UFC President Dana White said he is certainly open to having UFC stars appear in WWE professional wrestling since the two companies merge under TKO Group Holdings in 2023.
White said at a press conference after the incident. UFC fight night In St. Louis, Missouri, he was asked if it was okay for his fighters to compete in and out of WWE pay-per-views.
“Remember gold dust?” Probably something like that. As long as I can draw on my face. ”
“Some of the fighters that fight here have always dreamed of having a WWE match or whatever it is. Yeah, I don’t have a problem with that,” he revealed. Ta.
“I mean, when Vince was there, there was no problem. [McMahon] You kept fucking me for no reason, but now I see that’s not the case anymore. Of course I absolutely would,” White said of the former WWE president.
One reporter pointed out that there are some crossovers between MMA and WWE, including wrestlers named Bobby Lashley and Jake Hager. Lashley was originally a professional wrestler. 15-2 He fought in MMA from 2006 to 2018, but never competed in the UFC.
The same goes for Hager, who fought four times between 2019 and 2020. 3-0 With no contest. His last match was at the age of 38.
As for former UFC fighters, both brock lesnar and ronda rousey I had a great time playing both sports. While Rousey fully joined WWE after retiring, Lesnar is the only fighter who is immersed in both sports and still competes at the highest level possible.
Lesnar has won at least 10 world titles in WWE and won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in 2008, defending it twice.
However, reporters informed White that the current heavyweight fighter had expressed interest in WWE.
“We were talking to Derrick Lewis this week and he said he may be in talks with WWE,” a reporter told the UFC president.
White replied, “I didn’t know that, but I would do anything for Derrick Lewis. I really like Derrick Lewis.”
Lewis later said at the same press conference that he had plans to visit the WWE facility in Orlando, Florida in the coming weeks.
“I’m not going to stay here in the UFC, but I’d like to dabble in WWE a little bit,” Lewis told reporters.
When asked what his wrestling attire is, he likened himself to Dustin Rhodes’ character. goldust.
“Maybe it will be — remember Goldust? Probably something like that. As long as I can paint my face so people can’t really tell it’s me…I’ll be there. I’m going to be a complete weirdo, and I’m a little cocky about it,” the heavyweight added.
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