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Bellator and PFL made the biggest announcement in the history of their promotions. In 2023, the PFL made an incredible move by acquiring one of the big three promotions in America, Bellator. This power move was made in hopes of rivaling the juggernaut of MMA promotions, UFC, and subsequently Dana White. The PFL chairman and co-founder also promised something massive for fans in 2024.

Donn Davis made sure to stay true to the promise and announced a massive event for February 2024. The PFL has announced a “Champions vs. Champions” event between PFL champions and Bellator champions on 24th February 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dana White, in retaliation, made his biggest announcement for UFC 300 not long after, which has caught the attention of many.

Fans react to the suspicious timing of the announcement made by Dana White

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Donn Davis and Dana White have been going back and forth over the past months on social media. Given that the UFC CEO made arguably the biggest announcement of UFC 300, just some hours after PFL and Bellator announced their event, led many to speculate that the UFC president has had some plans to spoil the announcement of PFL and Bellator.

The UFC 300 event is expected to become one of, if not the biggest, event for the UFC in 2024. Dana White has announced the fight between BMF champion Justin Gaethje and former featherweight champion Max Holloway for the BMF title.

An MMA media page on Instagram highlighted Dana White’s incredibly convenient timing for the post, as it highlighted a comment which wrote, “Ofcourse Dana had to drop the biggest announcement for UFC 300 to date hours after the Bellator/PFL news”. And surprisingly, a lot of people agree.

 

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A fan praised White’s timing for the announcement, claiming that he was trying to kill the competition. The comment wrote,“I mean it’s really not a joke, he’s trying kill comp, respectable move as a CEO”

One fan highlighted the massive switch up from fans, as White announced two massive fights for UFC 300, writing, “Lol man cant win… fans “300 SUCKS” Dana announces 2 bangers… Fans “BOOO WHAT ABOUT BELLY AND PFL””.

One UFC fan expressed his excitement for the two massive fights between Gaethje and Holloway, and Tsarukyan and Oliveira, while taking a jab at Bellator and PFL, “don’t give a f**k about PFL or bellator. We have Justin Garthje vs Max and Oliveira vs Tdarukyan Boys”

One fan just seemed pleased that he didn’t receive the announcement in an awkward time “Just happy didn’t had to wait till 5am/6am local time this time”

While a fan accused the UFC president of waiting to give the announcement when Bellator and PFL announced their event. And given the timing, the fan might have a point. The comment wrote, “You know damn well Dana was saving that announcement for this exact situation”

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Another fan highlighted that the Head Honcho was steps ahead of Don Davis, by commenting “Bros playing chess”

A comment suggested that White’s announcements weren’t a coincidence, stating, “I’m sure he’s doing it on purpose literally everytime other promotions or Francis is announcing something dana just instantly cook a few good fights out”

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Given that both rival MMA promotions are holding massive events, which one are you most looking forward to?

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