Dana White: Joining the Board at Meta, the Bryce Mitchell Controversy, and His Friendship With Trump

People love slapping. They love slapping. Yes. Are you. shocked? No, I'm not shocked cuz I have. this sort of gut thing I have and and. when I first started watching it, what's. crazy is two nights ago, we we did the. event here and the guy who won the world. title was the guy that got me into it. When I started watching this stuff few. years ago, this guy named Dumpling out. of Siberia, Russia, okay? Um. I'm not kidding you. I'm not kidding. you. When we first paid him, he I think. he won a 25,000 and three goats.

Did you come up with the male or female? Goats? Yeah. That's a good question. I don't know the. answer to that question, but he got. 25,000 and three goats. Um that was the. first the Oh, yeah. Dumpling from. Siberia, the guy who got me into this. became the world champion here in Saudi. Arabia.

I think it seems more painful than. getting punched. I don't know about that. When you What What you're going to watch. tonight, listen, you take a minimum of. three slaps in slap. Yeah. You're going to see shins to the face, elbows, kicks, slams. Yeah. You slap me. all day. I said. Shin to the face is is nah. No, you're right. You're absolutely. Or an elbow.

I saw you two weeks ago on stage at the. inauguration. What was that like? It was awesome. Obviously, you know, like me, you have a great relationship. with this guy and to see him um. to be this far away when he was taking. his oath, how cool is that? I mean, it. was it was awesome. So, I think you I think you've known him. better than almost almost anyone around. him for longer. He and I are very close. and have been for a long time and that. became pretty obvious late in the.

campaign when even though you're not. political, you wound up kind of. associated with Trump just cuz you know. him so well. Do you think he's changed. in the since July when he got shot? Do. you notice a change? For the better. Yeah. Yeah. How? Yeah, I I think that. listen, at the end of the day, as resilient and as tough as this guy. is, um you know, when you almost get. assassinated the way that. he was, I think it messes with you a. little bit. And the thing about him is.

I talked to him I was flying to Italy. when he was shot at. And I called him as soon as I landed and. he had just got home from the hospital. and he seemed. unfazed. Yes. Which is it's just not even it's not. humanly possible, but he did. But then. after after that, he flew the next day. to the RNC in Milwaukee and literally. never. never rested, never took a break, never.

stayed out of the limelight after almost. getting shot and I don't know. I just. felt like it. for him, it affected him, but he made a complete. recovery from that thing. He did. I talked to him also that night. and he seemed totally unaffected, but. how could you be totally unaffected? Do. you think there were. long-term constantly good consequences? I mean, he went on to be more successful. than he's ever been. Right? it's just a testament to his toughness,

his resilience, his grittiness and. I think this is what I truly believe. I. think that to his core, he believes that God spared him. to to to run this country for the next. four years and I think that had a lot to. do with his mentality. coming out of that, you know, assassination attempt. Cuz he does seem. calmer. He certainly seems more decisive. and in command. I mean, that's just from watching it. Brilliant.

Tucker, I I went to to Mar-a-Lago to be. with him election night. He hadn't slept. in like 72 hours. Then he wins the. election. I jump on a plane. I flew to I. flew to. Las Vegas and picked up my wife and then. I flew to Hawaii. And. the guy's calling me the next I mean, the guy doesn't sleep. He just keeps. going and going and going and you know. the rallies that he was doing leading up. to the election night and. I left election night. I jumped on the.

plane at 4:00 in the morning. He was. still up when I left at 4:00 in the. morning. Um and I I literally I don't I don't. know if the guy slept since then. It's. It's unbelievable. I All of that is. totally real and on a diet that you. would not like recommend to any person. Never seen him still. Never seen him. drink water and you know, I've been with him a lot since the. election. Still haven't seen him drink. water. He doesn't It's just I He's He's. He's. What do you think that Do you have any.

guesses? I don't. you're in the business of like getting. maximum performance out of body and mind. and spirit. Right. And he's doing the opposite of. everything you'd recommend, but you. know, running the world. Yeah. Do you have any guesses as to how that. happens? I don't know. I just Have you. ever asked him? any human that I've ever met, you know? And uh. I say it all the time. I've I've never. seen anybody that that operates the way. that this man does and and at such a. high And you know what what was what was. badass,

um the uh press conference that he had. the other day, right? Um when when the helicopter. crashed into the plane, Yeah. room was packed. He's calling off questions. People are. jumping over each other. Their hands are. thrown up. When have you seen that kind. of energy in the White House, especially, you know, within the last however many years? You. had a guy who couldn't talk publicly. You had a vice president who couldn't.

