White Responds After Production Team Misidentifies Shakur Stevenson

Dana White just signed Shakur Stevenson to a significant deal with Zuffa Boxing, but the broadcast identified Stevenson on screen as Jalen Williams, an NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

White's reaction at the post-fight press conference was exactly what anyone familiar with him would expect” "I just paid Shakur Stevenson a shit load of money and for some reason we can't figure the celebrity thing out/ They put him up as a f---ing OKC NBA player. Are you f---ing kidding me?"

A previous incident at the Sphere in Las Vegas saw Terence Crawford appear on screen identified as Kendrick Lamar. The UFC has now misidentified prominent figures at multiple high-profile events, and White did not try to soften the assessment” We are the absolute worst to ever do the celebrity thing. When we put celebrities up, we are the worst,” White

White revealed that the conversation continued backstage after the broadcast, with members of his team attempting to offer a comparative defence: "They said, 'No, soccer's worse. Soccer shows the people and they don't put up any graphics. Oh no. We put up f---ing graphics and put the wrong guy's name on it. We're the worst ever to f---ing do it."

For Stevenson, being introduced to a national audience on one of the year's biggest cards as an NBA player is not the ideal debut moment as a Zuffa Boxing signing.