Dana White has no interest in doing stadium shows.
The UFC CEO had a front-row seat for WrestleMania 41 inside the jam-packed Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. More than 120,000 were in attendance for the two-night event that featured a whole lot of UFC stars in the stands, including Colby Covington, Daniel Cormier, and Israel Adesanya.
Unfortunately, the spectacle didn’t do anything for White as far as changing his mind about running shows inside stadiums.
“No, nothing will change my mind about a stadium show,” White said during the UFC Kansas City post-fight press conference. “I mean, you guys were here tonight. Kansas City is an awesome city. The people here are great, I really like this town and the energy in that place was awesome all night. That’s the energy you get – not that there wasn’t any (energy at WrestleMania).
“What’d they have, 63,000 people there? You’re going to get some energy like they did. I am not a fan of stadiums. I like arenas.”
Conor McGregor will only come back for a UFC stadium show
White’s comments came days after Irish megastar Conor McGregor announced on X that he would only come back for a stadium show.
“I’ll only come back to a stadium,” McGregor wrote while sharing a highlight reel from WrestleMania weekend.
Considering it’s been nearly four years since McGregor’s last fight, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would even care, let alone believe that ‘Mystic Mac’ is ever coming back. Unless, of course, it’s to try to recoup some of the costs from the sexual assault case he lost earlier this year.
