UFC FIGHT NIGHT 150 POST-FIGHT PRESSER NEWS AND NOTES

UFC president Dana White talked to reporters following UFC Fight Night 150 and answered their questions. Here Is What the boss guy had to say in response to this MMA media’s questions:
The bonus for”Battle of the Night” went to Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira, while”Performance of the Night” bonuses moved to veterans Glover Teixeira and Jim Miller. White admitted handing out FOTN was a difficult decision considering how great the primary affair between Jack Hermansson and Ronaldo”Jacare” Souza was, but ultimately said he and the matchmakers reached a unanimous decision to give the bonus to Perry and Oliveira.
White reported the UFC reserved Hermansson against Souza because they think he’s talented, and said he had been pleased with the fact”The Joker” was prepared to visit the ground with Souza. He explained he was impressed with the toughness in the matchup of Souza, but finally he did not get the win.
Hermansson’s win puts him at the name combination at 185lbs, but not until UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya try to merge the belt later this season. It’s reasonable to state that Hermansson will need at least one more big-name win until he fights to get the middleweight belt.
White said he was not a fan of the co-main occasion between Greg Hardy and Dmitry Smoliakov. He said the UFC doesn’t do set-up fights, regardless of what fans and press were saying on the internet about this fight, but stated he was very disappointed in Smoliakov’s functionality. He’d add that Hardy arrived in good shape for the struggle and did his job by getting the win, but White was quite critical of Smoliakov’s cushioned 9-2 record coming to the fight.
The timing of this NFL draft didn’t have anything to do with Hardy being around the crowed. It was because it had been in Florida and Hardy trains in American Top Team, based on White.
The UFC was pleased with the attendance and gate and strategies on coming back to Florida at a certain stage.
White said the UFC is going to Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company is considering land and is laying out a business plan for both nations. The UFC is trying to”kickstart the market” by building a performance institute in Puerto Rico, to give jobs to people impacted by the hurricanes.
White blamed American Top Team owner Dan Lambert for spending cash to grow the Florida regional MMA scene.
White said he had been impressed by Perry’s performance, and praised how he remained composed against Oliveira even when he had been hurt. The UFC is very high on Perry and this win over Oliveira could push him to the top-15.
The UFC was supposed to meet with Conor McGregor in Miami, but will instead meet with him in Los Angeles shortly.
Tony Ferguson has no return date set but White said he would like to book him as soon as he is cleared to fight.
White said the UFC’s choice to go to either Miami or Ft. Lauderdale next time they go to Florida will rely on who fights on the card.
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