like laugh about it and shoo it off. [3:00] Au contraire, mon frère. Here's what he had to say. [3:03] We saw earlier today a post on X from True Social from President Trump saying that you've been [3:09] offered the job as press secretary of the United States. You've obviously acknowledged that on [3:14] your story as well at the moment. Can you tell us a little bit about that and your reaction to his [3:18] post? I'm flying to Washington, D.C. right now. Yeah, straight after this? Yeah, right now. [3:24] And you do a lot. How do you believe you could, you know, balance what you do at the moment alongside [3:28] that? How do you believe you could balance? You know, you do a lot with the UFC. Yeah, [3:36] I got a lot of jobs already. Yeah. Yeah. Can you tell us about some of the conversations you've [3:41] had with him about that? No, I'm going to meet with him. We have a meeting on Monday, so I'm sure [3:48] I'll have more to talk about after that. Watch this space. This is the best. Watch this space, [3:52] see what happens. What do I expect? No, yeah, just watch this space, see what happens. Cheers. [4:01] Yeah, watch the space. Sorry, I was just saying. What does that mean? Just see what happens, [4:06] yeah, yeah, yeah. I have a meeting on Monday. I'm flying to D.C. right now, and I'm sure we'll [4:12] have something to talk about after that. Thank you. Thank you. Guys, no joke. I watched that [4:17] watch this space interaction. I can't even tell you how, way more than the Liam DeLapco. It's a [4:22] tremendous, a tremendous sequence right there. It's a phrase that, yes, people do say primarily in the [4:28] UK, watch this space, stay tuned, I guess is the best way of comparing it to something that we would [4:34] say here. But that whole sequence of the reporter saying it and then Dana reading it off the AI [4:39] thing, the AI thing's a mess. They need to figure out something better. I don't know if they got to [4:42] go with like an IFB and someone's just telling him what the question is. Is it a teleprompter? [4:46] It's an AI teleprompter, yes, but it's often getting things wrong. And then his whole bit of [4:50] having to like read off of it and then choosing when he reads and then there's other times where he [4:54] doesn't read. It's just a mess. We can talk about that later. Anyway, there he is saying like, [4:59] almost with like a sense of urgency, I'm going like, yes, I'm going to Washington to talk about [5:05] this, right? You listen to that and you hear him, like I said, sense of urgency, like we are going [5:11] to meet on Monday. I am flying right now. I'm flying right after this. London to Washington, [5:17] we'll be meeting on Monday to talk about this. And then all of a sudden you're like, holy shit. [5:20] By the way, in the midst of all of this, CNN was reporting that he had already declined the offer. [5:26] TMZ was reporting that he was traveling there. There he is confirming it. And it's all [5:30] like, what? So I even went online and tweeted, like, I can't believe you people are taking this [5:35] shit seriously. Like, I can't believe this is an actual real thing. At some point, [5:38] they're going to say, hardy hard, this was a joke, just a fun bit of promotion. And I think it's a [5:43] little bit of self-promotion for him being talked about in circles like this. And I think the president's [5:49] having just a bit of fun. Speaking of which, there were some people that were saying, actually, [5:54] it was another Dana White that was suggested to him. And then he ran with Dana White, the UFC [5:59] president slash CEO. This is the other Dana White that kind of made the rounds, former assistant [6:06] to the secretary of defense for public affairs. And then she even posted on LinkedIn, allegedly, [6:13] to everyone texting me, congratulations, thank you. But you have the wrong Dana White. I've stood [6:18] at a podium and taken questions from the Pentagon press corps. I've never stood in an octagon. I'd like [6:22] to keep it that way. By the way, she's not, no one's saying that she was going to be [6:26] the octagon. But anyway, this is all fucking weird. It is nice for once that Dana White is [6:32] being confused with this Dana White. Best of luck to the next White House press secretary. Like, [6:37] she's saying what? She's saying it like it's an absolute. Dana reposted that saying you're a [6:41] class act. All right. Last night, around seven o'clock or so, Trump does this thing where he [6:48] talks to reporters en route to getting on a flight or getting off a flight. Who knows? The WFB may know [6:54] more about this. I don't fucking know what's going on. Anyway, here he is talking about the [6:59] quote unquote job offer and essentially saying what I had predicted he was going to say on Saturday. [7:04] Take a look. [7:04] What made you suggest Dana White? And are you serious about it or are you kidding around? [7:09] Well, if you looked at it, you saw the assistants I put. I posted the greatest wrestlers and UFC [7:17] fighters in the world, right? Like Khabib, like Dustin Gaethje, who's phenomenal. And you see a lot [7:25] of rough faces there. And you would have thought that people would have said he's