Dana White squashes concept of one-night tournament
“My philosophy on that was, this many people want to see a crazy freak show, that many people want to…
“My philosophy on that was, this many people want to see a crazy freak show, that many people want to see a real sport,” White said at a question-and-answer session prior to the Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-ins last week. “We believe that’s why the thing has grown as fast as it has and become as big as it has, because people want to see a real sport. So, no.
“Plus, we couldn’t do that anymore; you could never do a one-night tournament. And to be honest with you, the one-night tournament thing never worked; it didn’t make sense.”
The UFC’s last one-night tournament was UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 in 1999, won by Kenichi Yamamoto. The organization has never held another in the Zuffa era.