{"id":1968727,"date":"2023-07-10T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-white-shuts-down-reporter-accusations-of-racial-undertones-between-fighters\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:41:02","slug":"dana-white-shuts-down-reporter-accusations-of-racial-undertones-between-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-white-shuts-down-reporter-accusations-of-racial-undertones-between-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White shuts down reporter accusations of &#8216;racial undertones&#8217; between fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdana-white-shuts-down-reporter-accusations-of-racial-undertones-between-fighters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968727&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> UFC President Dana White was quick to shut down a reporter on Saturday after the media member suggested there were &#8220;racial undertones&#8221; during a face-to-face matchup between two middleweight fighters. <\/p>\n<p> South African Dricus Du Plessis defeated Australia&#8217;s Robert Whittaker, setting himself up for a likely match against Nigerian Israel Adesanya. <\/p>\n<p> INSIDE THE PENTAGON OFFICE LEADING UFO INVESTIGATIONS <\/p>\n<p> Du Plessis and Adesanya have been going at each other for months since Du Plessis declared he would be the first UFC fighter to bring a belt back to Africa. <\/p>\n<p>The South African&#8217;s logic is that he actually resides and trains on the African continent, while African-born fighters like Adesanya have since moved elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p> Adesanya has not taken the comments lightly, and when he entered the cage Saturday to face off with his likely next opponent, the Nigerian-born fighter launched into an N-word-fueled tirade against the Caucasian Du Plessis, calling him his &#8220;African brother.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I&#8217;m African, but I ain&#8217;t no brother of yours, son,&#8221; Du Plessis responded. <\/p>\n<p> MMA reporter John Morgan asked White about the confrontation after the fight and about its &#8220;racial undertones.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dricus says he&#8217;s the real African fighter, and so, you know, Israel dropped some N-words in there tonight,&#8221; Morgan said. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;He&#8217;s black,&#8221; White said about Adesanya. &#8220;OK, he&#8217;s black. Who gives a s***?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Morgan asked if White was concerned about the buildup for a likely fight. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I could care less,&#8221; White replied. &#8220;This is the fight business. Israel Adesanya can say whatever he wants to say. Who gives a s***?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Are people b****ing about that?&#8221; he asked Morgan. <\/p>\n<p> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Some people are,&#8221; Morgan replied. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course they are,&#8221; White said. &#8220;Oh, f***ing a, got it, too f***ing bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White was quick to shut down a reporter on Saturday after the media member suggested there were &#8220;racial undertones&#8221; during a face-to-face matchup between two middleweight fighters. South African Dricus Du Plessis defeated Australia&#8217;s Robert Whittaker, setting himself up for a likely match against Nigerian Israel Adesanya. 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