Dana White won. There are no ifs, ands, or buts, about it. White, along with the Fertitta brothers, took MMA to new heights that many thought they would never reach. It wasn’t bad enough that MMA was almost banned entirely in the United States (still is in many countries), but the sport had to compete with baseball, hockey, football, and basketball when White and the Fertitta’s bought the UFC in 2001.
Their goal was to make it one of the biggest sporting events in the new century and they’ve succeeded. They shattered the glass ceiling, passed the limit of the sky, and ended up in space, that’s how successful they’ve become. The UFC went from only a few events a year to practically an event every week. They have prime time television shows, events all around the world, and have signed some lucrative deals with various top-notch sponsors.
This list is about what Dana doesn’t want you to know, but to be fair to Dana, we have to give him some major props for the growth of the company. You may or may not like him, but he’s done some good in the world, such as paying for a little girl’s liver surgery, a person who he never met. He also is more transparent than many of the top executives in other sports.
Still, there are a lot of things Dana White doesn’t want you to know about his personality and the way he runs his business. Enjoy the list!
15. Ignoring Ben Askren
via combatpress.com
If you just started watching MMA, you may not know about “Funky” Ben Askren. He’s a 2008 Olympian and arguably the greatest fighter to ever come out of Bellator. Match after match, Askren has shown he is a dominant force inside a cage. He gets compared to George St-Pierre because of his ground and pound wrestling style.
He’s currently 15-0 and in an organization, ONE Championship, that allows soccer kicks and knees to the face of a grounded opponent. The question is, why hasn’t the UFC signed Askren? The company says they have the best of the best competing in their octagon, but where is Ben? We can only speculate, but maybe it’s because White doesn’t want to see a fighter who grew up in Bellator have success in the UFC. Don’t take our word for it, but recently UFC commentator Joe Rogan said Askren not in the UFC is a disgrace.
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