{"id":39265,"date":"2026-07-13T03:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-thought-Shakur-Stevenson-was-an-NBA-player-Dana-White-had-thoughts-201869"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:30:03","slug":"ufc-thought-shakur-stevenson-was-an-nba-player-dana-white-had-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-thought-shakur-stevenson-was-an-nba-player-dana-white-had-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC thought Shakur Stevenson was an NBA player; Dana White had thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dana
\nWhite<\/a> is livid with the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s production team for getting
\ncelebrities\u2019 names wrong on the broadcast.<\/p>\n

Four-division boxing champion and Zuffa Boxing\u2019s latest signing,
\nShakur Stevenson, was in attendance at
\nUFC 329<\/a> on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However,
\nwhen Stevenson was shown on screen, a lower third had him captioned
\nas NBA player Jalen
\nWilliams<\/a> of the Oklahoma City Thunder. White later slammed the
\nUFC\u2019s production team for the mix-up.<\/p>\n

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Shakur Stevenson and Jalen Williams react to mix-up at UFC
\n329<\/h2>\n

White notes that his production team, which he is usually immensely
\nproud of, just hosted a monumental event on the South Lawn of the
\nWhite House last month. However, the UFC CEO believes his
\nproduction team is the worst in all sports when it comes to
\nshowcasing celebrities at UFC events.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy production team, we just did the White House. We built an arena
\non the South Lawn of the White House, and it was the greatest thing
\nin the world to be there live and to watch it on TV,\u201d White said at
\nthe UFC 329 post-fight press conference. \u201cI just paid Shakur
\nStevenson a sh*tload of money, and for some reason, we can’t figure
\nthis celebrity sh*t out. They put him up as a f*cking OKC NBA
\nplayer. Are you f*cking kidding me? But we are the absolute worst
\nto ever do the celebrity thing. When we put celebrities up, we are
\nthe worst.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevenson enjoyed White\u2019s rant, posting on X, \u201cYea Dana,\u201d followed
\nby a laughing and fire emoji. Williams also took the incident in
\ngood stead and couldn\u2019t help cracking a few jokes. The NBA champion
\nwrote on his Instagram Stories, \u201cEhh close enough,\u201d before
\naccepting lifetime free ringside tickets to UFC events as a token
\nof apology.<\/p>\n

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Dana White was not happy that Zuffa\u2019s latest
\nsigning Shakur Stevenson was presented as NBA player Jalen
\nWilliams<\/a> on last night’s UFC broadcast \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/ro4zIwoDtD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine)
\nJuly 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Yea Dana \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25
\n#FireTheyAss<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/3opexAShWa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson)
\nJuly 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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