The
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO was asked about the NBA
potentially expanding to Las Vegas and whether he remains involved
with a prospective ownership group during Tuesday's
Dana White's Contender Series post-fight press conference.

UFC CEO Dana White says he remains involved with a prospective
ownership group tied to NBA expansion in Las Vegas

White previously acknowledged that he had been approached about
potentially becoming part of an ownership group connected to a Las
Vegas NBA expansion effort. When asked for an update following
reports that the NBA is reviewing finalist bids for a potential Las
Vegas franchise, White simply said, “Yes.â€

ESPN reported that the NBA is reviewing bids
for a potential Las Vegas expansion franchise. The bids reportedly
value the franchise and arena proposals at between $12 billion and
$13 billion. The three finalist groups are led by Nancy Walton
Laurie and Bill Laurie; Steve Apostolopoulos and Marc Lasry; and
Bill Foley and Jerry Colangelo.

White has attended several NBA games and is a fan of the Boston
Celtics. He is also close friends with Celtics head coach Joe
Mazzulla.

The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight
titleholder recently shared photos of himself hitting mitts on
Instagram with the caption, “Back to the office.â€

Ilia Topuria resumes full training after receiving medical
clearance following his loss to Justin Gaethje

The post comes after Topuria announced earlier this month that he
had completed medical testing and was cleared to return to full
training. He suffered his first professional loss against Justin
Gaethje at
UFC Freedom 250 in June. Topuria has said he sustained
significant facial damage during the bout that severely compromised
his vision.

His corner ultimately stopped the fight after the fourth round.

Topuria has remained vocal about the result since receiving medical
clearance. In announcing that he had been cleared, Topuria called
for a rematch with Gaethje and accused the American of illegally
loading his gloves.

A rematch with Gaethje has been rumored, as has a grudge match with
Paddy
Pimblett.

Vettori (19-10) has lost four fights in a row in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and is scheduled to face
Ismail
Naurdiev (25-8) at UFC
332 on Oct. 3 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Italian
recently revealed that he has parted ways with
American Top Team and returned to
Kings MMA.

Beneil Dariush takes over as Vettori’s head coach ahead of UFC
332

While Vettori has no complaints about ATT, he believes the gym
wasn't getting the best out of him. The former title challenger has
returned to his roots in California, where he trained during his
ascent through the middleweight ranks. While the Kings MMA team he
previously trained with no longer exists in the same form, Vettori
said he is now training with Beneil
Dariush as his head coach.

“I made some changes… I'm back in California,†Vettori told MMA
Fighting. “I had to find myself again and I did. I feel good. I’m
actually excited to fight… I went back to my roots and went back to
what made me the fighter who won five in a row and fought for the
title… ATT, I've got nothing but great things to say. I feel like
it wasn't getting the best out of me… [My new team] is not Kings
MMA like the one that was before; that doesn't even exist anymore.
I have been training with Beneil Dariush as a head coach. And I
went back to my boxing coach, my S&C coach.â€

Vettori trained at Kings MMA from 2015 to 2022 before a brief stint
at
Xtreme Couture. “The Italian Dream†then moved to Florida in
2023 to train at ATT.