{"id":493289,"date":"2026-02-20T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493289\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:06:17","slug":"deenthegreat-issues-apology-after-tiki-ghosn-clash-comments-on-dana-white-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493289\/","title":{"rendered":"DeenTheGreat issues apology after Tiki Ghosn clash, comments on Dana White | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deenthegreat-issues-apology-after-tiki-ghosn-clash-comments-on-dana-white.jpg\" alt=\"DeenTheGreat issues apology after Tiki Ghosn clash, comments on Dana White\" title=\"DeenTheGreat (Image Via Getty)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>DeenTheGreat (Image Via Getty) Kick streamer and influencer boxer Nurideen \u201cDeenTheGreat\u201d has publicly apologized to former UFC fighter Tiki Ghosn after their heated livestream clash ended with him getting knocked out. The incident happened on February 17, 2026, during a live broadcast where the two got into a tense argument. A day later, on February 18, DeenTheGreat returned to livestream and addressed everything. He admitted he was drunk during the altercation, said he accepts what happened, and also reacted to UFC president Dana White posting about the situation. As of now, neither Tiki Ghosn nor Dana White has responded to his latest comments. The controversy started when DeenTheGreat accused Tiki Ghosn of being disrespectful during the stream. The argument escalated quickly. After threats were made, Ghosn struck him live on camera, and the clip spread widely across social media.<\/p>\n<p>Nurideen \u201cDeenTheGreat\u201d apologizes to Tiki Ghosn, speaks on Dana White and alcohol struggles<\/p>\n<p>On February 18, during his Kick livestream, Nurideen Deen said he wanted to take responsibility for his actions. He admitted he had been drinking before the altercation. Speaking directly to viewers, he said, \u201cBut, nah, I do want to say I apologize on my end. At the end of the day, I feel like he had to put his hands on me. It is what it is. Sometimes, you deal with the consequences. I\u2019m just going to eat that.\u201dHe also confirmed he was intoxicated during the incident. In his own words, \u201cI got into an altercation. I was drunk. I got a little problem with alcohol. I like pulling up on some wine.\u201dDuring the same stream, DeenTheGreat mentioned that he had recently been slapped by powerlifter Larry Wheels in a separate incident. He claimed the impact hurt his jaw and made it difficult for him to eat or even sleep. He explained, \u201cLarry slapped me, and my jaw was hurting, so I couldn\u2019t eat. I couldn\u2019t sleep. I can\u2019t really do much physically. So all I was doing was sipping on liquid.\u201dApart from apologizing to Tiki Ghosn, DeenTheGreat also reacted to Dana White sharing the clip on social media. He suggested that if there was a problem, it should be settled in a boxing ring. However, no official fight has been announced.At this moment, Tiki Ghosn has not released any public statement about the apology, and Dana White has also not responded further.The situation continues to trend online, with fans debating whether this was a personal dispute or a moment that could lead to a sanctioned fight in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DeenTheGreat (Image Via Getty) Kick streamer and influencer boxer Nurideen \u201cDeenTheGreat\u201d has publicly apologized to former UFC fighter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[217432,64,63,802,248895,248893,248891,174580,248894,215533,85,248892],"class_list":{"0":"post-493289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-alcohol-struggles","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-boxing","12":"tag-boxing-ring-fight","13":"tag-dana-white-response","14":"tag-deenthegreat-apology","15":"tag-influencer-boxing","16":"tag-knockout-incident-february-2026","17":"tag-social-media-controversy","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-tiki-ghosn-livestream-clash"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}