Dana Talks: ‘That Wasn’t The Fight I Was Expecting’

UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts following Saturday’s boxing match between UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and Floyd “Money” Mayweather.

“It was obviously not the fight I was expecting,” White said in an interview with FOX Sports 1. “I thought Conor would be chasing him around, and he would eventually catch him with some shots.”

McGregor looked good throughout his professional boxing debut. He managed to win some of the early rounds, but in the end lost to Mayweather by TKO in the 10th round.

“He hit him with a lot of shots and looked fantastic tonight. I couldn’t be more proud of him. (Conor) is not, he is very upset with himself. He feels like that fight was there for the taking.”

White then revealed that he was fine with the referee’s stoppage in round 10.

“He thinks the fight was stopped early, I was good with the stoppage,” White said. “He’s not a professional boxer. He stepped in there to fight arguably the greatest of all time, and he looked damn good doing it. I was okay with 10 rounds.”