UFC CEO Dana White is said to receive a lucrative payment for his accession to the Board of Directors of Meta led by Mark Zuckerberg.
Dana White and Mark Zuckerberg are undoubtedly two of the best business people in the world because of their success at UFC and Meta respectively. After Zuckerberg White has added to the Meta Board of Directors, the UFC headman is said to have a strong reward for his efforts.
According to Sportico, documents from the SEC that White 1,999 shares (worth more than $ 1.2 million) will receive from Meta after Zuckerberg has hired him. In addition, White received a check of $ 50,000 immediately after his appointment on the Board of Directors.
Zuckerberg recently explained in a performance in The Joe Rogan Experience why he made the unconventional decision to add a meta outstander to the company's board of directors. He alluded to White's 'legendary business insight' and 'strong backbone' as two important reasons for the appointment.
Zuckerberg and White have developed a close friendship in recent years, in the midst of Zuckerberg's renewed love of martial arts. He has attended countless major events in the past year, including a chair on the Kooizijde for UFC 300.
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Report: Dana White paid $ 50,000 immediately after Meta was hired
White also tried to book an MMA fight between Zuckerberg and business magnate Elon Musk before the negotiations failed. Zuckerberg is an avid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and has participated since he started training in various wrestling tournaments.
Although the Musk fight fell apart, Zuckerberg has shown great interest to book an Amateur MMA fight soon. He is also White's proposed solution to improve the Pond-Voor-Pound ranking of the UFC, despite a dramatic change in the debate between Jones and Islam Makhachev.
White says he actively collaborates with Zuckerberg to integrate AI into the UFC ranking system and that he will make an announcement about their progress in the coming weeks.
Meta works together with the UFC to improve the ranking of fighters
White is also a good friend and ally of US President Donald Trump, who received Zuckerberg and other technological innovators during his inauguration in Washington DC. Zuckerberg and Meta have recently changed their policies in the field of content moderation and other facets of the company in the midst of their new collaboration with Trump. And other political leaders.
White's new performance at Meta will not have an influence on his position at UFC, and he has proposed to retain his position as chairman of the promotion in the near future. In the meantime, the collaboration between Zuckerberg and White is something to keep an eye on, since MMA continues to grow in 2025 and then.
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