UFC boss Dana White unaware of NHL lockout, but says he never like such disputes

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White speaks at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, July 19, 2012. UFC 149 takes place in Calgary, on Sat., July 21.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

TORONTO - What NHL lockout?

Hockey's labour dispute may be big news north of the border, but UFC president Dana White was unaware the NHL was on ice until a reporter asked him about it following UFC 152 Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre.

"I actually didn't even know that," he said.

"It's one of those things I never like to see," he added. "Everybody needs to keep the business rolling—the athletes need to make money, the owners need to keep the stadiums filled.

"It's a partnership, the same thing that it is with us. And I hate to see it. I don't know, I really don't know what to say about it. I don't know enough about it, number one, and number two, I'm not a big fan of it. I think it always sucks. It always ends up hurting the teams and the players because it pisses fans off.

"But I think hockey is such a crazy-ass sport up here, nothing can hurt it. Nothing."