{"id":81831,"date":"2022-09-29T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dern-claims-zuckerberg-rented-apex-for-ufc-vegas-61-dana-white-calls-bs\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:04:57","slug":"dern-claims-zuckerberg-rented-apex-for-ufc-vegas-61-dana-white-calls-bs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dern-claims-zuckerberg-rented-apex-for-ufc-vegas-61-dana-white-calls-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dern claims Zuckerberg rented APEX for UFC Vegas 61;  Dana White calls BS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"FFiq9u\">For the first time since the early months of the pandemic, the UFC will have a closed-door event, with even media members not being allowed in.  It will be for UFC Vegas 61, headlined by a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan. <\/p>\n<div id=\"6SbJWu\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can&#8217;t reveal why yet, but when I can, I will. <\/p>\n<p>NOT covid related.  Nothing bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhotoAmy33\/status\/1574551009140953088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"MWoK3i\">UFC president Dana White was asked about it during a scrum after Tuesday&#8217;s Contender Series episode.  And according to him, it was because he was doing the media a favor. <\/p>\n<div id=\"03GaG4\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White on Bo Nickal, Aspen Ladd, &#039;Big Beef&#039; At UFC Over Khamzat Chimaev&#039;s Future | MMA Fighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tl9C6oFC_r4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"5jeoO5\">\u201cWe just figured that you guys have been so busy lately, that we give you guys a night off.  You guys are here on Tuesdays, you&#8217;re here on Saturdays\u2026 We need to give you guys a break.  You&#8217;re welcome,\u201d he told reporters. <\/p>\n<p id=\"h4TqXD\">\u201cYou guys just stay home, order a pizza and watch the fights, take them in, and enjoy yourselves.  There&#8217;s no big secret\u2026 We just to give you guys a nice weekend off with your families and relax and enjoy yourselves.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"CUOdRM\">Dern, however, revealed some brand new information in her pre-fight conversation with the media. <\/p>\n<p id=\"ExDDYT\">\u201cI know Mark Zuckerberg rented out the whole event, so I know he&#8217;ll be there.  But I do n&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s just, like, literally him and his wife, if he&#8217;s gonna have friends or if it&#8217;s just like a small party.  I don&#8217;t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"hecJ2R\">\u201cI&#8217;m excited and that just makes me more driven to put on a good show.  I know everyone&#8217;s watching on TV, but for Mark and whoever&#8217;s gonna be there, I&#8217;ll put on a show.  That&#8217;s what they want to see, is a show, then we&#8217;re gonna give a show.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"iCw7rk\">White apparently got wind of these statements and denied them outright. <\/p>\n<p id=\"fPRA5e\">The controversial billionaire and tech mogul recently revealed his newfound fascination with jiu-jitsu and MMA and he&#8217;s been spending a chunk of his time on the mats. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since the early months of the pandemic, the UFC will have a closed-door event, with even media members not being allowed in. It will be for UFC Vegas 61, headlined by a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan. I can&#8217;t reveal why yet, but when I can, I will. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dern-claims-zuckerberg-rented-apex-for-ufc-vegas-61-dana-white-calls-bs\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dern claims Zuckerberg rented APEX for UFC Vegas 61;  Dana White calls BS<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83101,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ufc-vegas-61-weigh-in-results-mackenzie-dern-yan-xiaonan-on-point-for-main-event-one-bout-canceled\/","url_meta":{"origin":81831,"position":0},"title":"UFC Vegas 61 weigh-in results: Mackenzie Dern, Yan Xiaonan on point for main event, one bout canceled","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan are set for a key strawweight contest. 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