Last Updated: 14 Oct, 2022 | Views: 873
Age: 55
Profession: Sports Men
Other Profession(s): Entrepreneur, Television Producer, Promoter, Boxing Coach
Famous For: President of Ultimate Fighting Championship
Higher Education: Graduated
Net Worth: $500 million
About (Profile/Biography):
Dana White, a well-known American businessman who served as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was born in Connecticut. At the age of 17, Dana White began boxing training, later going on to become a boxer instructor. Dana recognized the UFC's financial fragility when he observed that the organization was unable to pay high-profile competitors like Liddell for significant fights.
Career:
The UFC's success also contributed to a surge in interest in MMA. Dana White was responsible for getting the program on TV.
Dana launched MMA fighting stadiums under the auspices of the UFC since he thought it had a little opportunity against some of the best sports organizations in the nation.
The UFC declared in 2017 that White would be the host of Dana White's Contender Program.
White claimed that Trump aided the UFC in its early years, enabling it to conduct its inaugural event while owned by Zuffa.
In 2020, White joined a group of business titans to aid in the economic recovery of the United States following the coronavirus outbreak.
White disclosed in 2012 that he had received a diagnosis of Ménière's illness, a neurological condition.
Achievements and Awards:
In 2009, Dana received the Sportsman of the Year, and the Armed Forces Foundation also gave him the Patriot Award.
A six-figure UFC contract was up for grabs when Dana debuted The Ultimate Fighter 2005, a reality television program.
Unknown facts:
Prior to Dana White and company announcing Brock Lesnar's unexpected comeback to the octagon at UFC 200
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