Dana White (born July 28, 1969) is an American Sports Entrepreneur, Businessman, and MMA Kickboxing Personality from Manchester, Connecticut, USA. He is the President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is currently the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world.
Dana has become a well-known name in the World of Entrepreneurs and was honored with many industrial awards for his excellence and professional approach to run a business successfully and bringing it to the top in a short span.
He is also serving as a philanthropist and is occupied in many donations as well as charitable activities.
Bio, Parents, Siblings & Childhood
This successful entrepreneur was born in 1969 (age 50 years; as in 2019) with Zodiac sign Leo as his birth date is July 28. White’s full name is Dana Frederick White Jr. The 50 yrs old businessman belongs to the American nationality and does not believe in any religion.
Dana’s father’s name is Dana White Sr. and mother’s name is June White. White also has one sister Kelly. Dana’s parents get separated in the early childhood of their kids. His mother took the whole responsibility to brought up both Dana and Kenny and raised them with their maternal grandparents.
Dana was a huge sports enthusiast and at the age of 17, he developed the interest for Boxing. In 1987, White completed his schooling from Hermon high school, Maine and then got admitted to Massachusetts to do his graduation. However, Dana never completed his graduation; instead, he pushed himself to enter into inner-city children’s boxing series.
Physical Stats, Height, Weight, Fitness Routine & More
Dana White’s body measurements
Being a sports lover, Dana has a muscular built and athletic body. His body measurements are not disclosed on any media. Dana White has a fair tall height of 5 feet 10 ¼ inches that equal to 178.4 cm and maintained body weight 88 Kgs that is 196 pounds.
With light complexion and appealing Hazel colored eyes, he looks good. Earlier he used to keep his head and facial hair, but as of now, he is trending his bald look with no facial hair.
He is a fitness freak and makes it a point to follow his workout routine 6 days a week with his trainer.
As per the internet sources, Dana White is suffering from Meniere’s disease and is following a regular Othrokine therapy for the same.
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Personal Life, Girlfriend & Spouse “Anne White”
Dana White with his wife, Anne White
Besides Business, Dana White is also a successful family man. He met his future wife ‘Anne White’ at a very tender age when he was just in the 8th standard. His childhood love proved to be very successful and they both dated for quite a long time.
In the year 1996, they both tied knot with each other in Las Vegas with a small family function. They are ever since a happily married couple and together have given birth to three children. The elder son’s name is Dana White II, the second son is Aidan followed by a daughter named Savannah.
Career & Achievements
Dana initiated his career as a part-time fighter and later on designated as the manager of Fights and gyms in companies named Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. According to Dana, he also employed himself as a trainer, bouncer and even as a bellhop in Boston Harbor Hotel and earned quite well in these professions as well. But he left all these jobs as he had big dreams to fetch and shifted to Las Vegas to achieve them.
In 2000, when he got to know that UFC was on the threshold to be sold, he informed two of his friends Frank Fertitta and Lorenzo to get hold of the company. In January 2001, both Frank Fertitta and his younger brother Lorenzo bought UFC for $ 2 million and signed up Dana White as the President of the company.
With Dana’s hard work and entrepreneurial skills, UFC crossed all the records of the pay-per-view industry with a huge gross income of around $222,766,000 in 2010.
In the year 2016, a syndicate of investors came forward with a contract to buy UFC for the worth more than $4.025 billion. Even after selling, Dana White remained to be the president of the company. With his mission and vision, White took UFC to great heights and spread it out all over the World. His brilliance made him won many industrial awards and labels too.
Under Dana’s supervision and management, UFC has become the largest (MMA) Mixed Martial Arts Organization across the World with more than 100 training facilities. Currently, UFC has fighting events in 175 nations.
White also brought UFC forward in terms of success by possessing PRIDE fighting championships and initiated The Ultimate Fighter reality show, and female Mixed Martial Art fighting as well.
He received the title of “Nevada Sportsman of the Year” in 2009. He has also won World Martial Arts Award for consecutive 6 years as the Leading Man of the Year.
Some Lesser Known Facts about Dana White
- Today, Dana White has become a well-known personality because of UFC’S success and has a total net worth of around $500 million.
- Dana owns 9% shares of UFC and manages to earn around $360 million from these shares every year. His Salary as a President of UFC is $20 million along with a share of 9% of the profit for 5 years.
- He owns 3 luxury houses worth $1.9 million, $2.4 million and $2 million each in Las Vegas. White also has a keenness to buy the expensive cars and have collections of are Ferrari, Range Rover, Bentley in his garage.
- Dana White lives an elevated lifestyle and spends wholeheartedly on his kid’s birthdays every year with throwing most lavish parties and gifting the most expensive gifts to his kids.
- When Dana married to Anne, she was just 18 years old.
- White has also tried his hands on acting and has appeared in the Sitcom ‘The League’.
- He also made a presence in one of the comic serial in one episode.
- Dana from his childhood days was very passionate about sports, gym and a muscular toned body.
- This handsome sportsperson is very particular about his fitness and overall appearance and to maintain the same, he does boxing and gyming in his leisure time.
- Dana has also made his appearance on the cover page of Men’s Fitness magazine in the November edition of 2016.
- Dana in his early days has also participated in many boxing competitions and has trained both men and women.
- White is quite popular on social media as well and has more than 3.8 million followers on Instagram, over 5.02 followers on Twitter and around 2 million followers on Facebook. Dana uses social media platforms wisely and promotes all his UFC fighting events here from time to time.
- Dana donated to the school he has studied in, a sum of $100,000.
