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| 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" /> | 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" /> | ||
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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 aerobics instructor and supposedly an 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 conducted aerobics classes at three gyms in the Las Vegas area and managed fighters such as Tito Ortiz.
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 and a daughter.
References
- ^ McCarthy, Michael (2005-04-10). "Battles yield winning 'Fighter'". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Willert, Tim (1997-04-16). "Box aerobics class packs serious punch". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 1997-04-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - Wickert, Marc (2004). "Dana White and the future of UFC". Knucklepit.com.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) Mirror - Oh yeah, did we mention White just welcomed his third child into the world? A daughter named Savanna.
- 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]
- Las Vegas Review-Journal (April 16, 1997) "Box aerobics class packs serious punch"