A video replicating his voice caught the attention of Dana White on social media.
In January, Alexander Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes in a rematch that many felt wasn’t necessary due to their first encounter the year prior.
Volkanovski felt that Lopes ‘wasted his chance’ due to the lack of time he had to make the right adjustments for his second shot at the title.
A video featuring a fake announcement from White seemingly attempted to play off the reaction to the UFC 325 rematch by claiming that a trilogy is on the way.
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A video that used an AI voice over of Dana White said that ‘The Great’ would be competing on June 14, but he’d be taking Steve Garcia’s place to face Diego Lopes in a trilogy.
The social media clip may have been intended to capture the attention of fans but it also made it to White, who replied to the post with a specific GIF.
In the GIF, a man is smelling a piece of cloth, with text underneath saying, “Smells like b——-,” as seen via a repost on X.
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White has said he’ll only add more fights to the card if Donald Trump requests them, like he did in the process of the matchup between Derrick Lewis and Josh Hokit being put together.
The UFC president spoke in the months following the announcement of the event about having fighters on the card that he knows he can rely on.
While all of the athletes competing on June 14 are likely going to want to hold onto their spot at all costs, injuries and cancellations are always a possibility in MMA.
Lopes vs Garcia is a fight that has the potential to steal the show regardless of what event you put on, so fingers crossed that this fake video isn’t a bad omen.
2026-05-23 04:00:00
