Dana White no longer considers his production crew the worst in
sports.
White recently slammed the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s production crew for confusing
Shakur Stevenson with NBA player Jalen Williams at
UFC 329. He labeled them the worst across sports in terms of
showing celebrities at events. However, members of the UFC
production team have now told White that soccer production crews
are even worse when it comes to celebrities.
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UFC president Dana White reacts to FIFA World Cup final
celebrity identification mistakes
White believes the words of his production team after Saturday’s
FIFA World Cup final, where Spain beat Argentina 1-0. He now
considers the FIFA production crew the worst in sports when it
comes to showing celebrities.
“The guys responsible for the production of the World Cup, for you
guys to hit a Grand Slam home run,” White said on his Instagram
Stories. “Even though everybody on my team was arguably saying that
you are the worst, I said, ‘No, we’re the worst. They didn’t f*ck
it up as bad as we did.’ What do you guys do? You triple down today
and you just go, ‘F*ck you, Dana White. You’re not beating us.
We’re the worst production team in the history of sports to ever
show celebrities.’ I bow down. Congratulations to the producers of
the World Cup. You guys win.’ You guys f***ed up that flyover too…
You guys absolutely f*cking suck. We’re the second worst.”
White didn’t point out which production error exactly caught his
attention during the FIFA World Cup final. Notably, a commentator
confused singer Pharrell Williams with rapper A$AP Rocky. The two
artists later posted a picture together in good humor.
Meanwhile, another commentator confused U.S. Secretary of State
Marco Rubio, who was sitting behind President Donald Trump, with
Cristiano Ronaldo.
It seems the FIFA World Cup final
broadcasters mixed up Marco Rubio
@marcorubio and
Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano,
saying:“You see the President of the United States… you’ve got the
President of FIFA, and that looks like Ronaldo.”Great moment either way. pic.twitter.com/M4w4jkNzSH
— Loomer Unleashed (@LoomerUnleashed)
July 19, 2026
Pharrell posts a pic of him and A$AP Rocky
after being mistaken for him on the broadcast 😂 pic.twitter.com/P7RVREMS7z— JustFreshKicks (@JustFreshKicks)
July 19, 2026
🚨😅 Dana White goes off on FIFA production
team over celebrity name mistake:“I actually teed up the guys who were responsible for the
production of the World Cup for you guys to hit a home run.
Everyone on my team was saying you guys were the worst. I said, ‘No, we’re the… pic.twitter.com/gVu0PXOK9N— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight)
July 19, 2026