Dana White has been around combat sports for decades now. The UFC president has worked with thousands of fighters throughout his career. He’s seen champions rise and fall, watched prospects fulfill their potential, and witnessed others crumble under pressure. White started as a boxing manager before taking over the UFC with the Fertitta brothers in 2001. Since then, he’s built the promotion into a multi-billion dollar global powerhouse. <\/p>
Through all those years, White has developed a deep respect for what fighters sacrifice and endure to compete at the highest level. Recently talking to UFC<\/a> fighters Henry Cejudo and Kamaru Usman, a clip of which they shared on Pound 4 Pound podcast<\/strong>, Dana White shared his take on what truly separates fighters from everyone else in the sports and entertainment world. <\/p> Dana White didn’t hold back expressing his admiration for fighters during the podcast conversation. His comments weren’t just promotional hype or empty praise. White got genuinely reflective about what makes fighters special and different from every other type of athlete or performer. He opened up about his own past aspirations and the moment he realized he didn’t have what it takes to be a professional fighter himself.<\/p> “I respect all you guys. At one point in my life man, I wanted to be a professional fighter and a world champion. You have to wake up and realize and look in the mirror and you are like ‘You ain’t in’. You guys are different. There is no other people on earth like you.” <\/em><\/strong><\/p>Dana White Shares Personal Realization About Fighters Being Different<\/h2>