UFC: Dana White criticises John Oliver for ‘using selective facts’ in rant over events during coronavirus pandemic
- British satirist Oliver says ‘Dana White has devised ‘an insane workaround’ to book fights amid global pandemic
- White responds on Twitter ‘this is a perfect example of how you can control the narrative’
UFC president Dana White has lashed out at Last Week Tonight host John Oliver after his tirade about sports events going ahead during the global coronavirus pandemic.
British-born Oliver, a popular television satirist in the US, had called White’s “Fight Island” proposal “an insane workaround” on Monday’s episode, while also touching on the alleged lack of safety precautions taken by other sports franchises.
“The UFC just last week started hosting matches in Jacksonville and while they couldn’t fly in international fighters for that event, their president Dana White has devised an insane workaround,” Oliver said. “Yes, the UFC is apparently building a facility on a private island that they’re calling Fight Island ... It’s the first thought an idiot would have if they wanted to name a private island where fights happens.”
