White goes off on reporter in Vegas
Dana White: “Let’s do this right now. Give me one name. Give me 10 names. Give me all the names you want; I’ll test all these [expletives] right now.”
Dana White is brash. It’s no secret and the President of the UFC more often than not says what’s on his mind, regardless of potential repercussions. At a press conference yesterday, White didn’t like the question a reporter posed and become a little hostile. Yahoo.com’s Kevin Iole recaps the situation:
Nearly two dozen reporters sat silently around a long conference table as Dana White challenged them. Give me a name of any fighter you think is on steroids, the UFC president spat, and I’ll have them drug tested today.
He held his flip phone open in the palm of his hand, ready to dial.
No one said a word as White shot hard glances at the reporters staring at him.
Give me a name, he demanded, and I’ll test them today, or don’t ever say it to me again. He was yelling, his face reddened, the fury evident. He sounded more like he was looking for a fight than trying to promote one.
“Give me one [expletive] name right now, I’ll get them on the phone, and somebody will drive to their [expletive] house today and will test them,” White said. “Say it. Say it.”
After pausing for a second to silence, he resumed.
“Then don’t ever [expletive] say it to me again,” he said, defiantly. “You guys like to play these [expletive] games. Let’s do it. I’m ready. I’m down. Let’s do this right now. Give me one name. Give me 10 names. Give me all the names you want; I’ll test all these [expletives] right now.”