A few months after his contract with Zuffa expired in Scott Coker was hired to replace Rebney at Bellator. Coker allowed Alvarez an early release from his contract to sign with UFC. In , UFC reached an agreement with Reebok for them to be the exclusive sponsor of UFC fighter attire during competition and select promotional appearances. Fighters complained that they would lose money without their own sponsors.
Others fighters liked the idea because it meant they would spend less time trying to find sponsors before they compete.
White has been criticized for his actions when it comes to the press. In an online video, White went on a profanity-laced diatribe against Hunt and her story citing a source which claimed that managers had been banned by UFC. Ken Pavia turned out to the Hunt's source. Pavia had been an agent to many UFC fighters. Zuffa sued Pavia for theft of secrets, alleging he illegally shared confidential UFC documents with Bjorn Rebney , who was named as a co-defendant in the suit.
A few weeks later Bellator sued Zuffa for putting Jonathan Brookins on the The Ultimate Fighter because they claimed he was under contract to them. White and company were upset that Helwani reported that Brock Lesnar would be returning to UFC, despite their request not to.
White actions resulted in criticisms from some in the media and some fans. The ban was ended a few days later. When that did not happen, the group worked against Zuffa's cause in New York.
Zuffa for years spent many millions of dollars in political contributions and lobbying efforts for New York to legalize professional MMA.
In November , Zuffa took New York State to federal court in a case that was entirely dismissed in The Fertitta brothers would become minority owners, while Dana White retained the title of President and his minority ownership. Sign In. Edit Dana White. Showing all 8 items. He's going to pull off an armbar? I was like, 'Oh man,' and he locked him up, gets it and chokes him out. He is the baddest [expletive] on the planet.
When fans attempted to reason with White, they were met with similar contempt and insults [ 21 ]. There is controversy over whether Fedor Emelianenko and White have actually met. White and his wife have two sons and a daughter.
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Life was difficult for the family. To improve the situation, June, Dana, and his sister Kelly frequently moved. White graduated from school in Hermon and entered one of the prestigious colleges in Boston in However, studying was not a matter of the primary concern: money, entertainment, and sport were more important to Dana. He got hired as a nightclub guard and visited aerobics and boxing sections in the afternoon. To earn his living, the young man worked as a doorkeeper and bartender; at the same time, he was engaged in amateur boxing.
However, he estimated his chances to succeed and gave it up. In his interviews, he emphasized that he was not afraid to fight on the ring, but the professional success required a person to devote their whole life.
White added that he saw years-old men who did not get anything from sport, so he did not want to be one of them. Later on, Dana became an aerobics instructor. He understood that job could not bring him enough money and created a complex of exercises that combined boxing and aerobics techniques; he began to teach women and teenagers. Many people were eager to participate, and Dana founded his first company. In , he employed and taught several coaches and opened three Dana White Enterprises gyms.
With this regular source of income, White started conquering the world of big sports. He learned jujutsu and boxing management. The man wanted to become a promoter, but the problems with the fiscal authorities began. The entrepreneur closed his business and moved to Las Vegas. White found his old school friend Lorenzo Fertitta there. Similar to his elder brother Frank, Lorenzo was a passionate fan of boxing.
White tried to enter the sphere of boxing management, but it was impossible without money and connections. Thus, the man drew his attention to new, developing sports and began to promote several MMA fighters. At the beginning of his career, Dana did not hesitate to use all methods: he even organized illegal street fights which actually had no rules.
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