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Dana White was quick to come to Nina-Marie Daniele’s defense after one unruly UFC fan dubbed her “cringe asf.”

Daniele, best known by her online persona Nina Drama, has taken MMA media by storm over the last couple of years with her series of viral interviews that would see her direct some fairly ridiculous and downright uncomfortable questions toward fighters.

But as is the case with any woman trying to infiltrate a largely male-populated sport, there are plenty of haters who believe Daniele doesn’t deserve to have a footprint in the fight game.

Recently, Daniele shared a post on Instagram to promote a Power Slap card going down during UFC 300 weekend. While most of the comments were flattering, one user named juxnitoe stood out as he demanded that someone, presumably Dana White, “get her out of the UFC.”

Instead of getting his wish, juxnitoe drew the wrath of the UFC CEO.

“She’s better then 100% of the media. Let’s get YOU outta here,” White wrote in response.

Nina-Marie Daniele is here to stay with you like it or not

Before invading the world of MMA, Nina-Marie Daniele was a successful model, posing for Playboy, Vogue, Michael Kors, and Victoria’s Secret Pink. She famously interviewed Khabib Nurmagomedov at his UFC Hall of Fame induction and has since built close-knit relationships with multiple of UFC’s biggest stars, namely former middleweight world champion Sean Strickland.

Since making her mark in mixed martial arts, Daniele has seen her social media presence explode with 3.8 million followers on TikTok, nearly two million on Instagram, and almost 170,000 on X.

Whether you love her or you hate her, it looks as though Daniele has received the stamp of approval from Dana White and that means she’s here to say.

And if you don’t like it, just remember that she could probably kick your ass.

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A middleweight title bout between champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Jamahal Hill headlined the historic UFC 300 fight card on Saturday.  

Pereira left the fans inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas stunned when he knocked Hill out in the opening round of his first title defense.  Seconds before the knockout, Pereira was accidentally kicked in the groin by Hill.  As referee Herb Dean attempted to check on Pereira and potentially give him time to recover, Pereira waived him off.  He then removed Hill from consciousness.  

Take a look back at the UFC 300 main event highlights.  

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Max Holloway is indeed a true BMF.

The former UFC featherweight champion and newly minted lightweight contender released behind-the-scenes video on Monday documenting the before and after of his now-legendary UFC 300 bout against Justin Gaethje. The footage, which published on Holloway’s YouTube channel, shows Holloway’s arrival to Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena alongside his team, a friendly exchange with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during warm-ups, and Holloway’s immediate reaction following his unbelievable knockout of Gaethje.

Despite being well ahead on the scorecards, Holloway called Gaethje to the center of the cage in the bout’s final 10 seconds and initiated a furious exchange, ultimately landing an iconic knockout at the 4:59 mark of the third round to win the UFC’s ceremonial “BMF” belt.

Watch Holloway’s journey above.

“That last 10 seconds was for you. All week, you told me, ‘Just throw,’” Holloway says over the phone while sitting in the backstage medical tent immediately after the bout. “All week. I was hurting him, I was hurting, but f****** a hurt lion is more dangerous. Every time I hurt him, he had the craziest look in his eyes. I was like, ‘F*** this. I ain’t trying nothing dumb.”

Holloway is now a top contender in both the featherweight and lightweight division, having caught the eye of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. In a Monday interview with The Pat McAfee Show, Holloway compared fighting Gaethje to “going through the gates of hell.”

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Jim Miller needs time to heal after enduring several injuries in his UFC 300 fight with Bobby Green.

After becoming the first and only fighter to compete at UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300, the New Jersey native came up short in his bid to get wins on all three cards, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Green. Miller started strong in the opening round, but Green picked up the pace and really started to pour on the punishment as the fight pressed on.

By the end of the third round, Miller’s face was covered in blood from a pair of cuts ­— one above and one below his right eye — and he had to survive a late barrage from Green to prevent a stoppage.

On Monday, Miller revealed the extent of the damage done, which included 23 stitches to close the wounds that Green inflicted upon him.

