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Wow! Did Dana White Really Announce Himself as the Founder of Howler Head?

Published 11/24/2021, 1:17 PM EST

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Back in April this year, Dana White announced Howler Head Whisky as the official ‘flavored whiskey partner’ of the UFC. Making the North American whisky brand and UFC multi-year global partner. Since its launch in 2020, Howler Head has expanded its availability to 45 states across the U.S., and the United Arab Emirates.

Consequently, UFC President has been seen promoting the whisky brand through his social media. Recently, he shared a promotion video for the same brand on his Twitter.

He introduced himself in the video by saying, “What’s up, everybody? I’m UFC president and Howler Head founder Dana white.” Besides that, he also shared a method to win a trip to vegas.

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People in the comments seemed confused by his ‘Howler Head Founder’ statement. Whereas many fans jokingly compared Howler Head with Conor McGregor‘s whisky brand ‘Proper Twelve’.

Is Dana White the founder of Howler Head?

Dana White did not find Howler Head. It is the famous Whisky Entrepreneur Steve Lipp, who created the brand and later partnered with Dana. The UFC president came across Howler Head through Tyson Fury’s manager. The founder of Wooler Brands, Mr. Lipp, who knew Tyson Fury’s manager, revealed this on a podcast.

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Dana’s statement might be a mistake, or some recent developments have been made that are not yet revealed to the public.

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Who are UFC’s other sponsors?

Ultimate fighting champion is a massive business empire. With fighters getting paid in millions, the organizations need to be properly funded. Big brands such as Draft Kings are paying a staggering  $350 million for its promotion.

But ESPN’s $1.5 billion contracts for five years of streaming services on ESPN national channels and the ESPN+ streaming platform seem to take the cake. World-renowned brands such as Harley Davidson and Monster Energy are some of the early partners.

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The organization also signed a multi-year deal with TikTok to host exclusive live-streamed content on its app. This deal is not only generating money but also generating new eyeballs for the sport.

Earlier, Reebok was the apparel partner. But Venum replaced the German brand. The brand basically provides fighting shorts, training gear, etc. Brands such as Hemp, Migu, Stake.com all have made multi-million-dollar deals, making the sport big as ever.

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Siddharth Negi is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. This English graduate, who has been following MMA and the culture surrounding the sport for almost four years, elected to fuse his degree and interest to provide fans with the background information beyond the fights. Negi believes that combining his vast knowledge and curiosity for every little fact of the sport with his love for language can bring a change to the reader’s point of view.
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