having a good [7:30] time. I will tell you, I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea. And there's only one Dana. He's [7:37] great. I don't know. He would be you wouldn't mess around with him so much. But so I was kidding, [7:44] of course. Of course. When you look at the fighters that I put in, that's why I said some [7:50] don't come from our country. They come from parts unknown. They come from a lot of areas that are [7:57] very rough areas. But so I was kidding. Yes. But I think Dana likes the idea. And he is a very capable [8:05] guy. So he's actually coming tomorrow. Of course I was kidding. Okay. And you could see that because [8:10] I put all of the great fighters as assistants that they're all going to come with him. But [8:15] it was it was just a little fun. But Dana is actually coming tomorrow, actually on other for [8:22] other reasons. I think he's going to be in Washington. So he's going to come over and see [8:26] me. That was an example of something where I was kidding. And then people said, you know, [8:31] that's actually a pretty good idea. Yeah, go ahead. [8:33] By the way, the guy that talks about fake news all the time is admitting to actually putting out fake [8:37] news. What an irony. Anyway, I think we learned that he was kidding a and I think we learned that [8:44] Dana White liked the idea. My takeaway from all of that is who's lying? Because Dana in his presser [8:52] definitely doesn't say that it's a joke and definitely doesn't say that he's got other [8:55] business to attend to in Washington. Trump in that little, you know, scrum there says that he was [9:02] kidding. It says that Dana has business to attend to. So who's lying? One of them is lying. Who is it? [9:08] Again, I maintain this is not going to happen. It's insane. Dana White, who generally despises [9:17] the media, and the only thing that he despises more than the media is being asked relatively [9:22] hard questions. He doesn't get hard questions, even from us, even from the best journalists in [9:27] MMA. None of these are hard questions. These are just benign day-to-day questions that any sports [9:32] executive, any owner, any coach, any general manager gets on a day-to-day basis in every other [9:37] sport, but he doesn't like anyone questioning his business because they say, you've never done [9:41] anything. You've not built this. You've not sacrificed. This is the guy who goes on media [9:46] tours to talk about how tough he is, but yet if he's asked a tough question by anyone, he tries to [9:51] get rid of them forever. This is a guy who talks about free speech, yet when someone asks him a bad [9:55] question, he tries to get rid of them forever. He is the worst possible candidate for a job like this. [10:01] And we're talking about the toy department, sports, the toy department. That's what Howard Cosell once [10:06] called it. Not actual wars, not the economy, not tariffs, not elections, not ceasefires, not [10:13] diplomatic relationships, not any of this crap, important stuff. You think he's going to stand [10:19] up there as a multi-multi-millionaire? Like, really, guys? You think he's actually going to stand up there [10:23] and talk about this shit? Of course not. This is all just a bunch of jokes, and maybe to deflect from [10:28] the blue tsunami of last Tuesday. I don't know, but I couldn't believe that it was being taken [10:33] this far. And then when I saw Trump's comments afterwards, I was like, well, one of them is [10:37] lying. Either Dana is lying because he was like talking with a sense of urgency that he's going [10:41] to Washington to meet with him on Monday, or the president is lying because he's saying that he was [10:48] joking from the start, but yet this guy likes it. And oh, by the way, he was going to come here [10:52] anyway. I don't freaking know. Anyway, in moments like this, I like to turn to the great Darren Till [10:58] to make sense of it all. Here's what he had to say on social media afterwards. If Dana gets into [11:01] office at the White House, how great is it going to be when he's getting asked questions about the [11:06] wars going on in the world and all the crisis and his reply to the questions is going to be... [11:13] Who gives a shit? I give a shit, so give us a fucking answer. [11:16] That was a good one-two. I was preparing for that one, and you... See, let me cook. [11:20] Okay, that was a good one-two punch. Anyway, guys, PT, what did you make of this? [11:24] You're the lone person sitting on the other side of the pond. [11:29] Can I ask, PT, did you even know this happened? [11:32] Wow. [11:32] Like, you said you were so checked out. [11:33] Who is the guy with the white hat on there? [11:36] He's a former host of The Apprentice. [11:39] I got a call yesterday from RTE asking when I come on the radio to speak about Dana White [11:44] being the new U.S. press secretary today, this morning. [11:48] Wow. [11:48] I was like, I don't think it's real, guys. You know, I don't think it's real. [11:52] And they're like, listen, let's just have you on to see. [11:56] And I'm like, well, you know, might not be awake in the morning. [11:58] And they're like, whatever time suits you, suits