Justin Gaethje spent some time away from the gym campaigning for the Republican Party, stumping for Trump at a GOP midterm convention. Meanwhile, Dana White didn't hold back when Francis Ngannou's name came up, calling him "a bad guy." Ngannou left the UFC back in 2023 and has since fought for PFL, MVP MMA, and in professional boxing, and at 40 he's still considered a dangerous knockout threat whenever he steps in with anyone.
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- Islam Makhachev fires Back at Shavkat Rakhmonov over UFC title snub (Sherdog)
- Main Card Results | Noche UFC (UFC)
- Watch: Phil Baroni’s stunning fall from UFC knockout artist to Mexican jail (Sherdog)
- Jean Silva predicts early end to Noche UFC 4 main event (Sherdog)
- Dana White says Ilia Topuria is ready to fight following first UFC loss (Sherdog)
- Freddie Haggerty Targets Rungruanglek Knockout To Chase ONE Contract (MiddleEasy)
- UFC champ Justin Gaethje stumps for Trump at GOP midterm convention (Sherdog)
- Dana White says Terence Crawford would fight again under one condition (Sherdog)
- Results + Scorecards | Garcia vs Benn (UFC)
- UFC security spoiled Ryan Garcia’s plan for Conor Benn face-off before Dana White cut it short (Bloody Elbow)
- Ex-UFC Champion Reveals Biggest Mistake Ilia Topuria Made Against Justin Gaethje (Yahoo Sports)
- Francis Ngannou Trashed by Dana White: ‘He’s a Bad Guy’ (Yahoo Sports)
Split from that day's roundup, so the sources listed are the full set behind the whole edition rather than this story alone.
This story ran in the September 11, 2026 edition of the daily show.