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Dana White told the story behind UFC’s failed negotiations with Fedor Emelianenko. | 📷: Bellator MMA

Dana White doesn’t regret Fedor Emelianenko's failed move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Emelianenko is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time who never fought in the UFC. White recently revealed that he wanted to make a fight between the Russian and Brock Lesnar. However, they failed to sign Emelianenko despite offering him a lot of money.

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Dana White discusses the failed UFC negotiations with heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko White claims that the offer was so massive that he and Lorenzo Fertitta were relieved that Emelianenko turned them down. The UFC head honcho doesn’t regret the failed negotiations.

“We never got a deal done with Fedor,” White said on "The Pivot" podcast.

“When me and Lorenzo got on the plane and left wherever we were, we looked at each other and said, ‘Thank God they said no,’ becau…

Demian Maia detailed Ian Garry’s adaptability before UFC 330. | 📷: Marcelo Alonso/Sherdog

Demian Maia believes Ian Garry is equipped to upset Islam Makhachev.

Garry (17-1) is scheduled to challenge Makhachev (28-1) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Maia recently discussed Garry’s preparation and dissected the matchup.

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Ian Garry prepares for Islam Makhachev with help from Demian Maia ahead of UFC 330 Maia has been a crucial part of Garry’s fight camps since they first met at a seminar in Barcelona in 2023 and the jiu-jitsu legend recently revealed that he helped Garry in Spain before the Irishman went back to England to finish the final phase of his camp for UFC 330.

“Our partnership started in 2023,” Maia told Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso. “I went to teach a seminar at a friend's academy in Barcelona, and Ian and his wife reached out…

Paddy Pimblett has never missed weight for a UFC bout. | 📷: Getty/UFC

Paddy Pimblett declared himself the “GOAT of weight cutting” in a recently released behind-the-scenes video.

Despite routinely drawing attention for the amount of weight he gains between bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, "The Baddy" has never failed to make the lightweight limit. As seen in his latest YouTube video documenting the days leading up to UFC 329, the Brit had a relatively comfortable weight cut and remained in high spirits throughout.

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Paddy Pimblett explains the discipline and mindset behind his UFC lightweight weight cuts Pimblett and his team gave detailed insight into his weight-cutting process in the former interim title challenger’s recent YouTube video. He emphasized that the key to always making weight is sticking to the necessary diet and training program throughout fight camp.

“I am the GOAT of weight cutting,” Pimblett said in the…