>> One of the things that I've really tried to do through this whole thing is stay out of politics.
>> Is that so, Dana, moments before this. >> The mayor, Mayor Curry in Jacksonville,
opened the doors to us. And obviously, Governor DeSantis was incredible.
You have to have government officials that you can work with.
>> Here was White touting his relationship
with elected republicans in Florida. >> And I've got a great relationship with the
royal family in Abu Dhabi for over 12 years. >> And the same in other countries.
>> Or whatever your your deal is, or whatever, I'm not a real political person.
>> So he's been trying this shtick for a minute. >> It was clear. His highest priority was always
the health and safety of everyone in our country. >> Yet speaks at the RNC not once.
>> Dana White. >> What's up, GOP?
Good evening, everyone. My name is Dana White.
I am the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
>> But twice in the span of four years. As the pres of a sports league saying you're keeping
politics out of sports, while talking politics on one of the largest right wing shows in America
is like saying you're being censored while speaking on the House floor as
your message is broadcasted on CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox simultaneously.
>> I learned what was happening to me had to name,
it was called being canceled >> Or it's also like saying
you're being canceled while speaking at the freaking Republican National Convention.
>> Dana White stays back and runs it. >>
After all, here's White speaking at a rally for the 45th President, Donald Trump.
>> There's a lot of people to thank, but let me start with Governor DeSantis.
I'm gonna turn it over to Governor DeSantis. >> Thank you, Dana. I told Dana, I said,
you come to Florida, we will make it happen. >> But yes, keeping politics out of sports
means omitting Florida's MAGA governor Ron DeSantis from speaking at UFC 261.
Keeping politics out of sports, Dana, maybe don't invite the sitting President of the
United States as your guest of honor to a UFC event. And in typical Dana fashion, kissing the
of fascists by running pro-authoritarian pieces on them is always in play.
>> Yeah, since the guy's become president, I've been to the White House four times for dinner.
>> A sports league president at the White House for dinner you say?
Quite political. White told Hannity throughout this pandemic when you turned on the UFC,
we never talked about COVID. We never talked about politics, which I find interesting. Back
in March of 2020, White had to make it known who he was coordinating with to put on UFC events,
that being President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
He said they told him be cautious, be careful, but live your life and
stop panicking. He said this on ESPN. >> Carano compared hating someone for
their political views to the persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust.
>> When Gina Carano showed herself as a prop for the Ben Shapiro's of the world,
Dana commented on her politics, then did the Trumpian song and dance of blaming the media.
>> Leave Gina alone. Listen, we make mistakes. We all make mistakes. For everybody to go in on her,
I love how Ariel Helwani made it all about him. It was all about him.
Such a douche. >> This saga is a good illustration
of just who White is. He's not someone making smart business decisions for the UFC,
and he's not someone acting like a reasonable head of a credible professional sports league.
But he is someone who's willing to carry petty grievances forever, and who's willing to waste
his public capital defending former UFC affiliated fighters against reasonable media coverage.
Perhaps no critique could come as sharply as June White, Dana's own mother, who wrote
in her memoir of her son. It is difficult for me to see how as the popularity of the UFC evolved,
the person I once knew change into someone who was egotistical, self-centered, arrogant, and cruel.
Dana went from being a true friend, a good son,
and a truly nice person to being a vindictive tyrant who lacks any feelings for how
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