Ilia Topuria made an UNEXPECTED STATEMENT to Justin Gaethje / Dana White told the TRUTH! Makhachev

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]What's up everyone, and welcome back to the MMA Fast. Today, let's get started with Dana White. UFC legend Anderson Silva [music] won't talk to me to this day. Dana White confirmed what many have suspected over the years, a fallout [music] between him and UFC legend Anderson Silva. In the last decade or so, it's been evident that the relationship between the two soured, and now there's confirmation from White.

[00:00:21]Anderson Silva, a guy who was always a unique individual to deal with, but he lost like eight or nine in a row, something like that. And that guy won't talk to me to this day because I said it's over, and he was in his 40s. His thing was, "Who are you to tell me that I'm done doing what I love to do?" Silva didn't lose nearly as many fights as White claimed in the interview, but he did leave the promotion on a three-fight skid, and having lost seven of his last eight before departing in October 2020.

[00:00:47]Conor McGregor's manager shares bold update on Irishman's fighting future ahead of UFC [music] 329 comeback. Given the Irishman's extended layoff and injury saga, many have wondered whether UFC 329 will be his final outing in the octagon. [music] The Irishman's long-time manager, Audie Attar, recently shared a positive update on the UFC superstar's [music] future fighting plans. "I could tell you he's looking to stay active. We're definitely looking forward to not only this fight, Max Holloway, July 11th, and then that next fight, and we're not going to wait a year, that's for sure.

[00:01:17]And then, we'll see. I don't think we're looking too far ahead of things. We're just taking it one step at a time as we should because Max Holloway is a formidable opponent, and we've got to go and handle business come July 11th."

[00:01:30]Robert Whittaker reacts to being on UFC 329 prelims. Robert Whittaker recently opened up about having a fight booked on the prelims instead of the main card and shared his honest feelings on the matter. "Well, it's different. I haven't been in a prelim fight for a long time.

[00:01:44]I don't know. On paper, [music] intellectually, you look at it, it makes sense. My first move up to 205 coming back after a big layoff, I'm looking forward to getting back in there.

[00:01:53]Honestly, the silver lining is that I get to get my fight out of the way a little bit earlier. Honestly, it's just about getting in there and getting to business. I want to get in there and I want to execute all of the [music] things that I've been working on up until now. I want to feel myself out. I want to feel how the fight feels. Yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

[00:02:10]Stephen Thompson names one fighter he believes would be Islam Makhachev's toughest test. Stephen Thompson recently shared his thoughts on Islam Makhachev's toughest challenge at welterweight. In a recent interview, Thompson named Garry as Makhachev's toughest test in the division and said, "I think Ian would give him a hard time. He's not afraid to use his [music] wrestling. You actually see more of his wrestling than you do out of the other strikers. He's very crafty, puts his hands and feet together very well, and he's not afraid to go out there and wrestle. I do believe that he's long enough and lanky enough to give him a hard time. Ian, he's got great movement. Very hard to nail down in a spot. I think he would give him a hard time."

[00:02:48]Ilia Topuria explains why he doesn't wrestle in his fights. Ilia Topuria is confident that he can handle any wrestling threat he may face in his career. However, El Matador prefers to keep the fight standing rather than rely on grappling. "I don't think I'll use wrestling against Gaethje. If I wanted, of course, I'd take him down [music] and do with him whatever I want to do, but I really want to give the fans a show, the entertaining part. [music] With Max Holloway also, I could have taken him down, controlled him on the ground, and submitted him on the ground, but then it wouldn't have been as exciting as it was. So, this is the same thing that I'm planning to do with Justin. It's going to be a pure striking fight, at least from my side. But, if he tries to take me down, then we have different plans for that also. But, anyway, I'm going to end up knocking him out."