Dana White gained’t be accepting job purposes 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 would possibly go away the UFC or that the promotion is probably 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.
“Everyone modifications if 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 degree of success, you must be a sure kind of particular person to remain hungry and get out and combat day by day. Once we offered in 2016, 99 % of the individuals mentioned 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 like 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 offered in 2016 and there’s principally no likelihood he alters his thoughts sooner or later.
Which 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 mentioned. “I’ll maintain dogging this out till the day I drop lifeless. I like it, 100%. Hopefully [I’ll be 80 years old ringside].”
As proof that it may be performed, White truly referenced certainly one of his largest skilled rivals for example of a fight sports activities government who can burn the candle at each ends and nonetheless maintain going.
“I hate him, he’s an asshole, however Bob Arum, the boxing promoter, he’s 94 years outdated,” White mentioned referencing the top of High Rank Boxing.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 This man’s the largest douchebag of all time however I’m on the [Las Vegas] Aces WNBA sport — Bob Arum is 94 years outdated, it’s 9 o’clock at night time and he’s sitting over there courtside. I’m like holy shit Bob Arum is right here, that is loopy, this man’s 94 years outdated.
“He’s sitting over there, it’s 8:30, I shit you not, two days later I’m watching a combat, 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 outdated.”
White might not have a lot constructive 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 operating the UFC.
“I hate him however you bought to respect it proper?” White mentioned. “How are you going to not respect that?”
