Despite making millions of dollars from the UFC’s recent sale to WME-IMG, UFC President Dana White doesn’t plan on leaving the promotion anytime soon.
In a recent interview with MMAjunke, White was asked about whether or not he plans to leave the UFC in the near future. White responded by not only saying he isn’t going anywhere, he also has big plans for the UFC on the horizon.
“What am I going to do?” White asked. “What am I going to do? People treat it like I hit the lottery. I had money before. It’s not like I hit the lottery and I’m just going to take off and disappear. I love this sport, and obviously, the hardest part about the sale was leaving the Fertitta brothers. We’ve been together for 20 years in business together, and I went through a hard time. It was like a divorce. I went through that, I got through it, and I’m back on the ball and doing my thing.
“I love it. I’m not going anywhere, and we’re actually working on some crazy (expletive) right now, and I’m looking forward to it. We’ll blow everybody’s minds again next year.”
White didn’t say what his or WME’s plans are for the UFC. However, when discussing the topic, White said they plan to take combat sports to the next level.
“We’re working on things in Mexico and China. Mexico, China, and the U.K. right now. We’re working on things in Russia, and we’re working on some even bigger (expletive), which we’ll probably be announcing next year,” White said. “It’s all good. Everybody thinks I’m going somewhere or doing something. I’m not going anywhere, man. We’re dug in like ticks over here and we are working on great (expletive). We’re looking at how we take combat sports to the next level.”
