Dana White went on Fox News and said he isn’t worried about the prospect of Democrats coming after him with an investigation. In the same appearance he looked back on the two days of chaos that followed Donald Trump’s press secretary comment, which set off a media pile-on.
The outlets covering the interview didn’t agree on how serious that Trump moment was. Fox News described it as a job offer around the White House press secretary role, while Mezha.net called it a joke. Either way, it was enough to make White the most talked-about promoter in the country for two days. The available reports also don’t spell out what any Democratic probe would examine or who exactly is threatening one. Treat it as a possibility White was asked about, not a filed inquiry.
Why anyone outside Las Vegas cares comes down to the size of White’s footprint now. He’s been UFC CEO since 2023, when the company was folded into TKO Group Holdings. Meta Platforms put him on its board of directors in 2025, and that same year he co-founded Zuffa Boxing, where he works as promoter. He also still runs Power Slap, which he started in 2022. Forbes pegged his net worth at more than $600 million in 2025. A guy with that many boards and businesses makes an easy name to throw into a political fight, and he seemed to know it.
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The Fox hit capped a loud week for him. At the UFC 334 press conference, White was asked about the brawl involving Usman Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili and didn’t bother with diplomacy. “It’s absolutely ridiculous and stupid. They’re all in jail. That is not a place to go f*ck around,” he said, per a clip posted by Championship Rounds. Ariel Helwani confirmed on X that everyone involved was still being held. He added that even the people who were attacked remained in detention and that Usman’s manager had apologized to the entire UAE.
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The same presser also gave White a laugh. Caio Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui traded insults during their face-off, and White’s verdict, per Championship Rounds, was “That was actually f*cking good.”
The numbers guy in me will point out that no book was hanging a line on White taking a West Wing job. Good thing, too, because I’d have bet the under and still found a way to lose. For now his day job is UFC 334, where Borralho vs. Belgaroui is the matchup he’s openly enjoying. Abu Dhabi is still holding the fighters from the brawl, so that headache isn’t going away soon.
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