After the wild FIFA 2022 that the entire world just watched, it doesn’t even seem imaginable that someone could hate soccer. It appears to be one bizarre notion to uphold, given the current scenario, where the world is still hungover from the phenomenal finale of this year’s FIFA World Cup. But as strange as it may sound, there certainly are people for whom soccer might just not be as exciting as it is for others. And one of them is none other than the UFC president, Dana White. It may come as a surprise for many that, being a sports promoter himself, how can he not like soccer? But then again, it’s all subjective to White, and he made himself explicitly clear when he declared that soccer isn’t a great sport according to him. And soccer fans, being true to their nature, couldn’t wait to clap back at Dana White.
Cut to the present, FIFA 2022 featured some of the best matches and possibly the wildest finale in the tournament’s 92 years of history. There couldn’t have been a more satisfying finale for any soccer fan than seeing the soccer legend, Lionel Messi, holding the world cup trophy. And this served as the perfect setting for soccer enthusiasts to slam White for his derogatory comments on the sport.
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Saying that Dana White is not a big fan of soccer would be an understatement, given the way he conveyed his distaste for it. He went in, guns blazing. And the soccer fans felt obliged to get back to him for that.
Soccer fans humble Dana White with FIFA facts
In an old interview, Dana White talked soccer down. So much so, that the UFC President went on to call it the “least talented sport” that is being played in the world today and looked unduly assertive when he passed these remarks on the sport.
White said, “Soccer? Whole another ball game. Can’t stand soccer. I think that it’s the least talented sport on Earth. There’s a reason three-year-olds can play soccer. Okay? You run around and kick a ball. Yeah, (Michael)Landsberg said, ‘You wouldn’t say that if you were in Brazil.’ I said, ‘Dude, I say this in every country.’ When you’re playing a game where the net is this big, right? And the score is 3-1?”
Talking about statements that don’t age well, this one takes the cake. And the soccer fans couldn’t hold their excitement at humbling the UFC president down after the explosive FIFA 2022.
One fan went on to put out big soccer facts that simply can’t be ignored.
You don't get this with any other sport @danawhite
Even LeBron did it
Drake is making bets
McGregor wants to buy a football club
Tom Brady watching Ronaldo
Nadal a big Real Madrid fan
You don't see Messi or Ronaldo being obsessed with other sports https://t.co/5wBnlaGIdL
— Franky T (@Franky_T_) December 18, 2022
A piece of information for Dana White on how small is the section of people who don’t like soccer:
Someone have to tell @danawhite that only 20% of USA does not like football.
— Andrew Tate (@andrewtatedubai) December 19, 2022
Does the fact that the FIFA World Cup this year was enjoyed by around half of the planet’s population influence your opinion? One user asked Dana White.
@danawhite you still think football is over rated after that World Cup 4 billion people watched a sport that you called the least talented👀
— jawad ahmed qureshi (@JawadAQureshi87) December 19, 2022
Another user demanded a public apology from the UFC president.
@danawhite you owe us a public apology football is the greatest sport on earth
— Dean (@harrisondean12) December 18, 2022
Another user criticized White quite severely and didn’t hold back even a bit.
@danawhite you talked shit about football saying 3y/o could kick a ball, well 3y/o can also punch and kick someone. You're a dumbass dana, for even saying that you sound so American. Talking shit about football and yet you do this slap thing again, wtf is that
— joshuapaul (@joshua____paul) December 19, 2022
One user brought in Jake Paul in the course of action.
Hey @danawhite the whole world watched the talentless footballers at the #WorldCup2022 and celebrities flew from all around the globe to be part of it. It’s a good job @jakepaul isn’t taking over football like he is your fighters
— Christopher Jay (@JayerChris) December 18, 2022
A user simply put a picture displaying the numbers of the sports’ viewerships and wrote to Dana White, “You can only wish.”
@danawhite
You can only wish…
Let’s make a truce. You don’t mess with either Football and we don’t embarrass you on Twitter 🤣 pic.twitter.com/anvUaMGCHE— RealOne (@RealOne_1988) December 18, 2022
One fan contradicted Dana White‘s statement in hopes that it will “humble” him.
I sincerely hope Dana White has been humbled with his terrible take on football. The Greatest Sport Ever
— Melø 🇮🇷🇨🇦🇲🇦 (@lfcpapi) December 18, 2022
White made it explicitly clear that soccer isn’t his cup of tea. However, apart from being a sports enthusiast, the 53-year-old is also a businessman and will act in a way that is advantageous to his company.
White doesn’t mind a collaboration
Even though the UFC president may not be a big fan of soccer, ironically, he ended up joining forces with one of its biggest leagues. Because White understands what sells. And he cannot let his personal ideology get in the way of his business. Hence, early this December, the UFC officially partnered with the soccer league LaLiga.
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LaLiga and @UFC are teaming up on a content-focused partnership launching a series of social and digital media and event collaborations featuring athletes and legends. 🙌👊
Read more about this partnership below! ⤵️#LaLigaAndUFC
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) December 1, 2022
The whole purpose of this collaboration is to cross-promote their sports to the fans. And by partnering with the UFC, LaLiga aims to gain popularity among the American audience and vice versa. For the most part, this deal will focus on social media engagements and event partnerships where major athletes from both sports will visit one other’s events.
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Additionally, along with this development of the UFC, Dana White will also debut Power Slap early next year. 2023 seems like a big year for him, for all the good reasons.
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