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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)

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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)
Dana White is often looked at as a polarizing figure in the world of combat sports. Some people speak highly of him while some people hate him. However, the UFC wouldn’t be what it is if not for the 53-year-old promoter. The ‘Full Send Podcast’ hosts recently shared some words of praise for White in their most recent episode on YouTube.
Dana White has a great relationship with the Nelk Boys. The UFC president showed the YouTuber group his support by purchasing their NFT project, Metacard. Moreover, Dana White even gave Kyle Forgeard $250,000 cash on his birthday, even though the fans were left infuriated.
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Full Send Podcast members lauded Dana White for his decision making
Podcast host Kyle Forgeard claimed that Dana White is on another level as a businessman. He commended the UFC president for being as tough as they come. Additionally, he praised White for how he dealt with people who try to discredit him and talk behind his back. Forgeard said, “That guy has the biggest b*lls, bro.” He added, “It’s tough to be at that level and just be like that confident in your own decisions.”
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Forgeard mentioned how many people suggest different ideas to Dana White regarding how to run his businesses. Despite all those ideas and suggestions, the 53-year-old promoter maintains his own way of doing business. “It’s like you have different people in your ear and like people telling you to p***y out too. But he’s just like, his way is the f***ing way… and he sticks to what he thinks is right,” said Forgeard.
The Podcast hosts discussed how the UFC president dealt with people who mess with him
Kyle Forgeard and Aaron Steinberg spoke about how some people tend to discredit Dana White with false narratives. They don’t feel like anybody needs to say negative things about the UFC boss. Steinberg said, “No one ever sh*ts on Dana. You can’t. If they do, he’ll call you out.” They also mentioned how White tends to publicly call out the people who share negative remarks about him.

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Steinberg mentioned one instance when a media outlet took shots at Dana White by misinterpreting what he had to say about a particular issue. The podcast host said, “He even posted about some media outlet twisting his words, and he posted about it like, ‘I didn’t f***ing say this. Never want to be on that guy’s bad side.”
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Regardless of what people have to say about Dana White, he continues to reach new heights in the combat sports space. Moreover, his promotion consists of some of the best fighters on the planet, and they never fail to put on exciting matchups.
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