Dana White reacts to ‘crazy’ crowd fight, says not common

MEXICO CITY – UFC CEO Dana White was captivated by the wild crowd battle that happened Saturday at UFC Struggle Night time 237.

Throughout the principle card of the occasion at Mexico Metropolis Enviornment, footage got here out of a multi-person altercation happening within the viewers. It was so noticeable one of many athletes on the cardboard requested the followers relax throughout his post-fight interview, and White noticed it, as effectively.

White was requested concerning the state of affairs in the course of the UFC Struggle Night time 237 post-fight press convention, and whether or not he thought it provides off a foul impression of the UFC. He shut down that notion, however was animated within the description of his perspective.

“The battle within the crowd doesn’t look good for the UFC? That by no means occurs. That actually by no means occurs,” White informed MMA Junkie and different reporters. “It occurred right here in Mexico Metropolis. The loopy factor about that battle, when that battle broke out, it felt prefer it stored going without end. So I ran over there and was watching it. No person stopped it. I used to be ready for safety to come back in. They only allow them to go till it was over.

“That was one of many craziest issues I’ve ever seen. I don’t assume it’s a foul search for the UFC. It occurred and that was the top of that. I feel after everyone noticed the top of that sh*t, no person else needed to strive that once more. No safety. The battle simply went on till it was over. I’ve by no means seen any sh*t like that in my life.”

Though White is fake when he says crowd fights by no means occur at UFC occasions, he’s appropriate in that large ones like Saturday aren’t commonplace.

White didn’t reveal if he knew of any medical or authorized fallouts from those that have been concerned.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Struggle Night time 237.