Dana White gained’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 depart the UFC or that the promotion is doubtlessly grooming a successor. If White wished to go away the UFC, he had the right 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 soar ship, White doesn’t see why he would ever depart now.
“All people modifications while you make some huge cash,” White advised 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 important to be a sure kind of particular person to remain hungry and get out and battle day by day. Once we bought in 2016, 99 % of the folks 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 should be doing. However I do it as a result of I adore it. You know the way many individuals in a sale like mine in 2016, you by no means see that man once more? They’re performed.”
White guarantees that wasn’t him when the UFC bought in 2016 and there’s principally no probability he modifies his thoughts sooner or later.
That may work for some executives however White loves his job and he desires 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 lifeless. I adore it, one hundred pc. Hopefully [I’ll be 80 years old ringside].”
As proof that it may be performed, White truly referenced one among his largest skilled rivals for example of a fight sports activities govt 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 most important 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 evening 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 battle, 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 type of work ethic.
It’s the identical mannequin White hopes to observe for his personal profession operating the UFC.
“I hate him however you bought to respect it proper?” White stated. “How will you not respect that?”
