It may have taken Khamzat Chimaev nine fights and over five years to finally become a UFC champion but his star power was recognized long before he had a belt around his waist. Bursting on the scene during the global pandemic,

And reporter Zain Bando noticed during the event that Dana White appeared to be more interested in his phone than the fight itself. He shared a photo showing the UFC boss checking his texts, which he captioned “Dana White is bored on his phone during the ‘fight of the year’.”