Dana White

Dana White
White in February 2008
Born	Dana Frederick White, Jr. (1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 47) Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse(s)	Anne White
Children	3

Dana Frederick White, Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman. He is the President of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

White was born in Manchester, Connecticut, the son of June and Dana White, Sr. He and his sister Kelly were raised by his mother and her family the majority of his childhood. He is of Irish descent. He began boxing at age 17 and graduated from Hermon High School in Maine in 1987.

While working as a manager for 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 contacted childhood friend Lorenzo Fertitta, an executive at Station Casinos and a former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Within a month, in January 2001, Lorenzo and his older brother Frank bought the UFC with White installed as its president. White owns 9% of Zuffa, LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC. In July 2016 the UFC was sold to a consortium of investors led by WME-IMG. White confirmed the sale though did not announce the price. He added that he would be continuing in his role as president.

In 2007, White accused Top Rank Boxing Promoter, Bob Arum of "sucking the life out of the sport (boxing) and not putting anything back in." Amongst White's criticisms were that Arum had created a weak undercard for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather superfight in 2007 by not promoting the show correctly. "He promoted that show completely the wrong way, because he worried about the money as opposed to trying to secure the future", White said. "He should have stacked that card. He should have had Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins and [Marco Antonio] Barrera and Winky Wright on there and used it to show that boxing is back." Arum responded by saying that MMA fighters need to examine the revenues being generated and ask why the UFC was not paying them more. White has also said that Arum is the "Dumbest promoter in the history of the world", an "idiot" and a "moron". Arum retorted that MMA fighters are "guys rolling around like homosexuals on the ground." Earlier in the year, Arum described UFC President Dana White as "nuts" and "a little too much of a loose cannon."