Naturally, comedian Jim Norton and retired UFC fighter Matt Serra were wondering if their first interview with UFC President Dana White was going to be their last.

After the pair signed on to “UFC Unfiltered,” a promotion-centric podcast backed by the company that puts the fighters in the cage, they wanted to know if they should start sending resumes in the event an investment group took over.

So they asked the boss, their first guest.

“We want to know if we still have a job,” Serra asked White around the 15-minute mark of an hourlong discussion on all things UFC.

“More importantly, can there be a clause in there where I can’t be fired immediately?” Norton followed.

As reports of the UFC’s sale to an investment group persist, the promotion’s president is treating the whole thing more like an unpleasant distraction than a sea change within the MMA industry’s largest and most powerful presence.

Those reports have indicated the current management structure could be undergoing a major change, with White remaining on in an executive capacity and the promotion’s co-owners, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, presumably moving on to other business ventures, including the Las Vegas casino group they already are part owners of.

A lot of people want answers from White, to say nothing of those with a new media gig.

“This has been one of the most disruptive things,” White told the hosts. “Imagine the fighters? I have 400 employees here. It’s been one of the most disruptive things ever in the history of the company. … Last thing I’m going to do is fight so hard to get this (podcast) happening, and a lot of other things I’m working on right now, to bring in another regime or whatever would happen.

“Listen, everybody who works for me: Let this be the last thing you worry about.”

Still, White’s answer was not an outright denial, though the promotion has on several occasions said reports of a pending sale are false. On Monday, a high-ranking executive reiterated that point after a new round of reports said a $4.2 billion offer had been accepted for the sale, which according to FloCombat.com was submitted by a group that includes WME-IMG, the Dalian Wanda Group, The Kraft Group and Tencent Holdings.

In response to initial reports of the sale, White indicated the promotion is looking to expand its global footprint and could be on the verge of a deal that will expand its presence in Asia. But he’s also sidestepped questions about a management shift, saying he wouldn’t know how a restructuring would play out.

All the while, White has attacked reporters who’ve continued to write about the alleged transaction, calling them out personally for writing what he considers to be a lie. Today, he seemed to indicate they are continuing to fabricate the news.

“Don’t even worry about stuff like that,” he said. “It’s the last thing anybody who works here needs to worry about. It’s just crazy. It’s just the world we live in today. With absolutely no proof or evidence whatsoever, people can just go out and say whatever they want. It’s (expletive) nuts.”

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