US EditionUFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league and does things his way
- Dana White, while working out in New York in 2025, received a congratulatory text from President Donald Trump on his Forbes cover, which labeled him the 'Populist Capitalist'.
- Their relationship began in the UFC's early days, with White reorganizing the company and leading its rise to prominence, and has since evolved into a mutually beneficial alliance where White has stumped for Trump at Republican conventions and Trump has leaned on UFC events for rallies.
- TKO Group, which houses WWE and UFC, has partnered with Saudi Arabian businessmen to form a new boxing venture, with TKO managing the day-to-day operations and the Saudis providing funding.
- According to Kyle Kusz, a University of Rhode Island professor, Trump wants to change culture and win at politics and can express these desires through connecting himself through sport, like UFC, because it promotes manly men who are willing to be strong, aggressive and fight for their side.
- Despite controversies involving UFC fighters, such as Bryce Mitchell defending Adolph Hitler and Conor McGregor being ordered to pay $250,000 to a woman who accuses him of rape, UFC fighters face no significant consequences from the company, a stark contrast to other American sports leagues, reflecting White's philosophy: "That's never going to be us while I'm here.
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Omaha World-Herald
UFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league, does things his way
Dana White spends his time texting with President Donald Trump and running UFC. Already the king of combat sports, White may soon run all of boxing.
UFC boss Dana White texts with Trump, starts a boxing league and does things his way
NEW YORK (AP) — Dana White squeezed in a recent workout in New York — ahead of the launch of his new boxing promotion, just after he struck a YouTube deal for Power Slap, days ahead of the next major UFC pay-per-view card and around the time he celebrated making the cover of Forbes — when his phone buzzed in the gym from one of his closest confidants, the president. Hours before President Donald Trump addressed Congress, he texted White congratu…
UFC boss Dana White continues to do things his way
NEW YORK — Dana White squeezed in a recent workout in New York — ahead of the launch of his new boxing promotion, just after he struck a YouTube deal for Power Slap, days ahead of the next major UFC pay-per-view card and around the time he celebrated making the cover of Forbes — when his phone buzzed in the gym from one of his closest confidants, the president. Hours before President Donald Trump addressed Congress, he texted White congratulatio…
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