

Dwayne Johnson and Dana White are close friends, but also are business associates now. The former WWE Champion is the official footwear provider for UFC with his brand of Project Rock.
Over the years, the UFC President has taken his MMA to new heights. However, even though ‘The Brahma Bull’ is a partner of White, the UFC president doesn’t like to follow this one trait of Johnson’s.
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A couple of years ago, in September 2021, Dana White showed his house to Men’s Health. While talking about his diet, he praised The Rock for having disciplined eating habits. Moreover, he stated he won’t follow the same diet ever.
White said, “If you look at The Rock, he religiously works out every day. When he’s getting ready for these movie roles, this guy’s 50 years old and the dieting that this guy does is, phenomenal. I watch everything he does, and I respect it, but I know I’m never going to do it.”

‘The Great One’ is one of the top Hollywood actors who has the best physique. The former WWE Champion treats his body like a temple and follows a disciplined routine daily.
White, on the other hand, said he is on “cheat day” almost daily. He is a foodie and likes to eat everything that was in his fridge, as he showed to Men’s Health. Even though they are good friends and business partners, White won’t love to follow his routine and would stick to his fitness plan.
Dana White provided UFC Apex to Dwayne Johnson for the XFL draft
The Rock is excited about his upcoming league XFL. Last year, in November, DJ announced the first XFL draft of the rebooted football league. It happened at UFC Apex and Johnson thanked White for the same through a Twitter video.
He said, “And certainly thank you to my boy, Dana White. We are gonna be at the world-renowned UFC Apex for our big draft. So a lot of big stuff happening this week. Thank you guys so much for all the love I appreciate it.”
#BlackAdam appreciation ☑️⚡️#BlackPanther congrats ☑️ 💐#XFLDraft TOMORROW ☑️ 🏈
Procrastinating in my pick up truck when my ass should be working ☑️🤣🛻👊🏾 pic.twitter.com/x7W7OiLkqv— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 15, 2022
Clearly, this gesture shows they are close friends rather than just business partners. It seems White also wants ‘The People’s Champion’ to get mainstream in sports as an owner, like he is with the UFC.
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An old Twitter post shows how close friends The Rock and Dana White are
In 2014, Dana White shared a picture on Twitter with DJ. He praised The Rock for being the “best human being”. The Rock even retweeted the UFC president’s post.
Ha! Thank you brother, D! RT: @danawhite: He's a bit scrawny but one of the best human beings you could ever meet!!!! pic.twitter.com/JfAI2I8PW7
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 5, 2014
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However, both called each other “scrawny”. Surely, this shows how close they are as friends, and later became business partners through UFC and Project Rock.
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