Despite the UFC and Top Rank both being under the same umbrella on ESPN, Dana White and Bob Arum still take shots at each other.
Shortly after the UFC’s second Las Vegas show during this pandemic ended, White spoke about having better ESPN ratings now that other sports aren’t around.
“There’s not much going on. So many people are watching. This is everybody’s time to shine,” White said on the post-fight press conference. “The sport is on a whole ‘nother level right now.
“When we first started on ESPN, when you look at the ESPN totem pole, you had NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA — these guys, right?