Mark Zuckerberg had Dana White as a prospective Meta board member for rather a long time.
The Meta CEO, and big UFC fan, just recently revealed that White was signing up with the board previously this month. While looking like a visitor on The Joe Rogan ExperienceZuckerberg described how it was a simple choice to put White because position.
“Oh, he's amazing, I've been speaking with him for a while about that,” Zuckerberg stated. “Talk about a fantastic business owner. … It's like, who are individuals I desire [on the board]I simply desire the very best business owners and individuals who have actually developed various things.
“Dana's like this guy who essentially took the sport from being considered as this lovely limited thing when he began. John McCain was attempting to ban it, and now it's like … I believe it and F-1 are the fastest growing sports worldwide. It's got numerous countless individuals seeing it.”
White and Zuckerberg have actually had a fantastic relationship for many years, and the latter has actually participated in numerous UFC occasions– consisting of leaving Alexander Volkanovski ahead of his UFC 298 title defense versus Ilia Topuria this previous February.
Seeing what White has actually constructed throughout the years with the UFC, turning it into the brand name that it is today, Zuckerberg confesses he required someone with White's gusto and mindset to go to bat for the business if requirement be.
“What Dana's finished with the UFC resembles among the most famous service stories and the brand name is cherished,” Zuckerberg stated. “I believe he's a first-rate business owner and he's got a strong foundation. I believe part of the discussion I had with him around joining our board was, OK, we have a great deal of federal governments and folks around the globe putting a great deal of pressure on our business, and we require some strong individuals who are going to essentially assist recommend us on how to manage a few of these circumstances.
“Running this business is not for the faint of heart. There's certainly a great deal of pressure from all these various federal governments. … I simply wish to invest my time developing things. Yeah, I believe Dana's going to be excellent.”
