Dana White on UFC fighters wrestling each other in RAF: 'Who gives a shit?'

White also said there is no relationship between RAF and the UFC when he was asked about Khamzat Chimaev's RAF match in Abu Dhabi.

Dana White says he has "no idea" whether active UFC fighters are barred from wrestling each other in other promotions, and does not see why it matters: "Who gives a shit? What difference does that make? I don't know."

The question came through an interpreter at the UFC 333 post-fight press conference in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 24 October. The reporter put a rumour to White that active UFC fighters "are not allowed to grapple or wrestle between themselves" in other promotions, and that "the only thing they're allowed to do is have MMA matches" in the UFC.

"There have been plenty of guys who have grappled," White said. Pressed on whether that meant active fighters wrestling each other in RAF, he gave his "who gives a shit" reply. When the interpreter added that UFC fighters do RAF matches but "never go one against another", White said again: "I have no idea."

The same reporter had opened by asking about Khamzat Chimaev's RAF match in Abu Dhabi: "Can you please confirm, is there any kind of relationship between RAF and the UFC?" White answered: "No, no."

Chimaev beat Robbie Lawler by technical fall at RAF 14 in Las Vegas on Friday 23 October. His next RAF match is against Colby Covington for the crossover title in Abu Dhabi.

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