speak publicly. Um you know, I know I know the the girl. who was the. in the last administration that that you. know, the secretary of you know, whatever the hell she was, that that. goes out and does the press conferences. She's taking a lot of heat, but could. you imagine having that job during the. Biden administration? No. It had to be absolutely brutal. Horrifying. Right? The girl's got to go out and lie. pretty much every day and and and. any type of. question that made sense, she would just. shut it and walk out and leave. I mean,

that had to be the worst job in America. There there couldn't be a worse job. the worst job you could do at the worst. job. With with what she had to work with, I. actually feel bad for that woman. I. actually feel bad for that woman. Cut. that woman some slack, please. I mean, imagine that's your job that you have to. go out during that administration and. face the media every day. But anyway, that's besides the point. That was incredible. The last press. conference when he was out there, it was. like people were climbing over each. other and he gets right in there, fires.

away and answers questions and you know, he's incredible. There's there's there's. nothing like this guy. What I mean, it seems. he's done. Yeah, a lot. amount of time that he's been there. So, where's the opposition to him? It. seems like all of a sudden, you know, we. spent eight years hearing that, you. know, he's the evil tyrant who's going. to suspend the Constitution and enslave. the nation and then he wins and you. don't there's like kind of no. opposition. What happened? Like do you. know any liberals still? Well, you know what's funny? I You know, I'm one of these guys and you and I have.

had this conversation before. I don't. judge anybody by their politics and I. follow like CNN and MSNBC and all these. other and and cuz I like to hear. everybody. MSNBC, I don't even know how they're still on. the air. They are the nuttiest I I had. to unfollow. For me to do that, it's. like I love hearing everybody's opinion. They are nuts. It's It's like I can't. even listen to them. They're so It's. almost like a comic strip. Like it's a. it's a cartoon that network. It's It's. like a cartoon. It's so bad. It's.

unbelievable and and and and it's the. whole if Trump says it's blue, they say. it's black. If it's you know, it's just. it's it's so bad. But yeah, no. But any way. Won by a landslide. Anyone in your. personal life? Like do you feel like. there's been a change? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. There's not one. person that I know that is a hardcore. liberal and they're out there arguing. about anything anymore. It's It's It's. dead. It's all gone. Actually,

the exact opposite. The people that I. know that were very liberal, they're not very right, but they're. definitely not very left. I know. Right? And everyone seems to have accepted free. speech as the status quo now. Like you. you've been sticking with that for well, through the middle of all of this. famously, but now people are like, yeah, okay. You know, I disagree, but you get. to say what you think. Yeah. No, Does it. feel that way? Yeah. It Well, it needs. to be that way. You can never let that. go. You let that go and.

we're all in big trouble, man. So, But I. feel like I also felt like after the. election, there was a sigh of relief and not just. in the United States, but all over the. world. Here. and other countries that we go to, it's. just everybody. is celebrating the fact that Trump won. the election. On both sides of the. conflict. In Israel and the Arab countries both, Yep. people were happy. At the Power Slap event the other night, you know, there are fans here and I was.

talking to people and. taking pictures and stuff and people. were saying to me, you have to tell. Trump to stop this war. Trump has to. stop this war. You know what I mean? They're looking at the American. president to help what's going on over. here in the Middle. he will. And in Russia and Ukraine, I. think the Russians and the Ukrainians, maybe not Zelensky, but I think most. Ukrainians, I've never met a Ukrainian. that's not for Trump. I've never met a. Russian that's not for Trump. I mean, it's just it's just interesting. Could not agree with you Cuz they think. that I mean, you've got fighters from. all over the world. Yep. And the farther away they are from the. United States, the more they are for. Trump. Well, did you ever notice that.

