The two longtime UFC heavyweights are now free agents after being released.
The reigning UFC welterweight champion wants another shot at guy he recently defeated.
The UFC president gave some updates on Jon Jones, not giving up on Khabib Nurmagomedov returning, and the probability of Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor III.
The UFC has lost a March main event for the third time while Dana White dished on how much his fighters got in 2020 bonuses.
Saturday's UFC 257 prelims, which aired on ESPN prior to the pay-per-view event, averaged 1.433 million viewers.
The Sports Business Journal reported that UFC 257 did 1.6 million worldwide pay-per-view buys.
The former interim UFC lightweight champion made a case for another title shot with a TKO win over the Irish superstar Saturday.
A rematch for the UFC heavyweight title will take place this March.
Up against NFL competition, the UFC's return to network TV averaged 1.22 million viewers.
An early UFC pay-per-view star, "The Polar Bear" also worked an ECW match against Taz.