us. [12:00] Wow. [12:01] Like up to a message saying, no, no, we see now that he was just joking. [12:04] It's fine. We don't need you. [12:06] But crazy that all these publications ran with this like it was a serious thing. [12:10] You know, you were talking about that boxing press conference. [12:13] I went and watched that boxing press conference. [12:15] If there ever is a greater advertisement for why Dana White should not be a press secretary [12:21] for the White House, it's that press conference. [12:23] I mean, what is their AI teleprompter functionality in the White House? [12:27] Because it's not going to go very well. [12:30] I think Dana saw the reports. [12:33] He saw the interest. [12:34] And he decided he'd run with it. [12:36] Is he in on the joke with Trump, you know, putting out these Instagram posts like, you [12:41] know, time for the next chapter? [12:43] Then he's saying, I'm about to fly there right now. [12:44] Is this some type of inside joke between the two of them where they just wind everyone [12:47] up about that? [12:48] And then when Trump's on this flight, someone said, yeah, no, we need to throw some water on [12:52] this Dana White being the press secretary thing. [12:54] And that's where he came out and said he was kidding. [12:55] I believe nine times in 45 seconds. [12:57] Yeah. [12:58] Someone posted someone created like an AI video. [13:01] And then I guess I guess Trump posted it. [13:04] And in in there, it references that Nunes and Harrison are going to fight on Saturday. [13:09] And then I was like, is this like just or Harris, is this just a one like a like a like [13:14] a promo for UFC 334? [13:16] Is that what this is? [13:17] Just sort of like a subliminal. [13:18] I don't know. [13:19] I have a theory. [13:20] I feel like it's the most logical. [13:22] You tell me if you agree. [13:23] Well, I had two reactions at the end of this all. [13:25] Yeah. [13:25] Number one, the fact that we didn't immediately know that this was not real is insane. [13:31] Like the fact that we are living in a world in 2026 where that's not immediately the dumbest [13:36] idea of all time, it blows my mind. [13:39] Number two, I think this was the sequence of events you tell me if you guys can find [13:44] flaws in this. [13:45] This feels like the most plausible to me. [13:46] Somebody had mentioned Dana White to him. [13:49] They were referring to the other Dana White. [13:51] He posts it without verifying this because why bother? [13:56] Now it's out and somebody says at some point, no, no, no, no, not that Dana White. [14:01] The other Dana White. [14:01] The other Dana White. [14:02] But in the fear of him being embarrassed about the fact that you did not know which [14:06] Dana White they were referring to, you now pretend it was a joke. [14:09] Dana White, our Dana White, is already now in motion of being like, yeah, you know what? [14:14] It's not too bad. [14:15] I don't have to sit here in front of these boxing guys to have them grill me. [14:18] I can just go into the cabinet. [14:20] And so I think the confusion was real. [14:23] I buy that version of events. [14:26] And I think Dana White, unfortunately, got led on in some degree because they had to kind [14:30] of cover for it and not admit that he completely botched who they were talking about. [14:34] And then a day later, we get the, it was a joke to cover tracks even further. [14:39] That's my. [14:39] So I've seen this theory or version of this theory tweeted. [14:42] I don't buy it. [14:44] What is the flaw in that theory? [14:45] I just think he was really, truly messing around. [14:48] I don't believe there was a world where someone suggested Dana W. White, that woman, and then [14:53] he's like, oh, good idea. [14:54] Let me go and throw this out and add. [14:57] The joke is that he's just messing with us. [14:58] Islam, ha, ha, ha. [14:59] He's an 80-year-old man. [15:01] His sense of humor is not like ours. [15:03] Look how proud of himself he was with that quote unquote joke. [15:07] I think it was just a stupid joke. [15:08] And Dana being the egomaniac that he is, is like, let me run with this. [15:12] Did you, again, I will reiterate, like, did you see how serious he was up there? [15:16] I'm literally going right now. [15:18] Right now he's going. [15:19] He is jumping on that plane and they're putting in an overdrive to get to Washington. [15:23] Well, it feels like because it's the president of the United States, Sweden, and he's boys [15:26] with him, he's just like going along with it. [15:28] Whether he thought it was a joke or not, it felt like he was like, I should probably just [15:31] go along with it because it came from Trump's official account. [15:33] Fair. [15:34] That's fair. [15:34] So what do you think? [15:35] What is your theory, GC? [15:36] Do you think it was real? [15:38] I mean, it obviously was not real. [15:40] How we got to the point of him putting it on his true social, I have no idea. [15:44] I think the fact that, like, we're talking about, I can't believe we're, you know, people [15:48] even potentially believe that. [15:49] I mean, it's coming from an official account of the president of the United States of America [15:54] who could easily appoint him to this press secretary position. [15:57] I think you have to take what he's saying seriously until other people say otherwise. [16:01] I understand this administration is different from ones in the past, but the fact that he's [16:05] like, yep, we're making Dana White, who he has a history with, we're going to make him [16:09] press secretary. [16:10] I think it's fair for people to take it somewhat seriously, but the idea of Dana White being [16:14] press secretary is just one of the most ridiculous, absurd things I've ever heard. [16:18] You just said, oh, you know, I can join the cabinet and I can stop getting grilled by these [16:23] boxing writers. [16:24] Yeah, well, how about getting grilled by the political writers that he has to deal with on [16:27] a day-to-day basis and try to provide them real information? [16:31] It's laughable. [16:32] The guy is sitting there. [16:33] He can't fucking hear any of the questions people are saying. [16:37] He never gives us any real answers about, like, what you said, about sports. [16:41] He's not going to give us any real answers about political stuff. [16:44] Like, it's asinine to even think that he could ever be in that position. [16:48] I agree. [16:49] Give me a fucking break. [16:50] He's also supremely busy in... [16:52] The bar's pretty low, by the way. [16:54] Like, it's... [16:54] The bar... [16:55] The bar is low. [16:56] The bar is pretty low. [16:57] Dana White at press conferences as low as you could go. [17:00] I mean, it's just like... [17:01] I don't know about... [17:02] The dog, you could say however you feel his talent to promote, you know, in the past and [17:06] everything he does. [17:07] He's a workaholic and everything. [17:09] But, like, press conferences in particular seem to be his weak spot these days with the [17:15] hearing, the not answering the questions, everything like that. [17:17] And this would be a professional press conference taker. [17:21] It's just like, all right, come on, pepper me with your questions. [17:23] It feels something that Eddie Hearn would be much better suited for rather than Dana White. [17:28] Sure. [17:28] PT, go ahead. [17:30] Well, I'm just thinking, if we go by Rick's version of events, this whole escapade has [17:34] cost Dana W. White a massive opportunity in her career. [17:37] Because they can't now put her up there and be like, oh, you got the job. [17:43] You know? [17:43] She's just... [17:44] She might have got a phone call. [17:45] Listen, keep this on the DL. [17:47] But you are on the short list to be the new White House press secretary. [17:52] And she's like, oh, my God. [17:53] This is the... [17:54] Trump's going to announce it on his true social later today. [17:56] Well, then she saw that post and she was like, oh, no, wait. [17:59] What the fuck? [18:00] Islam? [18:01] Habib? [18:02] No, they can't. [18:02] They can't. [18:03] They can't follow through with it now. [18:05] It's over for her. [18:05] They're a great opportunity. [18:06] It's come and went. [18:07] They could spin this. [18:07] They could be like, oh, we were always talking about DFW. [18:11] But then this thing emerged and we thought, oh, wow, here's a great candidate. [18:14] You look like a fucking idiot then, it's like openly saying he's an idiot. [18:18] You know what I mean? [18:18] Did we forget that he... [18:20] Didn't he suggest Cardi B or someone to be this person recently? [18:23] Nicki Minaj. [18:24] Nicki Minaj, yes. [18:25] She's got a great ass. [18:26] I mean, the whole thing is weird, but I just want to know, ultimately, as we, I hope, put [18:33] this to bed, who is lying? [18:35] Because Dana and Trump's stories are not the same. [18:37] Both. [18:37] No, no, both. [18:38] Both are lying. [18:39] I actually think both. [18:40] I think something fucked up with Trump putting that post out and now he's playing it off like [18:44] a joke. [18:45] And I think Dana was just like, I'm just going to go along with this, bro. [18:48] I'm just going to... [18:49] I think he's really in Washington. [18:50] He's really flying to Washington. [18:52] How's the follow through now? [18:53] It felt like he said it and Trump was like for other business. [18:55] Right. [18:56] Do you guys think that before Dana got to that presser between the post and the press conference [19:01] that him and Donald didn't text, be like, hey, man, I'm serious about this. [19:05] Come over and talk about it. [19:06] You don't think that happened? [19:08] And also, Dana has told us in the past, when has he ever lied to us? [19:11] When has Dana ever lied to us? [19:13] That's a good point, Jordan. [19:14] Fair play. [19:14] It's a great point. [19:15] It's a great point. [19:16] Beating up babies. [19:18] I tend to think that someone did talk to him between when it came out and when the press [19:23] conference happened, but I don't know, man. [19:26] And told him what, though? [19:28] They spoke and told him what exactly? [19:30] He's being serious? [19:31] He wants to talk to you about this? [19:33] I don't know. [19:33] So that would lend credence to my theory. [19:36] Because if it was a joke, they would not be calling him to tell him