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Dana blames media, company cuts Strickland’s microphone

February 22, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Freedom of speech champion Dana White blasted the media on Saturday in regards to Sean Strickland’s rant earlier in the week which drew mainstream recognition. White proclaimed that it was the media’s fault for asking questions that would make Strickland give his unfettered racist, misogynist and xenophobic viewpoints. The irony of White’s comments is that […]

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Strickland’s attention-seeking comments get mainstream scrutiny

February 19, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

A Sean Strickland press conference rarely gets attention for what he says he will do in the Octagon. Instead the fighter talks the full gamut of politics and his worldview. Wednesday’s press conference may have received extra scrutiny. Per usual, Strickland went on a rant on a variety of issues including the Super Bowl that […]

Filed Under: Paramount, Public Relations, UFC

Brock Lesnar returns to WWE

August 4, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Pro wrestling is full of surprises. Summerslam took place this past weekend at Met Life Stadium in Newark, New Jersey. The company saved the biggest surprise for the last night. On the first night of Wrestlemania, Seth Rollins cashed his Money in the Bank briefcase to wrest the WWE Heavyweight title away from CM Punk […]

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White will not “muzzle” anybody in response to Covington’s comments

September 24, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

“We don’t muzzle anybody,” was the response given by Dana White in response to comments made by Colby Covington Saturday night that several fighters deemed racist.  White gave the comments at a press conference leading up to this Saturday’s UFC event on Fight Island.  Covington made several glaring comments that most would deem racist.  In […]

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One question stirred emotions at UFC 246 Press Conference

January 16, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The first press conference for Conor McGregor after his tumultuous time away from the UFC was tame for his standards.  Yet, the one question that may have reminded all that his legal troubles cannot be shouted down by fight fans are the accusations of sexual assault. Even with the UFC isolating the harmful questions to […]

Filed Under: Featured, legal, opinion and analysis, Public Relations, UFC

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