MMA Fighting spoke to Dana White following Wednesday’s UFC 135 press conference about a whole host of topics: Jon Jones popularity, whether Jones has changed since winning the belt, Jackson’s spying accusations, Matt Hughes’ future, working with Nate Diaz, the Nick Diaz-BJ Penn fight, the bizarre conclusion of the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz boxing match, Larry Merchant’s post-fight interview with Mayweather, Spike.com airing Bellator prelims and why he gave Wanderlei Silva another shot.

Dana White spoke to the media following Wednesday’s UFC 135 press conference about his recent dealings with Nick Diaz, why he’s optimistic they can work together, how he will treat Diaz and what a win over BJ Penn will mean for the native of Stockton, Calif.