Two of the longest tenured faces of the UFC have landed on a key list of the most powerful entertainers in the world. UFC president Dana White and longtime broadcast analyst Joe Rogan are part of the 2021 Variety 500, an annual list put out by Variety magazine of “the most powerful people working in the global entertainment and media business.” White and Rogan are part of the Live Entertainment section of the list. That section includes WWE president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan, veteran radio host Howard Stern, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and musical theater legend Andrew Lloyd Webber. White’s entry includes a caption under a reasonably outdated mug shot that says, “While other sports league chiefs take a hard line on pandemic safety, he thumbs his nose at coronavirus concerns.” The entry leads with White’s stance on UFC fighters and COVID-19 vaccinations. Related Dana White: Joe Rogan deserves much respect for helping build the sport of MMA Dana White issues challenge to Jake Paul: Cocaine test me for 10 years if I can PED test you for two UFC's Joe Rogan: 'I try to be very fair, always, with my commentary' “White declared the Ultimate Fighting Championship would never require its fighters to be vaccinated, continuing his controversially contrary approach to coronavirus safety,” White’s entry reads. “Under the UFC’s contract with ESPN, the league was required to stage 42 fights in 2020, and White did his best to deliver, putting on UFC 249 in Florida in May and.
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Dana White, Joe Rogan on 2021 Variety 500 list of most powerful people in entertainment – MMA Junkie