Dana White News

Russell Ess - August 1, 2016

Even with the sale of the UFC that has made Dana White into a much richer man, the President of the UFC proved that his heart is still in it all and cares about growing the sport by catering to the fans. At UFC 201, a fan tweeted to White that his seats were in a terrible spot as his view was blocked by some of the production equipment.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

Prior to UFC 201 Saturday evening, UFC President Dana White posted a photo on Instagram with ‘Pasha Biceps’. However, it was White’s biceps that drew the attention of fans. White is looking absolutely shredded in the photo, which you can see below!

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/eG60rkF26qc UFC President Dana White was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and talked about some of the recent happenings surrounding him and the always entertaining Kimmel presented White with some interesting questions.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

With the UFC recently being sold by Zuffa to WME-IMG for $4 billion, UFC President Dana White made somewhere near $360,000,000 with owning 9 percent of the company.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

With one of the most impressive resumes in the history of mixed martial arts, BJ Penn is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters of all time. The UFC Hall of Famer, who is one of only two men to hold UFC championships in two weight classes, is still widely regarded as one of the top pound for pound fighters on the planet.

bjpenndotcom - July 21, 2016

In the wake of the UFC being sold for $4 billion, Top Rank Boxing CEO Bob Arum decided to take the opportunity to criticize the UFC and it’s fighters for a string of failed drug tests. Prior to the event, Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a potential USADA anti-doping violation, and after the event it was announced that Brock Lesnar failed a pre-fight drug test in June, as well as a fight night drug test the night of UFC 200. Arum also went as far as to accuse the UFC brass of being corrupt.

bjpenndotcom - July 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/xhpd_EcCz78 At the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, where Donald Trump became the Republican Party nominee, UFC President Dana White gave an emphatic speech supporting his longtime friend.

Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

UFC President Dana White is reportedly set to speak at Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention on night two, according to the New York Times. According to the report, the list of speakers was “confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of the convention planning.”

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

With WME-IMG’s $4 billion purchase of the UFC from Zuffa, everyone is wondering what kind of changes we will see with the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world. UFC President Dana White recently spoke with TMZ on how the new owners of the UFC will bring in massive opportunities for the fighters and the promotion.

Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

UFC President Dana White is looking to make a lot of money with his new pay structure that was recently reported by ESPN. White, who owned 9% of the UFC is estimated to be getting around $360 million dollars in the $4 billion purchase of the UFC by WME-IMG.

bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016

In the wake of the biggest event in the history of the UFC this past weekend at UFC 200, it was announced that the UFC had been sold to WME-IMG for $4 billion. Understandably so, the MMA community went wild reacting to the news of the promotions sale. In the wake of the news, UFC founder Rorion Gracie spoke to MMAFighting to give his thoughts on the UFC’s sale:

Russell Ess - July 12, 2016

UFC President Dana White will no longer have his good friend and partner Lorenzo Fertitta by his side while working on anything UFC for much longer. With WME | IMG’s $4 billion purchase of the UFC from Zuffa, Fertitta will be stepping down as CEO and White will continue working as the UFC President and says that he was just given a much bigger workload with Lorenzo out of the picture.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

When the UFC announced late Wednesday that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight versus champion Daniel Cormier, people were stunned by the news. With the fight being just days away from the monumental pay-per-view card, Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was moved to the main event of the evening.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Late Wednesday, the UFC arranged a short-notice press conference to announce that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the main event against champion Daniel Cormier due to a “potential anti-doping violation.”

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

With just days to go until his UFC 200 headlining bout against Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones was notified of a potential anti-doping violation, and was subsequently pulled from the fight. UFC President Dana white was quick to reveal that the fight was off, and Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was now the main event for the historic card. Despite that however, Daniel Cormier stated that he would be willing to go up to 225 pounds for a short-notice fight.

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Lately the rumors of the UFC’s potential sale have heated up, with reports indicating that the UFC was sold for upwards of $4 billion. While the UFC brass had maintained silence in the media regarding the latest rumors, UFC President Dana White, and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta decided it was time to put the rumors to bed.

Russell Ess - June 23, 2016

UFC President Dana White is always one to speak his mind.

Russell Ess - June 22, 2016

Dana White is a little rough around the edges when it comes to his persona.