Dana White: UFC owners aren't trying to buy Raiders

UFC president Dana White was quick to issue a denial after reports surfaced Tuesday indicating that company owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta were fielding offers for a potential sale.

Shortly after reporting on the issue, indicating the winning bid could be for up to $4 billion, ESPN's Darren Rovell suggested that the two could then turn around and attempt to buy a piece of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

White also refuted that idea in an appearance for "The Dan Patrick Show" on Wednesday.

"No. That's absolutely false," White said, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "That's not true. It's very well known the Fertitta brothers are lunatics about football. They love football. What they've done to help Bishop Gorman become the No. 1 high school team in the country, Lorenzo's son plays at Notre Dame, Lorenzo's other son plays at Villanova. They're definitely football guys, but they’re not looking to buy a football team right now."

Talk of the Fertitta brothers potentially having interest in an ownership stake with the Raiders comes in tandem with the team's apparent pursuit of a new home in Las Vegas.

The Raiders have been unable to make any sort of progress toward a new stadium in Oakland, and owner Mark Davis has said that he'd move to Las Vegas if the proposed financing package is approved.