{"id":316603,"date":"2026-04-10T21:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316603"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:21:51","slug":"former-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-made-a-request-to-dana-white-during-ufc-327-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/former-nfl-star-chad-ochocinco-made-a-request-to-dana-white-during-ufc-327-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL star Chad \u2018Ochocinco\u2019 made a request to Dana White during UFC 327 press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former NFL star Chad Johnson was in attendance on the UFC 327 press conference and he took the possibility to shoot his shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This coming Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returns to Miami for UFC 327, headlined by a vacant light heavyweight title fight between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg.<\/p>\n

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Also on the cardboard is controversial heavyweight Josh Hokit, who once more took his likelihood to market his extremely divisive personality throughout the press conference, once more taking the crown as \u2018the cringiest fighter\u2019.<\/p>\n

And throughout the presser, together with other media in attendance, former NFL star Chad \u2018Ochocinco\u2019 Johnson was there to ask some questions. <\/p>\n

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\u2018Ochocinco\u2019 Johnson asks Dana White for a fight during press conference<\/h2>\n

Last September, Chad \u2018Ochocinco\u2019 sent a brutal warning to his rival Jame Harrison, stating that he desires to fight him in MMA.<\/p>\n

On the time, UFC boss Dana White seemingly shut down Johnson\u2019s idea, saying that the previous star is just too old to be fighting.<\/p>\n

Despite that, that hasn\u2019t stopped the 48-year-old from declaring that he desires to fight in MMA, and throughout the UFC 327 presser, Johnson got on the mic and asked White for a fight again.<\/p>\n

Prior to his request to White, Johnson asked inquiries to Cub Swanson and Josh Hokit, before saying: \u201cDana, I need a f\u2014\u2014 fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do know, I\u2019m aware, who\u2019s got the following query,\u201d White responded as he once more appeared to brush it off.<\/p>\n

Over the past few months, it has seemed as if White is more open to bizarre fights going down within the premier promotion.<\/p>\n

He recently detailed conversations he\u2019s been having with NFL star Maxx Crosby and NBA star Jaylen Brown, with the pair currently training on the UFC Apex.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but White claimed that Crosby could develop into the UFC heavyweight champion by the tip of 2030<\/p>\n

With Crosby and Brown still regarded to be within the primes of their careers, possibly he could be more open to giving them fights under the UFC banner than he would giving Johnson a fight in the game.<\/p>\n

Before the press conference, Johnson challenged the likes of Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones to a fight, claiming that he would \u2018beat all of their a\u2014-\u2018.<\/p>\n

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