Dana White has brought his working relationship with Mark Zuckerberg to the next level.
The unlikely duo connected for the first time for a potential fight with Elon Musk in the Colosseum in Rome.
Although the collision came through, Dana White and the Facebook billionaire have since remained regular friends.
The UFC boss recently became a member of the board of directors at the technical conglomerate of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta.
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Dana White announces 'Game Changer' UFC-Meta deal
On Wednesday, White announced a new, long -term partnership between the UFC and Meta.
“UFC and Meta have just signed a huge long -term partnership,” he said in a video that was shared with his various social media channels. “Meta becomes the very first official fan technology partner of UFC.
“This is great news for UFC fans. Why because this means that Meta will use all its Bada apps and technology such as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp and Meta AI to make great content and experiences for UFC fans.
“We have already started working with Meta to create a new fighter ranking system that will debut later this year. Thank goodness!
“We will also use meta's AI-driven glasses to capture UFC content. And we are going to do things with meta that UFC fans are blowing away. In the coming years, an absolute game changer will be for fans of this sport. Stay informed, everyone.”
The AI rankings of Dana White are almost on us
White spent the vast majority of 2024 to complain about the people responsible for UFC rankings.
The UFC CEO used every opportunity he had to throw them away for placing Islam Makkeven above Jones on the Pond-for-Pond List-Hij admitted that his lightweight champion is the best hunter in MMA after he had seen him beat Renato Moicano on UFC 311.
However, he still pushes ahead with the idea of AI Rankings that he threw on the subject during one of his many angry rants.
“Do you know what F—— is great about technology? We are not far away from AI who actually do these rankings,” said White last September.
“It will be a great F— -Day that AI starts to do this -. I am really enthusiastic about that.”
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