“Wasted kiss cam!” — Dana White roasts Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner for dodging a kiss, internet erupts in laughter

When the kiss cam hit the arena at a recent UFC event, all eyes were on rapper Ice Spice and NFL star Sauce Gardner. What everyone expected was a cute peck. What did they get? Two people suddenly more focused on the floor than on each other. Awkward.

Enter Dana White. Never one to hold back, the UFC president had the perfect one-liner to sum up the entire situation: “Wasted kiss cam!” The moment was peak comedy, and of course, the internet wasted absolutely no time turning it into meme fuel.

Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner dodges the kiss cam and Dana White lets 'em have it

So here’s what went down. The camera pans over to Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner during the UFC event. The crowd gets hyped. The kiss cam heart graphic pops up. The whole arena leans in… and then nothing. Crickets. Not even a side hug.

You could feel the collective secondhand embarrassment ripple through the seats. Sauce sat there stone-faced, looking like he had missed the cue entirely. Ice Spice? She gave the energy of someone mentally texting her group chat, “Help.”

Then Dana White, watching this unfold in real time, hit them with the roast of the night. On his Instagram story, he shared the clip with the caption: “Wasted kiss cam!” And just like that, the moment went viral.

Social media erupted. Everyone had jokes. Some were on Sauce, some on Ice Spice, but most people were just baffled and thoroughly entertained by how painfully awkward the moment was.

A user didn’t hold back, saying:

"I mean look at him… if I was Ice Spice I wouldn’t kiss him either. He chopped ash."

Another user chimed in with:

"Would’ve had my tongue down her throat. Bro’s too nonchalant."

Then came the philosophical questions of the internet age. Like this gem from a user

"Why do they be putting them on the spot like that 😭"

And someone out there, clearly questioning reality, just tweeted:

"What timeline are we even in?"

There’s something deeply hilarious about a kiss cam turning into an impromptu sociology experiment. Everyone had a theory. Some thought it was staged. Others assumed they were just friends. A few suspected someone might’ve gotten cold feet mid-heart emoji.

And, of course, the classic internet conclusion: blame both. Because if you can’t laugh at two celebs getting publicly flustered under a giant floating heart, what even is the point of the internet?

In the end, no kisses were exchanged. But we did get a new meme, a Dana White soundbite, and a reminder that not even celebrities are safe from the kiss cam curse.

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Whether you’re Sauce Gardner trying to keep it cool or Ice Spice dodging public PDA like a pro, one thing’s for sure: if Dana White’s in the building and the kiss cam’s rolling, you better commit… or be ready to get roasted in front of millions.

And hey, thanks to this viral moment, “Wasted kiss cam!” might just be 2025’s new “sheesh.”

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