Dana White reveals plans for UFC’s rise to make it ‘biggest sport in the world’

Dana White reveals plans for UFC’s rise to make it ‘biggest sport in the world’

New Delhi: MMA has become one of the most popular sports in the world in the past decade. In every corner of the world people want to learn MMA and UFC has become the biggest promotion in the MMA sport. Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jones Jones, and Ronda Rousey have impacted most of the sport and taken UFC to another level compared to other MMA promotions globally.

UFC has grown rapidly globally and behind all the success of UFC, there is none other than Dana White UFC’s president. He has been consistent in taking UFC globally as White promoted MMA in more than 100 countries. According to him, combat sports have the highest potential to grow globally compared to other sports.

White also recalled past times when people used to demean him by laughing at him by saying ‘Will this sport overtake boxing’. But White was always convinced that MMA will overtake every sport in the world.

“Because no matter what color you are, what country you come from, what language you speak, we’re all humans and fighting is in our DNA. We get it. We like it. It makes sense. Everybody understands it. White in an interview.

Dana White’s first meeting with Joe Rogan

The one member who is always on White’s side in the UFC from Day 1 is none other than UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Rogan was a comedian and an actor when he joined UFC and worked in the company as a part-timer but now Rogan’s voice has become the biggest voice in the MMA sport.

White also recalled the time when he first time met Rogan to join UFC. Rogan said ‘wait a minute. So you’re telling me I can come to the sport that I love the most in the world, have the best seat in the house and talk about it on TV? I’m in’.”

White also noted that Rogan was willing to work in the UFC for free in the initial days when UFC was just developing. Rogan did 13 UFC events for free and now he is one of the highest commentator in the world. Now Rogan also became the biggest podcaster in the world.

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