Dana White
21.11.10 Born in Manchester, Connecticut on July 28, 1969, White grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and Levant, Maine. White and his wife have two sons and a daughter. He is an atheist, and has stated that he is 'fascinated' by religion.
White has a background as an aerobics instructor. In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He conducted aerobics classes at three gyms[3] in the Las Vegas area and began managing MMA fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell.
While working as a manager, White learned that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC, was ...
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Can a wrestler beat a boxer?14/07/09 By admin about Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipA core appeal for the show was to find an answer for sports fans: "Can a wrestler beat a boxer." As was the case with most martial arts at the time, fighters were typically skilled in just one discipline (for example boxing, Judo, Jiu Jitsu) and had little experience against opponents with different skills. Some competitors were also rumored to have inflated their credentials to legitimize their presence. (Kimo Leopoldo, for example, was touted in UFC 3 as having a "third degree black belt" in Tae Kwon Do. Kimo's fighting is best described as freestyle and he holds no such rank.)
UFC Origins14/07/09 By admin about Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipThe concept for a tournament to discover the world's best fighter was the brainchild of Art Davie, a Southern California based advertising executive. Davie met Rorion Gracie in 1991 while researching martial arts for a marketing client. Gracie operated a jiu-jitsu school in Torrance, California and the Gracie family had a long history of mixed martial arts matches in Brazil. Davie became Gracie's student.
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