Eminem’s shock diss to UFC chief Dana White revealed to be part of rapper’s music video for new song ‘Higher’
EMINEM’S X-rated rant at Dana White was staged as part of his video for new music video ‘Higher’.
The US rapper went viral this week in a clip where he told UFC chief Dana White that his ‘opinion doesn’t matter’.
Slim Shady’s music is being used for UFC 257 and he was interviewed on the same TV panel as White ahead of this weekend’s event.
And the chat took place on ESPN SportsCenter, with a snippet of the conversation surfacing online.
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub shared the footage but, without the full conversation available, it was hard to understand the full context of Slim’s comments.
It seemed Marshall Mathers, 48, was siding with UFC fighters in a dig at White ahead of Conor McGregor’s rematch with Dustin Poirier.
Eminem said: “The best part about your opinion is that it doesn’t matter.
“And if every fighter that you had listened to your opinion when you doubted them, you wouldn’t have a f***ing league.”
White appeared taken aback before the footage cut out and it left fans salivating over the release of the full conversation.
But it has now been revealed to be part of the video for Slim’s new tune Higher.
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The video premiered during ESPN’s pre-show for the Abu Dhabi event.
ESPN music director Kevin Wilson said in a statement: “It’s always been amazing to be able to work with Eminem for promotional and programming content on various ESPN properties over the years.
“To be able to work on this video together with his team – not only featuring our team’s great UFC coverage but also debuting it exclusively on ABC, is just invaluable.”