UFC boss Dana White saw the UFC 319 main event a bit differently. White obviously had Chimaev winning against du Plessis, but rather than the judges scoring one 10-8 round, the UFC CEO had four on his scorecard. White’s scorecard totaled 50-41 for Chimaev, with round 5 a 10-9 for Chimaev.

He may have fought for 25 minutes at UFC 319 - but the new middleweight champion is already itching to get back in the Octagon 😱

Susurkaev immediately put his UFC contract to work, booking a spot on the UFC 319: Chimaev vs. Dricus Du Plessis undercard in Chicago just four days later. Susurkaev rode the hype wave all the way to his first win, a second-round rear naked choke submission of fellow debutante Eric Nolan.

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’.”

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,

All fighters stepped on scale and all but one uccessfully made weight for Tuesday's Dana White's Contender Series 78 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

UFC CEO Dana White didn't expect newly crowned middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev to destroy Dricus Du Plessis the way he did at UFC 319.Chimaev smothered Du Plessis on the ground in all five rounds,

UFC boss Dana White has explained why Khamzat Chimaev has been able to become a big star in the wake of his win at UFC 319.

UFC big boss Dana White recalled a wild story when they were taking down illegal streams of their pay-per-view fights.