“It Is Devastating” – Avoiding $12.4M Disaster, Dana White and Hunter Campbell’s Masterstroke to Dodge UFC PPV Stress Revealed

U͏FC 295 ͏rak͏e͏d in͏ a mas͏sive $12,4͏32,56͏3 in ͏r͏͏evenue for ͏the͏ promotion, sh͏owcasing o͏nce again th͏at Madison Square Garden events are a treat ͏for bo͏t͏h f͏ans and t͏he orga͏n͏iza͏ti͏on. H͏owever, ͏last ye͏a͏r’s ev͏͏ent nearly t͏urned into ͏a catastro͏phic disas͏ter t͏hat ͏could have͏ se͏ver͏ely ͏damaged the UFC’s ͏reputation.The main event of the night: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic was sabotaged as ‘Bones’ ruptured his pectoral muscles which forced him to leave the event. So, how did Dana White and Co. manage to save the card? Well, the answer to that question is answered in UFC’s new documentary “Fight Inc: Inside the UFC” by Roku.

Hunter Campbell called Tom Aspinall early in the morning to inform him about the change in plans, “Alright, listen, this is between you and me. I’m probably going to announce it shortly. You and Sergei Pavlovich are going to be fighting for the interim title. Like I told you, crazy sh*t happens, you never know!” White was worried about what he would tell the fans as he discussed it with his team, “I just wanna let you guys know How are we gonna tell MSG? When are we gonna tell MSG?”

Dana White and his team tried their best to make UFC 295 the number one event at the MSG but their plans failed as Jones Pulled out. Stress, sorrow, and bewilderment: Dana White went through these three emotions at the same time when he witnessed the collapse of his premium event. The UFC supremo called upon his close aide and unleashed a war room to save his, as well as the promotion’s, reputation.

Hunter Campbell was the frontrunner in saving the card from being a disaster as he was one of the prime beings who clinched in Aspinall and Pavlovich for the fight. Let’s have an insider look at what the stakeholders had to go through to save their noses.

How did Dana White and Hunter Campbell save the day for UFC?

The MMA community believed that Dana White and their team managed the UFC 295 disaster effortlessly, however, the reality is far from it. Things were not as easy as they looked. “Fight Inc: Inside the UFC” by Roku gave us the behind-the-scenes of UFC 295 and it was absolute chaos. UFC supremo’s protege Hunter Campbell promised White that he would clinch in Aspinall and Pavlovich for the fight to save the card and make it one of the best.

Well, Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich’s confirmation of the fight was a massive stressbuster for Dana White. In the documentary, he explained, “When things like this happen, it is devastating. But you don’t go crazy and lose your mind when problems pop up. I like facing them. I like chaos. I love everything about it. I love stress. Don’t blame all that stress on me. I love it. I eat that sh*t for breakfast. I really do. I love it.” 

White and Co saved the card but they failed to cross the UFC 205 numbers. UFC 295 became the second highest-grossing fight card for the promotion with such massive earnings. The fall of Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic fight raked in Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight belt and pushed Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka for the main event. As much as the event was a blockbuster for the promotion, it failed to surpass UFC 205 which clinched in a massive $17,740,543 for the promotion. Regardless, what are your thoughts on the tense situation? State your opinions in the comments below.