“This guy has totally become Britney Spears.”

LAS VEGAS – Dana White is unhappy with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) breakup with the UFC, especially CEO Travis Tygart’s response.

On Friday, the UFC CEO blasted Tygart for his comments on USADA’s statement announcing that Conor McGregor will once again be subject to testing and the UFC’s anti-doping program will no longer be in place starting in 2024.

In these comments, Tygart said the UFC’s goal was to get McGregor to avoid the mandatory six-month testing period, thereby making the UFC-USADA partnership “unsustainable.” he hinted.

Mr White is unhappy with the allegations.

“This guy went full Britney Spears and lost his mind,” White told reporters at UFC Apex on Friday. “Get ready. You’re probably going to see this guy on Instagram dancing with a knife in the next two weeks. He’s lost his mind. He’s lost his mind. But that’s the way it is. It could be anything.”

UFC Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell and Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Nowitzki announced Thursday that the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion has partnered with Drug-Free Sports International. announced that it will implement an anti-doping program for athletes starting in 2024.

White believes USADA has tarnished its reputation by handling the end of the partnership and wonders who will want to work with them on anti-doping efforts in the future.

“Yesterday can be summed up in one word: it sucked,” White said. “Listen, it is what it is. They did what they had to do. Think about it. They’re in the business of trying to bring in other sports leagues. They’ve been with us for eight years. We helped them put them on the map and they helped us build a great program. Are you going to end your relationship with us on this? After that. , who else would want to do business with these guys? Not me. So it doesn’t matter to me. We’re moving on, and I wish him the best.”