“When nobody wanted to put UFC on,” Former president Donald Trump details helping Dana White to kickstart $10 billion-dollar business

Donald Trump helped Dana White set up five fights and made many appearances at various UFC events

“When nobody wanted to put UFC on,” Former president Donald Trump details helping Dana White to kickstart $10 billion-dollar business

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Donald Trump is all praise for UFC president Dana White and his incredible work with the organization. The former U.S. President appeared on the Full Send Podcast with the Nelk Boys for the second time. During his appearance, Trump touched on many topics like World War 3, Elon Musk, and the UFC. The former president of the USA also revealed why Dana White is irreplaceable and how he helped build the UFC.

Apart from being a real estate Mogul and the former President of the USA, Donald Trump is also a major fight fanatic. Trump’s love for combat sports has landed him promoting several boxing fights and playing a key role in setting up the UFC. Back in the day, UFC was considered a barbaric sport and faced quite a backlash. With the constant retaliation, Dana White found it troublesome to book an event for UFC 30. However, Donald Trump opened up his Atlantic City Casino, and the event was a huge success.

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“In the very beginning, when nobody wanted to put UFC on and I had places that were able to do it. I actually went to the first fight ever and I said ‘Wow this is unbelievable’, ” said Donald Trump. “I think we did five of them in the beginning and then it started catching on,” added the Former President. Dana White has faced constant criticism for his friendship with Donald Trump. However, Dana White remains loyal to Trump for helping him in his struggling days.

Donald Trump since then has been seen in attendance for various UFC events. With fans causing an uproar cheering Donald Trump at UFC 287, it is safe to say Trump’s love for the sport and the organization is well reciprocated.

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Dana White does not care if he loses UFC fans for his friendship with Trump

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Dana White with Donald Trump (Image via: The New York Post)

Dana White is not afraid of losing a few liberal UFC fans over his friendship with Donald Trump. White is known to have a great friendship with the Former U.S. President. Over the years, White has been spotted attending rallies and being very vocal about his support for Donald Trump. While Dana sees no issue with it, some fans are enraged with White.

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Dana White created waves when he spoke in support of former President Trump during the Republican National Convention in 2020. Given Trump’s heavy right-leaning views, many fans were upset with Dana for choosing to be friends with Donald Trump. However, Dana could not care less, as he is seen expressing his views on the topic. “I don’t give a sh*t. If you don’t like me because I’m friends with this guy, that’s your problem, not mine,” said White.

Donald Trump has helped Dana a lot with setting up the UFC during its early days. Since then White has been forever grateful to Trump for helping them set up the 11 billion dollar organization. The UFC even made a feature video for Donald Trump on its 25th anniversary, praising the MMA fanatic.

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