According to a UFC legend, Dana White has an inner circle that is difficult to break in.
White has served as the public face of the UFC since Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta Mma's old leading promotion in 2001.
He has since been credited by many for the rapid growth of MMA and has served as a key figure in the careers of hundreds of hunters.
Of them, however, says that a former two -division champion says that only two actually “can come close to the Hood Honcho of the UFC.
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Henry Cejudo mentions Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov as the only hunters who was Dana White 'Close' with
During a appearance on the podcast of Jake Shields' Fight Back Podcast, the former flight weight and Bantamweight UFC champion Henry Cejudo commented on the White approach to promote.
Cejudo has not always seen an eye to eye with white, and many even maintain that his shock 2020 retirement was a payment conflict with the UFC.
With that in mind, Cejudo does not surprisingly consider his relationship with White not as close as the association of the UFC CEO with two of the top stars of his organization of all time.
'Not many people have relationships with Dana, do you know what I say? If you talk to someone who knows him … he has one [tight] Inner circle.
“I just don't think he comes really close to everyone, like a hunter. I think the only people I can think of, maybe Khabib [Nurmagomedov]Bro, and maybe Conor [McGregor].
“But as a promoter, guy, he is the goat. He is the greatest of all time.”
Dana White has one problem with 'incredible partner' Conor McGregor
Although McGregor has a stronger relationship with White than many of his fighting questions, the Irishman has one habit that the UFC -CEOo has frustrated for years.
During an interview from 2024 with Lex Fridman, White McGregor described as “incredible” to work in every way, but one punctuality.
“Conor McGregor has been an incredible partner to work with.
“If Conor showed up on time, there would not be one f -and -and -strict case that I could say about Conor, do you know what I mean?
“If you put a gun on my f – kick, and said,” Don't lie, mother – tell me all the bad things about Conor McGregor, “I would say that the man does not appear on time. That's it.”
White, on the other hand, has had public outs with star names such as Randy Couture, Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou over the past two and a half decades.
The common theme under disagreement between hunters and the UFC -CEO often seemed to be finances, with white radiant Jones and Ngannou for contractual requirements.