Dana White doesn\u2019t regret not with the ability to bring Fedor Emelianenko into the UFC.<\/strong><\/p>\n Fans voted Emelianenko as MMA\u2019s biggest heavyweight despite the proven fact that he never stepped inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n Emelianenko faced many names that did have long careers within the UFC, but some matchups will only ever remain dream fights.<\/p>\n One hypothetical clash involving \u2018The Last Emperor\u2019 was mentioned by White because the one exception to the UFC with the ability to pull off all the pieces they\u2019ve desired to do.<\/p>\n In 2009, Dana White met with Fedor Emelianenko to try and convey the Russian heavyweight into the UFC.<\/p>\n The plan was to supply him an enormous contract to establish a fight with the promotion\u2019s heavyweight champion on the time and one in all the most important names in MMA history, Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n Each parties met at an undisclosed location, and despite offering Emelianenko the most important UFC offer at the moment with the hopes of hosting this fight in a stadium, the Russian and his team declined.<\/p>\n White recently reflected on this and revealed that he doesn\u2019t regret not getting this dream matchup done when asked about moves the promotion has been unable to make occur.<\/p>\n \u201cWe never got a deal done with Fedor but when me and Lorenzo (Fertitta) got on the plane and left wherever the hell we were, we checked out one another and said, \u2018thank god they said no\u2019 because we offered him a lot money,\u201d he told The Pivot Podcast<\/a>. \u201cYou get in that room and also you\u2019re just attempting to get the deal done. We didn\u2019t fly all the best way the f\u2014 out here for nothing, let\u2019s get this deal done. We desired to do it.\u201d <\/p>\n In 2021, White responded after Emelianenko said to TASS that the UFC president has \u201cno respect for any human being. Only money and that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHis statement was I used to be all about money \u2014 he must have been more about money once we made you that supply wherever the f\u2014 we were, whatever island that was we were on, and also you wouldn\u2019t still be fighting at 45 years old,\u201d White hit back when speaking after UFC 267.<\/p>\n Joe Rogan has previously said that Emelianenko\u2019s team made unreasonable demands that included wanting to own a chunk of the UFC as a part of the deal.<\/p>\nWho’s the best heavyweight in MMA history?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/div>Dana White doesn\u2019t regret not signing Fedor Emelianenko on account of how much money they offered him<\/h2>\n
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