UFC 306 on the Sphere was such a convincing success that Dana White believes his staff is a shoe-in for an Emmy.
The 76th annual Emmy Awards simply went down from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, however we received’t have to attend till subsequent September to see if Riyadh Season Noche UFC will win any statues. Nominations for the Sports activities Emmy Awards come out in April 2025, with winners might be revealed in Might.
You higher imagine White might be stumping laborious for his staff to be acknowledged for his or her laborious work final weekend.
“It ought to [win an Emmy],” he mentioned on the UFC 306 post-fight press convention. “Hear, I talked a number of s— for lots of years about boxing and Showtime. I at all times wish to push the envelope and make it higher. When new expertise comes out, we attempt to increase the bar as a result of I feel it ought to be. What these guys pulled off, we ought to be stepping over Emmys on the workplace.”
There’s two attainable classes we might see UFC 306 successful: Excellent Dwell Particular and Excellent Digital Innovation. And White promised he’d be making particular programming in regards to the occasion, which might put them in Excellent Function, Excellent Documentary, and Excellent Edited Occasion Protection rivalry.
“Actually, the entire thing was seamless,” he mentioned of the manufacturing. “It went good. We didn’t have a number of time to rehearse. That was our large, you understand, fear coming in right here, however they nailed it. The staff completely nailed it.”
“I imply, like I advised you guys earlier than, I noticed it first when it was like 50% decision. Then I used to be in right here the opposite day for Thursday, it was our first full rehearsal. Thursday was our first full rehearsal for that present, so the staff killed it. It was completely superb.”
The entire thing was good … aside from one embarrassing second when boxing nice Terence Crawford was put up on the massive screens and misidentified as Kendrick Lamar.
“Yeah, that was fairly unhealthy,” White mentioned with fun. “He did type of appear like Kendrick Lamar, although, let’s not f—ok round … So, once I mentioned we had a flawless manufacturing tonight, I take that again.”
