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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 04: UFC President Dana White speaks to the media during the UFC 217 post fight press conference event inside Madison Square Garden on November 4, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 04: UFC President Dana White speaks to the media during the UFC 217 post fight press conference event inside Madison Square Garden on November 4, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
UFC President Dana White, as the head honcho of the biggest MMA company in the world, is a well-known face to the fans. Starting from weigh-ins, to being present octagon-side during the bouts, White hardly misses out on anything during a single UFC event. The 53-year-old is also known for his robust interviews, often bursting myths about his events and the company. He did just that ahead of the UFC’s return to programming after a week’s break.
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Dana White took to Twitter in order to reply to UFC strawweight fighter Mackenzie Dern’s statement regarding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg renting UFC Vegas 61. The UFC President tweeted, “Mark Zuckerberg did NOT rent out the UFC Apex. That’s total bulls**t.”
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SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 20: Dana White, UFC President gives a speech during 2019 UFC Performance Institute Panel and UFC Fight Night Shenzhen Press Conference at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai on June 20, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Yifan Ding/Getty Images)
He had also added the link to a now-deleted tweet from ‘MMA Roasted’ who had shared the news of Zuckerberg renting out this week’s event.
Mark Zuckerberg did NOT rent out the UFC Apex. That’s total bullshit. https://t.co/VbdFATcltd
— danawhite (@danawhite) September 29, 2022
But from where did this news originate?
Why did Dana White choose to tweet about this?
The UFC’s fifth-ranked strawweight fighter spoke about this at the pre-event press conference. She stated, “I mean, I know Mark Zuckerberg like rented out the whole event, you know, so I know he’ll be there. I don’t know if it’s just like literally him and his wife or if he’s gonna have friends or it will be like a small party, I don’t know.”
Mackenzie Dern’s interview talking about Zuckerberg renting the UFC event was attracting attention. As this led to a lot of rumors being spread about the ‘UFC Fight Night 211’ event, Dana White may have decided to step in and clear the air.
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Fans all know about the passion Dana White has for the UFC as he took charge of it when it was a fledgling promotion. In two decades, he has converted it into one of the biggest sports franchises across the entire globe. Hence, it is quite obvious that he isn’t going to allow the spread of rumors about anything in the UFC.
What did you make of White’s tweet in response to Mackenzie Dern’s statement? Let us know.
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