Dana White and Joe Rogan were unimpressed by former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub’s claim that UFC 279 was “fixed” to sell more pay-per-views. Rogan went as far as saying his friend and fellow comedian needed a “handler”. Schaub has since fired back, specifically targeting the UFC’s choice to host Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the UFC Apex in an otherwise empty room.
“It’s strange to me that it’s okay for Dana to go against his fighters and devalue them and he’s lying, or call another guy a f****** dummy., because he had a conspiracy about UFC 279 cause there’s some smoke there.
Schaub Claps Back at Joe Rogan, Dana White over Zuckerberg incident
Dana lies about it then people want to get mad at me, ‘Oh, dude. Come on. You think Dana would actually do that at UFC 279? Brendan needs a handler’ Do I? Or does your boy need a handler?
I’m not the one playing grab-ass with Mark Zuckerberg, letting him rent out [the UFC Apex], shutting it down for his entertainment. You should have ran that by me, right? I don’t need a handler, these guys need a handler.”
The empty room at UFC Vegas 61, headlined by Mackenzie Dern vs Yan Xiaonan, did not go unnoticed. While Dana White denied claims by Dern that Mark Zuckerberg had booked out the entire venue for himself and his entourage, Brendan Schaub smells something fishy.
“Somebody should’ve gotten in the ear of Dana and Mark Zuckerberg and been like, ‘Hey, you two rich, privileged f***s, come over here.’
Let me tell you something. Do not ban the media, do not not allow fans to attend this event, it affects the fighters. What’s our first priority here? The fighters,’ That’s what you say, we know you’re lying. Just because this guy is a billionaire and stole a f****** app called Facebook off two twins doesn’t make this guy special. He became a fan last f****** week, quit posting s***.
You’re driving away your fanbase.” The UFC was very active on social media regarding Zuckerberg’s attendance at their event. The official UFC channels posted images of Zuckerberg watching the fights next to Dana White, while Zuckerberg himself posted on Instagram thanking the UFC for having him with the caption “Excited to see Mackenzie Dern fight tonight in Vegas. Thanks, Dana White for inviting us!”
Are you on Schaub’s side in this feud, or do Dana White and Joe Rogan have the right idea about Schaub? Let us know in the comments.
