Dana White left Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov off his UFC Mount Rushmore

Dana White named his ‘Mount Rushmore’ of UFC – with Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov notably missing from the list.

The UFC president gave his thoughts on the top four MMA fighters in the sport’s history while appearing on an episode of The Schmozone podcast two years ago.

White, 52, also spoke about his problems with DAZN and The Athletic.

And the Schmo asked White – who has been in charge of the UFC for the best part of the last two decades – which past or present stars deserve the recognition to be put on a UFC version of Mount Rushmore.

The legendary MMA promoter selected Royce Gracie, Jon Jones, Chuck Liddell and Amanda Nunes.

But he admitted it was a bit of a toss-up between Liddell and Forrest Griffin.

He said: “I mean if you talk about a Mount Rushmore, where their heads are carved in stone forever, you have to go Royce Gracie, no brainer, you have to do that.

“Amanda Nunes, it has to be Amanda Nunes the greatest female fighter ever.

“The other two are tough. I would have to go with Jon Jones. The guy’s never been beaten.

“What is more amazing about him going undefeated, which is incredibly amazing because very few people do it in this sport, is the things he’s done to himself outside the octagon and he still hasn’t been beat.

“Believe me, I have battled to get that thing overturned, and it’s almost impossible to do.

“That’s the problem when you get incompetent people in there. That guy is as incompetent a referee as I’ve ever seen in my life. It was during a very weak period of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

“It’s so hard to get that stuff overturned, it’s just an example of how important it is to have the right people in there, because Jon Jones should have a zero on his record next to his