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talked to Mark Zuckerberg in a while. Um. then all of a sudden I see him and he. looks completely different. He puts you on the meta board and he's. like he seems like a Trump guy. I think What is that? I think what you saw, not just. Zuckerberg, I think you see all the guys. from Silicon Valley now that are, you. know, um. having dinner with Trump, showing up at. the uh inauguration and creating a. relationship with him. I feel like a lot. of these people were um during the the.

woke nutty madness that we went through, you know, I guess I would call it during. the COVID era. Um and a little before. that. Um. are also relieved that it's over. And I. think a lot of people There was a very. few people. There was a handful of. people that actually stood up against. this and and and weren't afraid. uh to face. I don't know, what whatever we might. have faced during that thing. A lot of. people got canceled. A lot of bad things.

happened to a lot of good people during. that that that time. And uh but there. was a handful of people that stood up to. it and I think everybody's relieved that. it's over. Are you concerned that at your next meet. meta meeting, you'll lock eyes with Mark. Zuckerberg and he will steal your soul? No, I like. do you not get that alien vibe at all? I actually like Mark No, if Listen, if I. felt that way about Zuckerberg, I would. have never been on the board. I would. have never So, my my my head of PR actually hit me up.

one day and says "Hey, Mark Zuckerberg's. looking for your number. Can I give it. to him?" And I I said "Yeah, of course.". So, he called me and he said uh. "Would Would you mind coming up to my. place in Tahoe and having dinner?". And I said um What's his place in Tahoe. like? I'll tell you. So, I don't know Mark. Zuckerberg, never talked to him, saw the. movie, uh. you know, that that's as much as I knew. about Mark Zuckerberg. So, I walk into. his living room in his house. and they put me in the living room to.

wait and he's got this American flag on. the wall with like 13 stars on it or. whatever, you know what I mean? And I'm. like not too good start. In the back, he's got a house right on the lake. The. biggest American flag you've ever seen. in your life ripping in the wind in the. backyard. Really? 100%. 100%. Then he comes in, we sit. down, we have dinner and we probably. talked for 4 hours. And uh. I walked away from that.

first meeting. liking Mark and uh we started to create. a relationship from there. We talked. and, you know, he's a UFC fan. And. we became friends. Then the whole Elon. versus Mark Zuckerberg fight thing that. was that was going on at that time, that. was real and I was in the middle of it. and I had a blast. doing the negotiations with that, talking to Elon for an hour every night, talking to Mark an hour every night. And. then I was literally.

What were the negotiations about? About. the fight, where it would be, weight. classes, this, that, what could you do, what couldn't you do. And I was. literally doing. conference calls with uh the government. in Italy. to do this thing in the Colosseum in. Rome. And, you know, for the right number, the Colosseum was going to let us do. that fight there. And then eventually it, you know, it. started to fall apart. Um but while it lasted, it was fun. And.

through that, Mark and I became even. closer and then uh. I flew from Italy to um. to the RNC. I spoke at the RNC. Yeah. And I flew back to Italy on my vacation. with my family and uh I got a text from. Mark that said "Hey, can you talk for a. minute?" Called him back and he said um. This is what he said to me. Um. "I think you're a great businessman. You. always seem to be on the right side of. everything. And uh my company needs a backbone and I.

would be honored if you would sit on the. board for Meta.". This was right after your RNC speech? Right after. As soon as I landed back in. Italy. He gave $350 million to Joe Biden's. campaign in 2020. That's kind of wild. that he he's watching you at the RNC and. is like "I like what you have to say. I. want you on the meta board." Like what. do you make of that? I don't know. I don't know. It's It's interesting, you have to. admit. Yeah. But that's how it all went down. That's.

that's the the the the beginning up. until today of of my relationship with. Mark and and uh. you know, I know a lot of people think My my my. sister My sister is as far right. My. sister is like you. As far right as you. could possibly get. During the COVID. era, She is a good person. You Well, you met. her. You and her You and her hit it off. in New York and. I You couldn't get you two apart in New. York. But my my uh. my sister during the COVID area, I'd. have to say Kelly, "Stop texting me. I stop, okay? The.

world The. The world is not ending." So, my sister. had her, you know, her feelings about. Zuckerberg and a lot of other people. that are far right. But I'm I'm just. telling you, my relationship. is not far right. Kelly's just Kelly's a. essentially a person. Kelly is as far right as you are. So, what does she think about you going. on the meta board? Uh she you know, she she didn't love it. and uh you know, but I said uh. "Listen, Mark Zuckerberg isn't is isn't. what everybody thinks he is. He's not as. bad as as everybody thinks he is." Well,

I do think it was I mean, we're just watching it from afar, not. talking to you about it, but I thought. the one thing that everyone knows about. you is you're opposed to censorship. You're clearly I mean, again this week, you had you came out and you said one of. your fighters said something you thought. was disgusting and you hated but you're. not firing him. Like you've kind of. taken a stand against censorship very. publicly again and again and again. I you know, Facebook is known for. censorship. So, probably a good thing. they're putting you on the board. Like. what's going to happen when you're.

