Dana still no interest in 5 round non-title fights
Despite UFC 102 headliner, White reiterates no interest in five-round non-title fights If you thought Saturday’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs….
Despite UFC 102 headliner, White reiterates no interest in five-round non-title fights
If you thought Saturday’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Randy Couture UFC 102 main event fight might have swayed Dana White to change his mind and allow five-round non-title fights in the UFC, think again.
Although the Nevada State Athletic Commission has officially opened the door for non-title five-rounders, the UFC won’t be using the option.
White admits that while watching Nogueira navigate his way to a decision victory at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore., he thought about it. But the purist in him wants to keep five-round fights strictly for championship bouts.
“I was saying [last week] I wish this was a five-round fight, Nogueira and Couture, and there’s been other fights, too, that I’ve wished were five rounds,” White said prior to UFC 102. “But I’m a purist, man. Title fights are five rounds. When you fight for the title, it’s five rounds.”
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