Dana White

Birth Name:

Dana White

Birth Place:

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor

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

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