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UFC CEO Dana White had a trick up his sleeve to take a bit of attention away from Jake Paul’s Netflix MVP MMA card.
On Saturday, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions hosted a fight card featuring former UFC fighters Ronda Rousey, Nate Diaz, and Francis Ngannou.
Before Ngannou’s fight, White had a famous falling-out with the former UFC heavyweight champion and announced that Conor McGregor would be fighting in the UFC in July.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: DANA WHITE ANNOUNCES CONOR MCGREGOR VS MAX HOLLOWAY 2
UFC 329 ON JULY 11TH 🔥
AND HE ANNOUNCED IT DURING FRANCIS NGANNOU’S WALKOUT 😭
via @danawhite pic.twitter.com/OlxUg9EVDd
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) May 17, 2026
Ngannou, who brutally knocked out his opponent, Philippe Lins, didn’t care about White’s petty move.
“What the f-ck do I have to do with that? I should stop my walkout? I don’t care bro.”
Francis Ngannou just reacted to Dana White announcing Conor McGregor’s fight:
“What the f*ck do I have to do with that? I should stop my walkout? I don’t care bro.” 💀 https://t.co/loFlvWVEFO pic.twitter.com/UKhd8PIMZT
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 17, 2026
Paul blasted White for trying to sabotage his fight card.
“Oh, the cokehead is back,” Paul said during MVP MMA’s postfight press conference. “That’s cool, bro. Drop it during our event. It doesn’t matter. That just shows how pressed they are – little, insecure boys trying to piggyback off their event and try to put some news over top of us. It’s not going to work, buddy.”
Jake Paul called Dana White an “insecure little boy” for dropping Conor McGregor fight news during Francis Ngannou’s walkout 😬
“The cokehead is back! Nice. Cool. Doesn’t matter. Just shows how pressed they are.” pic.twitter.com/RlAKSJ2woK
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 17, 2026