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With the World Cup looming, Dana White has revisited some harsh words he had to say about soccer.
The U.S. is set to host the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off in June. The massive sporting event will take place in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, marking only the second time the U.S. has hosted the World Cup, the other being in 1994.
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Comments on White's lack of interest in soccer have resurfaced, but the UFC boss doesn't take any of those words back. White considers "The Beautiful Game" to be the easiest to play, which is certainly a controversial take given soccer's popularity around the world.
"That wasn't recent. That was like f*cking 15 years ago," White said on Big Boy TV. "What I said was, 'It's the least talented sport.' I can't remember how it started or how we got talking about it, but I said, 'There's a reason 3-year-olds play it.' I said, 'When the net is the size of that wall, and the score is 1-1 ... Then you talk about hockey, right?
"I'm not a big hockey fan. These dudes skate 100 miles an hour on ice, bent over with a crooked stick. The goal is as big as the guy standing in front of it, and anybody can f*cking murder you at any time. I'm not a big soccer fan. Listen, I love (Cristiano) Ronaldo, I have a great relationship with him, I love him, no disrespect to any of these guys, but I'm just not a soccer fan."
Notable soccer superstars such as Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Neymar Jr., Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Wayne Rooney have attended UFC events in the past.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: World Cup fans won't like Dana White's longstanding opinion of soccer
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