it's serious. [19:38] Wasn't your theory that they suggested Dana W. White and he ran with it as Dana F. White? [19:44] Yes. [19:44] I feel bad for Dana W. White, honestly. [19:45] I think he was talking about F. White the whole time. [19:48] Oh! [19:49] I think people just looked up this other lady. [19:51] You think it was not a joke at all? [19:54] Who's F. White? [19:54] This is a theory I did not expect. [19:56] No, no, no. [19:56] Who thought that his real intention was to have Dana White as the press secretary? [20:00] No. [20:01] I think he was messing around. [20:02] I just don't buy the idea that he got confused. [20:05] No, but so then what is the phone call that tells Dana White this is serious? [20:08] If it wasn't serious, why would they be calling him to tell him that? [20:10] Oh, he's kind of tickled by the idea. [20:12] Would you mind tickling your back? [20:13] Maybe Kid Rock called him and confirmed. [20:15] I could see him getting confused. [20:18] Yeah, I could see him getting confused. [20:18] Imagine if it came through text as well and it was just Dana W. White. [20:22] And they were like, oh, there's only one W in Dana White. [20:25] And then he just ran with it? [20:27] Dude, he runs with a lot of shit, man. [20:29] He's depressing. [20:30] It was on Dana's AI teleprompter. [20:31] You're fucking senile, man. [20:32] Do you actually believe? [20:33] That's a great show. [20:34] Serious question. [20:35] Do you actually believe he's the one writing these things? [20:37] No, no. [20:38] Transcribing. [20:39] No, no, no. [20:40] I've seen it on video. [20:41] He says it to a woman. [20:42] Okay, so you don't think that woman would have been like, excuse me, sir, we're not talking [20:46] about that Dana White? [20:47] No. [20:47] I don't think that person would have. [20:48] He didn't even spell fucking Kayla Harrison's name, really. [20:51] Like, who the fuck is writing these methods? [20:53] Checking President Trump? [20:55] Oh, no. [20:55] President, you actually meant this. [20:58] Zero percent chance. [20:59] Why don't we go back even just like six years where he told us that we should be using bleach [21:03] to kill COVID. [21:04] I mean, that was... [21:05] Hey, it worked for me. [21:06] It worked for me, George. [21:06] That was going to be right. [21:07] It was going to be right. [21:08] It was going to be right. [21:08] And there's a health pod that you could go into to get diagnosed. [21:12] That wasn't that big of a deal. [21:13] That's how I got rid of COVID twice. [21:15] Bleach. [21:15] Drank it. [21:16] Not the dewormer? [21:17] I still mainline ivermectin because why not? [21:19] I had ivermectin, too. [21:21] You know what I mean? [21:21] Well, that was prescribed by Joe Rogan. [21:23] That's a different thing. [21:24] That was not Donald. [21:26] Well, I just want to say, this is done, right? [21:30] Like, we've moved on. [21:31] Once he said it was a joke, that killed everything. [21:32] What, the presidency or...? [21:33] I don't think we're fully done. [21:36] I think it'll get brought up a few more times. [21:38] What do you think? [21:39] You think Dana gets asked this weekend and then he's like, do you think he admits to it being a joke? [21:43] We got you. [21:44] He'll be like, we got you, motherfuckers. [21:45] Oh, my God. [21:46] What do you do for the next announcement? [21:48] It's like, Mr. President, are you serious this time or is this another joke? [21:52] Right. [21:53] The number of times in the clip that we showed of Trump where he said it was a joke tells me it was not a joke. [21:58] Wow. [21:59] You can't say six times that it was a joke if you were joking. [22:02] Like, that is very obviously a cover for something. [22:05] What's the joke? [22:06] It's not funny. [22:07] Someone went out and said, you need to get this messaging across. [22:10] This is not the fucking thing we're trying to do. [22:11] Why? [22:12] Like, that's what I think. [22:13] Who did the Photoshop, too? [22:14] The Photoshop's tough. [22:15] It's very plausible to me that he would confuse Dana White for Dana White. [22:20] Like, that's the most plausible answer for me. [22:22] Well, the good news is it's more confirmation that Dana's not political, that the UFC's not political, that this is all just separate. [22:30] He hits the post with Dana, please take the job. [22:34] I'm too hungover to deal with these people tonight. [22:36] You have two points, two last points here. [22:38] Please. [22:39] I actually think that Dana, for this administration, they like to be a little combative at these media things. [22:43] What kind of be good at it, you know? [22:46] I'd love to see it once or twice. [22:47] It would be, honestly, where do I sign up? [22:50] I think it would be must-see TV every day. [22:52] Eddie Hearn with the BBC here. [22:54] It would be the funniest. [22:56] It would be appointment viewing for me. [23:00] I don't know when those things happen. [23:01] Is it like a set time? [23:02] They're pretty daily. [23:03] Yeah, I know, but is it like every day at one? [23:05] When they decide. [23:06] I would change the start time of this show just to watch that. [23:09] The guy doesn't know his own title