Dana White Replies to Fans on the Internet | Actually Me | GQ Sports - Summary

Summary

UFC President Dana White answers various questions in an online Q&A session, covering topics such as:

* His thoughts on social media platforms, including Twitter, where he shares his opinions on negativity and trolls.
* His past as a boxer and his decision not to pursue a boxing career.
* The possibility of a fight between him and Jake Paul or Tito Ortiz, which he dismisses due to his age.
* The UFC's relationship with fighters, including pay and contracts, which he defends as fair.
* His favorite UFC rivalry, which is Cormier vs. Jones.
* His thoughts on Bruce Lee's potential as a modern-day MMA fighter, which he considers an unfair comparison.
* The possibility of a UFC Africa event, which he confirms is in the works.
* His influences, including boxing and the WWE.
* The most satisfying victory in UFC history, which he considers to be Chuck Liddell's knockout of Tito Ortiz.
* The most brutal finish in UFC history, which he has trouble choosing due to the many options.
* His top five all-time UFC fighters, which include Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, and GSP.
* His concerns about pirating streams, which he takes seriously as a threat to the livelihoods of fighters and the UFC.
* What goes through his head during face-offs, which is mainly ensuring that the fighters don't touch each other and start a fight.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. Dana White is the president of the UFC.
2. Dana White is 53 years old.
3. Dana White used to have hair.
4. Dana White is not banned from casinos, but some casinos don't want him to play because they don't want to lose to him.
5. The Palm has kicked Dana White out twice.
6. The Mirage and Win will not let Dana White play.
7. Caesar's Palace, the Bellagio, and the Venetian are the only casinos in town that will let Dana White play.
8. Dana White thinks that Brock Lesnar would have won if he had fought Fedor Emelianenko in 2009.
9. The UFC offered Fedor Emelianenko a large amount of money to fight, but he didn't want to.
10. Dana White has been involved in the UFC for 22 years.
11. Dana White thinks that Jon Jones is probably the greatest of all time (GOAT) in the UFC.
12. Dana White has tried to convince Habib Nurmagomedov to come out of retirement.
13. Dana White was involved in boxing before getting into MMA.
14. Dana White's partners in the UFC are the Fertitta brothers.
15. Dana White started taking jiu-jitsu and became obsessed with it, which led to him meeting a lot of fighters.
16. Dana White used to manage Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
17. Dana White thinks that Las Vegas is the fight capital of the world.
18. Abu Dhabi has become a close second to Las Vegas in terms of combat sports.
19. Dana White's favorite UFC rivalry is between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones.
20. Dana White's favorite moment in UFC history is when Chuck Liddell knocked out Tito Ortiz.
21. Dana White says that he and Oscar De La Hoya used to be friends, but De La Hoya did too much damage to their friendship for them to ever be friends again.
22. Dana White thinks that the most brutal finish in UFC history is a tough call, but mentions several examples, including Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chandler and Anderson Silva's leg break.
23. Dana White's top five all-time UFC fighters are Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, and Georges St-Pierre.
24. Dana White is concerned about pirating streams because it affects the UFC's revenue and the fighters' pay.
25. Dana White has caught people pirating UFC streams and has prosecuted them.