“I Will Never Forget Him”: Dana White and Mike Tyson’s Heartwarming Moment With a Fan Who Passed Away

Published 11/23/2022, 12:45 PM EST

Dana White is the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC is one of the largest promotion companies to host Mixed Martial arts, and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fans of the sport are quite familiar with White as the big man, who runs a big business. But the man behind UFC also has a softer side that is often looked over. The head of UFC recently won the hearts of millions of supporters through a kind gesture.

Dana White took to Twitter to share the heartwarming story of how he and Mike Tyson made a kid’s day. However, he also shared a piece of sad news. Further, White expressed that Michael passed away but shared how he had a memorable night in New York.

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Dana White shed tears for Michael

The UFC president shared the sad news of the death of 16-year-old Michael, on Nov 18, 2022. Dana White met the wonderful teenager at UFC 279, where he shared a beautiful moment with the kid.

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Recently, Dana White shared that he had an amazing time interacting with Michael at the event. He had such a blast around Michael that he invited him to attend UFC 281. When Israel Adesanya faced Alex Pereira for the main event at Madison Square Garden on 13th November 2022.

got his drivers license. He was such an amazing kid I invited him to UFC 281 in NYC. His parents said he was so pumped all he cared about was getting to NYC for this event. I sat him right behind Mike Tyson and I fuckin love u @MikeTyson!!!
— danawhite (@danawhite) November 18, 2022

White made sure that his little friend got some of the best seats for the show and sat him right behind the boxing legend, Mike Tyson. ‘Iron Mike’ being the legend he is; also made sure the kid had one of the most memorable nights of his life.

that made his weekend special. My heart goes out to Michael’s friends and family and I want to thank you Heather and Brian for introducing me to him. I will never forget him.
— danawhite (@danawhite) November 18, 2022

White shared “I sat him right behind Mike Tyson and I fuckin love u @MikeTyson!!!” on the Twitter thread he posted.

The iconic boxer also took pictures and shared moments with young Michael to make his evening that much more special.

Dana White thanked every member of his team who was involved. As they made it possible for Michael to have an amazing night in New York City.

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The UFC head further thanked Michael’s friends and family, who made it possible for the young kid to make it to Madison Square Garden on the big night.

Sadly, Michael passed away and left a void in the heart of Dana White who shared, “I will never forget him.”

Such a heart-warming gesture from Dana White and American icon, Mike Tyson.

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Written by:

Vulligundam Ruthwik is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. Ruthwik has completed his Mass Communication and Journalism from St. Joseph’s in Hyderabad.

Edited by:

Vineet Nandwana

“I Will Never Forget Him”: Dana White and Mike Tyson’s Heartwarming Moment With a Fan Who Passed Away

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