“This Is Dana’s Attempt to Get Ronda Rousey Back” – Veteran Referee Analyzes What the Endeavor-WWE Deal Means for the UFC

Dana White is receiving more spotlight as news of UFC’s parent company Endeavor purchasing the WWE broke earlier. Both fans and pros are discussing what it would mean for the promotions to come under the same roof. As per a CNBC report, WWE and UFC will form a new publicly traded company and the deal could be announced on Monday.

Endeavor shareholders will own 51% of the pro-wrestling giants while the remaining will 49% will be with WWE shareholders.

With both billion-dollar enterprises coming under the same umbrella, fans, and pros have begun discussing if their products will merge at any point. With both promotions having many huge stars, discussions surrounding potential crossovers have already started. In this regard, veteran MMA referee John McCarthy had an interesting argument to make.

John McCarthy thinks Dana White has a motive behind the WWE-Endeavor deal

In a recent episode of their show ‘Weighing In,’ veteran MMA referee John McCarthy and ex-UFC star Josh Thomson discussed the rumored WWE-Endeavor deal. The MMA stalwarts analyzed what it would mean for either promotions and if the deal was good or bad.

Speaking of the deal, Big John jokingly said, “I’m looking at it like this: This is Dana’s attempt to get Ronda Rousey back.”

In response, Josh Thomson said, “I’m just wondering if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Only because now you’re splitting your funds both ways. I know it’s very profitable. Both of them are very profitable…”

‘The Punk’ added, “I want to know if it’s a good thing. I think it will be because now you can do like a cross-promotion between… You start seeing UFC guys in the WWE. And you start seeing maybe some WWE guys starting to trickle over a little bit.”

UFC stars have crossed over to the WWE and made big money- the aforementioned Ronda Rousey is a prime example. Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar came to the promotion from the WWE. Therefore, the deal could open the doors for such crossovers.

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Even UFC’s biggest PPV star Conor McGregor teased interest in the WWE after the news broke. However, fans will have to wait and see if Dana White will allow any such events to happen. The UFC head honcho has never shown an interest in crossover shows with other promotions.

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What are your thoughts on the deal? And what do you make of the comments from McCarthy and Thomson? Let us know in the comments below.