Dana White and Vince McMahon had been competitors in the business market of the combat world for several years. Having led the UFC and WWE respectively for such a long period, White and McMahon successfully turned themselves into business moguls.
Now that they are colleagues after the epic WWE-UFC merger by Endeavour’s TKO Group, White revealed his honest opinion on Vince McMahon.
In a chat with Sports Illustrated, Dana White took note of how things have changed between him and Vince McMahon. However, the UFC CEO didn’t miss out on shedding light on their vile past.
Dana White said, “My history with Vince isn’t a good one,”
“He tried to f—k me so many times for no reason whatsoever except just to f—k me. But that’s in the past. Now that Vince and I are allies, no one’s been a better partner than Vince.”
Following the recent UFC and WWE Merger, both Dana White and Vince McMahon are now responsible for the growth of the entire TKO group. Hence, they are bound to fall in a similar bracket with a mutual goal.
Talking about Vince McMahon, White further added, “Since day one of the deal. It’s like I’m dealing with a different guy. “It goes to show that when you oppose him — or he thinks you are opposing him — the guy comes after you blindly. Once you are aligned, Vince is an incredible partner.”
“We’ve probably spoken on the phone 20 times since the deal,” he concluded. “It’s all added value, conversation with Vince doing work and raising the bar for both companies.”
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Dana White Didn’t Have a Good Week Lately
Dana White has managed to set up his falling PPV cards but that’s not something the UFC CEO desired. After UFC 294’s last-minute changes with Volkanovski and Usman replacing Oliveira and Costa, UFC 295 saw the same fate.
Jon Jones suffered an injury during his training and walked out of the UFC 295. So, White had to promote Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira to the main event, and introduce the Interim heavyweight title fight between Aspinall and Pavlovich.