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UFC CEO Dana White & Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on new partnership: This deal made a lot of sense
Dana White, UFC president and CEO, and Shayne Coplan, Polymarket founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of the multiyear deal between TKO and Polymarket to integrate prediction markets into UFC and Zuffa Boxing events,
The epic fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor in 2018 was a global spectacle that defined an era for the UFC. This grudge match shattered records, generating a staggering amount of pay-per-view buys and fan buzz that set new benchmarks for the sport in terms of its popularity.
UFC CEO, Dana White, reportedly owes Red Rock Casino somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 million. Or does he? Hollywood Reporter recently followed up an original story from Casino.org that claimed high-limit losses in both baccarat and blackjack left the self-described “degenerate” in the red.
According to Dana White, money might have played a role in how things ended for two of the UFC’s biggest names. McGregor was already huge in the sport, but things changed after his massive payday against Floyd Mayweather.
Dana White says Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov fell victim to the thing that ‘ruins’ careers
White believes making so much money away from fighting allowed Khabib Nurmagomedov to bring his MMA career to a premature end after the death of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, in July 2020. “We got a Muslim world champion, but the problem was that he went on a Muslim countries tour,” the UFC boss added.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team’s manager reportedly urge Dana White to finalize Umar Nurmagomedov’s next UFC matchup soon.
What’s going on? There is some weird action going on with your [fight] — weird betting action going on with your fight. Are you injured? Do you owe anybody money? Has anybody
Dana White has revealed how he was plotting a deal to spend $4million on a trading card of MLB star Shohei Ohtani. The UFC boss earlier this year orchestrated a monster $7.7billion TV deal for the promotion with Paramount, and is enjoying the fruits of his labor. He is an avid collector of art and sport memorabilia, and is a big baseball fan.
UFC President and CEO Dana White contacted the FBI about unusual betting patterns for a fight at UFC Fight Night 263.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has made his intentions for the White House card clear: he wants an opportunity.