Dana White & Ariel Helwani caught up for a few minutes after UFC 144.
MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani caught up with UFC president Dana White after UFC 144 and got his opinion on how he scored Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson, Edgar moving down a weight class, his frustration with "Rampage" and lots more.
He also did a four-minute interview for Fuel TV covering many of the same subjects.
Here's some highlights:
- He said he scored the main event for Edgar three rounds to two with him winning the final round.
- He clarified that he didn't give Edgar his win bonus even though he said he did at the post-fight press conference. He did give Takeya Mizugaki his, however.
- He explained how the UFC picked the judges that came to the event and his influence over them.
- How he wants Edgar to move down to 145 and why he thinks he's hesitant to do that.
- His approach to Anthony Pettis vs. Henderson II or whether Edgar will get a rematch.
- He said he's disappointed in Quinton Jackson and has been since he filmed The A-Team movie. He didn't know anything about the weight issues until he got to Japan.
- How he respects Mark Hunt for wanting to fight in the UFC instead of taking a buyout of his Pride deal and just walking away.
- He discusses the Japanese crowd and how he was happy with how they reacted.
Watch both videos after the jump.
SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
More UFC 144 coverage here at Bloody Elbow:
- UFC 144 Results: Ben Henderson And Anthony Pettis Ready For Rematch - Nate Wilcox
- UFC 144: Edgar Vs. Henderson Results And Post-Fight Analysis - Brent Brookhouse
- UFC 144 Results: Dana White Says Anthony Pettis Will 'Likely' Get Next UFC Lightweight Title Shot - Bloody Elbow
- UFC 144 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- UFC Japan Video: Georges St. Pierre Gets Attacked By A Mob Of Kids With Samurai Foam Swords - Bloody Elbow
- Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 139: UFC 144 Results Review
- UFC 144 Results: Ryan Bader Dominates Rampage Jackson To Decision - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Mark Hunt Knocks Out Cheick Kongo In The First Round - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Jake Shields Wins Hard Fought Decision Over Yoshihiro Akiyama - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Tim Boetsch Upsets Yushin Okami In The Third Round - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- UFC 144 Results: Hatsu Hioki Defeats Bart Palaszewski By Unanimous Decision - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Anthony Pettis Knocks Out Joe Lauzon In The First Round - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Takanori Gomi Stops Eiji Mitsuoka In The Second - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Vaughan Lee Submits Kid Yamamoto With An Armbar - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Riki Fukuda Dominates Steve Cantwell To Decision - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Chris Cariaso Defeats Takeya Mizugaki By Unanimous Decision - Matthew Roth
- UFC 144 Results: Issei Tamura Knocks Out Tiequan Zhang - Matthew Roth


There are 135 Comments. Load Now.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.