Dana White may not be cageside for UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday, as a result of he’s bought an opportunity to win $10 million at a baccarat event additionally being held in Las Vegas.
The UFC CEO revealed late Friday on Instagram that he was invited to take part within the occasion together with a $20,000 present in promotional chips only for taking part within the event. The invitation got here together with a framed $1,000 invoice from MGM Resorts.
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In fact, White is not any stranger to taking part in large playing ventures.
Actually, he’s truly enjoying for much less in prize cash than he already earned in not less than certainly one of his baccarat streaks after revealing large wins whereas enjoying at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas again in 2024.
“Caesars Palace … I clipped these guys for $1 million an evening from, like, the primary week of January all the best way into March,” White informed the Full Ship podcast. “I beat these guys for like $26 million, $27 million.”
White has usually praised Caesars for permitting excessive rollers like himself to proceed playing and making large sums of cash when different casinos have truly shut him down previously. The UFC boss claimed the on line casino allowed him to wager $350,000 per hand, which was solely supplied to White and some different high-profile purchasers.
White loves playing at Caesars a lot he referred to as the on line casino “gangster” for the best way he’s been handled there.
Judging by the publish White made in regards to the baccarat event, he’ll be taking part within the two-day occasion on April 5 and April 6 with UFC Vegas 105 set for Saturday evening on the UFC APEX the place Josh Emmett clashes with Lerone Murphy in the principle occasion.