challenger's resume. [23:12] You think he's going to know the inner workings of politics? [23:15] Imagine Dana walking up there with the binder. [23:17] Good morning, everyone. [23:18] How's everyone doing today? [23:20] Who's got the first question? [23:21] How are the John Morgans there? [23:23] We're literally beating up babies. [23:24] Did somebody get this guy a hearing aid or something? [23:27] Oh, my gosh. [23:27] So many Conor McGregor questions in one sitting would he get? [23:30] Because the mainstream media only know. [23:32] No, no, no. [23:33] I think they would actually treat him as the true press secretary and ask him about Ukraine, [23:38] about the Middle East, about tariffs, about all kinds of stuff. [23:41] Second, if you're Kayla Harrison, who was in the Oval Office with the president, who posted this on Truth Social, are you offended? [23:49] You're just like, ah, he just wanted to abbreviate my name. [23:52] I mean, they nailed Khabib Nurmagomedov with Kayla Harrison. [23:55] That's what I was thinking. [23:56] Islam, they nailed that one. [23:58] Makachev's a tough one. [23:59] Gay cheek, nailed it. [24:01] Our guy, Casey, brought up the point. [24:03] How do you think Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal, Michael Chandler feel? [24:07] They've been sort of like his biggest fans. [24:10] Oh, nickel. [24:10] Not being included in that? [24:12] That kind of hurts, no? [24:13] Yeah. [24:14] What are you going to do, man? [24:15] It's tough. [24:16] Yeah, Kayla at least got mentioned, even though he got the name wrong. [24:19] I mean, it is. [24:20] He was trying to make McGregor president of Ireland. [24:22] What happened to that? [24:22] Why wasn't he on the short list? [24:24] Do you know what I mean? [24:24] That's a good point. [24:25] That's a good point. [24:25] Maybe he didn't want to have him with Khabib, you know, a lot of infighting. [24:28] No. [24:29] It's all time entertainment. [24:29] He's got a different role. [24:30] I was with my family all weekend, very busy, and I saw all of it breaking out, and I turned [24:35] to them. [24:36] I was just like, it looks like Donald Trump just announced Dana White's going to be [24:41] press secretary. [24:42] And they were just like, what? [24:44] That can't be real. [24:46] No, it's right here. [24:47] It's almost official truth social. [24:48] Andy, I don't know if this is tough. [24:50] Is it possible to just fast forward just to the watch the space sequence one more? [24:54] Can I just get it one more time, if possible? [24:56] It's great, yeah. [24:57] It's just too... [24:58] I'm so glad you put us onto this, because I watched the fights, and I was done with [25:02] them. [25:02] I was onto the next thing, and you're like, you need to go and watch this press conference. [25:05] It was absolutely amazing. [25:06] PT, watch this space. [25:08] Term used in Ireland? [25:10] Yeah, I think everywhere. [25:12] No, not here. [25:12] Term used in America. [25:13] But I think we know it because we watch all this stuff. [25:15] I think you guys have said watch this space. [25:17] No, it's not an American thing. [25:18] It's not an American thing, but you don't have to be, I think, a rocket scientist to understand. [25:22] Tough when you're doing the translation. [25:24] It's just... [25:25] And you could see the reporter just sort of, like, dying inside. [25:29] He was laughing. [25:29] No, but I felt like he was just like, please make this end. [25:32] Yeah. [25:32] A thousand percent. [25:33] He's just like, yeah, yeah, yeah. [25:35] Watch this space, man. [25:36] I don't know who he is. [25:37] I don't mean to pile on. [25:39] You have to change the lingo. [25:41] You have to go away from watch this space. [25:44] You cannot just repeat the thing that he is clearly not identifying. [25:48] Just, oh, watch this space. [25:50] No, no. [25:50] He didn't get it the first six times you said it. [25:52] We will wait to see, you know what I mean? [25:54] Change your language. [25:55] One more time. [25:55] One more time. [25:56] Guys, let's watch it one more time. [25:57] Please, please. [25:57] Watch this space. [25:59] Huh? [26:00] Watch this space. [26:00] See what happens. [26:01] What do I expect? [26:02] He does change. [26:03] Yeah, just watch this space. [26:04] See what happens. [26:05] Cheers. [26:05] See what happens. [26:08] Watch this. [26:09] Yeah, watch this space. [26:11] Sorry, it's just saying. [26:12] He's angry. [26:12] What does that mean? [26:13] Just see what happens, basically. [26:14] Yeah, yeah. [26:15] Yeah. [26:15] Yeah. [26:16] I have a meeting on Monday. [26:17] I'm flying to D.C. right now. [26:18] It's too good. [26:20] I'm sure we'll have something to talk about after that. [26:21] It's too good. [26:22] Thank you. [26:23] The timing is just amazing. [26:24] Watch this space. [26:26] He does explain it. [26:27] Watch this space? [26:28] He says see what happens. [26:29] No, but he was one late on that. [26:30] No, he wasn't. [26:31] He said it twice. [26:32] Yeah. [26:32] And then he goes, what does that mean? [26:33] We'll see what happens. [26:34] Oh, yeah. [26:35] Yeah. [26:35] Yeah. [26:35] Yeah. [26:36] Yeah, I'm flying to D.C. right