UFC president Dana White participated in a gaming session with streamer Adin Ross, with White playing as Ilia Topuria and Ross selecting Arman Tsarukyan. In the match, Topuria was knocked out, forcing White to apologize for the loss. The video game session was shared on social media. No details were provided about which game they were playing or the context of the friendly competition. This appears to be promotional content involving the UFC president and a popular internet personality.
UFC president Dana White found himself on the wrong side of a virtual knockout during a gaming session with internet streamer Adin Ross, a clip from which began circulating on social media on April 9, 2026. White took the controls as lightweight contender Ilia Topuria, only to watch his fighter get knocked out by Ross, who had selected number-one ranked Arman Tsarukyan. White reportedly apologized for the loss after the result.
Topuria, the pound-for-pound number-one fighter in the world according to UFC rankings, carries a 17-1-0 professional record and competes at lightweight, where he sits at number two in the divisional rankings. The 29-year-old from Spain trains out of Climent Club and lands 4.81 significant strikes per minute with a 48 percent striking accuracy rate, also averaging nearly two takedowns per 15 minutes.
His virtual opponent, Tsarukyan, holds the top spot in the lightweight division and brings a 23-3-0 record into his current standing. The 29-year-old Russian, who trains at American Top Team, is one of the more well-rounded fighters in the division, landing 3.85 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy while averaging an impressive 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- The session puts two of the most relevant names in the lightweight division in the spotlight ahead of what would be a highly anticipated potential matchup.
- Topuria sits at pound-for-pound number one despite ranking second in the division, while Tsarukyan holds the top divisional spot, making any real-life meeting between them a title picture clarifier.
- The reach advantage of three inches — Tsarukyan's 72-inch reach versus Topuria's 69-inch reach — is a genuine stylistic wrinkle that even a virtual matchup hints at.
