The UFC title pictures at both lightweight and heavyweight seem pretty clear with regard to what’s upcoming and what should happen afterward, but try telling that to UFC president Dana White.
Let’s start with lightweight: Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Dustin Poirier will unify the title on Sept. 7 at UFC 242. After that, it’s a no-brainer that Tony Ferguson should face the winner. For crying out loud, the guy is a former interim champ who never lost his belt and is on an incredible 12-fight winning streak.
Over at heavyweight, champ Daniel Cormier will defend his title in a rematch with Stipe Miocic on Aug. 17 at UFC 241. It only makes sense that Francis Ngannou fights the winner after going on a three-fight first-round knockout tear against the division’s top contenders.
That all makes sense, doesn’t it? But see, if you ask White what could prevent Ferguson and Ngannou from getting the title shots they’ve rightfully earned, you’ll drive him bananas.
And that’s what happened during an interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter on Friday.
“We can’t talk about this. You guys love to talk about this dumb sh*t that isn’t even here yet. You can’t talk about something until it’s here. ‘What if this guy does this, and what if this guy’ … who gives a sh*t? Until it happens. … To talk about this type of sh*t over and over and over again drives me (expletive) bananas.”
OK then.
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