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| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| Born in ], White grew up in ], ] and ]. He attended ] for two years.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Michael |url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2005-04-10-white-usat_x.htm |title=Battles yield winning 'Fighter' |publisher=USA Today |date=] |accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref> | |||
| White has a background as an aerobic kickboxing instructor and amateur boxer, but he later gave up as an active fighter and did not turn pro. White's amateur record is unknown (many assume because it may not exist). In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He owned three gyms in the Las Vegas area and managed fighters such as ]. | |||
| As a manager for UFC fighters ] and ], 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 ], and a former commissioner of the ]. Within a month Lorenzo Fertitta and his older brother ] bought the UFC, with White installed as its president.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wickert |first=Marc |title=Dana White and the future of UFC|publisher=Knucklepit.com |date=]}} </ref> White currently owns 10% of ], LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC.<ref name="usatoday" /> | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| White and his wife Anne have two sons and a daughter.<ref name="usatoday" /> <ref></ref> | |||
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| * Gentry, Clyde. ''No Holds Barred''. | |||
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| *Yahoo! Sports MMA/Boxing columnist Kevin Iole, interviews with Dana White and Tito Ortiz] | |||
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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.