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Dana White (born July 28, 1969 in Manchester, Connecticut) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.
Biography
Born in Manchester, Connecticut, White grew up in Las Vegas, Boston and Levant, Maine. He attended University of Massachusetts, Boston for two years.
White has a background as an amateur boxer, but he later gave up as an active fighter and did not turn pro. In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He owned three gyms in the Las Vegas area, and using his experience in boxing he trained boxers and taught boxercise classes. He also promoted boxing events and managed boxers, eventually including mixed martial arts fighters as his clients.
As a manager for UFC fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell, White learned that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC, was looking for a buyer for the UFC. White soon contacted Lorenzo Fertitta, a childhood friend, an executive at Station Casinos, and a former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Within a month Lorenzo Fertitta and his older brother Frank Fertitta III bought the UFC, with White installed as its president. White currently owns 10% of Zuffa, LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC.
Personal life
White and his wife Anne have two sons, Dana III and Aidan. During the "Dana vs. Tito" documentary, Dana admitted to losing his hearing in his left ear during a fight in his younger years. In a recent negotiations with Red Devil Team menagers, about Fedor Emelianenko's UFC participation agreement, White disrespectfuly called (in press media) Fedor's team "These Crazy Russians".
References
- ^ McCarthy, Michael (2005-04-10). "Battles yield winning 'Fighter'". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Wickert, Marc (2004). "Dana White and the future of UFC". Knucklepit.com.
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- Gentry, Clyde. No Holds Barred.
- Tito Ortiz Discusses Dana White & The UFC
- Yahoo! Sports MMA/Boxing columnist Kevin Iole, interviews with Dana White and Tito Ortiz]