UFC President Dana White done with politics for good after Trump victory: ‘It’s disgusting’

UFC President Dana White is among President-elect Donald Trump’s astir vocal supporters and was undoubtedly an instrumental portion successful his bid to triumph a 2nd presidency, but Trump’s longtime person is done with authorities aft this past predetermination cycle. 

In an interrogation with the New Yorker following UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden past weekend, White told the mag that helium has apt endorsed his past politician. 

UFC President Dana White during UFC 300 astatine T-Mobile Arena connected April 13, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"I’m ne'er f---ing doing this again," he said. 

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"I privation thing to bash with this s---. It’s gross. It’s disgusting. I privation thing to bash with politics." 

According to the report, White and Trump’s narration dates backmost to the aboriginal days of UFC, erstwhile Trump allowed the sport, which astatine the clip had a atrocious estimation for simply being violent, to clasp events astatine his casino successful Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

Since then, the athletics has spiked successful popularity, and Trump has become a instrumentality favorite. 

UFC CEO Dana White, left, talks to President-elect Donald Trump ringside during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected Nov. 16, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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"Every time, erstwhile helium was getting hammered astatine his worst, we’d locomotion into that arena and the spot erupts and goes crazy," White told the magazine. "It shows different people, Oh, wait. Everybody doesn’t hatred Donald Trump similar the media is telling us."

Trump received a thunderous applause arsenic helium made his mode toward the Octagon connected Saturday flanked by galore of his Cabinet nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy and Tulsi Gabbard.

White said earlier the combat that Trump and UFC combatant Conor McGregor person the biggest applause helium has ever seen erstwhile they amusement up astatine a fight. 

People clasp a emblem arsenic President-elect Donald Trump arrives astatine UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden connected Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 successful New York City. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump’s run saw him look on several fashionable podcasts including "The Joe Rogan Experience," which has been viewed a staggering 47 cardinal times connected YouTube alone, "This Past Weekend with Theo Von," Andrew Schulz’s "Flagrant," Barstool Sports’ podcast "Bussin with the Boys," "Nelk Boys" and "Impaulsive" with Logan Paul. 

White told the mag that helium believed these appearances worked successful Trump’s favor, particularly with the young antheral demographic. 

"You’re getting conversations successful these podcasts, and you yourself, arsenic a young kid, get to truly spot who Donald Trump is," helium said. "Not the bulls--- you perceive from the far-left media."

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