Dana White received’t be accepting job functions for his position on the UFC any time quickly.
The present CEO and president of the blended martial arts juggernaut has no plans to stroll away from his place regardless of fixed rumors and hypothesis that he may go away the UFC or that the promotion is doubtlessly grooming a successor. If White wished to depart the UFC, he had the proper alternative after getting an enormous windfall of money following the sale of the group to Endeavor again in 2016 for simply over $4 billion.
If that didn’t make him bounce ship, White doesn’t see why he would ever go away now.
“All people modifications once you make some huge cash,” White informed Tucker Carlson on his podcast. “It doesn’t matter what stroll of life you’re in, when you get to a sure stage of success, it’s a must to be a sure sort of particular person to remain hungry and get out and struggle every single day. After we bought in 2016, 99 % of the individuals stated that I used to be going to retire and stroll away. I’m not wired like that.
“I’m nonetheless out constructing new manufacturers and doing shit that I don’t must be doing. However I do it as a result of I adore it. You understand how many individuals in a sale like mine in 2016, you by no means see that man once more? They’re accomplished.”
White guarantees that wasn’t him when the UFC bought in 2016 and there’s mainly no probability he alters his thoughts sooner or later.
That may work for some executives however White loves his job and he needs to proceed doing it till the wheels fall off.
“I’ll by no means retire. Ever,” White stated. “I’ll hold dogging this out till the day I drop useless. I adore it, one hundred pc. Hopefully [I’ll be 80 years old ringside].”
As proof that it may be accomplished, White really referenced one in every of his greatest skilled rivals for example of a fight sports activities government who can burn the candle at each ends and nonetheless hold going.
“I hate him, he’s an asshole, however Bob Arum, the boxing promoter, he’s 94 years previous,” White stated referencing the pinnacle of Prime Rank Boxing. “I hate him. This man’s the largest douchebag of all time however I’m on the [Las Vegas] Aces WNBA sport — Bob Arum is 94 years previous, it’s 9 o’clock at night time and he’s sitting over there courtside. I’m like holy shit Bob Arum is right here, that is loopy, this man’s 94 years previous.
“He’s sitting over there, it’s 8:30, I shit you not, two days later I’m watching a struggle, Bob Arum is in Saudi Arabia ringside at a boxing occasion. Two days later, he’s in London at a press convention. He’s 94 years previous.”
White could not have a lot optimistic to say about Arum as a promoter or as an individual however even he has to pay homage to that sort of work ethic.
It’s the identical mannequin White hopes to comply with for his personal profession working the UFC.
“I hate him however you bought to respect it proper?” White stated. “How will you not respect that?”