now. [26:38] Oh, my God. [26:39] Right now. [26:40] You're sitting in a chair at a press conference, mate. [26:42] You're not going to fuck me with it. [26:43] I know. [26:44] That too. [26:45] That too. [26:46] Oh, my God. [26:48] All right. [26:48] Well, there you have it, guys. [26:50] Dana White may or may not be the next press secretary of the United States. [26:55] Honestly, if they're going to keep this gag going, give it to us once. [26:58] Just give it. [26:58] Did a UFO just fly by the window? [27:01] Did you guys see what just happened? [27:02] Yeah, I did. [27:02] I saw Trump on 60 Minutes yesterday talking about the UFOs. [27:05] Maybe he's on to something there. [27:06] Who's to check? [27:06] Yeah. [27:07] Hang on. [27:07] What's happening with UFOs now? [27:09] They're missing so much. [27:10] You didn't watch this. [27:11] You've been really off the clock. [27:13] No, he was talking on 60 Minutes yesterday that he has very good intel that guys who are [27:17] flying, is it F-150s? [27:20] Is that what it is? [27:21] Or is that a Ford F-150? [27:22] Yeah, definitely not. [27:23] No. [27:24] Honestly, if there's flying F-150s, we've got bigger problems with UFOs. [27:27] He said that they are seeing objects, and a lot of smart people are talking to him about [27:33] it and asking about it, and it's a thing. [27:35] God bless America, baby. [27:36] But that was like, I don't know if you guys saw that. [27:39] Yeah, birds fly as well, just an FYI. [27:42] Birds aren't real. [27:43] That one felt like, where's GSP when you need him? [27:45] Is there more going on? [27:47] Did Dana White actually show? [27:48] What's happening? [27:49] I see tweets. [27:50] I'm seeing stuff, but I'm deferring to you guys on this. [27:53] What is going on? [27:54] Yeah, Dana's at the White House. [27:56] Like, they said it was going to happen. [27:57] So they weren't joking? [27:59] Well, Donald said it's a joke, but who's to check? [28:05] We could show some clips. [28:07] I would love to see the clips. [28:09] I'm watching them first time with all of you. [28:13] Tell me. [28:14] What's happening? [28:15] Show me. [28:16] So before he even introduced Dana to the podium, President Trump had something to say about [28:22] 334? [28:23] Oh, okay. [28:24] All right. [28:25] He's going to beat the hell out of you. [28:27] So I don't know if Daniel would like that. [28:29] I don't think Daniel wants to take him on. [28:31] Cormier? [28:31] But he's built an amazing machine. [28:36] He's got a big fight this weekend at Madison Square Garden with the two greatest women fighters [28:43] of all time, as far as I'm concerned. [28:47] Women's fighting, it's not a nice thing, but they are very tough. [28:51] When I say no men in women's sports, that's great. [28:55] I would not want to fight it. [28:56] However, I would not. [28:57] How would I do against one of them? [28:58] Would I do well? [28:59] I don't think so. [29:00] No. [29:00] This would not be a good occurrence. [29:06] Anyway, but I thought I'd bring... [29:08] Okay. [29:09] Do you remember when I said at the beginning of the show that I felt like maybe this was [29:14] like a sort of subtle promotion for 334? [29:16] Does that confirm it? [29:17] Or is that just they were talking about it and here's an opportunity to say something [29:21] about it? [29:22] No, I think that was just an opportunity to say something. [29:24] All right. [29:24] All right. [29:24] Are we getting Trump versus the winner of Kayla Nunez? [29:27] I mean, I feel like it would make a lot of sense. [29:29] You don't say 337? [29:30] We don't have the clip, but Dana at some point was asked to give an analysis of a pound [29:36] for pound cage fight between 45, 47. [29:39] Wait a second. [29:40] Wait a second. [29:40] It's 46. [29:41] So I'm seeing... [29:41] Okay. [29:42] So how many more clips do we have left? [29:43] Two. [29:44] Okay. [29:44] I'm seeing like four minutes of Dana at the podium. [29:47] So some of it, as I posted, I put in our Slack is that Dana's just standing there and it [29:53] is a bizarro world. [29:54] They're asking about the conflict in Iran. [29:56] They're asking about immigration reform. [29:58] Like they're a serious topic and he's just standing there and Trump is off to the side [30:02] next to him. [30:02] Wait. [30:02] So he's answering these questions? [30:04] Trump is answering them and Dana's just there while they're asking these very serious... [30:08] Side by side? [30:09] Side by side. [30:11] Okay. [30:11] Let's keep going. [30:12] Let's keep going. [30:12] I think he probably liked the job. [30:16] He loves the country and he would do a hell of a job. [30:18] So you were here. [30:20] He was here. [30:20] And Dana, please say a few words. [30:22] Dana White, thank you. [30:24] He would like the job. [30:27] I've always wanted to do this. [30:28] Who has the first question? [30:30] I have zero political aspirations. [30:33] I was in a fight for Zufa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done [30:38] this and the last 24 hours of my life has been insane. [30:42] That's true. [30:43] Is that Zufa Boxing play? [30:44] Good to see you. [30:45] Yes, ma'am. [30:46] I have a question. [30:47] There