{"id":76983,"date":"2023-03-04T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/04\/dana-white-says-jon-jones-is-greatest-ever-if-he-beats-ciryl-gane\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:05:17","slug":"dana-white-says-jon-jones-is-greatest-ever-if-he-beats-ciryl-gane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/04\/dana-white-says-jon-jones-is-greatest-ever-if-he-beats-ciryl-gane\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Says Jon Jones Is Greatest Ever If He Beats Ciryl Gane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-1248da90a2aa18df7ba7d0264b6f0240\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cd3f8cb8-b55b-4eef-9d24-b8da27256a76-909920524-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-cd3f8cb8-b55b-4eef-9d24-b8da27256a76-909920524-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/16by9\/2023\/03\/01\/3c273b31890d48d4bba535c048f3a271_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1248da90a2aa18df7ba7d0264b6f0240--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2f4ba0bedb2d4318b9b8d8052062e185\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Who&#8217;s the best UFC fighter ever?? It&#8217;s one of the crucial hotly contested debates amongst MMA followers, and now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dana-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dana White<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s weighing in!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2f4ba0bedb2d4318b9b8d8052062e185--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-02b882049b0beeb14a170082f51c6346\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/anderson-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anderson Silva<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/georges-st-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Georges St-Pierre<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jon-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jon Jones<\/strong><\/a> are the names most frequently thrown on the market (there&#8217;s additionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/demetrious-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Demetrious Johnson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amanda-nunes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amanda Nunes<\/strong><\/a>, and some others) &#8230; and every one can absolutely stake their declare as the very best.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-02b882049b0beeb14a170082f51c6346--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c6f08950635204f2021b39ceeb59ad95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c6f08950635204f2021b39ceeb59ad95--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-de5cf87f52b8dedebaa0f667efa62372\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, with Jones about to return to the Octagon (first time in 1,121 days) in opposition to a bonafide beast in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ciryl-gane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ciryl Gane<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(11-1 professional report), and going as much as heavyweight from the sunshine heavyweight division which he dominated for a decade, Dana informed Babcock on the <em><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong><\/em><strong> TV present<\/strong> (airs weekdays on <strong>FS1<\/strong>) earlier within the week that Bones is one win away from being the \ud83d\udc10.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-de5cf87f52b8dedebaa0f667efa62372--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-722dab38ecbfd1009eb4239dae4f50a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;There might be no arguments over who the G.O.A.T. is that if he beats Ciryl Gane on Saturday,&#8221; White mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-722dab38ecbfd1009eb4239dae4f50a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac77cc5e54ab00824e26388cea3495b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-code-block canvas-code-block-permalink canvas-code-block--default  \">\n        <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mercedes-mon%C3%A9-fka-sasha-banks-joins-us-to-talk-her\/id1672133389?i=1000602668035\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac77cc5e54ab00824e26388cea3495b6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-373ce6f7217960b7e1aae7f83df8f7ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for the opposite fighters &#8230; they&#8217;re all inactive within the UFC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-373ce6f7217960b7e1aae7f83df8f7ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9aa1e36dc87d19a5eae61d2f5dea66a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Silva is the previous middleweight champion. He defeated everybody from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chael-sonnen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chael Sonnen<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/vitor-belfort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vitor Belfort<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/forrest-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Forrest Griffin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dan-henderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dan Henderson<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Rich Franklin<\/strong> and so many extra. He held the UFC title for longer than anybody within the historical past of the promotion &#8230; 2,457 days, defending his belt efficiently 10 instances.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9aa1e36dc87d19a5eae61d2f5dea66a1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0f9188d29e0d29457f8a1d40e085808\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230303_576ce8382db640e88fc80cebabbf3f92\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1e42af65-73de-4ba9-a3f3-7591d54ef4c0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2023\/03\/03\/576ce8382db640e88fc80cebabbf3f92_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0f9188d29e0d29457f8a1d40e085808--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-712bf6898e8efa63846652b01c353b25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>GSP, a former 2x welterweight and 1x middleweight champ, had an expert report of 26-2, solely dropping to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/matt-serra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Matt Serra<\/strong><\/a> (2007) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/matt-hughes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Matt Hughes<\/strong><\/a> (2004). St-Pierre beat the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-bisping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael Bisping<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/johnny-hendricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Johnny Hendricks<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-diaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nick Diaz<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Jake Shields<\/strong>, <strong>Carlos Condit<\/strong>, <strong>Dan Hardy<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bj-penn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>B.J. Penn<\/strong><\/a> and nearly each different fighter of his technology.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-712bf6898e8efa63846652b01c353b25--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dcc2cc2cddd70d4a24a35802527eda60\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230303_fa2c210889a34cf796b9907caf1ecf57\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1e42af65-73de-4ba9-a3f3-7591d54ef4c0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fa\/4by3\/2023\/03\/03\/fa2c210889a34cf796b9907caf1ecf57_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dcc2cc2cddd70d4a24a35802527eda60--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16789769e70c4b60b1c16c016635f15d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Khabib is the one of the fighters within the G.O.A.T. dialog to go undefeated, retiring with a 29-0 report. Nurmagomedov defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/justin-gaethje\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Justin Gaethje<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dustin-poirier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dustin Poirier<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <strong>Edson Barboza<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael Johnson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rafael-dos-anjos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rafael dos Anjos<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/conor-mcgregor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Conor McGregor<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16789769e70c4b60b1c16c016635f15d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3d21e2aadf10d7eea6f18c034d45f547\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230303_8f9f7b3c86364a9fa97c1c56b51a1dde\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1e42af65-73de-4ba9-a3f3-7591d54ef4c0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/4by3\/2023\/03\/03\/8f9f7b3c86364a9fa97c1c56b51a1dde_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3d21e2aadf10d7eea6f18c034d45f547--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-adf81cbd9eef67ea5e1dfade58921b41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There&#8217;s rather more with Dana &#8230; we talked to the UFC honcho about every thing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/valentina-shevchenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Valentina Shevchenko<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s resume, to 3x NCAA wrestling champ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bo-nickal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bo Nickal<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s UFC debut.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-adf81cbd9eef67ea5e1dfade58921b41--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fc8bfc4c2cb4f8552cfbf01bd10dfc7d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-25841dda-cf11-4e50-8325-5287d49585cf-388144983-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-25841dda-cf11-4e50-8325-5287d49585cf-388144983-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7c\/16by9\/2023\/03\/03\/7c9bff3cc8db48a1b1b03e810d196d69_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fc8bfc4c2cb4f8552cfbf01bd10dfc7d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c8bf0c7acaa3bbb1f41b338c27c9cf04\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We additionally talked to Shevchenko and her opponent, title challenger <strong>Alexa Grasso<\/strong> &#8230; about their co-main occasion scrap. 29-year-old Grasso is an enormous underdog, and whereas not many individuals imagine she will win, she does &#8230; and he or she explains why.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c8bf0c7acaa3bbb1f41b338c27c9cf04--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZSports.com Who&#8217;s the best UFC fighter ever?? It&#8217;s one of the crucial hotly contested debates amongst MMA followers, and now Dana White&#8216;s weighing in! 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