Dana White confirms: Anderson Silva will play the belt when he wins Israel Adesanya | to fight

– Yes, that's right. If Anderson Silva beats Israel, he will play for the belt – said the big boss.

White also explained that in the event that something would happen with Robert Whittaker or Kelvin Gastelum and that they have to leave the fight for the main tournament, it is the Nigerian athlete of reserve in the conflict on the belt of UFC 234:

– Israel is better Instead of Anderson, then Israel would be the substitute if something happened in the main fight … and then we would decide what to do with Anderson after that. I just hope this does not happen.

The interview took place behind the scenes of the final of TUF 28 in Las Vegas after Kamaru Usman's victory over Rafael dos Anjos at the main event, . The leader said the Nigerian deserved to be next to face. Tyron Woodley for the middleweight belt.

– After seeing what I just saw … The problem is that Colby Covington gave up the opportunity to unify the title. He did not accept the fight and now, after seeing what Usman did in this fight, I would like to see Usman fight against Woodley. We will see what will happen.

In the interview, Dana White also addressed the future of Rafael dos Anjos after the defeat, as well as other topics. Look at this:

I think Kamaru was amazing today. It 's a guy I' ve criticized a lot, I thought that he was talking a lot and that he was not doing anything in the octagon, but today, he 's Is a lot beaten against a guy I respect, that's Rafael. Dos Anjos is a guy who always fights a lot, who is tough and who has literally tried everything until the end of the fight. It's very frustrating to face a person who is such a good wrestler and who dominates you as Usman did, but Rafael focused on strategy, continued to do what he did. He had to do, I have a lot of respect for this guy.

The future of Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael is already established. He's been in the UFC for 10 years, fought the best in the world, he's tough, he always comes to fight. I want him to come home, rest, relax, spend time with his family and he will fight again when he is ready. If he wants to go back to the light, it's with him … but he faced a guy who had an unwavering physical preparation today. Usman went there ready to win and Rafael held five very tough races against him. Dos Anjos is a tough guy and can cope with all the guys in the world.

Junior dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa

Listen, whenever you have heavyweights, with that power to knock out Gypsy and Tuivasa, anything can happen. I do not think the fight will be long and I do not know who will win.

Everything goes as planned with respect to the weight of the Holloway, he is where he should be, and I can not wait for this fight

Renato Moicano as main battle reserve in Toronto

Moicano has defeated this wave of substitute, deserves, and should have a big fight for this card, but that did not happen. He will pay us money, and he will be in reserve if we need him. I'm so excited for Toronto that I'm going on Tuesday. I am very excited for this fight, I can not wait.

Marlon Moraes x Raphael Asuncion

Marlon x Asuncion is the fight that must take place. We are working hard for this fight to happen so we can get a better idea of ​​who the next challenger will be at the belt.