In late May, UFC president Dana White said he needed to see if former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas was “mentally ready” to step back inside the octagon. On Tuesday, White seemed to forget that Namajunas withdrew from UFC 249, according to her manager, because of two deaths in her family related to the coronavirus.
On “The Schmozone Podcast,” host Dave Schmulenson remarked that sports are an escape from the madness in the world right now. White responded by saying “the entire world has turned into pussies overnight and it’s unbelievable and it drives me crazy.