“When we see his performance on Saturday, let’s see how it plays out, but obviously breaking [Anderson Silva’s] record, you keep grinding, you keep fighting, you put your head down and just keep f*cking knocking guys down left and right, by the time you say ‘you know what? I’m done,’ then we all figure out where he ends up in the big pictures. He’s on the right path, that’s for sure.”

Dana White · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-12

White discussed Makhachev potentially breaking Anderson Silva's consecutive wins record during the Contender Series post-fight press conference.