In the mixed martial arts bubble, UFC president Dana White is the master of the universe. White has been wildly successful over the years. Sure, he’s always had deep-pocketed backers to help institute his vision, from the Fertitta brothers to Endeavor. But there’s no denying how White’s drive, energy and enthusiasm have built his company from a $2 million scrap-heap acquisition in 2001 to a worldwide juggernaut that sold for $4 billion in 2016. It also means that, when you’re accustomed to always getting your way, eliminate most of your competition and have unilateral power to make or break people’s livelihoods, you end up with no one left in your inner circle to check you when your idea is really, really bad. This sort of unaccountability led directly to the fiasco that was White’s attempt to move UFC 249 – originally scheduled for April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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