Dana White has long used a story about prioritizing a Chuck Liddell fight over his son’s birth to burnish his ‘UFC first’ reputation. However, that narrative is now facing public scrutiny after X’s Community Notes feature flagged the anecdote, pointing out glaring inconsistencies in the timeline.

On social media, White’s January interview with Big Boy TV went viral, in which he claimed that doctors initially set his son Aidan’s due date to coincide with the Chuck Liddell fight. While White did not provide specific details about the event or opponent, fans naturally assumed he referred to Chuck Liddell’s summer fight. However, Aidan was actually born in 2002, and according to social media updates, his birth is now estimated to have occurred on July 18 or 19.

During the interview, the Bossman did not explicitly mention the fight but revealed that he asked the doctor to schedule the C-section “early” to deliver the baby sooner. As a result, the statement quickly drew attention online, and X users issued a Community Note. The Home of Fight account questioned the UFC CEO’s account:

“Aidan White was born July 18, 2002. Chuck Liddell’s 2002 fights were Jan 11, June 22, and Nov 22. These dates do not align with the anecdote of rescheduling a C-section to avoid a fight conflict,” the Community Note reads.

The Community Note appears accurate. That year, Chuck Liddell fought in January, June, and November, with the June fight falling closest to Aidan’s birth. On June 22, Liddell defeated Vitor Belfort by unanimous decision at UFC 37.5. So, it seems logical why fans questioned Dana White’s story.

The question then arises: how could a doctor schedule a baby’s birth nearly a month early? Is it safe? Experts say no. According to them, doctors rarely perform elective C-sections before 39 weeks of gestation unless a specific medical urgency, such as preeclampsia, placenta issues, or fetal distress, requires it. Dana White mentioned none of these factors, which makes it even harder to believe. Aidan grew up as a normal child and later excelled athletically, making a name in college football and even participating in amateur boxing.

Considering this, a doctor would likely not approve an early C-section at 36 weeks and 2 days, so the Community Note seems justified. Then, an MMA page (@MigClass) retweeted the note on X, and fans once again called out Dana White for promoting a false story to make himself look like a better MMA promoter who puts the UFC above family.

Fans slam Dana White following Community Notes revelation

When Dana White first shared the story of his son’s birth, major media outlets had already covered it this week. Many fans criticized him for taking a risk with a premature C-section, potentially endangering his newborn child, while others praised his acumen as UFC CEO, noting that he has always put the UFC business above family. However, the story now appears fabricated. One fan wondered, “I mean why would you even lie about something like this?”

Previously, most fans believed Dana White’s account because in 2002, Fertitta’s brother had just bought the UFC, and the promotion struggled with debt and low fight sales. As a result, fans thought the Bossman might have risked rescheduling his son’s birth to align with a fight. But now, many question the UFC CEO. One fan took a dig, commenting, “He did his own research.” At the same time, another fan added, “Ball knowers know that he was talking about the baby he had with his side chick.”

This is not the first time Dana White has told the Aidan birth and Chuck Liddell fight story. Back in 2024, he told Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo on the Pound 4 Pound podcast that his son’s birth closely aligned with the Chuck Liddell fight. Still, this time, fans started digging deeper. One remarked, “I’d say this was a solid 30-25 at the end of the day, with DW’s ego spouting f’n nonsense as usual, thinking the story they’ve spun is somehow a flex, when everyone else rightly sees it as an eldritch horror.”

Fans might have believed Dana White’s story, but Twitter’s Community Notes clarified the facts this time. The platform introduced the feature in 2022 to let users correct fake or false news and alert everyone. Now, it appears accurate regarding White’s latest story. In response, one fan commented, “Lying about doing something so immoral is somehow sadder than actually doing it.”

It is hard to believe the UFC CEO would lie, but Dana White might have mixed up the birth of Aidan, with his daughter, Savannah White, who was born in August 2006. A fan said, “Think he mixed his son and daughter up.”

In August 2006, Chuck Liddell fought Renato Sobral at UFC 62 and knocked Sobral out in the first round in his third title defense. At the same time, fans and experts widely praise the fight as one of the UFC’s most popular events. Even Dana White considers Liddell his “favorite” fighter.

Now, looking at all the facts and details, what’s your take on Dana White’s story about his son’s birth? Drop your thoughts below.