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The Nelk Boys have garnered a lot of attention lately. Kyle Forgeard from the Nelk Boys showed his fans the gift he received from Dana White on his birthday. Hours ago, Forgeard posted a video on Instagram showing off the special gift.

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The YouTuber wrote the caption, “$250,000 for my birthday from the best f**king mentor/friend i could ever ask for i didnt know how much money this was until after the video. I am in f**king shock. Thank u so f**king much @danawhite”.

Forgeard could be seen opening his gift while the UFC President was seated right next to him. Upon opening the box, he was surprised to see bundles of cash. He went on to shake hands and gave White a hug.

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Many fans reacted to the same. One fan wrote, “Paying u better than the fighters”.

Another social media user wrote, “Tell Dana to pay his fighters instead of you”.

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“Yet he don’t want to pay his fighters,”

“If only he was so generous to his win fighters”

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“Yo how many fighters he could help with that instead of a f**king full send guy Dana is a joke”.

“He gave you more than he pays his fighters,” a few other comments said.

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A fan who was concerned about the fighter’s health wrote, “Yup… there goes ufc fighters health insurance”.

Dana White: His relationship with the Nelk Boys

The Nelk Boys have taken the MMA business by storm and seem to have a lot of influence. UFC’s veteran, Din Thomas, once explained the influence they have in the business.

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As per him, the Nelk Boys bring a unique angle into the game. From making Sean O’Malley go viral to hearing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s answer to a loved one cheating with Jorge Masvidal, the group has brought fun content into the MMA industry.

The famous promoter shares a great relationship with the YouTubers. In fact, he even got his first NFT from them.

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While White gave Forgeard a huge sum for his birthday, the Nelk Boys too have splurged on him. Stephen Deleonardis, a member of the Nelk Boys recently gifted White a $300,000 custom howler head Maybach van. He shared a video of him surprising White with the expensive gift.

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Months ago, he even appeared on the ‘Full Send Podcast’ and spoke about the current and future plans he had with the UFC.

Thus, Dana White and the Nelk Boys have a good relationship. So it would be interesting to see what else the YouTubers do to create more noise within the promotion.

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What do you think about White’s friendship with the Nelk members? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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