“The struggle is real,” Miller said on Instagram. “Broke my hand at some point in the first, I think the later half of the round. Broke my toe. I guess I need some milk.”

In his initial post, Miller remained in good spirits despite the loss, which dropped his record to 5-2 over his past seven UFC appearances.

“I like to keep moving forward, regardless of the previous outcome,” Miller wrote. “I can only affect the future challenges. Time to heal up and move on, but at the moment more importantly it’s garden season.”

Even in defeat, Miller extended his record for the most fights in UFC history (44), and he’ll attempt to build on his 26 wins — another all-time record in the UFC — when he books his next fight once he’s healed up.

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Two-time Olympic Gold medalist and former PFL champion Kayla Harrison made her octagon debut at UFC 300 against former bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm.  

Harrison thoroughly dominated Holm on her way to a second-round submission win.  The biggest battle Harrison faced was cutting the weight.  She last competed in November at 150-pounds.  

“The entire camp I was scared, not of the fight, of the weight,” Harrison said on The MMA Hour.  “I was scared.  I haven’t weighed 135 pounds since I was 16-years old.”

“I walked away from millions of dollars of pretty much guaranteed money to gamble on this.  To take a chance,” Harrison continued.  “This was my dream.  This is why I started MMA in the first place, so let’s go.  Let’s do it, but I was all in.  I didn’t know if I was going to make weight.  I can’t believe I made weight.  

With the weight cut and a debut win behind her, Harrison wants a title shot.  Holm entered UFC 300 ranked fifth.  Harrison became an instant contender with the win especially it being so one-sided. 

“I want my title next,” Harrison said in her post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.  “That’s what I came over here for.  One thing and one thing only, so I don’t care if it’s Raquel [Pennington].  I don’t care if it’s Julianna [Pena].  By the end of the year I will be UFC champion.”  

Harrison has bigger plans than just winning the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.  She has her eyes set on the women’s GOAT, Amanda Nunes.  Nunes retired and vacated the belt following her UFC 289 over Irene Aldana.  Harrison is plotting to draw her back to the cage.  

“The first one, I didn’t even know if I was going to make weight.  I didn’t know.  That was a leap of faith.  I signed that contract,” Harrison said.  “It’s all working out how it’s meant to work out.  Now I’m going to fight for a UFC title and then I’m going to draw back the GOAT and then I will be the GOAT.”    

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Kayla Harrison lived up to the hype at UFC 300 this past weekend (April 13, 2024).

An early scare from a reversed judo throw was about as much adversity as the former two-time Professional Fighters League (PFL) Lightweight champion faced against Holly Holm in her Octagon debut. Harrison still overwhelmed “The Preacher’s Daughter” in that opening round, officially out-striking her 56 total strikes to seven, per UFC Stats. Ultimately, Harrison, 33, rinsed and repeated the effort in round two en route to a rear-naked choke victory (watch highlights).

Several questions surrounded Harrison ahead of what was also her first fight at Bantamweight. The weight cut wasn’t easy, Harrison admitted after making the 136-pound mark this past Friday (April 14, 2024). Now 17-1 after the Holm win, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo has had her record and level of competition questioned throughout the entirety of her PFL run. However, PFL Founder, Donn Davis, believes the performance only proved what he and the company have always believed.

“Kayla is @PFLMMA Champion … so no surprise her dominant UFC debut win,” Davis tweeted. “@KaylaH destroyed @HollyHolm former @UFC Champion and #2 rank. PFL Champions – can beat anyone.”

Harrison closed out her PFL career on a positive note at the PFL 2023 Championship in November 2023. A unanimous decision nod over former UFC Bantamweight contender, Aspen Ladd, got Harrison back in the win column after she suffered her only career loss to Larissa Pacheco in the finals of the 2022 Lightweight season (watch highlights).

The one-sided showing against Holm sets Harrison up nicely to be right in the championship conversation for her next time out. There might also be the potential to entice a G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) back into the Octagon, if lucky.

For complete UFC 300 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.

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