Because the launch of ‘Energy Slap’ in January, UFC president Dana White has been vocal concerning the sport’s rise to fame on social media amidst controversy. White invited the NELK Boys, a bunch of outstanding Canadian YouTubers, to UFC headquarters to unveil its new merchandise and UFC-themed clothes line, which went on sale the day earlier than UFC 289, happening in Vancouver, Canada.
In a now-viral TikTok posted by NELK, Kyle Forgeard, the channel’s founder and creator, was seen having a dialog with Dana White concerning the lack of uniqueness within the NHL’s advertising plan, stating the hockey league desires to stay distant from NELK regardless of its hundreds of thousands of followers.
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Dana White, who has held the title as UFC president since 2001, delivered one other all-time basic rant towards the NHL. The season concluded with the Las Vegas Golden Knights taking house their first Stanley Cup in franchise historical past Tuesday, defeating the Florida Panthers 9-3 to clinch the sequence in 5 video games.
“F**okay ’em,” Dana White mentioned in response to Forgeard’s remarks concerning the NHL not wanting to affix forces. “They’re all outdated, dumb f**king those that don’t know what’s occurring [when it comes to social media]. They don’t know the place this youthful technology is, the way you attain them, any of that s**t.”
Dana White revealed a staggering determine concerning the NHL’s social media numbers and the way it compares to ‘Energy Slap.’
“Complete video views for the NHL [in] the center of their convention finals – they did 25 million video views,” Dana White mentioned. “Energy Slap did 90 million [views]. So, all these individuals which might be speaking s*** on the market, , it’s all outdated, dumb f**king journalists. NHL don’t need the NELK Boys? No drawback. I obtained ’em.”
Dana White has placed on two ‘Energy Slap’ occasions to date, with its third installment scheduled for July 7 throughout Worldwide Combat Week on the UFC APEX. The occasion will air on Rumble, an alternate streaming platform to YouTube.
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