50 of the best moments of Dana White’s career
By Amy Kaplan
Criticizing Oscar De la Hoya
By Thomas Albano
Dana White’s feud with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is longstanding, but this past fall, he engaged in an intense rivalry with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya after the former boxing champion turned promoter held an MMA event with two former UFC talents.
That card’s main event saw Tito Ortiz finally score a win over Chuck Liddell in a trilogy bout via first-round knockout. White was not a fan of Liddell participating, as the former UFC champion’s tenure ended with three consecutive knockout defeats. White offered him a position with the UFC as long as Liddell retired from competition; Liddell lost his job as a result of cuts made by Endeavor.
The event’s leadup and aftermath saw White and De La Hoya trading vicious verbal assaults on one another, with another of White’s criticisms coming in regards to undercard fighter pay. While Liddell and Ortiz were paid over $200,000 each, the rest of the fighters’ show money reportedly didn’t reach $100,000 combined.
De La Hoya criticized UFC for its payouts to undercard fighters in the build to Golden Boy MMA, and White responded after these reports by calling the “Golden Boy” a “phony.”
Lookin’ For a Fight
By Joe Duffy
Dana White became the new President of the UFC in 2001 and with that job came the responsibility of recruiting and developing talent. It had been a long time since White had searched the regional circuit for upcoming talent, but that all changed in 2015.
Dana White Lookin’ For a Fight came to UFC Fight Pass in 2015. White and his two long-time friends, Matt Serra, and Nick “The Tooth” embarked on a journey to different parts of the country, in hopes of finding the next big star in the UFC. The three take part in crazy activities that make the show an enjoyable ride, but like all things UFC, at the end of the day the fights are what matter. That’s why the show has had so much success and introduced fans to upcoming talent such as Sage Northcutt and Mickey Gall. Lookin’ For a Fight is still running now in 2019 and looks like it will be a staple on UFC Fight Pass for foreseeable future.