was an out of UFC cage match between President Trump and former President Joe Biden. [30:52] Same age, same weight, and considering like styles make fights. [30:56] Could you give us an analysis of who... [30:58] The toughest, most resilient human being that I've ever met in my entire life. [31:02] Many times during the last 8, 10 years, whatever it's been, I have told him, why do you [31:09] keep doing this? [31:09] Why are you doing this? [31:11] When he was going through everything that he went through. [31:12] And, I mean, as tough and as resilient as I thought he was after he got shot, I, yeah. [31:21] He is a one of one unique human being. [31:25] And, yeah. [31:26] Would it be a knockout? [31:28] Would it be a knockout? [31:30] I need more of this. [31:31] I need more. [31:32] Is there more? [31:32] I need more. [31:33] Wait, one more. [31:33] One more. [31:33] One more. [31:34] Oh, my God. [31:36] Just to confirm, did you tell the President no to the press secretary job? [31:40] Oh, good question. [31:40] Don't tell the President no to anything. [31:42] I, no, I didn't say no. [31:43] I literally, everybody, every media outlet was calling me and I didn't want to be disrespectful [31:48] and say anything until he, he, uh, he said something first. [31:52] So, we were having a very bad press day. [31:56] And I said, I don't know why I thought of his name. [31:59] He's been my friend for a long time. [32:01] I said, you know, I think I'm going to get Dana White to be my new press secretary. [32:05] And I sent it to a group of the press and that was it. [32:08] I'm sort of kidding. [32:10] And then they wrote the story as though I wasn't kidding. [32:13] And you were inundated and I was inundated and he was here anyway. [32:17] We thought we'd have a little fun and we brought Dana here. [32:20] He would be fantastic. [32:22] Okay. [32:23] So, is that confirmation? [32:25] Is it all fun or is this a real thing? [32:28] I think my theory stands. [32:29] Did he tell, did he tell press people or did he truth social it out? [32:35] Yeah. [32:35] The James S. Brady press briefing room hosted by Dana White. [32:42] I still don't know. [32:44] I mean, I guess we, so, so it is true. [32:47] He was in Washington. [32:47] They did meet, but like, am I going to get freezing cold take here? [32:52] No. [32:53] I think my theory of Dana White being like, I'm just going to, whatever he says, [32:57] I'm just rolling with. [32:59] I'm not going to, I'm not going to speak out against the president. [33:01] Exactly. [33:01] Yeah. [33:01] Is, is confirmed. [33:03] Wow. [33:03] Wow. [33:04] Wow. [33:04] Wow. [33:04] No, he literally says that in that clip. [33:06] He says he's not going to speak before the president. [33:08] Dude has met some of the toughest and most resilient people on earth throughout his tenure with [33:15] the UFC, but it's old DT. [33:17] I mean. [33:18] Four, five, four, seven. [33:19] Something to be said. [33:19] Something to be said. [33:21] I mean, nice little plug there for Kayla and Amanda. [33:23] Not bad. [33:24] Nice little plug there for the pound for pound. [33:26] What'd she say? [33:27] Cage match between Trump and Biden. [33:29] Four, five, four, seven, four, six. [33:32] Going down. [33:33] Four, five. [33:34] Oh, right. [33:34] Yes. [33:36] This is just a wild, wild time. [33:39] All right. [33:40] I think we've exhausted that subject. [33:42] Unless there's something else that comes up that we need to talk about. [33:47] He has left the. [33:47] He's left the press briefing room. [33:49] How did he end it? [33:50] Did he say peace out of here? [33:51] I'm not sure. [33:52] They did ask about pardoning Pete Rose and Dana said, yeah, he would be for pardoning Pete [33:57] Rose. [33:57] Serious? [33:58] I mean. [33:59] How does that even come up? [34:00] I don't know. [34:00] It was about tax evasion, actually, not even. [34:03] And they were asking Dana this question. [34:04] Well, they asked Donald Trump and he asked Dana to chime in. [34:07] Wow. [34:08] This is amazing. [34:09] I would have loved for someone to like actually say like, all right, let's see how you would [34:13] do as the press secretary. [34:15] I will say, I noticed that Dana didn't need to be asked the question again. [34:19] Oh, on air Jordan. [34:22] What is this? [34:23] What are you implying, Jordan? [34:24] Yeah. [34:25] That his hearing is actually better than we think. [34:27] Oh, are you implying that he does the reading gimmick to sort of think about what he's going [34:32] to say, which eventually leads to not much? [34:35] You said it, not me. [34:35] Okay. [34:36] Well, I mean, you opened the door, but that is interesting. [34:38] It's a great point. [34:38] No, but yes, that's exactly what it is. [34:40] Yes, yes, yes. [34:42] Thanks for watching this video. [34:43] Before you go, if you haven't already, hit that subscribe button for us. [34:46] Also, give us a thumbs up. [34:48] Leave a nice comment. [34:49] These things go a long way. [34:51] And while you're here, do check out the rest of the channel. [34:54] We've got live shows and full interviews, clips, and a whole lot more. 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