Former NFL star Chad Johnson was in attendance at the UFC 327 press conference and he took the chance to shoot his shot.
This coming Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returns to Miami for UFC 327, headlined by a vacant light heavyweight title fight between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg.
Also on the card is controversial heavyweight Josh Hokit, who once again took his chance to market his extremely divisive personality during the press conference, once again taking the crown as ‘the cringiest fighter’.
And during the presser, along with other media in attendance, former NFL star Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson was there to ask some questions.
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UFC 327 main card
UFC 327 main card. Credit: UFC/X
UFC 327 prelims
UFC 327 prelims: Credit: UFC/X
‘Ochocinco’ Johnson asks Dana White for a fight during press conference
Last September, Chad ‘Ochocinco’ sent a brutal warning to his rival Jame Harrison, stating that he wants to fight him in MMA.
At the time, UFC boss Dana White seemingly shut down Johnson’s idea, saying that the former star is too old to be fighting.
Despite that, that hasn’t stopped the 48-year-old from declaring that he wants to fight in MMA, and during the UFC 327 presser, Johnson got on the mic and asked White for a fight again.
Prior to his request to White, Johnson asked questions to Cub Swanson and Josh Hokit, before saying: “Dana, I want a f—— fight.”
“I know, I’m aware, who’s got the next question,” White responded as he once again seemed to brush it off.
Over the past few months, it has seemed as though White is more open to bizarre fights taking place in the premier promotion.
He recently detailed conversations he’s been having with NFL star Maxx Crosby and NBA star Jaylen Brown, with the pair currently training at the UFC Apex.
Not only that, but White claimed that Crosby could become the UFC heavyweight champion by the end of 2030
With Crosby and Brown still regarded to be in the primes of their careers, maybe he would be more open to giving them fights under the UFC banner than he would giving Johnson a fight in the sport.
Before the press conference, Johnson challenged the likes of Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones to a fight, claiming that he would ‘beat all of their a—-‘.
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