About this episode

The episode discusses Dana White's comments on the UFC's White House card and Saudi Arabia's withdrawal from sports funding while previewing upcoming combat sports events.

On this week’s episode of The Craic, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes break down Dana White’s comments on the politics surrounding the UFC’s White House card, discuss Saudi Arabia pulling back on sports funding, and preview this weekend’s combat sports action.

People in this episode

Host: Petesy Carroll

Guests: Chuck Mindenhall, Ben Fowlkes

Topics covered

• UFC
• politics
• Saudi Arabia
• sports funding
• combat sports

Keywords

• UFC
• Dana White
• Saudi Arabia
• sports funding
• combat sports
• White House card

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UFC, Saudi Arabia, Yahoo Sports

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