Dana White Recalls Plane Fight With Tito Ortiz
During a 2017 appearance on Conan, Dana White, then president of the promotion, recounted a fight with former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz aboard a private plane traveling to Japan. White said the two were messing around when Ortiz applied a neck crank. White said he punched Ortiz in the ribs, and the exchange escalated into a brief fight before Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta intervened. The plane was taking off, according to White. These details are White’s account of the incident.
What White said happened
White described the incident on Conan O’Brien’s show in March 2017. He said Ortiz put him in a neck crank during horseplay, and that he began punching Ortiz in the ribs when Ortiz did not release the hold. White said the Fertitta brothers broke up the fight and the two men sat apart for the rest of the flight. The account was later reported by Fox Sports and MMAWeekly.
Context
The story is a recollection from White, shared years after the trip. The account is his description of the encounter.
Sources
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