Dana White has made it clear: the UFC will not be hosting a Pride Night anytime soon.
The UFC president told Outkick's Tomi Lahren that while he doesn't care about a fighter's sexual orientation, the promotion is focused solely on fighting.
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"I'm staring at my roster of top 15 fighters. I'm assuming we have some gay fighters.
I don't know how many are open. I know that we have some gay female fighters," White said.
"I don't give a s***.
I don't care what you are, who you are, what you do, we don't talk about that, any of that stuff."
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White was asked why the UFC doesn't hold Pride Nights like other major sports leagues, such as the NBA, NHL, and MLB.
He explained that the UFC's focus is different. "I'm in the fight business, so it's a little different.
Baseball is like America's Game. I stay in my lane, man.
Whatever all these other guys are doing, good luck to ya."
The UFC boss also addressed free speech, noting that he allows his fighters to express themselves, even when he disagrees.
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"You think I'm happy about what Josh Hokit said?
I'm trying to unify the country, and he goes out and says something absolutely stupid [about Michelle Obama] like he did that night," White said.
"But I am a believer in free speech, too. I let everybody be themselves, do their thing.
There are a lot of things that some of my guys say that I don't love."
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White's bottom line: "Everybody do your own thing. I'm just not into [the Pride Nights]."