sitting in a meeting like we need to. censor stuff we disagree with. I think. that's why I'm there. I'm not there for my my technical. capabilities. I can promise you that and. my uh you. Do you do any programming what my. theories on AI are and how we should uh. you know, uh I I I I know my role there and uh. I've already been I've already been in. it. I mean, we've already had some. situations and some things that we've. dealt with. My first board meeting. actually in person, you know, up in up. in Silicon Valley is. a week after I I fly from here to.

Sydney. We have a fight next Saturday, then I fly home and then like a week. later is my first board meeting where. we're not on Zoom. So, um yeah, I'm I'm. not I'm I know what my role is and I I. I'm the type of guy. I will speak at this thing when I can. add value and when I think I. um. you know, I got a lot to learn. Never been on a board before. Run run a run a company, big company now. that deals in, you know, hundreds of. millions to billions of dollars and.

um. a lot of the things that I do. are by. I I would guess I would just say gut and. and how I think we should handle it, you. know. It's not like. um. again, my head of PR PR, she's brilliant. and and I respect her very much, but. it's not like the other night when we uh. I found out what Bryce Mitchell had. said, it's not like we got a bunch of. lawyers on the phone and we did You know. I did? I got on Google and I started. looking up World War II and, you know,

remind. Bryce Mitchell on. what a piece of Hitler was, okay? Let's. and and why he's not a good guy and why. you wouldn't want to go fishing with. him. And and and that was it. Um you know, I. saw people saying "Oh, he read a canned. I don't ever read canned statements. Nobody writes anything for me and. lawyers are never involved when I go out. and speak. Um but I'm I'm writing down. stats from World War. uh you know, I wrote them down so I I.

wouldn't forget uh. but nobody writes anything for me. Everything is. exactly how I feel about it. Whether you. like it or not. I don't care. I don't. care if you like it. I don't care if you. don't like it. This is my company and. I'll run it the way I want to. Right. So, when you say you know your role at. Facebook and you say Zuckerberg said to. you I need spine on my board. Do you. feel like your role is to oppose. censorship at Facebook? I No, I don't. think that my role is to oppose.

censorship. I think that there's going. to be decisions that need to be made. on the fly. It's already happened. I. mean, I've already been involved in in. in. a few things already. in just a short time that I've been. there and I give my opinion. on. what I think should be done and how it. should be handled. Everybody that I've. met on the on on the board already, they're they're all actually really good. people and smart people and and we've. all had really good interactions so far.

So, I'm actually really I'm really liking. it. It's going to be my first board. meeting. It's a two-day thing. I don't. know how long we're going to sit in. there in the in the in these board. meetings, but. that'll be different and new for me a. new experience for me, but my. interaction with all the other board. members has been really really good so. far. So, I'm looking forward to it. And. and I think that. when I can add value, I will speak up and and and and at the. end of the day Mark Zuckerberg runs. Meta. Yeah. And he'll make the final.

decisions. I think. it's brilliant in the way that he brings. people in that he likes and respects and. wants to hear from and everybody gives. their opinion and at the end of the day. Mark Zuckerberg makes the decisions. So, the whole point of market capitalism is. consumer choice. You have a choice. between products and services and the. competition between companies makes the. goods and services better. That's the. core idea. Unfortunately, there are an awful lot of.

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People have more freedom to say what. they really think that I I've ever seen. Can that last? Well, I think. that's a good question. You know, one of. the things that I've learned in my short. time at Meta is the far right think. they're being suppressed. The far left. think that. it's too dangerous and not being policed. enough and. the only place where there is true free. speech is in America. and the rest of the world extorts them. every day. That's what I've learned in my short. Extorts them, what do you mean? Extorts. them. And so, if you are in some country.

that have whatever country that has you. know, Facebook or Instagram or whatever it is. and something gets posted and stays up. that they don't like, they'll fine them. You know, all kinds of crazy. Threaten. to shut them down. Yeah. That's constant. Constant. Daily. Yeah. Well, it has political effect. I. mean Yeah, there's no doubt. Those. companies can they can bring down. governments. Very powerful. And probably. have unwittingly or not. They are so.

