Dana White
Dana White
Dana Frederick White, Jr.is an American businessman. He is the President of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 July 1969
CityManchester, CT
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When we first bought the company, there was the stigma attached to the UFC, ... At that time we were out trying to talk to venues. Venues weren't even interested in having the UFC there. MGM, Mandalay Bay, a few out in Atlantic City. We had to go in and get people interested in hosting UFC events.
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When we first bought the company, the only thing we ended up buying was the name, ... This guy had stripped it down and sold everything away. The company was in a lot of trouble. Basically, they were on their last show.
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There were a lot of misconceptions about the sport and the athletes. This allows them to look in and see how hard they train, what type of athletes and people they are.
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The momentum continues to build which is really exciting for us. We were confident people would respond to the sport of mixed martial arts once they got to know the professional athletes who participate in it. Stay tuned, it's going to be a great season.
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In Spike TV, we have found a television partner that understands and embraces our sport that is on the verge of overtaking boxing as the #1 combat sport in America.
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They were running from athletic commissions, ... Senator John McCain actually went after them. Instead of working with him, (Meyrowitz) ran from him. But if it wasn't for McCain it wouldn't be the sport that it is today.
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The marketing ended up coming back and biting them, ... They ended up having to sell everything away to keep the thing floating.
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Boxing is your father's sport.
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Greg Jackson is a sport killer