Dana Frederick White Jr.[2] (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who is the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. [3] . He is also the owner of Power Slap, a slap fighting promotion. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 million. [4]

The UFC was founded by businessman Art Davie and Brazilian martial artist Rorion Gracie, [ 12 ] and the first event was held in 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. [ 13 ] .

In January 2001, under the new ownership of Zuffa, LLC and guided by the leadership of owners Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, and Dana White, the UFC brand restructured MMA into a...

2025年1月25日 · Dana White is the public face and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company. White developed a love for fighting and combat sports from a young age and competed as an amateur boxer before helping transform MMA from a marginal, scorned discipline to a wildly popular and lucrative ...

Rorion Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈʁɔɾjõ ˈɡɾejsi]; born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian-born Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, lawyer and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

2014年4月3日 · Dana White is the president and brains behind the UFC. Dana rose from humble beginnings in New England to acquiring the UFC in 2002 when it was at the verge of bankruptcy.

2013年11月12日 · Rorion Gracie, the founder of the UFC, reflects on the evolution of the sport, why he decided to use an Octagon instead of a tank with sharks and alligators, and why he doesn’t watch MMA fights...

2023年3月7日 · Dana White and Fertittas' takeover of the UFC. In 1996, Senator John McCain saw a clip from an early UFC event and instantly labeled it "human cockfighting."

Rorion Gracie and Arthur Davie created the Ultimate Fighting Challenge (UFC). UFC History was defined by the idea that Rorian Gracie had, who, in reality, wanted to promote his family's...

2020年9月4日 · With their first event in 1993, the idea was to pit one martial arts style against another in a tournament to see which would come out on top. Karate, Boxing, Sumo, and Kickboxing were all involved, but it was Royce Gracie that …