when you think about. Facebook, Instagram, X, etc. etc. I mean, this is the new media. This is These are the the the Fox, the. ABCs, the NBCs, you know, of the future. This this is. like owning. a major network or the New York Times or. you know, more. More more powerful than that. I. agree. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it's like television plus. newspapers cuz it has the emotional. resonance. and the full penetration. Like.

everywhere in the world people are. looking at this stuff. So, and it's. immediate. As soon as something comes. out, the whole world knows. Instantly. So, it's not surprising that country X, every other country basically other than. the United States is going to be pushing. Meta and Google and Elon at X to you. know, tailor this or that according to. their demands, but the United States is. based on the idea that citizens get to. say what they think. Period. It's the first point in the Bill of. Rights. So,

what matters is that they stay firm. here. And do you think they will? That's a good question. I think they will for the next four. years. I think they will for the next. four years. I think you see them all. except for Elon. I mean, let's be. honest. Elon was a superhero through this whole. That's for sure. You know what I mean? Where are we right now without Elon. Musk? It's. What he did was incredible and Why do. you think he did it? Cuz I think he's smart and I think he's.

I think that. something about him is is fearless. The. fact that he would go in and spend the. kind of money that he did to to buy that. thing basically just to find out what. went on. I mean, he is literally a. superhero in this country right now and. as far as I'm concerned. And. I think what he did also made a lot of. people. in that. field I guess I'd say. braver and say, you know what? This we. should follow.

his lead and and obviously having this. administration, there's nothing worse than when the. government comes after you. When when. when we were when the Obama. administration was in, they came after. us for being a monopoly. So, we bought this company that was. bankrupt, turned it around, creating jobs and all. these other things and we got the. government. We had we had to spend like. eight or nine million dollars at that. time to defend ourselves against a. monopoly suit from the government. Meanwhile, Google actually is monopoly. Well, there's a lot of monopolies out.

there. There are a lot of monopolies. Exactly. You know, but yeah, so. you know, whenever you have. the government coming after you, it's. it's it's not fun. So, what did you tell. your sister I'm sorry I missed. What did. you tell your sister she complains from. the far right? What what's the What's. that? When you said your sister. complained about you joining the board, I forgot to ask you how you responded to. it. What did you say to her? Yeah, well, I told her the same thing that I just. told you about how I felt about Mark and. and. let let me ask you a question. Would you.

rather not have. Meta and Mark Zuckerberg and everybody. on on on. our side? I mean, and why by our side? I'd rather have you. influencing them. I think that's good. I. think you're right. I mean, the side of. common sense. I agree. I totally agree. The side of common sense. You want the. Zuckerbergs of the world and the and the. Googles and the Apples and you know, the. Elon Musks, you want. as many allies on the side of common. sense as possible. You don't want to.

distance yourself from these guys. You. want to embrace them and and and and try. to. try to figure out how to how to bring. everybody into the common sense world, right? I mean, isn't that what we all. want? Why why fight and battle and say, I would never sit on the board of of of. Meta or whatever. If if he thinks that I. can add any value, why would I not do it? And I'm very into. social media and I think it's the future. and obviously AI is, too. And I get to. get inside.

and and and see and learn the future of. this thing and have and have a hand in. how it all plays out. Why would I not. want to do that? I think that's fair. I think that's. fair. So, what I mean, you say that for the. next four years. social media in this country following. the lead of Elon is likely to be open. and free and less crazy, more common. sense oriented, less woke, etc. What. about the other professional sports. leagues like NFL, NBA? Do they swing back into. the center of America or they continue.

on this self-destructive path? I don't. know. That's a good question. That's a. good question. That's one I can't. answer. I I what I do is. I run mine. the way I think it should and again, I I. I run it. with what I call common sense. That's worked for you, so why wouldn't. they try that? Well, I mean, it's hard. to say that the NFL is screwing up. I. mean, the the NFL is as powerful as. powerful could be. The NBA ratings are. dropping, you know, they're having their.

issues. Um, but. yeah, it's hard to mess with the NFL. The NFL you can not like the new kickoff. thing. You can you can like some things. they don't do, but the NFL absolutely. kills it. It's it's the most powerful. sport in the world. What do you think is. going on with the NBA? Why are their. ratings down? I just think the I'm an. NBA fan. I just went to the Laker. Celtics game a couple weeks ago and I'll. be at another Celtics game and I just. think that the NBA has gotten soft. And everybody sees it. You In what.

