Dana White Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named Leading Man of the Year at the World MMA Awards for three years running, starting in 2010
• Has donated considerable money to charitable causes, including the Francisco Espinoza foundation and individuals in need
• Was named the Nevada Sportsman of the Year in 2009
• Made a living working as a bouncer and a bellman while an amateur boxer
• Quote: "All I care about is fights․ I care about the fight business; I care about what we do with fights and the content․"
• Quote: "[on the UFC] "There are still some guys who have been with us since the beginning․ It's a dysfunctional family, but it's a family․""
• Managed future rivals Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell while working in Las Vegas
• After his friend Lorenzo Fertitta purchased the UFC, Fertitta made him its president
• In his youth, he moved between Boston, Las Vegas and Maine
• Discovered jiu jitsu with a former classmate, then a multimillionaire casino owner and Nevada state boxing commission member Lorenzo Fertitta
• Started a boxing program for inner-city youth while he was in college