Dana White responds to concerns about politics affecting UFC fan base

Dana White isn’t shy about his political alignment. 

White is an avid supporter of President Donald Trump and even actively campaigned for him in the 2024 elections. White’s relationship with Trump goes way back to when the UFC was on the verge of bankruptcy. While the sport was being condemned as “human cockfighting,” Trump opened the doors of his casino to host UFC fights. Trump has since been closely associated with White and has become a regular at major UFC events. 

White’s unabashed political tie with Trump inevitably poses the question of whether it will affect the UFC fan base. However, White isn’t one to take the road to safety by being non-political. The UFC president and CEO says that people with opposing political opinions can just be authentic without agreeing with each other.

‘Just Be Authentic’

“How about you be authentic and just be yourself? Just be authentic,” White told CBS Sunday Morning. “You don’t have to agree with me and don’t have to like it, and I don’t have to agree with you, but we can all still just get along, and that’s how this is supposed to work.”

The UFC will be hosting a one-of-a-kind card on the South Lawn of the White House in June. The event being billed as a celebration of America’s 250th year of independence will go down on June 14, Trump’s birthday. White has assured that the UFC will bear all costs of hosting the event and no taxpayer money will be spent. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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