sense? We were just talking about this. at dinner tonight. I mean, if you if you. look at the NBA when we grew up, so I'm a I'm a lifelong diehard Celtics. fan. But when when people ask me about. idols and heroes and all these kind of. stuff, so I've had people who've had. influence on me. like Bruce Lee and Mike Tyson and and. and lots of other people growing up, but. Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan to me is I've never met. Michael Jordan and I don't want to meet. Michael Jordan. I don't ever want to.

meet him. I. I I I am. biggest Michael Jordan fan ever of his. mentality, the way that he I like. killers, man, and Michael Jordan was a. killer. And the stuff that his teammates say. about him, that everybody says about. him, I love love it. Um and and the NBA. just isn't like that. You haven't seen. that since Kobe. You know, it just it. just doesn't have that When you go back. and think of the the the NBA from the. '80s and '90s and all the different.

stars that you could remember from back. then and how um. it was just a tougher game. That You. know what I mean? It was it was a lot. tougher. And uh. so many. um fouls and flopping and all the stuff. that happens today isn't what the NBA. used to be. And what made the NBA big? You think they got too rich? It happens. Happens in my business, too. You get too rich and and and and things. change, but. I I wouldn't say that.

Yeah. Yeah, maybe you're right. Yeah. Money screws up a lot of things. May. maybe money did, but I mean the game. changed and society changed and they did. become come richer. I don't know. That's. that's a tough one to. Will that happen to you? Will you have. soft fighters, do you think, at some. point? Um Listen, everybody gets. Everybody changes when you when you make. a lot of money. You know? When when you. No matter what walk of. Soft fighters lose immediately. what No matter what walk of life you're.

in, once you get to a certain level of. success, you have to be a certain type. of person to stay hungry and get out and. fight every day. When we sold in 2016, 99% of the people said that I was going. to retire and and walk away. I'm not wired like that. I love Michael. Jordan. You did Let me tell you what you. think I'm going to No, I'm That's the. way that I'm wired, too. I'm still out. building, you know, new brands and doing. that I don't need to be doing, but. I do it because I love it. Um but yeah,

I could see, you know, you know how many. people. you know, in a sale like mine in 2016, you just. you never see that guy again. They just. They're done. And what what happens to. them? I don't know. I think you just go hang. out. I don't know what the hell you do. I don't know what people like that do. No, but. but that is actually kind of a big. question since there are an awful lot of. people in our country, you know, who cuz there's so much money. floating around have just kind of. checked out. They got too rich. Like, do. you ever check up on them? See what. happened to them? No, I never have. It'd be interesting,

though. You should You should You should. do a show on people who who made it big. and and uh you know, sold their company. Where are they now? What are they doing? What do you do every day? They're. suffering. Yeah, got to be, right? Yeah, well, they're suffering. Well, I mean, once the fight is gone, life is gone. I will never retire. Ever. I will keep dogging this out until the. day I drop dead. Really? I love it. Yeah, 100%. You'll be like 80. years old at ringside? Hopefully. Hopefully. You look at I hate him. He's an.

but uh. Bob Arum? Yeah. Boxing promoter. He's 94 years old, right? I hate him. This guy's the biggest. douchebag of all time, but. I'm I'm at We should You're not for him. or something? a douchebag. Uh so, I am at the Aces WNBA game, right? Bob Arum is 94 years old. 94. It's at 9:00 at night. He's sitting over. there on courtside. I'm like, holy.

Bob Arum is here. This is crazy. This. guy's 94 years old. No, I didn't. He. wouldn't have seen it anyway. But he's. sitting over there. It's 8:30. I I you not. Two days later, I'm watching a fight. Bob Arum is in. Saudi Arabia ringside at a boxing event. Two days later, he's in London at a. press conference. He's 94 years old. I hate him, BUT YOU GOT TO respect it, right? How do. you not respect that? No, but you said I I would have, but.

then you said he was at a WNBA game. Yeah. And that kind of wrecked it for. Wait, were you Were you watching it on. TV cuz you weren't. No, I I got I got courtside seats at at. the the Las Vegas Aces. Absolutely. Kelsey Plum is one of my good friends. and I go there and I support her as much. as possible. Not at all. No way. Love. it. LOVE IT. I'M I'M AN NBA FAN. I'M AN. NBA FAN. I KNOW IT'S WNBA. YEAH. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. Dana White, thank you. Pleasure. Thanks.

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