UFC 257: Dana White reiterates warning to illegal streamers – ‘we got one … we’re watching this guy right now’

UFC president dares illegal MMA stream providers to ‘turn it on and see what happens’

White claims company’s first pay-per-view event of year, headlined by Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier, is ‘trending great’

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Conor McGregor interacts with media during the UFC 257 press conference. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Published: 4:24pm, 22 Jan 2021Updated: 4:26pm, 22 Jan 2021

UFC president Dana White has reiterated his warning to illegal MMA streamers ahead of his promotion’s first pay-per-view event of the year on Sunday.

White revealed this month he has a “surprise” waiting for fans who plan on pirating UFC 257, which features the company’s top draw Conor McGregor in the main event against Dustin Poirier.

The show is set to bring in a huge buy rate, with UFC broadcast partner ESPN also increasing subscription prices and PPV fees at the start of the year.

“I’m glad you asked me about that, because we got one,” White said at Thursday night’s UFC 257 press conference inside Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

“We’re watching this guy right now. All you have to do is turn it on on Saturday [Sunday morning local time] and we got you f*****. I can’t wait. Turn it on on Saturday, streamers, and see what happens.”